Special Trimester on Interacting Particle Systems, Statistical Mechanics and Probability Theory

这项提案的目的是为选定的美国参与者提供财政支持，以三个月的计划？相互作用粒子，统计力学和概率论？2008年9月至12月在法国巴黎的亨利·庞加莱学院举行。该计划将吸引许多领先的研究人员在概率论和统计物理之间的跨学科领域工作，并为他们提供各种持续时间。它将提出三个讲习班，五个长期课程，和一打迷你课程。该提案的主要目的是确保美国的初级研究人员不会因为缺乏支持而错过与这一重要领域最优秀的专家进行互动和学习的机会。强烈的偏好将给予初研究人员显示出很大的希望，即，高级研究生、博士后和需要财政支持的初级教师。有才华的初级研究人员的参与预计将对他们的职业生涯产生重大影响，从而对美国在这一领域的持续领导作用产生重大影响。这一群体的积极参与对于这一年轻而活跃的领域的健康发展也至关重要。

The purpose of this proposal is to provide financial support for selected US participants to the trimester program ?Interacting particles, statistical mechanics and probability theory? running from September to December 2008 in Institut Henri Poincar´e, Paris, France. This program will attract many leading researchers working in the interdisciplinary field between probability theory and statistical physics and host them for various durations. It will propose three workshops, five long courses, and a dozen of mini-courses. The main objective of this proposal is to ensure that US based junior researchers do not miss this opportunity to interact and learn from the best experts of this important field for lack of support. Strong preferences will be given to beginning researchers showing great promise, i.e., advanced graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty in need of financial support. Participation by talented junior researchers can be expected to have a major impact on their careers, and hence on the continued leadership role of the US in this area. Strong participation by this group will also be essential for the healthy development of this young and active field.