In this issue of the Newsletter

The Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dava Sobel

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics was honored to host celebrated author Dava Sobel last spring for the Della Pietra Lecture Series. Read More…

Celebrating 20 Years: The Simons Summer Workshop

The 20th Simons Physics Summer Workshop (originally called the Simons Summer Workshop in Mathematics and Physics) was a celebration of the 19 successful workshops that preceded it. Read more…

The Problem of Monopole Scattering: And It’s Modern Symmetry Resolution. By Marieke van Beest and Diego Delmastro

The Problem of Monopole Scattering. And It’s Modern Symmetry Resolution. By Marieke van Beest and Diego Delmastro, Research Assistant Professors, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University

On Hyperkähler Geometry. By Ljudmila Kamenova

On Hyperkähler Geometry. By Ljudmila Kamenova, Research Associate Professor, Stony Brook University, Mathematics Department

The Everests of Mathematics. A Conversation with Phillip Griffiths

Ron Donagi and Phillip Griffiths visited the Simons Center in April, 2023, for the Simons collaboration conference on Homological Mirror Symmetry. Crossing paths once again, they took the opportunity for a conversation about their early days at Harvard, Griffiths work in Hodge theory, his role as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study and initiative promoting science in developing countries, and the future of interdisciplinary mathematics.

Generalized Geometry & T-dualities: May 9 -13, 2016

Organized by Marco Gualtieri, Nigel Hitchin, Ctirad Klimcik, Yolanda Lozano, Eoin Ó Colgáin, Martin Rocek, Konstantinos Sfetsos, and Daniel Thompson Dates: May 9 – 13, 2016 Over the last few years we have witnessed a resurgence of interest in geometrical facets of T-duality, with developments coming thick and fast on a number of fronts. The … Read more

2016 Inaugural Simons Center ArtSci Lecture Series

Lecture by China Blue Art, Science and Algorithmic Aesthetics Thursday, April 21, 2016, 6:00 pm, SCGP 103 Following the closing reception of Form & Line Simons Center ArtSci Lecture Series is curated by Lorraine Walsh, Art Director and Curator, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics; Visiting Associate Professor of Art, Stony Brook University China Blue … Read more

Fluid flows: from graphene to planet atmosphere: March 20-24, 2017

Organized by: Gregory Falkovich, Alexander Zamolodchikov and Leonid Levitov Fluid mechanics in two dimensions has wide range of applications and possesses unique mathematical properties which are far from being fully explored and used. Even laminar and regular flows in two dimensions are of great interest ranging from microfluidics to emerging hydrodynamics of current flows in … Read more

2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition – LAST CALL FOR PLAYS

The final submission date for entries to the 2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition is April 1, 2016. The submission date has passed. We anticipate winners will be notified in mid to late May. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, in its ongoing mission to explore the intersection science and art, announces a CALL FOR PLAYS … Read more

Stony Brook University Art Crawls: Spring 2016

Join us for the Spring 2016 Art Crawl at Stony Brook University! The Art Crawl is a free event with guided tours of carious galleries on the the Stony Brook University campus. Thursday, April 21 from 3 to 5 pm The tour will begin in the Skylight Gallery in the Charles B. Wang Center and ends with the Form & Line Closing Reception … Read more

The SCGP Welcomes Dr. Luis Álvarez-Gaumé

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is delighted to announce that Dr. Luis Álvarez-Gaumé will be joining the Center as its Director effective September 1st, 2016. Dr. Álvarez-Gaumé did his undergraduate work at the Autonoma University in Madrid, and his graduate work at Stony Brook University and MIT.  He received his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University … Read more

Flat Holography: April 4 – 8, 2016

Organized by Arjun Bagchi, Glenn Barnich, Stephane Detournay, Daniel Grumiller, and Joan Simon Dates: April 4 – 8, 2016 Over the last fifteen years our understanding of quantum gravity in string theory has been transformed by the discovery and exploitation of D-branes and the AdS/CFT correspondence in string theory. The holographic principle, positing massive reduction … Read more