In this issue of the Newsletter

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.

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces. By Samuel Grushevsky Teichmuller Dynamics via Algebraic Geometry

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield. Interview by Evita Nestoridi

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory. By Antti Kupiainen

Wall Crossing, Quantum Integrable Systems, and TQFT: November 17 – 21, 2014

Application for workshop  is now closed. Organized by Anton Kapustin, Ludmil Katzarkov, Maxim Kontsevich, and Dmitri Orlov Dates: November 17 – 21, 2014 Please note*  There is a banquet dinner on Wednesday November 19 – the price for to attend this dinner is $40.  You can register and pay to attend the banquet via this weblink:  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/933188 You may … Read more

Supermoduli Workshop: May 18 – 22, 2015

Organized by Ron Donagi, Samuel Grushevsky, Sheldon Katz, and Edward Witten Dates: May 18 – 22, 2015 The goal of the workshop is to catalyze rapid development of the extension to super Riemann surfaces of the theory of Riemann surfaces and their moduli. We plan to bring together mathematicians and physicists working on Riemann surfaces … Read more

Moduli Spaces Program Seminar: Dusa McDuff

Title: Kuranishi Atlases Speaker: Dusa McDuff Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video. [/box] Abstract: I will explain how to construct a stratified smooth local Kuranishi chart near a genus zero nodal stable map, and the smoothness qualities of the associated isotropy group actions and coordinate changes. … Read more

Geometrical Aspects of Hydrodynamics: May 19 – 23, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. Organized by Krzysztof Gawedzki, Boris Khesin, and Paul Wiegmann Dates: May 19 – 23, 2014 Geometric and group-theoretic methods lie at the foundation of modern studies in hydrodynamics.  Recent applications of fluid dynamics require understanding of fundamental  symmetries of fluids and infinite-dimensional groups featured by hydrodynamical equations. The geometric and topological hydrodynamics is a … Read more

Equivariant Gromov-Witten Theory and Applications: May 12 – 16, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. May 12-16, 2014, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Organizing Committee: Eduardo Gonzalez, University of Massachusetts at Boston, eduardo@math.umb.edu Chris Woodward, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, ctw@math.rutgers.edu Workshop Description: The focus of the workshop will be on new developments in Landau-Ginzburg mirrors of varieties with group action, quasimap and gauged … Read more