In this issue of the Newsletter

Outreach Lectures – Book Talks

Moduli

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics has openings for Research Assistant Professors (Postdocs) in the coming academic year. These are three-year, fixed term positions with an expected start date of September 1, 2025. Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is an endowed research organization devoted to furthering fundamental knowledge in geometry and … Read more
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Title: A Half Century of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) Speaker: Prof David Gross, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), University of California, Santa Barbara Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 September 17, 2024 Coffee/Tea: 3:00pm, Simons Center Lobby Lecture: 3:45pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Simons Center Room 103
By Sir Simon Donaldson Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
By Nikita Nekrasov Professor of Physics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Northern Europe. The tradition of conferring honorary degrees goes back to the same time yet a different place (Oxford University). It is a tremendous honor to join a long line of scholars linking the centers of knowledge mining and knowledge transfer throughout the globe. Read more…
In preparing this Newsletter, we were collecting a tally of the activities over the last year, and those for the months to come, when we received the shattering news that Jim Simons had passed away. He was one of the exceptional few that combined several lives into one. It is difficult to imagine a single … Read more
On May 10, 2024, James Harris Simons (Jim), passed away at the age of 86 in New York City. Jim’s lifelong passion for math and basic science were an inspiration for all. An award-winning mathematician, a legend in quantitative investing, and a generous philanthropist, his work and life are a testament to his legacy. Jim’s … Read more
2024 Tuesday 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 9 Jazz Loft Originals: Sextet to perform all original compositions. Slated artists to include: Tom Manuel; Miki Hayama, piano; … Read more
C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics Distinguished Professor Robert Shrock details a brief history of his career in physics, including a collection of research results.
The application will close on April 1, 2025. After that date not other applicants will be accepted. Organized by: John Anderson (Stony Brook) Mihalis Dafermos (Princeton) Theodore Drivas (Stony Brook) Jonathan Luk (Stanford) Recent years have seen many exciting advances in the study of PDEs. Experience has shown that ideas developed in the context of … Read more