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Ten Years in the SCGP and 3 + 4 = 7

By Sir Simon Donaldson Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

Natural Language: 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…

A Word from the Directors: Remembering Jim

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 … Read more

My Career in Physics. A Biographical Research Summary by Robert Shrock

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.

Mathematical Billiards and Related Topics. By Alfonso Sorrentino and Sergei Tabachnikov

Mathematical Billiards and Related Topics By Alfonso Sorrentino, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Sergei Tabachnikov, Pennsylvania State University   
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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
Professor Zohar Komargodski Awarded the Tomassoni Chisesi Prize

2016 Inaugural Simons Center ArtSci Lecture Series

Lecture by China Blue Art, Science and Algorithmic Aesthetics Thursday, April 21, 2016, 6:00 pm, SCGP 103 Following the closing reception of Form & Line Simons Center ArtSci Lecture Series is curated by Lorraine Walsh, Art Director and Curator, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics; Visiting Associate Professor of Art, Stony Brook University China Blue … Read more

Fluid flows: from graphene to planet atmosphere: March 20-24, 2017

Organized by: Gregory Falkovich, Alexander Zamolodchikov and Leonid Levitov Fluid mechanics in two dimensions has wide range of applications and possesses unique mathematical properties which are far from being fully explored and used. Even laminar and regular flows in two dimensions are of great interest ranging from microfluidics to emerging hydrodynamics of current flows in … Read more

2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition – LAST CALL FOR PLAYS

The final submission date for entries to the 2015-2016 Science Playwriting Competition is April 1, 2016. The submission date has passed. We anticipate winners will be notified in mid to late May. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, in its ongoing mission to explore the intersection science and art, announces a CALL FOR PLAYS … Read more

Stony Brook University Art Crawls: Spring 2016

Join us for the Spring 2016 Art Crawl at Stony Brook University! The Art Crawl is a free event with guided tours of carious galleries on the the Stony Brook University campus. Thursday, April 21 from 3 to 5 pm The tour will begin in the Skylight Gallery in the Charles B. Wang Center and ends with the Form & Line Closing Reception … Read more

The SCGP Welcomes Dr. Luis Álvarez-Gaumé

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is delighted to announce that Dr. Luis Álvarez-Gaumé will be joining the Center as its Director effective September 1st, 2016. Dr. Álvarez-Gaumé did his undergraduate work at the Autonoma University in Madrid, and his graduate work at Stony Brook University and MIT.  He received his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University … Read more

Flat Holography: April 4 – 8, 2016

Organized by Arjun Bagchi, Glenn Barnich, Stephane Detournay, Daniel Grumiller, and Joan Simon Dates: April 4 – 8, 2016 Over the last fifteen years our understanding of quantum gravity in string theory has been transformed by the discovery and exploitation of D-branes and the AdS/CFT correspondence in string theory. The holographic principle, positing massive reduction … Read more

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