Friday, December 10th, 2021 – 1:00PM – Della Pietra Auditorium – 103 SBU Provost, Paul M. Goldbart will be giving a special seminar on the work of Giorgio Parisi, a 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics winner. The 2021 Nobel Prize ceremony will also be held on this date in Sweden. Title: Parisi’s discovery and interpretation of replica … Read more
National #Giving Day is Tuesday, November 30, 2021. On Giving Day, the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) invites you to join the Friends of SCGP. This is an annual giving program that supports educational and cultural opportunities for the community through the SCGP Outreach Program. To find out more about this program or … Read more
The Fellows of the American Mathematical Society program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is honored to announce that our own Deputy Director, Samuel Grushevsky, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, class … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics has openings for four Research Assistant Professors (Postdocs) in the coming academic year, two in mathematics and two in physics. These are three-year, fixed term positions with an expected start date of September 1, 2022. Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is an endowed research … Read more
As per NYS, mask mandate is no longer in effect as of March 2, 2022. Masks are optional. For more information, please visit the dedicated page Stony Brook University – STRONGER TOGETHER. We continue to advise mask wearing if you: Develop COVID-like symptoms Receive a positive COVID-19 test while you are at work Are concerned you … Read more
SCGP guest, Dr. Greg Falkovich from the Weizmann Institute of Science, will present a three part lecture series, both in person and virtual. To participate virtually: Thursday, September 16th, 2021 11AM- 12PM – SCGP Lecture Hall – Room 102 Lecture 1: Thermodynamic and statistical entropy. Asymptotic equipartition. Information as a choice. Entropy as the rate … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) at Stony Brook University is seeking proposals for scientific programs/workshops/conferences for the 2022-23 and future academic years. SCGP is a research center devoted to furthering fundamental knowledge in mathematics, not (strictly) limited to geometry, and theoretical physics, especially knowledge at the interface of these two disciplines. Each … Read more
By Simon Donaldson, Permanent Faculty Member, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
By Michael R. Douglas, Affiliate Faculty, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
It is with great sadness that we reflect on the loss of Professor Isadore Singer: Is Singer was a friend and colleague of many at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. He played an important role in the creation of the Simons Center and was the founding co-chairman of its Board of Trustees. His achievements … Read more
