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Milestones and Prizes

Congratulations to John Pardon on winning the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize for important results in geometry and topology, particularly in the field of symplectic geometry and pseudo-holomorphic curves, which are certain types of smooth surfaces in manifolds.

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces. By Samuel Grushevsky Teichmuller Dynamics via Algebraic Geometry

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield. Interview by Evita Nestoridi

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory. By Antti Kupiainen
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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
Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Artist Talk: Ander Mikalson: “Score for the Big Bang”

Ander Mikalson Score for the Big Bang Thursday, November 9, 2024. 5:30 pm Simons Center Lecture Hall 102 Ander Mikalson discusses her eight-minute Score for A Big Bang featuring speculative sounds the cataclysmic Big Bang might have generated, in the form of a musical score. The composition and performance are sparce, highlighting choral voices and a pipe … Read more

Uppsala University, Sweden, Awards Prestigious Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Nikita Nekrasov

Uppsala University, Sweden, awards prestigious honorary doctorate to Dr. Nikita Nekrasov, a world-leading expert in theoretical and mathematical physics and one of the world’s top researchers in modern quantum field theory and string theory. Nekrasov’s research covers both physical and mathematical aspects. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Northern Europe. The … Read more

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

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences has been awarded to Claire Voisin (National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS, France) and Yakov Eliashberg (Stanford University, United States) for work that has driven forward mathematical thought by breaking down barriers and bridging the space between two key areas of geometry. The awardee researchers have made “outstanding … Read more

Recent developments in higher genus curve counting: January 6 – February 28, 2025

Organized by: Qile Chen (Boston College) Felix Janda (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Sheldon Katz (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Melissa Liu (Columbia University) John Pardon (SCGP) Rachel Webb (Cornell University) Modern curve-counting theories were in part inspired by the work of physicists yet have active lives of their own as interesting and rich mathematical notions with … Read more

Recent developments in higher genus curve counting: February 10 -14, 2025

Organized by: Qile Chen (Boston College) Felix Janda (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Sheldon Katz (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Melissa Liu (Columbia University) John Pardon (SCGP) Rachel Webb (Cornell University) Modern curve-counting theories were in part inspired by the work of physicists yet have active lives of their own as interesting and rich mathematical notions with … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Jocelyn Bell Burnell, February 14 and 15

The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, University of Oxford All talks will be streamed live at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live General Public Lecture *NOTE this event has been rescheduled to Wednesday 2/14 due to inclement weather: Wednesday, February 14 at 5:00pm Location: Della Pietra Family Auditorium – … Read more

Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories, Vertex Operator Algebras, and Geometry: March 17th – April 18th, 2025

Organized by: Tomoyuki Arakawa (Kyoto University) Christopher Beem (University of Oxford) Thomas Creutzig (University of Albert)  Leonardo Rastelli (Stony Brook University) Brandon Rayhaun (Stony Brook University) Supersymmetric quantum field theories (SQFTs) have been intensely researched by both physicists and mathematicians for decades. For physicists, they furnish computationally and conceptually tractable models from which one may … Read more

Recent Developments on Mixing Times: March 17-21, 2025

Organized by: Evita Nestoridi ( Stony Brook University) Dominik Schmid ( Bonn University) Markov chains serve as indispensable tools for generating random structures, such as graph colorings, vector space bases, and polygon triangulations. Mixing times capture the temporal evolution towards equilibrium. Of particular interest is the abrupt transition from unmixed to mixed – the cutoff … Read more

Symplectic Singularities, Supersymmetric QFT, and Geometric Representation Theory: March 31st – April 4, 2025.

Organized by: Tomoyuki Arakawa (Kyoto University) Christopher Beem (University of Oxford) Antoine Bourget (IPhT Saclay), Thomas Creutzig (University of Alberta) Julius Grimminger (University of Oxford) Daniel Juteau (LAMFA, Université de Picardie) Paul Levy (Lancaster University) Leonardo Rastelli (Stony Brook University) Brandon Rayhaun (Stony Brook University) Alex Weekes (University of Saskatchewan) Supersymmetric quantum field theories (SQFTs) … Read more

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