Stony Brook University Art Crawl: May 2018

Join us for a Free Guided Tour of the Art Galleries on the Stony Brook University Campus! Thursday, May 3, 3-5 pm The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to participate in Stony Brook University’s Spring 2018 Art Crawl on Thursday, May 3 from 3-5 pm. The free tour of campus art galleries begins at 3pm … Read more

Mini-course by Paul Wiegmann: Selberg Integrals and Their Applications to Conformal Field Theory, Quantum Hall Effect and Hydrodynamics.

First lecture: May 8, 2018, 2:15pm-3:30pm in SCGP Room 313 Full schedule of following lectures can be found below:   Paul Wiegmann (University of Chicago) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wiegmann   Title: Selberg integrals and their applications to conformal field theory, quantum Hall effect and hydrodynamics. Abstract: Seemingly different phenomena such as quantum Hall effect, superfluids, instabilities in hydrodynamics, models … Read more

Simons Center Poet in Residence, Amy Catanzano, April 16 – 20

The Simons Center Art and Science Program is pleased to welcome Amy Catanzano as the 2018 Inaugural Poet in Residence, April 16 – 20, 2018 Amy will give a special artist talk, World Lines: A Poetry Reading by Amy Catanzano, on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 4:15 pm, SCGP 102. Visit https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/25238 for more information As the inaugural 2018 Poet … Read more

Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher, Thursday, April 19, 2018.

The Simons Center Art and Science Program is pleased to announce two talks on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Two Science Inspired Talks by a Poet and a Philosopher By Amy Catanzano, 2018 Inaugural Poet in Residence, and Robert Crease, Professor of Philosphy, Stony Brook University. Visit https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/25297 for more information Robert Crease: The Beauty of Experiments, 3:30 … Read more

GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES: April 5  – May 30, 2018; Opening Reception May 3, 2018

The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of GEOMETRIC LANDSCAPES, a solo exhibition featuring work by the artist and mathematician Nikolay Bogoliubov. Simons Center Gallery, Stony Brook, NY April 5  – May 30, 2018 Opening Reception                      Thursday, May 3, 2018 Reception: 5:00 … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Kip Thorne, April 19 and 20, 2018

Date: Thursday April 19, 2018 Lecture: 12:00 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium Title: Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Abstract: There are only two types of waves that can propagate across the universe: Electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves. Galileo initiated electromagnetic astronomy 400 years ago, by pointing a telescope … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Carl Safina, March 19 and 23, 2018

The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr. Carl Safina, Author, Conservationist and Endowed Professor Title: Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel General Public Lecture, Monday, March 19, 2018: 5:30 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium (Reception at 5:00pm) Special Presentation for High School Students, Friday, March 23, 2018: 11:00 am, Simons Center Della … Read more

2017 Playwriting Competition – Winners Announced

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics are pleased to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual Science Playwriting Competition Stony Brook University is at the forefront in finding new and interesting channels for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. By bringing science and theatre together, this competition has … Read more

Premiere Screening of Galois: Story of a Revolutionary Mathematician, Tuesday October 17

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, and the Art and Science program, is honored to host the premiere screening of a new film about Évariste Galois. GALOIS.  Story of a Revolutionary Mathematician Premiere Screening Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Reception – 5:30pm, SCGP Lobby Film Screening – 6:00pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 (56 minutes) … Read more