activities and events

Film Screening of “The Discrete Charm of Geometry”

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics presents the movie “The Discrete Charm of Geometry” Directed by Ekaterina Eremenko Friday, March 18, 2016 – 6:00PM   5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception, SCGP Lobby 6:00 pm: Introduction and Film Screening, SCGP Auditorium About the Film: The award winning film “The Discrete Charm of Geometry,” directed by Ekaterina … Read more

Simons Center Gallery Opening Reception: Form & Line, Mar. 3, 2016

Form & Line On view from March 3 – April 21, 2016 in the Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh, Stony Brook University with Mitzi R. Vernon, University of Kentucky Opening Reception: Thursday, March 3, 2016 Wine & Cheese Reception, 5:00 – 5:45 pm Simons Center Gallery and Lobby Talk “Form to Product” by Mitzi R. Vernon, … Read more

Form & Line, March 3 – April 21, 2016

Form & Line Featuring the work of artist Beverly Ress and the Virginia Tech Industrial Design Students March 3 – April 21, 2016 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh, Art Director and Curator, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University Opening Reception: Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception … Read more

Simons Center Gallery Closing Reception: Through a Looking Glass, Feb. 18, 2016

Through a Looking Glass Featuring work by Jeppe Hein, Daniel Rozin, Alyson Shotz December 3, 2015 – February 18, 2016 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh Closing Reception: Thursday, February 18, 2016 Wine & Cheese Reception, 5:00 – 5:45 pm Simons Center Gallery and Lobby Artist Talk by Alyson Shotz, 5:45 pm SCGP Auditorium (Room … Read more

Through a Looking Glass, December 3 – February 18, 2016

Jeppe Hein, Daniel Rozin, Alyson Shotz December 3, 2015 – February 18, 2016 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh Opening Reception: Thursday, December 3, 2015 5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception, Simons Center Gallery and Lobby 5:45 pm: Artist talk by Daniel Rozin, SCGP Auditorium (Rm 103) Title: “Creating Digital Interactive Art using Reflection” … Read more

Inclement Weather Event Updates

Due to the inclement weather the following events have been rescheduled:  Della Pietra Lecture Series – General Public Lecture  Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00 pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 6:00pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “Science from a sheet of paper” Abstract: Starting from just a sheet … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Professor Tadashi Tokieda (Cambridge University) February 8-10, 2016

General Public Lecture  Date: NOTE: Due to inclement weather, this event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00 pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 6:00 pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “Science from a sheet of paper” Abstract: Starting from just a sheet of paper, by folding, … Read more

Spring 2016 – Seminar Series “Mathematics and Physics of Calogero-Moser-Sutherland systems”

Organized by: Nikita Nekrasov, Alexander Turbiner and Alexander Abanov Timing: Spring 2016 Abstract: Calogero-Moser-Sutherland many-body systems arose originally in the 1970’s simultaneously in Nuclear Physics, Mathematical Physics and Solid State Physics. Since then they were found in some incarnations in diverse branches of physics and mathematics such as the theory of quantum Hall effect, Yang-Mills … Read more

SCGP Weekly Talks – Spring 2016

Organized by Alexander Abanov SCGP Weekly Talks is a colloquium style series of talks aimed at all members and visitors of the Simons Center and the more general math and physics community on Stony Brook campus. The regular time and place for the talks are Tuesday, 1pm. During the workshops at the Center the talks … Read more