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The Della Pietra Lectures by Edward Frenkel, University of California, Berkeley

Article by Lorraine Walsh

Charting the Next Decades of U.S. Particle Physics. From Snowmass to the Muon Shot: How the Community Builds a Vision for Discovery

By Patrick Meade. Professor, C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University

Emergence of Order in Fluid Motion. By Theodore D. Drivas

By Theodore D. Drivas. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University

Shocks in Compressible Fluids. By John Anderson

By John Anderson. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University
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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

Columbia/Stony Brook Probability Day, March 6

Columbia University, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University Mathematics Department: Probability Day Organized by Ivan Corwin (Columbia) and Evita Nestoridi (Stony Brook) Schedule of talks *All talks will take place in SCGP Room 313* 11:00AM: Opening Discussion 11:15AM: Talk by Dominik Schmid, “Random walk approximation for the stationary distribution of the open … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Persi Diaconis (Stanford), March 24-26, 2026

The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Persi Diaconis (Stanford) All talks will be streamed live at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live General Public Lecture  Tuesday, March 24 Lecture at 4:30pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium – 103 Wine and cheese reception, 3:45pm, Simons Center lobby Title:  UNDERSTANDING COINCIDENCES Abstract: Coincidences astound us. … Read more

Distinguished Professor George Sterman Awarded Honorary Doctorate at ETH Zurich

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

Interactions between quantum and homotopical geometry: November 16-20, 2026

Organized by: Sheel Ganatra (USC) Yusuf Barış Kartal (National University of Singapore) Adeel Khan (Academia Sinica) John Pardon (SCGP) Quantum geometry studies the quantization of classical invariants such as cohomology or intersection numbers, i.e. structures such as quantum cohomology and Lagrangian Floer theory in algebraic and symplectic geometry. Many recent developments in quantum geometry have … Read more

50 Years of Jets: Celebrating the Science of George Sterman – May 18-20, 2026

Organized by: Rouven Essig (Stony Brook University) Patrick Meade (Stony Brook University) Luis Alvarez-Gaume (Simons Center for Geometry and Physics) This SCGP/YITP workshop celebrates the extraordinary scientific achievements of Professor George Sterman, a leading figure in theoretical physics whose contributions have fundamentally shaped our understanding of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the strong force. As a … Read more

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