The third group of students in the Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program visited the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute in New York City on July 31. The event was part of a six-week Summer Bridge Program aimed at preparing new first-year students for their studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
During the visit, 42 scholars participated in discussions with researchers from several fields such as neuroscience, computational biology, computational astrophysics, and computational quantum physics. They also had lunch with interns from earlier cohorts at the New York Structural Biology Center and toured the Centers for Computational Biology and Mathematics.
Simons Foundation President David Spergel addressed the group at the start of the day. He described ongoing work at the foundation and discussed both the importance of math and science and how the Simons STEM Scholars Program has developed.
“At the Simons Foundation, we believe that great science can transform our understanding of everything. Our goal is to support scientists, and the reason we are supporting this program is that we think you are part of the future of science,” said Spergel. “Stony Brook will produce some great scientists, and we wanted to help build this program to give you the opportunities to be one of them.”
More details about this event are available in an article by Christine McGrath at SB Matters.
