Abel at IAS

Sponsored by the Abel Committee and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the IAS School of Mathematics 

Speakers:
Curtis McMullen, Harvard University
Daniel Spielman, Yale University
Karen Uhlenbeck, University of Texas at Austin and IAS
Hong Wang, IHES and NYU


Programme

10:00-10:10 Welcome by Helge Holden, chair of the Abel Committee, moderator
10:10-11:10 Karen Uhlenbeck, University of Texas at Austin, IAS, Abel Prize laureate 2019
11:10-11:45 break
11:45-12:45 Daniel Spielman, Yale University
12:50-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 Hong Wang, IHES and NYU
3-3:30 Tea
3:30-4:30 Curtis McMullen, Harvard University: “Quintics, braids and billiards, after Abel”
4:30 Conclusion of symposium

Abstracts and more info TBA

The Abel Prize Committee will also be present:
• Helge Holden, NTNU (Chair)
• Hee Oh, Yale University
• Jonathan Pila, Oxford University
• Yoshiko Ogata, Kyoto University
• Benny Sudakov, ETH, Zürich

 

Registration: 
(Seating is limited and you must be registered to attend this workshop in person. )

 

Local accommodations

Travel to IAS

 

 

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Abel at IAS – Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Date & Time

January 28, 2026 | 10:00am – 4:30pm
Add to calendar 01/28/2026 10:00 01/28/2026 16:30 Abel at IAS use-title More: https://www.ias.edu/math/events/abel-ias _Sponsored by _the Abel Committee and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the IAS School of Mathematics_ _ Speakers: Curtis McMullen, Harvard University Daniel Spielman, Yale University Karen Uhlenbeck, University of Texas at Austin and IAS Hong Wang, IHES and NYU Programme 10:00-10:10 Welcome by HELGE HOLDEN, chair of the Abel Committee, moderator 10:10-11:10 KAREN UHLENBECK, University of Texas at Austin, IAS, Abel Prize laureate 2019 11:10-11:45 break 11:45-12:45 DANIEL SPIELMAN, Yale University 12:50-2:00 Lunch 2:00-3:00 HONG WANG, IHES and NYU 3-3:30 Tea 3:30-4:30 CURTIS MCMULLEN, Harvard University: “Quintics, braids and billiards, after Abel” 4:30 Conclusion of symposium Abstracts and more info TBA The Abel Prize Committee will also be present: • Helge Holden, NTNU (Chair) • Hee Oh, Yale University • Jonathan Pila, Oxford University • Yoshiko Ogata, Kyoto University • Benny Sudakov, ETH, Zürich   REGISTRATION:  (SEATING IS LIMITED AND YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP IN PERSON. )   Local accommodations [https://www.ias.edu/math/local-accommodations] Travel to IAS [https://www.ias.edu/math/travel-information]     Simonyi Hall 101 a7a99c3d46944b65a08073518d638c23

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Simonyi Hall 101

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