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Congratulations to Kenji Fukaya, Recipient of the 2025 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences 2025 is awarded to Kenji Fukaya, Former SCGP Senior Faculty, and Professor at the Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (BIMSA) and the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, PRC, for his pioneering work on symplectic geometry, especially for envisioning the existence of a category — nowadays … Read more
Outreach Lectures – Book Talks
Chris Quigg in Conversation with George Sterman. Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature
Robert P. Crease. The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Moduli
By Steven Bradlow, Daniel Halpern-Leistner, Victoria Hoskins, Margarida Melo, and Anna Wienhard
Brownian Motion and Dirichlet Zeros
By Giuseppe Mussardo Professor of Theoretical Physics, SISSA (Trieste)
Congratulations to Samson Shatashvili; 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize Recipient
We are very happy to congratulate a former professor of the SCGP, Samson Shatashvili, for this prestigious award recognizing his important work in theoretical physics. More precisely, according to the APS: Samson L. Shatashvili, 2025 recipient “For clever use of various techniques in studying symmetry in quantum field theory, in particular, for work with L. … Read more
The SCGP seeks Research Assistant Professors/Postdocs for Fall 2025
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, 2025. 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
Ten Years in the SCGP and 3 + 4 = 7
By Sir Simon Donaldson Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
Natural Language: Geometry and Physics
By Nikita Nekrasov Professor of Physics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Northern Europe. The tradition of conferring honorary degrees goes back to the same time yet a different place (Oxford University). It is a tremendous honor to join a long line of scholars linking the centers of knowledge mining and knowledge transfer throughout the globe. Read more…
A Word from the Directors: Remembering Jim
On May 10, 2024, James Harris Simons (Jim), passed away at the age of 86 in New York City. Jim’s lifelong passion for math and basic science were an inspiration for all. An award-winning mathematician, a legend in quantitative investing, and a generous philanthropist, his work and life are a testament to his legacy. Jim’s … Read more