Spaces of Functions with a Bounded Number of Critical Points
By John Pardon, Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
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The Simons Center Art and Outreach Program
A summary of the Art and Outreach events hosted by the Simons Center during the fall 2025 and winter 2026, including a series of Della Pietra sponsored lectures by Prof Avi Wigderson (IAS)
Science Meets Stage at Annual SCGP Playwriting Competition
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, in collaboration with the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, hosted its annual Science Playwriting Competition staged readings, on Wednesday April 15, 2026, celebrating the creative intersection of scientific inquiry and theatrical storytelling. Held in the Della Pietra Family Auditorium, the event featured live readings of the … Read more
Simons Center Postdoctoral Scholars Selected to Speak at Strings 2026
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) is pleased to share that four researchers with strong ties to the Center have been selected as speakers at Strings 2026, the premier annual conference in string theory. Current SCGP postdoctoral fellows Jacob McNamara and Fedor Popov will present their work at the meeting, alongside former SCGP … Read more
Distinguished Professor George Sterman Awarded Honorary Doctorate at ETH Zurich
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
The Della Pietra Lectures by Edward Frenkel, University of California, Berkeley
Article by Lorraine Walsh
Charting the Next Decades of U.S. Particle Physics. From Snowmass to the Muon Shot: How the Community Builds a Vision for Discovery
By Patrick Meade. Professor, C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University
Emergence of Order in Fluid Motion. By Theodore D. Drivas
By Theodore D. Drivas. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University
Shocks in Compressible Fluids. By John Anderson
By John Anderson. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University