Institute for Advanced Study Hosts Summer Program in Theoretical Physics

Institute for Advanced Study Hosts Summer Program in Theoretical Physics

Prospects in Theoretical Physics, an intensive two-week summer program geared specifically to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars considering a career in theoretical physics, will take place at the Institute for Advanced Study from July 16 to 27. First held at the Institute in 2002, Prospects in Theoretical Physics has, in past years, covered topics ranging from the Large Hadron Collider to string theory.

The program builds upon the strong relationship between the research groups at the Institute and Princeton University. Representatives from both institutions are among the program's organizers and lecturers.

The theme of this year's program is The Standard Model and Beyond. It will focus on particle physics phenomenology with special emphasis on model building. The goal will be to help young physicists prepare for the physics that will emerge from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), scheduled to release the first data in 2008. "We are pleased to participate in the physics community's effort to train the young scientists who will lead the research in the new exciting era that lies ahead," states Chiara Nappi, Professor of Physics at Princeton University, one of the program organizers.

This year's organizers and Program Directors are Michael Dine of the University of California at Santa Cruz and Nathan Seiberg of the Institute for Advanced Study.

In addition to the organizers, lecturers will include:

  • Nima Arkani-Hamed (Harvard University)
  • Stephen D. Ellis (University of Washington)
  • Igor Klebanov (Princeton University)
  • Paul Langacker (Institute for Advanced Study)
  • Markus A. Luty (University of Maryland)
  • Juan Maldacena (Institute for Advanced Study)
  • Aneesh V. Manohar (University of California, San Diego)
  • Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida)
  • Yosef Nir (Weizmann Institute of Science)
  • Michael E. Peskin (SLAC, Stanford University)
  • Scott Thomas (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
  • Edward Witten (Institute for Advanced Study).

Prospects in Theoretical Physics 2007 is hosted by the Institute's School of Natural Sciences and receives funding from The Concordia Foundation.

For further information about the program, please call (609) 734-8389 or visit www.ias.edu/pitp.