Geometry Space Surrey 2026

You can register and submit your abstracts here, before April 14th.

The first edition of the Geometry Space Surrey workshop will take place on June 8-10 2026 at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.

It is the first event of its kind, at the interface of symplectic geometry and astrodynamics. The former, a branch of pure mathematics providing a rigorous, abstract framework for classical mechanics, has recently begun producing applications to space mission design: finding orbits, cataloguing them, studying their bifurcation behaviours,… These applications rely on high-end technical tools such as Maslov-type indices, Floer homology theories, open book decompositions, \&c., which while still relatively unknown outside of the symplectic community, have a huge potential for studying dynamical systems.

The goal of the workshop is to gather for the first time expert astrodynamicists and geometers in one place, in order to push this new frontier: promote the use of pre-existing tools from symplectic geometry, find new areas for collaboration at the intersection of the two fields, get feedback from the engineering community – and the industry, through attendants from both the public and private European space sector – on real-world problems and constraints, so as to inspire new mathematics and enrich the symplectic toolkit.

Spanning over three days, the workshop will consist in 6 plenary talks, 15-20 research talks, and a poster session for young researchers. We expect around 40 attendees, and plan on holding a social dinner in Guildford on the evening of the second day. Interested participants can also choose to stay on the morning of Thursday, June 11 for a guided tour of the SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology LTD) facilities, to see first-hand how satellites are being built for specific missions.

Abstracts for the research talks and poster session are very welcome, on any topic relating to astrodynamics, symplectic/differential geometry, Hamiltonian dynamics, geometric mechanics, geometric integrators, geometric optimal control, &c., and can be submitted at Registration.