Spaces of Functions with a Bounded Number of Critical Points
By John Pardon, Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
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, Professor of Mathematics and Arthur Coble Scholar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Thursday, October 15, 2026, 5:00 pm SCGP Lecture Room 102 Reception: Simons Center Gallery and Lobby, 4:30 pm In conjunction with the exhibition The Altgeld Math Models Simons Center Gallery Abstract: The collection of math … Read more
THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS
THE ALTGELD MATH MODELS June 22– November 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: Wednesday, July 22, 4:00 pm The Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby Public Lecture: Thursday, October 15, 5:00 pm THE … 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
Public Lecture by Neil Turok, Higgs Chair of Theoretical Physics: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Public Lecture: Neil Turok, Higgs Chair of Theoretical Physics, University of Edinburgh and Roger Penrose Distinguished Visiting Chair, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Thursday, June 25 at 5:00pm, SCGP Room 103 Reception at 4:30pm Title: A Simpler Cosmology Abstract: Recent observations reveal surprising simplicity and order in the universe, on both the largest and smallest … Read more
Nonperturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory – June 21-25, 2027
Organized by: Kara Farnsworth (Heriot-Watt University) Brian Henning (University of Hawaii) Marco Serone (SISSA) Antoine Tilloy (Mines Paris – PSL) Matthew Walters (Heriot-Watt University) This workshop will bring together researchers from multiple subfields of theoretical condensed matter and particle physics, focused on the shared goal of solving strongly-coupled systems. We plan to cover recent advances … Read more
Combinatorics and Complexity in Schubert Calculus – April 5-9, 2027
Organized by: Leonardo Mihalcea (Virginia Tech) Igor Pak (UCLA) Colleen Robichaux (UCLA) Frank Sottile (Texas A&M) Schubert calculus aims to compute intersection multiplicities of Schubert varieties in the complete flag variety. With the motivation of Hilbert’s 15th problem, rigorous foundations of these computations were developed using cohomology theory. In the following century, additional tools were … Read more











