Friday 30 October 2026 | Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University Times below are Stony Brook local time. All talks will take place in the Simons Center Auditorium, room 103, unless otherwise indicated How does a mathematical idea emerge when researchers work with AI? At the Simons Center, three talks on the … Read more
Late Prof. C.N. “Frank” Yang: 1922-2025 Date: October 13-14, 2026 | Location: Simons Center Room 103 & 102 Chen-Ning Yang left an indelible impression on the development of physics that is as strong in the second quarter of the twenty-first century as when he retired from Stony Brook, twenty-seven years ago. For this meeting, we … Read more
A Tribute to Discovery, Research and Excellence in Mathematics Thursday, October 29, 2026 Please join us in celebrating our colleague, John Pardon, recipient of the 2026 Fields Medal for his achievements in symplectic geometry, including new approaches to virtual fundamental cycles, Fukaya categories of certain manifolds and counting holomorphic curves, and for his contributions … Read more
Ludmil Katzarkov, an international leader and researcher of advanced geometry, has taken the helm of the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics this fall, 2026. Katzarkov is well known for his work and its far-reaching implications in geometry, number theory and physics. He has worked in the following areas: uniformization, where he was instrumental in … Read more
A Three-Day School and Research Workshop Preparatory Meeting for the 2027 Summer School Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) October 7–9, 2026 Overview Birational geometry has recently acquired a new and unexpected source of invariants. Rather than being extracted from the geometry of a variety directly, these invariants are read off from its quantum … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics congratulates our colleague John Pardon on being awarded the 2026 Fields Medal, one of the highest international honors in mathematics. Presented every four years by the International Mathematical Union, the Fields Medal recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement and is awarded to mathematicians whose work has made profound contributions to the field. Pardon shares the 2026 honor with Yu Deng (University of Chicago), Jacob … Read more
THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS June 22– November 25, 2026 Curated by Lorraine Walsh, SCGP Art Director, in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics and the University Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 22, 4:00 pm The Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby Public Lecture: Thursday, October 15, 5:00 pm THE … Read more
The Simons Center wishes to congratulate our colleague and board member, Professor George Sterman, YITP: “Distinguished Professor George Sterman, director of the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded an honorary doctorate at the ETH (University) Zurich in Switzerland. ETH Zurich awards honorary doctorates to individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific work … Read more
Organized by: Rouven Essig (Stony Brook University) Patrick Meade (Stony Brook University) Luis Alvarez-Gaume (Simons Center for Geometry and Physics) This SCGP/YITP workshop celebrates the extraordinary scientific achievements of Professor George Sterman, a leading figure in theoretical physics whose contributions have fundamentally shaped our understanding of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the strong force. As a … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University seeks applications for one Tenured Professor position in Theoretical Physics; this candidate will also be Tenured Professors at the YITP/Department of Physics and Astronomy. The search is open to outstanding candidates in any field of theoretical physics, ranging from Quantum Gravity to Condensed Matter … Read more