Workshop:Training & Mentoring for Theoretical Physics Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions

这个建议是为一个为期四天的研讨会将于2008年在汉普郡学院举行，题为推进理论物理研究在小学本科院校。该研讨会促进理论物理研究的教师在主要是本科院校（PUI）。它的活动集中在科学交流，了解更多关于“PUI研究如何工作”，并与其他理论家有效地联系。额外的会议将为教师提供工具，以管理他们的职业生涯中的关键过渡点。研讨会将初级和高级物理学家聚集在一起交流思想。 更广泛的含义是，这个研讨会将帮助教师在PUI保持他们的研究，这将涉及本科生。 在PUI进行积极的研究可以提高本科生的培训。另一方面，提高教师能够在PUI保持积极的研究计划的可能性，将使研究型人员更倾向于考虑在PUI工作。由于PUI在培训物理学家的管道中至关重要 促进研究所的研究工作是非常重要的。最后，为研究导向的物理学家保持这种就业途径将有助于防止训练有素的理论家的流失，否则他们可能会失去科学。

This proposal is for a four day workshop to be held in 2008 at Hampshire College, entitled Advancing Theoretical Physics Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions. The workshop fosters theoretical physics research by faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI). Its activities center on scientific exchange, learning more about "how PUI research works," andconnecting with other theorists effectively. Additional sessions will provide tools for faculty to manage key transition points in their careers. The workshop brings junior and senior physicists together for the exchange of ideas. The broader implication is that this workshop will help faculty at PUIs to maintain their research which will involve undergraduate students. Having active research at PUIs improves the training of undergraduates. On the other side improving the possibilities of faculty to be able to maintain an active research program at a PUI will allow for research oriented persons to be more inclined to consider jobs at PUIs. Since PUIs are crucial in the pipeline for training physicists fostering of research at PUIs is very important. Finally, keeping this avenue of employment open for research oriented physicists will help prevent the loss of well trained theorists who otherwise might be lost to science.