Simons Foundation

One of the most important contributions to the study of how stars evolve didn’t come from an astrophysicist, but instead a computer scientist. Bill Paxton — who died last month — revolutionized the field by creating the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). Read more about Paxton's life and MESA: https://lnkd.in/eB6S3Cn9 #science #astrophysics

We are providing funding for the Research Corporation for Science Advancement's Scialog program, along with institutional support of CERN and the Institute of International Education: https://lnkd.in/es93dDw3 #science #math

We are #hiring! Check out our open positions including a Physics Editor for Quanta Magazine and Project Coordinator: https://lnkd.in/e9zRGZDQ #science #math

At our second annual Pivot Fellowship meeting, researchers discussed new insights in the fields of bioengineering, biology, quantum computation, medicine, and more: https://lnkd.in/ePccEJ-U #science

✨  Slava Rychkov, Permanent Professor at IHES since 2017, has been named a Simons Foundation investigator for the new Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory. 👏 Congrats also to Nikita Nekrasov (former IHES Permanent Professor) and Yilin Wang (former IHES Junior Professor, now at ETH Zürich) who are also part of this international collaboration. IHES receives strong support from the Simons Foundation, which funds and facilitates cutting-edge mathematical and physical research, helping to enhance the Institute’s global impact and that of its researchers. For more information, visit the Simons Foundation website: https://lnkd.in/eYawXn6z #math #probability #physics #quantumphysics #QFT

Ending the summer with presentations from our interns on the research they worked on over the past few months. Learn more about our summer internship program: https://lnkd.in/dVu2G-Ze #science

Join us for a Presidential Lecture on 9/24 with Kevin Buzzard: "Where is Mathematics Going?" Buzzard will discuss the future of #mathematics and the role computers can play in proof development through tools such as Lean. https://lnkd.in/e56yw_TQ #math

A recent study has identified how a small structure called the motor thalamus drives the brain’s ability to learn complex movements by rewiring circuits in the motor cortex: https://lnkd.in/epqABtTb #science #neuroscience

Only 3 days left to vote for “Math Beyond the Numbers” on SXSW EDU's PanelPicker! Cast your vote by Aug 24 to support our partnership with #math ambassadors as they create new opportunities in their communities: https://lnkd.in/eMk8cpi3 #SXSWEDU

Our new Simons Collaboration on Black Holes and Strong Gravity, led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Nicolás Yunes, will work to better understand the physics of strong gravity, such as that of black holes: https://lnkd.in/emeg7jjK #science #astrophysics