Maxim Kontsevich’s 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics

Friends of IHES | November 9, 2014

In June 2014 Maxim Kontsevich has been awarded the inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics « for work making a deep impact in a vast variety of mathematical disciplines, including algebraic geometry, deformation theory, symplectic topology, homological algebra and dynamical...

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2nd Friends of IHES Gala in New York

Friends of IHES | November 18, 2013

The second Friends of IHES Gala was held on November 18th at the Pierre Hotel in New York. The theme of the evening was “Mathematics, mind of the earth”. This event brought together the mathematician Kenneth Golden, former IHES...

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Deligne conference at the Simons Foundation

Friends of IHES | October 6, 2013

Friends of IHES and the Simons Foundation has hold a public event in New York on Saturday October 5, Celebrating the Mathematics of Pierre Deligne Pierre Deligne, the 2013 Abel Prize laureate, is one of the great mathematicians of...

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Emmanuel Ullmo is the new Director of IHES

Friends of IHES | September 1, 2013

Emmanuel Ullmo became IHES Director on 1 September 2013. He is taking over from Jean-Pierre Bourguignon who held the post for 19 years. A mathematician, his area of research is arithmetic and algebraic geometry. He studied at École Normale...

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A new Chairman and President has been elected

Friends of IHES | January 30, 2013

“This January, I became the new President and Chairman of Friends of IHES.  As a theoretical physicist whose research has benefited enormously from my visits to IHES, I truly appreciate this opportunity to join in support of its important work. 2012 has been an exciting year at IHES.  Its faculty and visitors have garnered many […]

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