Press Releases

The Institute for Advanced Study has announced the appointment of Vladimir Voevodsky as Professor in the School of Mathematics.

Voevodsky, whose field within mathematics is algebraic geometry, is known for his work in the homology theory of schemes, algebraic K-theory, and interrelations between algebraic geometry and algebraic topology. He has been concerned with a synthesis of algebraic geometry and homotopy theory, two major branches of modern mathematics.

James H. Simons, founder and president of Renaissance Technologies Corp., has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study. Renaissance Technologies is an investment management firm dedicated to the use of mathematical methods. Prior to founding Renaissance, Simons served as chairman of the Mathematics Department at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, was a cryptanalyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses in Princeton, and taught mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

Jonathan Israel, Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, will speak on "Enlightenment, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Postmodernist Critique of Modernity" on February 13 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus. A reception in the Common Room of Fuld Hall will follow the lecture.

Baritone Sanford Sylvan and pianist David Breitman will perform at the Institute for Advanced Study on February 6 and 8 at 8:00 p.m. and February 10 at 4:00 p.m. The concerts will take place in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus.