In joint work with Konstanze Rietsch (arXiv:1712.00447), we use the $\mathcal{X}$-cluster structure on the Grassmannian and the combinatorics of plabic graphs to associate a Newton-Okounkov body to each $\mathcal{X}$-cluster. This gives, for each $\mathcal{X}$-cluster, a toric degeneration of the Grassmannian. We also describe the Newton-Okounkov bodies quite explicitly: we show that their facets can be read off from $\mathcal{A}$-cluster expansions of the superpotential. And we give a combinatorial formula for the lattice points of the Newton-Okounkov bodies, which has a surprising interpretation in terms of quantum Schubert calculus.[-]

I will give an introduction to the amplituhedron, a geometric object generalizing the positive Grassmannian, which was introduced by Arkani-Hamed and Trnka in the context of scattering amplitudes in N=4 super Yang Mills theory. I will focus in particular on its connections to cluster algebras, including the cluster adjacency conjecture. (Based on joint works with multiple coauthors, especially Evan-Zohar, Lakrec, Parisi, Sherman-Bennett, and Tessler.)[-]