Theoretical Institute
for Advanced Mathematics
and Science
Where Big Questions Become New Possibilities.
At the LSU Theoretical Institute for Advanced Mathematics and Science, curiosity has no boundaries. We bring together bold thinkers from across mathematics and the sciences to explore fundamental questions, challenge established ideas, and uncover connections that can transform how we understand the world. Through collaboration, discovery, and imagination, abstract theories become the foundation for breakthroughs that reach far beyond the expected.
Current & Upcoming
TIAMS programs bring together experts in mathematics, physics, and related fields to explore complex scientific questions through research, training, and collaboration. Activities include workshops, seminars, visiting scholars, interdisciplinary initiatives, and extended academic-year programs designed to spark new ideas and advance discovery.
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TIAMS welcomes faculty, researchers, visiting scholars, and collaborators to LSU. Whether you are joining us for a seminar, workshop, extended research stay, or sabbatical visit, we can help you plan your time in Baton Rouge.
Research & Ideas
Led by LSU Boyd Professor Gabriela González, a new $4 million, two-year National Science Foundation grant will support the computing infrastructure behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The collaborative project will improve data analysis, accelerate alerts to astronomers, and maintain the reliable computing systems essential to detecting gravitational waves from colliding black holes, neutron stars, and other cosmic events.
LSU physicists developed a room-temperature multiphoton quantum reservoir that uses classical light and photon-counting measurements to process information, simulate complex quantum dynamics, and learn mathematical functions while remaining robust to noise and loss.
LSU physicist Constantin Schrade will receive a DOE Career Award to explore how altermagnets, an emerging class of magnetic materials, could be used to control the movement of electrons based on their spin. The research builds on his recent work published in Science Advances and could help advance spintronics, a promising approach to developing more energy-efficient computing technologies.