Flatiron Institute

08/18/2026

Researchers at helped build a key piece of hyper-efficient AI training tool Muon — a component called Polar Express that optimized Muon’s core operation: https://bit.ly/4xNs4dg

How Flatiron Institute Mathematicians Helped Make AI More Efficient on Simons Foundation

08/13/2026

Last month, we hosted our second annual Flatiron Scientific Exchange to encourage our scientists to explore the breadth of research happening across the institute and spark new ideas and collaborations.

08/11/2026

research fellow Nour Al Hassanieh develops accurate and efficient algorithms for solving wave equation problems. Read more about her work: https://bit.ly/3SpqVJN

Flatiron Research Fellow Nour Al Hassanieh develops accurate and efficient algorithms for solving wave equation problems, an endeavor with many potential applications.

08/01/2026

Last week, hosted a Junior Theoretical Neuroscientists Workshop to connect talented young theorists studying different topics with each other and the Flatiron Institute's theoretical community.

Credit: Emily Tan/Simons Foundation

07/15/2026

This week, is hosting 2026 CMB Summer School where participants are learning core concepts and practical tools for CMB data analysis and simulations.

07/10/2026

By leveraging a classical mathematical function, researchers created a new method that enables molecular dynamics simulations to run 2.5 to seven times as fast — all without sacrificing accuracy.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4oLYtgR

07/07/2026

Fruit fly s***m are some of the longest in the animal kingdom — but how do they avoid getting tangled? New research from has the answer: https://bit.ly/4oKB2Vx

06/30/2026

ICYMI: astrophysicist Maximiliano Isi and colleagues nearly doubled the number of black hole collisions ever identified. Read more about the new observations from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration: https://bit.ly/42XYmF1

Black Hole Discoveries Abound in Newly Released LIGO-Virgo Catalog on Simons Foundation

06/23/2026

Researchers at are investigating how the collective movement of giant s***m in fruit flies gives rise to folded layers of motion. Read more about their new hypothesis: https://bit.ly/4oKB2Vx

Biologists at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology used mathematical models to improve our understanding of s***m structure and function.

06/08/2026

researcher SueYeon Chung has been selected as a 2026 McKnight Scholar for her work on neural population geometry. Congratulations, SueYeon! https://bit.ly/4g52eM7

CCN Researcher SueYeon Chung Named McKnight Scholar on Simons Foundation