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

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

Mini Course by Dusa McDuff: Kuranishi Atlases

During the Spring 2014 semester, Dusa McDuff will host a minicourse on Kuranishi Atlases, Thursdays at 11:45am in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Seminar Room, 313.  These seminars are associated with the Spring 2014 program, Moduli Spaces of Pseudo-holomorphic curves and their applications to Symplectic Topology. Schedule, notes and videos can be accessed below: Download … Read more

Universal Synchrony Music, Sunday April 6

Universal Synchrony Music, Volume 2 By Sarah Weaver Universal Synchrony Music (USM) is a cosmic multi-year telematic music project in collaboration with the NASA Kepler Mission and NASA ArtSpace exploring musical, technological, and metaphorical realizations of synchrony.     Sunday April 6, 2014 4:00pmPDT Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, … Read more

2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition

The 2013-2014 Science Playwrighting Competition Winners Have Been Announced 1st Place Prize = Colin West, “Understanding” 2nd Place Prize = Bruce Futcher, “Searching for David” 3rd Place Prize = David Vazdauskas, “The Future Tells the Truth” Honorable Mention: Matt von Hippel, “Good Advice” Public staged readings to be held at the Simons Center on Wednesday April 30, 2014. Reception at 5:00pm, … Read more