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.

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Stephen Quake (Stanford University), October 17-18, 2013

On Thursday, October 17th and Friday October 18th Dr. Stephen Quake, of Stanford University, will deliver three talks for the Della Pietra Lecture Series at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University.  Lecture 1 (This lecture is geared for high school and undergraduate students) Title:  “Precision Measurement in Biology” by Dr. Stephen Quake Time: Thursday … Read more

‘Food Physics’ Art Exhibition

FOOD PHYSICS: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Wednesday November 6th Opening Reception Featuring a Molecular Gastronomy Cooking Demonstration by Chef Paolo, and Talk by Artist Mia Brownell. 5:30pm – Wine and Cheese Reception with Cooking Demonstration by Chef Paolo – “Spherification” (see more details below). 6:15pm – Artist talk in Room 103 by Mia Brownell (see more details … Read more

Quiver Varieties

  Organized by  Ljudmila Kamenova, Alexander Kirillov, Jr., Nikita Nekrasov, and Olivier Schiffmann September 30 – November 8, 2013 Quivers and quiver varieties, introduced and studied in a series of papers of Nakajima, Lusztig, Ringel and others in 1990s, have since appeared in many areas of mathematics and mathematical physics, from gauge theory, string theory, … Read more

Aspects of Supergravity: January 6 – 10, 2014

Organized by Chris Herzog, Leonardo Rastelli, Martin Rocek, and George Sterman. Dates: January 6-10, 2014   Supergravity was discovered in 1976 and continues to be central for M-theory, string theory phenomenology, quantum properties of black holes, and the AdS/CFT correspondence. Applications have ranged from extensions of the Standard Model to supersymmetric black hole solutions and … Read more

Physics and Mathematics of Scattering Amplitudes

  Physics and Mathematics of Scattering Amplitudes Organized by Zvi Bern, Lance Dixon, Michael Douglas, Alexander Goncharov, and Lionel Mason Fall 2013 Starting date: August 26, 2013 The study of scattering amplitudes in relativistic quantum field theory has undergone a remarkable renaissance and transformation in recent years, with the advent of new perturbative approaches such … Read more

SCGP Seeks Research Assistant Professors (Postdocs) for Fall 2014

Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island’s scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American … Read more