In this issue of the Newsletter

Milestones and Prizes

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield





Stony Brook Lectures in Algebraic Geometry Speaker: Olivier Benoist (DMA ENS, Paris) Lecture Series Title: Sums of squares and algebraic cycles Lecture 1: Tuesday, October 28 at 4:00pm, SCGP Room 102 Title: Hilbert’s 17th Problem and Hodge Theory Lecture 2: Wednesday, October 29 at 4:00pm, SCGP Room 102 Title: The Optimality of Pfister’s Bound and the Wu Relations … Read more
The Future Histories Studio at Stony Brook University and Guggenheim New York are collaborating to present a day-long symposium on October 24 at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. This conference explores urgent questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the human, and is co-organized by Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate … Read more
The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton General Public Lecture Wednesday, November 12 Lecture at 4:00pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium – 103 Wine and cheese reception, 5:00pm, Simons Center lobby Following the lecture and reception, there will be a public concert by … Read more
The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton All talks will be streamed live at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live Common Title and Abstract “The Theory of Computation” Speaker: Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton In this series of three (independent) lectures, I will explain … Read more
The Simons Center Art and Outreach program is pleased to present a special performance, open to the public: Colin Carr cello Kyungwha Chu piano Wednesday, November 12, at 5:30pm Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 Beethoven Sonata no. 3 in A major Allegro ma non tanto Scherzo: Allegro molto Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace Franck … Read more
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 102* 11:00am – 12:00pm Speaker: Mehtaab Sawhney (Columbia; Clay Mathematics Institute) Title: Hitting time mixing for the random transposition … Read more
GOD PLAYS DICE WITH THE WORLD The Story of Quantum Mechanics Public Lecture by Giuseppe Mussardo Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5:30 pm Della Pietra Family Auditorium, SCGP 103 Reception, Simons Center Lobby, 5:00 pm In conjunction with the exhibition 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics Simons Center Gallery Abstract What is matter? A question that has fascinated—and … Read more
100 Years of Quantum Mechanics OCTOBER 9, 2025-JANUARY 16, 2026 Curated by Lorraine Walsh Simons Center Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5:00 pm The Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby Public Lecture Follows Reception God Plays Dice with the World: The Story of Quantum Mechanics by Giuseppe Mussardo, Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics … Read more
The First Workshop on Advancing Entangled X-Ray Photon Research will be held at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) at the Stony Book University the 15-17 of October 2025. Conference webpage: https://indico.global/event/14044/overview The scope of the workshop is be to exchange knowledge, create collaborations,and shape the future of entangled X-ray photon research and its … Read more
Talks will talk place on Thursdays at 2:00pm in the 5th floor SCGP common room, unless stated otherwise in the announcement. Schedule: Date Name Title Abstract Sept 04 2025 Alexander Frenkel Confusions about Matrices and Black Holes and Emergent Gravity I will selfishly co-opt this journal club to talk about a list of questions (and … Read more