Geometric Measure Theory on Metric Spaces with Applications to Physics and Geometry: September 15-19, 2025
Organized by: Luigi Ambrosio (Pisa) Andrea Mondino (Oxford) Raquel Perales (CIMAT) Christina Sormani (CUNYGC and Lehman College) In the nearly twenty-five years since the publication of Ambrosio-Kirchheim’s seminal paper, Currents on Metric Spaces, there have been significant applications of this generalization of Geometric Measure Theory (GMT) that deepen our understanding of both Geometry and Physics. … Read more
Geometry and Convergence in Mathematical General Relativity: August 25 – Oct 3, 2025
Organized by: Marcus Khuri (Stony Brook) Michael Kunzinger (U Vienna) Andrea Mondino (University of Oxford) Raquel Perales (CIMAT) Richard Schoen (UC Irvine) Christina Sormani (CUNYGC and Lehman College) Guoliang Yu (TAMU) In the past decade, significant advances in the understanding of spaces arising in General Relativity have been achieved using techniques from Metric Geometry, Optimal … Read more
Congratulations to Samson Shatashvili; 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize Recipient
We are very happy to congratulate a former professor of the SCGP, Samson Shatashvili, for this prestigious award recognizing his important work in theoretical physics. More precisely, according to the APS: Samson L. Shatashvili, 2025 recipient “For clever use of various techniques in studying symmetry in quantum field theory, in particular, for work with L. … Read more
How Physicists Watch Oppenheimer: Presentation by Gregory Falkovich on Friday October 18
A discussion about the Oppenheimer film led by Gregory Falkovich, Pollack Professorial Chair in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science Friday, October 18, 2024 1:30pm SCGP Room 102 Dr. Falkovich will give a popular explanation of the basic physics which let us better see the human drama of war, peace and unpredictable … Read more
Artist Talk: Daniel Rozin’s Digital Interactive Art
Daniel Rozin Daniel Rozin’s Digital Interactive Art Thursday, November 21, 2024, 5:00 pm Simons Center Lecture Hall 102 For almost three decades, Daniel Rozin has been exploring interactive mechanisms of reflection and perception. He creates and writes custom software with mechanical engineering while utilizing a wide range of material for installation, sculpture, and screens. Within … Read more
DANIEL ROZIN: FrameRates
DANIEL ROZIN: FrameRates October 21–December 10, 2024 Curated by Lorraine Walsh Simons Center Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm: Reception, Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby 5:30-6:30 pm: Artist Talk: Daniel Rozin’s Digital Interactive Art. SCGP Room 102 The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is honored to present a … Read more
The SCGP seeks Research Assistant Professors/Postdocs for Fall 2025
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
Weekly Talks, Physics Seminar and Calendar of Events
View the schedule of Simons Center weekly seminars here: scgp.stonybrook.edu/science/weekly-seminars
The Third Colloquium of the C.N. Yang Colloquium Series: Prof David Gross
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
Ten Years in the SCGP and 3 + 4 = 7
By Sir Simon Donaldson Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics











