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Spaces of Functions with a Bounded Number of Critical Points

By John Pardon, Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

The Black Hole Information Paradox

A 50 Year Journey – By Samir D. Mathur

Puzzle Time

The Fisherman and the Boat by Alexander Abanov Integer Mutations by Maxim Braverman

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)
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Congratulations to the 2026 Fields Medalists
John Pardon Awarded the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize
Uppsala University, Sweden, Awards Prestigious Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Nikita Nekrasov
The Simons Center Congratulates Board of Trustee Chairman Yakov Eliashberg, co-recipient of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, along with Professor Claire Voisin

Congratulations to the 2026 Fields Medalists

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

Holographic Correlators and the Black Hole Interior – January 4-8, 2027

Organized by: Ahmed Almheiri (NYU) Hong Liu (MIT) Stephen Shenker (Stanford University) Sasha Zhiboedov (CERN) The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers working on AdS/CFT, general relativity, black hole perturbation theory, thermal QFT correlators, quantum chaos and SYK. The focus of the workshop is to investigate and understand how boundary correlation functions … Read more

Puzzle Time

The Fisherman and the Boat by Alexander Abanov
Integer Mutations by Maxim Braverman

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)

Public Lecture—Sheldon Katz—The Altgeld Math Models

THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS Public Lecture by Sheldon Katz-Postponed until further notice Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 4:30 pm SCGP Lecture Room 102 Reception: Simons Center Lobby, 4:00 pm In conjunction with the exhibition The Altgeld Math Models Simons Center Gallery Abstract: The collection of math models at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of … Read more

THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS

THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS June 22– September 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 and Gallery Talk: Wednesday, July 22, 4:00 pm The Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS Public … Read more

Simons Center Summer Concert Series 2026

2026 Summer Concerts The Art and Outreach Program at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University is pleased to present a new music series free and open to the public: Tuesday July 7 Performance by the Jazz Loft 5:00 – 6:00pm: Concert in the Della Pietra Family Auditorium, room 103 Featuring … Read more

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