The Institut des hautes études scientifiques (IHÉS; English: Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies) is a French research institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics (also with a small theoretical biology group). It is located in Bures-sur-Yvette, just south of Paris. It is an independently governed research institute and a founding member of the University of Paris-Saclay.
History The IHÉS was founded in 1958 by businessman and mathematical physicist Léon Motchane with the help of Robert Oppenheimer and Jean Dieudonné as a research centre in France, modeled on the renowned Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, United States.
The strong personality of Alexander Grothendieck and the broad sweep of his revolutionizing theories were a dominating feature of the first ten years at the IHÉS. René Thom received an invitation from IHÉS in 1963 and, after his appointment, remained there until his death in 2002. Dennis Sullivan is remembered as one who had a special talent for encouraging exchanges among visitors and provoking new and deeper insights into their ideas.
The IHÉS runs a highly regarded mathematical journal, Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS.
IHÉS celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1998 and its 50th in 2008.
Directors
Image Name Timespan Léon Motchane (1958–1971) Nicolaas Kuiper (1971–1985) Marcel Berger (1985–1994) Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (1994–2013) Emmanuel Ullmo (2013–present)
List of IHES permanent professors NameNationalityFieldYear joinedYear leftNotesMajor awards Alexander GrothendieckStatelessmathematician19581970Fields Medal (1966), Crafoord Prize (1988)Jean DieudonnéFrenchmathematician19581964Louis MichelFrenchphysicist19621992Emeritus 1992–1999Wigner Medal (1982)René ThomFrenchmathematician19631990Emeritus 1990–2002Fields Medal (1958)David RuelleBelgianphysicist19642000Emeritus since 2000Henri Poincaré Prize (2006), Max Planck Medal (2014)Pierre DeligneBelgianmathematician19701984Fields Medal (1978), Crafoord Prize (1988), Abel Prize (2013)Dennis SullivanAmericanmathematician19741997Wolf Prize (2010), Abel Prize (2022)Jürg FröhlichSwissphysicist19781982Max-Planck Medal (2001), Henri Poincaré Prize (2009)Oscar Lanford IIIAmericanphysicist19821989Mikhaïl GromovRussian, Frenchmathematician19822015Emeritus since 2015Wolf Prize (1993), Abel Prize (2009)Jean BourgainBelgianmathematician19851994Fields Medal (1994), Shaw Prize (2010), Crafoord Prize (2012)Thibault DamourFrenchphysicist19892022Emeritus since 2022Albert Einstein Medal (1996), CNRS Gold Medal (2017)Maxim KontsevichRussian, Frenchmathematician1995currentHenri Poincaré Prize (1997), Fields Medal (1998), Crafoord Prize (2008), Shaw Prize (2012)Laurent LafforgueFrenchmathematician20002021Fields Medal (2002)Nikita NekrasovRussianphysicist20002013Hermann Weyl Prize (2004), Jacques Herbrand Prize (2004), Compositio Prize (2009)Vasily PestunRussianphysicist20142023Hermann Weyl Prize (2016)Hugo Duminil-CopinFrenchmathematician2016currentFields Medal (2022)Slava RychkovRussian, Italian, Frenchphysicist2017currentNew Horizons in Physics Prize (2014), Mergier-Bourdeix Prize (2019)Laure Saint-RaymondFrenchmathematician2021currentDustin ClausenCanadian, Americanmathematician2023currentJulio Parra-MartinezSpanishphysicist2024currentHong WangChinesemathematician2025currentMaryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize (2022), Fields Medal (2026)
Scientists associated with the IHES Alain Connes (Fields Medal 1982) has held the Léon Motchane Chair since 1979. Several CNRS researchers are also based at the IHES: Ahmed Abbes, Thierry Baudineau, Ofer Gabber, Fanny Kassel and Christophe Soulé in mathematics and Clément Delcamp in physics. Yilin Wang is a junior professor.
References
External links
Official website