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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

Workshop: Advancing Entangled X-Ray Photon Research. October 15-17, 2025

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

Journal Club

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

New Structures Found Within Quantum Field Theory. Interview with Professor Nikita Nekrasov

“We thought we understood quantum field theory—but there are still profound structures waiting to be uncovered.” — Professor Nikita Nekrasov In this in-depth interview, Professor Nikita Nekrasov discusses newly discovered structures within quantum field theory, shedding light on their mathematical foundations and physical significance. A must-watch for researchers and students interested in gauge theory, integrable … Read more

Simons Center Summer Concert Series 2025

2025 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: Thursday July 10 Piano Performance by Liya Nigmati. Artist Bio 4:00 – 5:00 pm: Concert in the Della Pietra Family Auditorium, … Read more

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.

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