BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Simons Foundation - ECPv6.6.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Simons Foundation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Simons Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T173000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140612T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163606Z UID:219-1394195400-1394213400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Perspectives on Big Data in Biology DESCRIPTION:This Biotech Symposium will focus on perspectives on big data in biology from leading practitioners in the field. Past Biotech Symposia topics have included single nucleotide polymorphism detection\, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging\, structural variant detections and resting state fMRI.  Future symposia will focus on related bioinformatics and neuroimaging topics. \nSpeakers: \n \nNicholas Carriero\, Ph.D.\nYale University\nScaling Up Bioinformatics Pipelines \nDavid Lipman\, M.D.\nNational Center for Biotechnology Information\, National Institutes of Health\nWhat Is the Big Data Problem in Biology? \n \nDavid Haussler\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of California\, Santa Cruz\nLarge-Scale Cancer Genomics \n \nCharles Sawyers\, M.D.\nMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center\nGlobal Alliance for Genomics and Health \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/perspectives-on-big-data-in-biology/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Biotech Symposia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180714/Perspectives-on-dig-data1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140206T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163556Z UID:2023-1394150400-1394150400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:March 7\, 2014: Perspectives on Big Data in Biology DESCRIPTION:March 7\, 2014\, 12:30-5:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nThis Biotech Symposium focused on perspectives on big data in biology from leading practitioners in the field. Other Biotech Symposia topics have included single nucleotide polymorphism detection\, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging\, structural variant detections and resting state fMRI. Future symposia will focus on related bioinformatics and neuroimaging topics. \n  \n  \n  \nSpeakers: \nDavid Lipman\, M.D. (First video below\, begins at 00:03:30)\nNational Center for Biotechnology Information\, National Institutes of Health\nWhat Is the Big Data Problem in Biology? \nNicholas Carriero\, Ph.D. (First video below\, begins at 01:05:20)\nYale University\nScaling Up Bioinformatics Pipelines \nDavid Haussler\, Ph.D. (Second video below)\nUniversity of California\, Santa Cruz\nLarge-Scale Cancer Genomics \nCharles Sawyers\, M.D. (Third video below)\nMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center\nGlobal Alliance for Genomics and Health \n  \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/march-7-2014-perspectives-on-big-data-in-biology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11205933/Perspectives-on-dig-data.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140305T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140305T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20170428T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163545Z UID:450-1394038800-1394042400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Genes That Regulate Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Drosophila DESCRIPTION:Circadian (~24 hour) clocks are endogenous mechanisms that time the recurring\, daily activities observed in most organisms. These clocks are genetically regulated\, and generate biochemical oscillations within individual cells composing most tissues. Our work began in Drosophila melanogaster\, where we identified a small group of genes that are principal components of an intracellular circadian clock. Mutations in any of these genes can lengthen or shorten the period of behavioral and other circadian rhythms or can abolish the rhythms altogether. The abundance of proteins encoded by several of these genes changes rhythmically with a circadian period. Mutations affecting any of these genes have corresponding effects on behavioral rhythms as well as the molecular rhythms of hundreds of clock-regulated genes that are expressed in most organ systems. Orthologous genes regulate mammalian\, including human\, circadian rhythms\, so that today our lab studies the action of these genes and proteins in a variety of biological models. We are also currently studying prominent rhythmic behaviors that are controlled by circadian clock with a particular focus on sleep. Recently our laboratory has searched for and identified genes that affect the homeostatic regulation of sleep in Drosophila. This research has uncovered specific neurons whose activity promotes sleep. \nAbout the Speaker \nDr. Young received his undergraduate degree in biology in 1971 and his Ph.D. in genetics in 1975\, both from The University of Texas\, Austin. Following postdoctoral work in biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine\, he was appointed assistant professor at Rockefeller in 1978 as part of The Rockefeller University Fellows Program. He was named associate professor in 1984 and professor in 1988\, and from 1987 to 1996 he was an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. From 1991 to 2001 Young headed the Rockefeller unit of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Center for Biological Timing. Young was named the university’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor in 2004. \nDr. Young is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. He is a recipient of the 2013 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine\, the 2013 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Science\, the 2012 Canada Gairdner International Award\, the 2012 Massry Prize\, the 2011 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry and the 2009 Neuroscience Prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation. \nIntro Article (pdf)\nLecture Slides (pdf)\nPER-CFP/TIM-YFP video (QuickTime)\nPER-CFP/TIM-YFP/FRET video (QuickTime) URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/genes-that-regulate-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms-in-drosophila/ CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10181142/Michael-Young-Headshot-thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140226T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140226T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140508T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T163533Z UID:202-1393432200-1393439400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Neuroimaging Contributions to the Understanding of Brain Development in Autism DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, David G. Amaral will present neuroimaging data acquired through the University of California\, Davis MIND Institute’s Autism Phenome Project. Young children (aged 2 to 3 and a half years old) are recruited into this longitudinal project and MRI scans are acquired annually. Results will be presented supporting the concept that there are different types of altered brain development in different children with autism. Amaral will also discuss neuroimaging studies of infant siblings of children with autism that provide evidence for abnormal brain growth that may contribute to early biomarkers of autism. \nDavid G. Amaral joined the University of California\, Davis in 1995 as a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the Center for Neuroscience. He is a staff scientist in the Brain\, Mind and Behavior Unit at the California National Primate Research Center. Amaral was named the Beneto Foundation Chair and research director of the MIND Institute in 1998. He received a joint Ph.D. in psychology and neurobiology from the University of Rochester. \nAmaral’s research focuses on the neurobiology of social behavior and the development and neuroanatomical organization and plasticity of the primate and human amygdala and hippocampal formation. Increasingly\, his research has been dedicated to understanding the biological basis of autism. As research director of the MIND Institute\, Amaral coordinates a comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of children with autism\, called the Autism Phenome Project\, to define biomedical characteristics of different types of autism. \nMost recently\, Amaral became director of Autism BrainNet\, a collaborative effort sponsored by the Simons Foundation and Autism Speaks\, to solicit postmortem brain tissue to facilitate autism research. \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/neuroimaging-contributions-to-the-understanding-of-brain-development-in-autism/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180657/20130905_amaral_david_087-copy-640x4251.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140226T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140226T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140225T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160450Z UID:2018-1393372800-1393372800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:February 26\, 2014: Neuroimaging Contributions to the Understanding of Brain Development in Autism DESCRIPTION:February 26\, 2014\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this lecture\, David G. Amaral will present neuroimaging data acquired through the University of California\, Davis MIND Institute’s Autism Phenome Project. Young children (aged 2 to 3 and a half years old) are recruited into this longitudinal project and MRI scans are acquired annually. Results will be presented supporting the concept that there are different types of altered brain development in different children with autism. Amaral will also discuss neuroimaging studies of infant siblings of children with autism that provide evidence for abnormal brain growth that may contribute to early biomarkers of autism. \nDavid G. Amaral joined the University of California\, Davis in 1995 as a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the Center for Neuroscience. He is a staff scientist in the Brain\, Mind and Behavior Unit at the California National Primate Research Center. Amaral was named the Beneto Foundation Chair and research director of the MIND Institute in 1998. He received a joint Ph.D. in psychology and neurobiology from the University of Rochester. \nAmaral’s research focuses on the neurobiology of social behavior and the development and neuroanatomical organization and plasticity of the primate and human amygdala and hippocampal formation. Increasingly\, his research has been dedicated to understanding the biological basis of autism. As research director of the MIND Institute\, Amaral coordinates a comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of children with autism\, called the Autism Phenome Project\, to define biomedical characteristics of different types of autism. \nMost recently\, Amaral became director of Autism BrainNet\, a collaborative effort sponsored by the Simons Foundation and Autism Speaks\, to solicit postmortem brain tissue to facilitate autism research. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/february-26-2014-neuroimaging-contributions-to-the-understanding-of-brain-development-in-autism/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11205927/20130905_amaral_david_087-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140302 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20171031T204436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163649Z UID:29397-1393113600-1393718399@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Quantum Physics Beyond Simple Systems (2014) DESCRIPTION:Organizers:\nBoris Altshuler\, Columbia University\nVladimir Falko\, Lancaster University\nCharles Marcus\, Neils Bohr Institute\n  \nThe Simons Symposium on Quantum Physics Beyond Simple Systems was the second symposium organized on this topic\, the first having been held in 2012. It offered another opportunity for researchers to discuss the fast-evolving themes of modern quantum complex systems. These themes include superconducting and semiconductors quibits; topological insulators and superconductors\, Majora fermions; graphene and heterostructures of 2D atomic crystals; polaritons and quantum optics. The first three themes were the focus of the 2012 Symposium and in the intervening two years proved that they offer a fertile field for further progress. \nMaterials: \nSymposium Agenda\n\n \nDownload PDF\n\nQuantum Physics Beyond Simple Systems\nFebruary 23 – March 1\, 2014\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n Monday \n\n\n10:00 – 10:50 AM\nKitaev\nTopological Classification of Three-Dimensional Superconductors with Interactions Beyond Mean Field\n\n\n11:20 AM – 12:10 PM\nYao\nValley and Spin Physics in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides\n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 PM\nAkhmerov\n \n\n\n 5:00 – 5:50 PM\nJarillo-Herrero\n \n\n\n 5:50 – 6:40 PM\nMele\n \n\n\n 8:00 – 11:00 PM\nOpen Discussion\n\n\n \n\n\n Tuesday \n\n\n10:00 – 10:50 AM\nYacoby\nInduced Superconductivity in the Quantum Spin Hall Edge\n\n\n11:20 AM – 12:10 PM\nGeim\n \n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 PM\nFalko\nhBN-Caged Graphene\n\n\n 5:00 – 5:50 PM\nLoss\n \n\n\n 5:50 – 6:40 PM\nMarcus\n \n\n\n 8:00 – 11:00 PM\nOpen Discussion\n\n\n \n\n\n Wednesday \n\n\n10:00 – 10:50 AM\nBloch\nPolariton Condensates in Microstructures\n\n\n11:20 AM – 12:10 PM\nMorpurgo\nEven-Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in Bilayer Graphene / Strain Induced Universality of Transport Through Graphene-on-Substrate\n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 PM\nGuinea\n \n\n\n 2:30 – 3:20 PM\nStern\nEngineered Non-Abelian Anyons Beyond Majorana Fermions \n\n\n 3:20 – 4:00 PM\nDiscussion\n\n\n \n\n\n Thursday \n\n\n10:00 – 10:50 AM\nImamoglu\nInterfacing Single Photons and Condensed-Matter Systems\n\n\n11:20 AM – 12:10 PM\nFlensberg\n \n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 PM\nAltshuler\nAnderson Localization at the 1D Edge of a 2D Topological Insulator\n\n\n 5:00 – 5:50 PM\nGlazman\nEffect of Charge Disorder on the Conduction of a Helical Edge\n\n\n 5:50 – 6:40 PM\nAleiner\n \n\n\n 8:00 – 11:00 PM\nOpen Discussion\n\n\n \n\n\n Friday \n\n\n10:00 – 10:50 AM\nDas Sarma\n \n\n\n11:20 AM – 12:10 PM\nGershenson\n \n\n\n12:10 – 1:00 PM\nIoffe\n \n\n\n 5:00 – 6:40 PM\nOrganized Discussion on Challenges & Trends\n\n\n 8:00 – 11:00 PM\nOpen Discussion\n\n\n\nPresentation Slides\n\n  \n Boris Altshuler:\n Anderson Localization at the 1D Edge of a 2D Topological Insulator \n Jacqueline Bloch:\n Polariton Condensates in Microstructures \n Vladimir Falko:\n hBN-Caged Graphene \n Leonid Glazman:\n Effect of Charge Disorder on the Conduction of a Helical Edge \n Atac Imamoglu:\n Interfacing Single Photons and Condensed-Matter Systems \n Alexei Kitaev:\n Topological Classification of Three-Dimensional Superconductors with Interactions Beyond Mean Field \n Alberto Morpurgo:\n Even-Denominator Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in Bilayer Graphene / Strain Induced Universality of Transport Through Graphene-on-Substrate \n Adiel Stern:\n Engineered Non-Abelian Anyons Beyond Majorana Fermions \n Amir Yacoby:\n Induced Superconductivity in the Quantum Spin Hall Edge \n Wang Yao:\n Valley and Spin Physics in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides \n\n\nParticipants:\nAnton Akhmerov\, Delft Technical University\nIgor Aleiner\, Columbia University\nBoris Altshuler\, Columbia University\nJacqueline Bloch\, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique\nVladimir Falko\, Lancaster University\nKarsten Flensberg\, Niels Bohr Institute\nSarma Das\, Sankar University of Maryland\nSir Geim\, Andre University of Manchester\nMikhail Gershenson\, Rutgers University\nLeonid Glazman\, Yale University\nPaco Guinea\, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid\nAtac Imamoglu\, ETH Zürich\nLev Ioffe\, Rutgers University\nPablo Jarillo-Herrero\, MIT\nAlexei Kitaev\, Cal Tech\nDaniel Loss\, University of Basel\nCharles Marcus\, Niels Bohr Institute\nEugene Mele\, University of Pennsylvania\nAlberto Morpurgo\, Université de Genève\nAdiel Stern\, Weizmann Institute\nAmir Yacoby\, Harvard University\nWang Yao\, University of Hong Kong URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/quantum-physics-beyond-simple-systems-february-23-march-1-2014/ LOCATION:St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort\, State Road 187 kilometer 4.2\, Río Grande\, 00745\, Puerto Rico END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140219T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20170428T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160254Z UID:448-1392829200-1392832800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Robust Integral Equation Methods for Forward and Inverse Scattering DESCRIPTION:Integral equation methods play an important role in the numerical simulation of electromagnetic scattering. They are easy to employ in complex geometry and impose the desired radiation conditions at infinity without the need for artificial numerical boundaries. Two of the obstacles faced by current forward simulation tools are “low-frequency breakdown” and the lack of easy to use high order quadrature rules for complicated surfaces. In this talk\, I will review the relevant background material\, discuss a new mathematical formalism for scattering from perfect conductors and briefly describe a new quadrature technique that yields easily implementable high order rules for singular and weakly singular integrals. The scheme\, denoted QBX (quadrature by expansion) is compatible with fast hierarchical algorithms such as the fast multipole method. I will also present some preliminary results on inverse obstacle scattering. This is joint work with A. Barnett\, C. Borges\, C. L. Epstein\, M. Ferrando\, Z. Gimbutas\, A. Kloeckner\, M. O’Neil\, and F. Vico. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/robust-integral-equation-methods-for-forward-and-inverse-scattering/ CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10181140/greengard_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140617T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160501Z UID:247-1392222600-1392229800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Other Earths and the Origins of Life DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Dimitar Sasselov will review recent discoveries of exoplanets — planets outside of our solar system — and new estimates of how common potentially habitable worlds appear to be. He will describe new\, comprehensive efforts to hone the search for signatures of life on exoplanets. Central to the success of that search is a deeper understanding of the nature of life and its origins. Sasselov will review recent progress from laboratory studies that connects astronomical exploration and the question of life’s origins. \nSasselov studies stars and planets at Harvard University\, where he is professor of astronomy. His research explores modes of interaction between light and matter. He and his team discovered several planets orbiting stars outside our solar system with novel techniques\, which he hopes to use to find planets like Earth. \nSasselov is founding director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative\, a cross-disciplinary research effort bridging the physical and life sciences. He was a senior science advisor for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Space Security at the World Economic Forum. \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/other-earths-and-the-origins-of-life/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Origins of Life ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180741/dimitar1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140212T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160242Z UID:2066-1392163200-1392163200@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:February 12\, 2014: Other Earths and the Origins of Life DESCRIPTION:February 12\, 2014\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this lecture\, Dimitar Sasselov will review recent discoveries of exoplanets — planets outside of our solar system — and new estimates of how common potentially habitable worlds appear to be. He will describe new\, comprehensive efforts to hone the search for signatures of life on exoplanets. Central to the success of that search is a deeper understanding of the nature of life and its origins. Sasselov will review recent progress from laboratory studies that connects astronomical exploration and the question of life’s origins. \nSasselov studies stars and planets at Harvard University\, where he is professor of astronomy. His research explores modes of interaction between light and matter. He and his team discovered several planets orbiting stars outside our solar system with novel techniques\, which he hopes to use to find planets like Earth. \nSasselov is founding director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative\, a cross-disciplinary research effort bridging the physical and life sciences. He was a senior science advisor for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Space Security at the World Economic Forum. \n  \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/february-12-2014-other-earths-and-the-origins-of-life-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11210037/sasselov.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140212T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140114T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160231Z UID:2016-1392163200-1392163200@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:February 12\, 2014: Other Earths and the Origins of Life DESCRIPTION:February 12\, 2014\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this lecture\, Dimitar Sasselov will review recent discoveries of exoplanets — planets outside of our solar system — and new estimates of how common potentially habitable worlds appear to be. He will describe new\, comprehensive efforts to hone the search for signatures of life on exoplanets. Central to the success of that search is a deeper understanding of the nature of life and its origins. Sasselov will review recent progress from laboratory studies that connects astronomical exploration and the question of life’s origins. \nSasselov studies stars and planets at Harvard University\, where he is professor of astronomy. His research explores modes of interaction between light and matter. He and his team discovered several planets orbiting stars outside our solar system with novel techniques\, which he hopes to use to find planets like Earth. \nSasselov is founding director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative\, a cross-disciplinary research effort bridging the physical and life sciences. He was a senior science advisor for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Space Security at the World Economic Forum. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/february-12-2014-other-earths-and-the-origins-of-life/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11205923/dimitar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140126T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140201T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20150908T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163602Z UID:4077-1390694400-1391212800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Families of Automorphic Forms and the Trace Formula (2014) DESCRIPTION:January 26 – February 1\, 2014 \nOrganizers:\nWerner Mueller\, University of Bonn\nSug Woo Shin\, Massachussets Institute of Technology\nNicolas Templier\, Princeton University \nThe Simons Symposium on Families of Automorphic Forms and the Trace Formula provided an opportunity for researchers to study families of automorphic representations of higher rank groups. During the symposium participants investigated the trace formula\, plancherel equidistribution and other recent techniques from harmonic analysis and representation theory with the goal to set an agenda for the field. \nMaterials: \n→ Symposium Report (PDF)\nSymposium Agenda\n\n \nDownload PDF \n\nFamilies of Automorphic Forms & the Trace Formula\nJanuary 26 – February 1\, 2014\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n Monday \n\n\n 9:00 – 9:15 AM\nOpening\n\n 9:30 – 10:30 AM\nCalegari \nFamilies of automorphic forms of cohomological type \n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nMuller \nLimit multiplicities for principal congruence subgroups of GL(n) \n\n\n 3:00 – 3:50 PM\nHida \nGrowth of Hecke fields over a slope 0 family \n\n\n 3:50 – 4:40 PM\nTemplier \nFamilies of L-functions and their symmetry \n\n\n 5:10 – 6:00 PM\n Problem Session \n\n\n 8:00 – 8:30 PM\n Problem Session \n\n\n 8:40 – 9:30 PM\nGordon \nUsing model theory to obtain uniform bounds for orbital integrals \n\n\n \n\n\n Tuesday \n\n\n 9:00 – 9:50 AM\nGee \nConjectures of Buzzard and Gouvea\n\n\n 9:50 – 10:40 AM\n Open Discussion \n Calegari \n\n\n11:10 AM – 12:00 PM\nMiller \nL-functions and low-lying zeros \n\n\n 3:00 – 3:50 PM\nCluckers \nMotivic integration and transfer principles \n\n\n 3:50 – 4:40 PM\n Open Discussion \n Organizers \n\n\n 5:10 – 6:00 PM\nUrban \nEigenvarieties \n\n\n 8:00 – 8:30 PM\n Problem Session \n\n\n 8:40 – 9:30 PM\nSoundararajan \nUpper bounds for moments of L-functions \n\n\n \n\n\n Wednesday \n\n\n 9:00 – 9:50 AM\nHoffman \nThe trace formula and prehomogeneous vector spaces \n\n\n11:10 AM – 12:00 PM\n Open Discussion \n\n\n 3:00 – 4:00 PM\nShin \nSato-Tate conjecture for families \n\n\n 4:00 – 5:00 PM\n Open Discussion \n Gordon \n\n\n \n\n\n Thursday \n\n\n 9:00 – 9:50 AM\nSpeh \nSymmetry breaking and the Gross-Prasad conjectures for real orthogonal groups \n\n\n 9:50 – 10:40 AM\n Open Discussion \n Gee \n\n\n11:10 AM – 12:00 PM\nNadler \nAffine character sheaves \n\n\n 3:00 – 3:50 PM\n Open Discussion \n\n\n 3:50 – 4:40 PM\n Open Discussion \n Shin \n\n\n 5:10 – 6:00 PM\nKaletha \nEndoscopy for general groups \n\n\n 8:00 – 8:30 PM\n Problem Session \n\n\n 8:40 – 9:30 PM\nMarshall \nCohomology growth on U(3)\n\n\n \n\n\n Friday \n\n\n 9:00 – 9:50 AM\nKim \n\n\n 9:50 – 10:40 AM\n Open Discussion \n\n\n11:10 AM – 12:00 PM\nHolowinsky \nSubconvexity bounds for Rankin-Selberg L-functions \n\n\n 3:00 – 4:30 PM\n Agenda \n\n\n 5:10 – 6:00 PM\n Open Discussion \n\n\n 8:00 – 8:30 PM\n Problem Session \n\n\n 8:40 – 9:30 PM\n Open Discussion \n\n\n\nNotes and Handouts\n\n \nNotes on Talks at the Simons Symposium on Families of Automorphic Forms and the Trace Formula\nNotes on the talks of the speakers\, as recorded by Steven J. Miller. \nMotivic Functions\, Integrability\, and Uniform in p Bounds for Orbital Integrals\nRaf Cluckers\, Université Lille 1\nJulia Gordon\, University of British Columbia\nImmanuel Halupczok\, University of Leeds \nSlopes of Modular Forms\nToby Gee\, Imperial College London \nProblems on Growth of Hecke Fields\nHaruzo Hida\, UCLA \nProblems in the Theory of Low-Lying Zeros\nSteven J. Miller\, Williams College \nProblems for Thursday\, 3:50 pm\, Jan. 30\, 2014 Discussion Session\nSug Woo Shin\, Massachussets Institute of Technology \n\nLecture Slides\n\n \nGrowth of Hecke Fields Over a Slope 0 Family\nHaruzo Hida\, UCLA \nThe Trace Formula and Prehomogeneous Vector Spaces\nWerner Hoffmann\, Bielefeld University \nRigid Inner Forms and Endoscopy\nTasho Kaletha\, Princeton University \nResults in the Theory of Low-Lying Zeros\nSteven J. Miller\, Williams College \nClosed-Form Moments in Elliptic Curve Families and Low-Lying Zeros\nSteven J. Miller\, Williams College \nSymmetry Breaking and the Gross Prasad Conjectures for Orthogonal Groups\nBirgit Speh\, Cornell University \n\n  \nParticipants: \nFrank Calegari\, Northwestern University\nRaf Cluckers\, Université Lille 1\nToby Gee\, Imperial College London\nJulia Gordon\, University of British Columbia\nHaruzo Hida\, UCLA\nWerner Hoffmann\, Universitat Bielefeld\nRoman Holowinsky\, Ohio State University\nTasho Kaletha\, Princeton University\nJu-Lee Kim\, Massachussets institute of Technology\nSimon Marshall\, Northwestern University\nSteven J. Miller\, Williams College\nWerner Mueller\, University of Bonn\nDavid Nadler\, UC Berkeley\nSug Woo Shin\, Massachussets Institute of Technology\nKannan Soundararajan\, Stanford University\nBirgit Speh\, Cornell University\nNicolas Templier\, Princeton University\nEric Urban\, Columbia University URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/families-of-automorphic-forms-and-the-trace-formula-january-26-february-1-2014/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131211T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131211T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20170428T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160221Z UID:446-1386781200-1386784800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Identities About Self Assembly DESCRIPTION:In biological systems\, there are striking examples where complicated structures (i.e.\, the bacterial ribosome) can spontaneously assemble\, driven by specific interactions between the components. But how can systems be designed to have this property? Recent technological  advances have created the opportunity for making technologically relevant systems that self assemble\, using strands of DNA or objects coated with DNA. We will use these systems as inspiration to formulate theoretical models to understand how self assembly works in these systems\, through theory\, numerical simulation and experiment — and start to speculate as to whether resulting principles might be useful for unravelling the rules of biological self-assembly. \nMichael Brenner is the Glover Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research uses mathematics to examine a wide variety of problems in science and engineering\, ranging from understanding the shapes of whale flippers\, bird beaks and fungal spores\, to answering ordinary questions about daily life\, such as why a droplet of fluid splashes when it collides with a solid surface. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/michael-brenner/ CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10181138/Michael-Brenner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140612T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160526Z UID:231-1386172800-1386180000@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:On Growth and Form: Geometry\, Physics and Biology DESCRIPTION:Of the diversity of living form\, Charles Darwin said\, “It is enough to drive the sanest man mad.” A century and a half later\, how can we quantify\, understand and predict this variety? How might we control it? Motivated by biological observations on scales ranging from molecular to histological\, L. Mahadevan will explain how a combination of biological and physical experiments\, together with mathematical models and computations\, begin to unravel the physical basis for morphogenesis. He will go on to explore how these pan-disciplinary problems enrich the origins of this topic\, creating new questions in mathematics\, physics and biology. \nSpeaker \nL. Mahadevan\, Ph.D.\nHarvard University URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/on-growth-and-form-geometry-physics-and-biology/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Theory and Biology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180726/L_mahadevan_thumb1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20130906T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T192453Z UID:1920-1386172800-1386180000@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:December 4\, 2013: On Growth and Form: Geometry\, Physics and Biology DESCRIPTION:December 4\, 2013 \nOf the diversity of living form\, Charles Darwin said\, “It is enough to drive the sanest man mad.” A century and a half later\, how can we quantify\, understand and predict this variety? How might we control it? Motivated by biological observations on scales ranging from molecular to histological\, L. Mahadevan will explain how a combination of biological and physical experiments\, together with mathematical models and computations\, begin to unravel the physical basis for morphogenesis. He will go on to explore how these pan-disciplinary problems enrich the origins of this topic\, creating new questions in mathematics\, physics and biology. \nSpeaker \nL. Mahadevan\, Ph.D.\nHarvard University \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/december-4-2013-on-growth-and-form-geometry-physics-and-biology-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200230/L_mahadevan_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131031T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T200340Z UID:1825-1386115200-1386115200@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:December 4\, 2013: On Growth and Form: Geometry\, Physics and Biology DESCRIPTION:December 4\, 2013 \nOf the diversity of living form\, Charles Darwin said\, “It is enough to drive the sanest man mad.” A century and a half later\, how can we quantify\, understand and predict this variety? How might we control it? Motivated by biological observations on scales ranging from molecular to histological\, L. Mahadevan will explain how a combination of biological and physical experiments\, together with mathematical models and computations\, begin to unravel the physical basis for morphogenesis. He will go on to explore how these pan-disciplinary problems enrich the origins of this topic\, creating new questions in mathematics\, physics and biology. \nSpeaker \nL. Mahadevan\, Ph.D.\nHarvard University \nLocation \nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, Simons Foundation\n160 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY 10010 \nWednesday\, December 4\, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST) \nTo RSVP for this event\, please do so at Eventbrite. \nClick here to learn more about the Theory and Biology Lectures. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/december-4-2013-on-growth-and-form-geometry-physics-and-biology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200230/L_mahadevan_thumb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131120T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20170428T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160515Z UID:444-1384966800-1384970400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Black Holes\, Quantum Mechanics and Firewalls DESCRIPTION:Thought experiments have played an important role in figuring out the laws of physics. For the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity\, where the phenomena take place in extreme regimes\, they are even more crucial. Hawking’s 1976 paper “Breakdown of Predictability in Gravitational Collapse” presented one of the great thought experiments in the history of physics\, arguing that black holes destroy information in a way that requires a modification of the laws of quantum mechanics. Skeptics for years failed to\npoke holes in Hawking’s argument\, but concluded that if quantum mechanics is to be saved then our understanding of spacetime must break down in a radical way. I present some of the history of these ideas\, what has already been learned from this puzzle\, and the recent `firewall’ controversy\, which argues that Einstein’s theory breaks down radically for an observer falling into a black hole. \nReading material here and here. (pdf)\nLecture Slides (pdf) \nAbout the Speaker \nJoseph Polchinski (Joe) received his BS in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1975\, and his PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley in 1980. After two-year stints as a research associate at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) and at Harvard\, he joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984. He moved to UC Santa Barbara in 1992\, where he is a Professor of Physics and a Permanent Member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. \nPolchinski’s contributions to theoretical physics include a modern formulation of renormalization theory and some of the original work on the string landscape. He is best known for his discovery of D-branes\, extended structures that appear to be central to the mathematics and physics of string theory. He is also the author of a widely used two-volume text on string theory. \nPolchinski held an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship from 1985 to 1989. He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1997\, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002\, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2005. He has been awarded the 2007 Dannie Heineman Prize in Mathematical Physics of the American Physical Society\, and the 2008 Dirac Medal of the International Center for Theoretical Physics\, Trieste and the 2013 and 2014 Physics Frontiers Prizes. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/black-holes-quantum-mechanics-and-firewalls/ CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10181136/polchinski.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T173000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140612T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170818T184142Z UID:223-1384518600-1384536600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Structural Variant Detection DESCRIPTION:This Biotech Symposium will focus on computational methods for detecting structural variants\, which include large chromosomal insertions\, deletions\, inversions and translocations. Structural variants may cause both germline and somatic genetic diseases — such as inherited disorders and cancer — and contribute to human diversity and disease susceptibility. \nAttendees will include New York City area faculty\, postdoctoral and clinical fellows\, students and technical staff. Guests are invited to meet the speakers and mingle during the mid-afternoon break. \nEvan Eichler \n“Discovery & Genotyping Human Genome Structural Variation” \n \nSohrab Shah \n“Modeling Evolution of the Structural Genome in Cancer Cell Populations” \n \nAli Bashar \n“Update on Mt. Sinai Institute of Genomics & Multiscale Biology” URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/structural-variant-detection/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Biotech Symposia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180718/bioinformatics11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131030T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195213Z UID:1805-1384473600-1384473600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:November 15\, 2013: Structural Variant Detection DESCRIPTION:15 November 2013\, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\nThis Biotech Symposium will focus on computational methods for detecting structural variants\, which include large chromosomal insertions\, deletions\, inversions and translocations. Structural variants may cause both germline and somatic genetic diseases — such as inherited disorders and cancer — and contribute to human diversity and disease susceptibility. \nAttendees will include New York City area faculty\, postdoctoral and clinical fellows\, students and technical staff. Guests are invited to meet the speakers and mingle during the mid-afternoon break. \nEvan Eichler \n“Discovery & Genotyping Human Genome Structural Variation” \n \nSohrab Shah \n“Modeling Evolution of the Structural Genome in Cancer Cell Populations” \n \nAli Bashar \n“Update on Mt. Sinai Institute of Genomics & Multiscale Biology” \n \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-15-2013-structural-variant-detection-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200203/bioinformatics2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131115T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131002T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T192612Z UID:1767-1384473600-1384473600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:November 15\, 2013: Structural Variant Detection DESCRIPTION:15 November 2013\, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nThis Biotech Symposium will focus on computational methods for detecting structural variants\, which include large chromosomal insertions\, deletions\, inversions and translocations. Structural variants may cause both germline and somatic genetic diseases — such as inherited disorders and cancer — and contribute to human diversity and disease susceptibility. \nEvan Eichler \n“Discovery & Genotyping Human Genome Structural Variation” \n \nSohrab Shah \n“Modeling Evolution of the Structural Genome in Cancer Cell Populations” \n \nAli Bashar \n“Update on Mt. Sinai Institute of Genomics & Multiscale Biology” \n \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-15-2013-structural-variant-detection/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200117/bioinformatics.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140618T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160551Z UID:251-1384358400-1384365600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Discovery and Study of a Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Joe Incandela will present an overview of the LHC physics program\, including highlights from the discovery of a Higgs boson and a summary of more recent studies that incorporate more data. He will briefly discuss expectations for future results in years to come. \nIncandela is distinguished professor of physics at the University of California\, Santa Barbara and a guest professor at CERN. He is the current spokesperson and executive head of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for 2012-2013\, and in July 2012 he presented the experiment’s observation of a new particle resembling a Higgs boson. His current work focuses on the completion of data analyses on all 2011-2012 data\, as well as the consolidation of data\, repair and upgrades to the detector for future running periods. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-discovery-and-study-of-a-higgs-boson-at-the-large-hadron-collider/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180745/cmsIMG_6589b-447x6401.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131031T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195526Z UID:1811-1384300800-1384300800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Lecture: The Discovery and Study of a Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider\, November 13\, 2013 DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 2013\, 4:00-6:00 pm EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this talk\, Joe Incandela will present an overview of the LHC physics program\, including highlights from the discovery of a Higgs boson and a summary of more recent studies that incorporate more data. He will briefly discuss expectations for future results in years to come. \nIncandela is distinguished professor of physics at the University of California\, Santa Barbara and a guest professor at CERN. He is the current spokesperson and executive head of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for 2012-2013\, and in July 2012 he presented the experiment’s observation of a new particle resembling a Higgs boson. His current work focuses on the completion of data analyses on all 2011-2012 data\, as well as the consolidation of data\, repair and upgrades to the detector for future running periods. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/lecture-the-discovery-and-study-of-a-higgs-boson-at-the-large-hadron-collider-november-13-2013/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200212/cmsIMG_6589b1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131113T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131024T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T194942Z UID:1781-1384300800-1384300800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:November 13\, 2013: The Discovery and Study of a Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider DESCRIPTION:November 13\, 2013\, 4:00-6:00 pm EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this talk\, Joe Incandela will present an overview of the LHC physics program\, including highlights from the discovery of a Higgs boson and a summary of more recent studies that incorporate more data. He will briefly discuss expectations for future results in years to come. \nIncandela is distinguished professor of physics at the University of California\, Santa Barbara and a guest professor at CERN. He is the current spokesperson and executive head of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment for 2012-2013\, and in July 2012 he presented the experiment’s observation of a new particle resembling a Higgs boson. His current work focuses on the completion of data analyses on all 2011-2012 data\, as well as the consolidation of data\, repair and upgrades to the detector for future running periods. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \nIf this lecture is videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-13-2013-the-discovery-and-study-of-a-higgs-boson-at-the-large-hadron-collider/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200132/cmsIMG_6589b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140611T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160538Z UID:210-1383755400-1383762600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Infants’ Grasp of Others’ Intentions: The Development of Social Understanding DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Amanda Woodward discusses the nature and origins of children’s social understanding. When we watch others act\, we see more than bodies in motion; we see agents whose actions are structured by intentions. This fundamental aspect of human social cognition has profound implications for early childhood development and social learning. \nKevin Pelphrey provides post-lecture commentary on the ways in which our growing understanding of the early developmental origins of children’s social cognition can inform our search for early diagnostic indicators of autism. This\, in turn\, could lead to more effective early treatments for the core social deficits in autism. \n  \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/infants-grasp-of-others-intentions-the-development-of-social-understanding/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180705/AmandaPic2_web1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131106T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131030T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T161643Z UID:1804-1383755400-1383762600@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:November 6\, 2013: Infants’ Grasp of Others’ Intentions: The Development of Social Understanding DESCRIPTION:November 6\, 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. EST\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nIn this lecture\, Amanda Woodward discusses the nature and origins of children’s social understanding. When we watch others act\, we see more than bodies in motion; we see agents whose actions are structured by intentions. This fundamental aspect of human social cognition has profound implications for early childhood development and social learning. \nKevin Pelphrey provides post-lecture commentary on the ways in which our growing understanding of the early developmental origins of children’s social cognition can inform our search for early diagnostic indicators of autism. This\, in turn\, could lead to more effective early treatments for the core social deficits in autism. \nTo attend this event\, sign up here. \n  URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/november-6-2013-infants-grasp-of-others-intentions-the-development-of-social-understanding-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200110/AmandaPic2_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131101T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131101T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140221T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T163513Z UID:2028-1383264000-1383264000@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Foundation Hosts New York Computer Science and Economics Day DESCRIPTION:On November 1\, 2013\, the Simons Foundation hosted the sixth annual New York Computer Science and Economics (NYCE) day. The meeting brought together some 240 New York researchers in fields ranging from computer science to marketing and business. \nThe meeting’s goal was to promote a deeper understanding of\, and to analyze the economics of\, Internet activity. The event included four lectures and seven short talks. \nTwenty posters created by attendees outlined research topics at the intersection of computer science and economics\, their Internet-related applications and other interdisciplinary topics — from game theory to algorithmic understanding of the theory of evolution. \n“We started NYCE six years ago with the purpose of making it a primary venue for interactions between computer scientists and economists from industrial and academic research communities in the New York area\,” says Vahab Mirrokni\, one of the meeting’s organizers. “NYCE 2013 went quite well. We got very positive feedback about all the talks after the conference.” \nThe success of the first six NYCE meetings has garnered attention from sponsors — notably Google and Microsoft — and the computer science community. “Given its success so far\, the plan is to continue these events every year\,” says Mirrokni. “In the next couple of years\, we hope to grow NYCE even further and attract more economists to the event.” \nNYCE 2012 and 2013 have been held at the Simons Foundation\, and the organizers\, along with the Mathematics and Physical Sciences division of the foundation\, hope to continue that tradition in the coming years. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/foundation-hosts-new-york-computer-science-and-economics-day/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11205941/6th-NYCE-day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140611T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170818T183736Z UID:213-1382545800-1382553000@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:October 23\, 2013: Epilepsy and Autism: Comorbid Disorders with Shared Etiologies DESCRIPTION:Orrin Devinsky discusses autism and epilepsy\, and the genetic\, clinical and phenotypic features typical of individuals with these often comorbid disorders. He discusses how understanding shared and distinct mechanisms may improve prognosis\, therapy and prevention. \nIf this lecture was videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-23-2013-epilepsy-and-autism-comorbid-disorders-with-shared-etiologies/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Autism: Emerging Concepts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180708/devin020_web1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131030T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195125Z UID:1803-1382486400-1382486400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:October 23\, 2013: Epilepsy and Autism: Comorbid Disorders with Shared Etiologies DESCRIPTION:October 23\, 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nOrrin Devinsky discusses autism and epilepsy\, and the genetic\, clinical and phenotypic features typical of individuals with these often comorbid disorders. He discusses how understanding shared and distinct mechanisms may improve prognosis\, therapy and prevention. \nIf this lecture was videotaped\, it will be posted here after production. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-23-2013-epilepsy-and-autism-comorbid-disorders-with-shared-etiologies-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200107/devin020_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131016T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20170428T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160612Z UID:442-1381942800-1381946400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:Fluid-structure Interactions From the Large to the Very Small DESCRIPTION:Due to technical issues\, the recording of the lecture ends approximately ten minutes early. The speaker’s slides can be downloaded here for your convenience. \nThe interaction of a flowing fluid with immersed bodies — which may be compliant or active — defines a class of moving boundary problems that are central to engineering and biology. What makes such problems especially difficult (and fascinating) is that the dynamics of body and fluid are intertwined and must be treated in an integrated way. I will discuss problems in fluid-structure interaction ranging from the macroscopic\, i.e. flapping of flags and bending of tree leaves\, to the micro – collective behaviors of micro-organisms and the transport of subcellular structures. These examples will make clear the fundamental role that size plays in modeling and understanding the dynamics. \nMichael Shelley is an applied mathematician who works on the modeling and simulation of complex systems arising in physics and biology. He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado (1981) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona (1985). He was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University\, and then joined the mathematics faculty at the University of Chicago (1988). In 1992 he joined the Courant Institute at NYU where he is the George and Lilian Lyttle Professor of Applied Mathematics. Among other honors\, he has received the Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society\, the Cole Lectureship from the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics\, and is a Fellow of both societies. He is co-founder and co-Director of the Courant\nInstitute’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory. \nReading material here and here.\nLecture Slides here. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/fluid-structure-interactions-from-the-large-to-the-very-small/ CATEGORIES:Simons Science Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10181133/mike_shelley.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T183000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20140617T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T160602Z UID:249-1381768200-1381775400@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:The Search for Early Life on Earth and Mars DESCRIPTION:No one knows when life first emerged on planet Earth\, nor if or when Mars ever supported life. We see numerous\, unequivocal lines of evidence for life on Earth from some 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. But the further back in time we look\, the more clues about our earliest ancestors are clouded by doubts\, uncertainties and controversies. \nSimilarly\, the search for life on Mars is challenging\, risky and controversial. Because it is improbable that any fossils are preserved on Mars\, researchers must study the chemistry of its rocks to gain insights into potential habitable environments there. Scientists can do this using the instrument payload of the Curiosity rover now operating on the surface of Mars. \nAbout the speaker:\nRoger E. Summons\, Ph.D.\, is professor of geobiology in the department of Earth\, atmospheric and planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research group studies the co-evolution of Earth’s early life and environment\, microbially dominated ecosystems\, the structure and biosynthesis of membrane lipids\, biological mass extinction events and the origins of fossil fuels. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-search-for-early-life-on-earth-and-mars/ LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States CATEGORIES:Origins of Life ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/10180743/Origins1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T000000 DTSTAMP:20260413T124804 CREATED:20131031T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T195253Z UID:1810-1381708800-1381708800@www.simonsfoundation.org SUMMARY:October 14\, 2013: The Search for Early Life on Earth and Mars DESCRIPTION:14 October 2013\, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eastern\nGerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at the Simons Foundation\n160 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY \nNo one knows when life first emerged on planet Earth\, nor if or when Mars ever supported life. We see numerous\, unequivocal lines of evidence for life on Earth from some 3.5 billion years ago to the present day. But the further back in time we look\, the more clues about our earliest ancestors are clouded by doubts\, uncertainties and controversies. \nSimilarly\, the search for life on Mars is challenging\, risky and controversial. Because it is improbable that any fossils are preserved on Mars\, researchers must study the chemistry of its rocks to gain insights into potential habitable environments there. Scientists can do this using the instrument payload of the Curiosity rover now operating on the surface of Mars. \n  \nAbout the speaker:\nRoger E. Summons\, Ph.D.\, is professor of geobiology in the department of Earth\, atmospheric and planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research group studies the co-evolution of Earth’s early life and environment\, microbially dominated ecosystems\, the structure and biosynthesis of membrane lipids\, biological mass extinction events and the origins of fossil fuels. URL:https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/october-14-2013-the-search-for-early-life-on-earth-and-mars-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sf-web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/11200129/Origins.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR