Simons Foundation

The Simons Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 by Marilyn and James Harris Simons with offices in New York City.[1] The foundation funds research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

The foundation makes grants in "four program areas: mathematics and physical sciences; life sciences; autism research; and education & outreach."[2][3] In 2016 the foundation launched the Flatiron Institute, a multidisciplinary academic research entity focused on computation.[4]

The foundation also funds two editorially independent online publications: Quanta Magazine and Spectrum. Quanta reports on developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences.[5] Spectrum provides news and analysis of advancements in autism research.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Simons Foundation: Funder of Basic Science Research, Early Mover in Autism Science" (PDF). Autism Spectrum News.
  2. ↑ "About Simons Foundation". Simons Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Inside the Simons Foundation: Big Philanthropy on the Frontiers of Science". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (2016-11-22). "James Simons’s Foundation Starts New Institute for Computing, Big Data". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  5. ↑ https://www.quantamagazine.org/about/
  6. ↑ https://spectrumnews.org/about/
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