The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will host its fifth annual summer school on Physical Mathematics of Quantum Field Theory during the week of July 20-24, 2026. The aim of the workshop is to introduce young researchers on the boundary between mathematics and physics to recent ideas in classical and quantum field theory using notions from complex geometry and algebraic topology. The target audience of the workshop is advanced graduate students and post-docs, from both mathematics and theoretical physics. The schedule will be designed to include a large amount of time for participants to interact. We hope especially to encourage conversations between mathematicians and physicists.
The speakers this summer are
Zhengping Gui (Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences)
John Huerta (LMU Munich, to be confirmed)
Andrew Neitzke (Yale)
Surya Raghavendran (Yale)
Brian Williams (Boston University)
If you are interested in participating, please register at the link below and we will reply on a rolling basis, starting in early March. We can offer partial support for travel and lodging.
SCHEDULE: Not yet fixed.
REGISTRATION: Please fill out this Google form if you wish to register.
PAST SUMMER SCHOOLS: 2025 2024 2023 2022
If you have any questions, you can contact the organizer by e-mail at the following address:
Owen Gwilliam --- ogwilliam@umass.edu