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July 19 - July 30, 2004
Prospects
in Theoretical Physics 2004 (PiTP) was an intensive two-week
summer program designed for graduate students considering
a career in theoretical physics. First held by the School
of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
in the summer of 2002, the PiTP Program is designed to
provide lecture
courses and informal sessions on the latest advances and
open questions in various areas of theoretical physics.
One of the goals of the program is to help train the
next generation of scholars in theoretical physics. A
special effort is made to reach out to women and
minorities, as well as to graduate students in small
universities who typically do not have the same
opportunities and access to leaders in the field as
graduate students in large research institutions.
The 2004 program was held from July 19-30, and the
topic was String Theory. The program was geared
toward advanced graduate students in the field, and 4th
and 5th year students actively involved in research were considered for admission. PiTP 2004
was organized
more like a workshop than a school, with lectures in the
mornings, and afternoons left free for interactions among
the students and between students and lecturers. The
students were expected to play an active role in the
workshop. PiTP 2004 accepted a total of 57 graduate
students, including participants from local and nearby institutions,
who were required to submit an application if interested in
attending. Accepted students were expected to be in
residence for the entire duration of the program. Local
accommodations and partial meal support were offered to
accepted participants. Prospects in Theoretical Physics
builds on the strong relationship of the research groups
at the Institute and Princeton University, and many
faculty members from the physics and astrophysics
departments at Princeton University are actively involved
in the program together with scientists from neighboring
institutions. Organizers and
lecturers for PiTP 2004 included: Juan
Maldacena, Nathan
Seiberg and Edward Witten (IAS);
Curtis
Callan, Steven
Gubser, Nissan Itzhaki, Igor
Klebanov, Chiara Nappi,
Alexander
Polyakov, Leonardo Rastelli and Paul
Steinhardt (Princeton University); Louise Dolan
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Burt Ovrut
(University of Pennsylvania); Stephen Shenker (Stanford
University); Kenneth Intriligator (University of
California at San Diego); and Charles Thorn (University of
Florida in Gainesville). For further information, please contact
Susan Higgins,
(609) 734-8389; e-mail: shiggins@ias.edu
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