XXXI SCGAS

Date, Time and Location

The 31st SCGAS will be held at the Department of Mathematics of University of California at San Diego on  April 4-5, 2026. The lectures will be held in ... For directions on how to get to Natural Science Building see .

Registration starts at 10am Saturday morning. The first talk will be at 11:00am and the last talk will finish at 12:30pm on Sunday, to allow for travel. 

The Seminar is supported by the NSF.

Invited Speakers

• Richard Bamler (UC Berkeley)

• Jeff Cheeger (Courant)

• Michael Douglas (Harvard)

• Inwon Kim (UCLA)

• Mingyang Li (Stony Brook University)

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• Lu Wang   (Yale)

Here are the schedule of talks and the titles and abstracts.

Registration

Participants are asked to register online: the electronic registration form is now available. See here for the list of people already registered.

Although there is no registration fee we suggest donations in the amount of $20 towards helping cover the coffee, snacks and administrative costs. The SCGAS will provide coffee on Sunday and small refreshments throughout the weekend for all participants.

Financial Support

For participants who are requesting reimbursement, please send your completed expenses form and receipts to Cassidy at Department of Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093. Reimbursement is only guaranteed up to the amount specified in the email you received from the SCGAS, and only with valid receipts. If you have questions, please send an email to math-tec-g@ucsd.edu or to one of the organizers.

The 31st SCGAS is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and by School of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego. 

People interested in applying for travel funds should check the appropriate box in the electronic registration form. The deadline for sending in requests for travel support is March 20, 2026. Priority will be given to those who send their request for support before March 10, 2026.

Logistics

Here is a list of restaurants on UCSD campus. 

Here are some parking informations:

Visitor (V) Parking Rates (ParkMobile zone 4752)

• • 30 minutes or less: no charge

  • Each additional hour: $4 (daily maximum $32)

  • After 5 p.m. weekdays and on weekends: $2/hr. (maximum $8)

• Other Public Parking Options

  • D lots: $4/day (ParkMobile zone 4762)

  • Super Saver lots: $3/day (ParkMobile zone 4767)

• Pay with Visa, Mastercard, or American Express only

• Pay with ParkMobile App or Nearest Pay Station

Parking Structures near AP&M

1. Scholars Parking Structure (Sixth College) Map

• Visitor Parking: Level B1

2. Pangea Parking Structure (Roosevelt College) Map

• Visitor Parking: Level 5 & 6

3. Theater District Parking Structure (Eight College) Map

• Visitor Parking: Level TBD

4. Osler Parking Structure (South Parking Structure) Map

• Visitor Parking: Level 3

5. Gilman Parking Structure Map

• Visitor Parking: Lot P451 Level 1, Lot 452 Level 2, & Lot 453 Level 3

6. Hopkins Parking Structure (Roosevelt College/RIMAC) Map

• Visitor Parking: Lot P347 Level 7

Organizing Committee

• Bennett Chow

• Luca Spolaor

• Ruobing Zhang