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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons dedicated the Flatiron Institute on September 6, 2017.
Joining them were Leslie Greengard, director of the Center for Computational Biology; David Spergel, director of the Center for Computational Astrophysics; Antoine Georges, director of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics; and Ian Fisk, co-director of the Scientific Computing Core.
