In this issue of the Newsletter

Outreach Lectures – Book Talks

Moduli

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to announce the dedication of the Della Pietra Family Auditorium on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 4:30 pm in the SCGP Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. The Della Pietra Lecture Series was started in the fall of 2011 with a … Read more
Congratulations to our Deputy Director, Dr. Alexander (Sasha) Abanov on his recent election as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow, which is a highly exclusive honor given to those who have made great contributions to the field of physics through their research, leadership and educational outreach. (Click here for the complete list of 2016 APS … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to announce the latest issue of SCGP News, a biannual publication which reflects the Center’s mission, scientific and cultural events. In this issue the Founding Director, John Morgan, recounts the Center’s early days, the power of transversality, and more. SCGP Professor Simon Donaldson contributes an elegant … Read more
November 15, 2016 – March 31, 2017 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 15 5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception, Simons Center Gallery and Lobby 5:45 pm: Artist Talk: From Iterative Form to Concave Perception, Ryan and Trevor Oakes, SCGP 103 Born in Colorado in 1982, the visual artists and twin … Read more
Playwrights from all over the U.S. and from as far away as New Zealand have submitted over one hundred 10-minute plays with strong components of science and theatricality. Selecting winners in this year’s competition was especially difficult due both to the large number of submissions and to the high quality of most of the entries. … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics has openings for several Research Assistant Professors (Postdocs) in the coming academic year in both mathematics and physics. The position is for a fixed term of three years with an expected start date of September 1, 2018. Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is an … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics will show the movie “Maksimovic: The Story of Bruno Pontecorvo” Screenplay by Giuseppe Mussardo Thursday, October 13, 2016 – 3:45 PM Lecture Hall 102 for more information please take a look at the pressbook located here: https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Maksimovic.-The-Story-of-Bruno-Pontecorvo.pdf
Opening Reception for F_E.A.T.: Fifty Years of Experiments in Art and Technology Celebration Thursday, October 13, 2016 5:00 pm: Reception, Simons Center Gallery and Lobby 5:45 pm: Talk by Julie Martin, Director, Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) Foundation, The Story of E.A.T.: The View from 2016, Simons Center Auditorium 7:00 pm: Michael Connor, Artistic … Read more
By Simon Donaldson If we have four objects—say A, B, C, D—there are just three ways of dividing them into pairs: (AB)(CD) (AC)(BD) (AD)(BC). The salient property is that 3 is less than 4. This simple fact expresses something special about the number 4. For example if we take 6 objects there are 10 ways to divide … Read more
Join Chef Paolo on Tuesday, November 1st at 6pm in the SCGP Cafe for the “Cuisine of Morocco” cooking demonstration and tasting.