Scientific Organizer: Cumrun Vafa (Harvard),
Local Organizer: Martin Rocek (CN Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics)
The Simons Physics Summer Workshop is the Eighteenth conducted by the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook and the twenty-third in the series Simons Physics Summer Workshops. This year, the Simons Summer Workshop in Physics will focus on the interplay between ongoing experimental observations in cosmology, particle physics, and precision measurements, and theoretical models that challenge the standard frameworks of particle physics and cosmology—models that may help explain some of the puzzling results now beginning to emerge.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
- All talks will be held in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Lecture Hall (Room 102).
- Breakfast will be served daily from 9:00am-10:00am in the Simons Center Cafe, 2nd floor.
- Lunch will be served from 12:00pm-2:00pm in the Simons Center Cafe, 2nd floor.
- Tea time will be in the Simons Center Cafe at 3:30pm *Tuesday Tea time will be at 4:30 before the concert in the SCGP Lobby
Wednesdays
- The talk will be at Smith Point Beach at 11AM (please see Special Events above). Lunch will be served at Smith Point Beach around 12:30pm.
SPECIAL EVENTS & BANQUETS
Tuesdays:Summer Concert Series– 5PM – SCGP Auditorium
Thursdays: Banquet Dinners
- Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Banquet Dinner Hosted by Luis Alvarez-Gaume – 6PM – SCGP Cafe
- Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Special Dinner Hosted by Marilyn Simons – 6PM – Avalon Park
- Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Special Dinner Hosted by Martin Rocek – 7:00PM – Rocek Residence