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Henri Poincaré Distinguished Lectures
Established in 2013, the Henri Poincaré Distinguished Visiting Professorship brings world-renowned distinguished mathematicians to Stanford University for at least one academic quarter to interact with faculty and students.
It is very generously funded by an anonymously endowed gift to the Mathematics Department.
Upcoming Public Lecture Events
April
30
Date
Thu April 30th 2026, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Josh Zahl (Chern Institute of Mathematics)
Abstract & title to come.
You can learn more about Professor Josh Zahl here.
Past Speakers
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Past Public Lecture Events
Date
Thu October 17th 2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Mark Levi (Penn State)
Date
Thu March 14th 2024, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Vincent Pilloni (CNRS & University of Paris-Saclay)
Date
Thu February 15th 2024, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Alain Goriely (Oxford University)
Date
Wed May 31st 2023, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Sam Payne (University of Texas)
Date
Thu May 12th 2022, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
380Y
Speaker
Mohammed Abouzaid (Columbia/Stanford)
Date
Wed January 29th 2020, 3:15pm
Location:
Bldg 380 Room 383N
Speaker
Professor Cliff Taubes (Harvard University)
Date
Tue January 28th 2020, 4:30pm
Location:
Bldg 380 Room 380W
Speaker
Professor Cliff Taubes (Harvard University)
Date
Thu March 7th 2019, 4:30pm
Location:
Bldg 380, Room 380W
Speaker
Henri Berestycki (EHESS, PSL University of Paris)
Date
Thu November 2nd 2017, 4:30pm
Location:
Building 380, Room 380W
Speaker
Dan Freed (University of Texas at Austin)