Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute
The MSRI entrance, May 2011 | |
Former name | Mathematical Sciences Research Institute |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit mathematical research institute |
| Established | 1982 |
| Founders | |
| Endowment | $89 million (2022) |
| Director | Tatiana Toro |
| Address | 17 Gauss Way , Berkeley , , 37°52′47″N 122°14′39″W / 37.879799°N 122.244294°W |
| Website | slmath |
The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), formerly the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), is an independent nonprofit mathematical research institution on the University of California campus in Berkeley, California. It is a center for research in mathematics. Each year, over 1,700 mathematicians spend time at MSRI.
The institute was founded in 1982, and its funding sources include the National Science Foundation, private foundations, corporations, and more than 90 universities and institutions. The institute is located at 17 Gauss Way on the Berkeley campus, close to Grizzly Peak in the Berkeley Hills.
The institute has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency as well as private individuals, foundations, corporations, and academic institutions. Jim Simons, founder with his wife of the Simons Foundation and a Berkeley alumnus, was a long-time supporter of the institute and served on the board of trustees.