The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics has openings for Research Assistant Professors (Postdocs) in the coming academic year. These are three-year, fixed term positions with an expected start date of September 1, 2027. Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is an endowed research organization devoted to furthering fundamental knowledge in geometry and … Read more
How does AI change mathematical and physical research? This SCGP event connects five research talks with a structured panel. The talks focus on specific research problems. The panel examines proof, understanding, discovery and education. Speakers will compare concrete examples and explain how they check results. Audience questions will connect the three themes. All talks will … 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
By John Pardon, Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
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)
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
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
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
Article by Lorraine Walsh
