US-China Summer School on Representation Theory

表征理论为研究自然界的各种对称性提供了具体的模型，一直是数学和物理学的中心主题。世界上许多研究小组使用不同的工具从不同的角度研究表征理论。因此，在这个领域工作的研究生接触到这个领域的一些广度是特别重要的。为了加强表征理论的研究生教育，帮助我们的研究生获得国际工作经验，中美表征理论联合暑期学校将于2010年7月12日至26日在上海华东师范大学举办。该项目将由量子仿射代数和Kac-Moody代数领域的顶尖专家讲授五门短期课程。本提案为一组美国研究生在中国上海华东师范大学参加为期两周的暑期学校项目以及暑期学校结束时的国际研讨会提供旅费支持。在分配旅费时，我们将优先考虑妇女和其他少数民族及代表性不足的群体。暑期活动将加强美国学生在表征理论方面的研究生教育，为他们提供前所未有的机会来深入了解数学，也将为他们提供丰富的国际工作经验。

Representation theory provides concrete models to study various symmetries in nature and has been a central theme in mathematics and physics. Many research groups world wide do research related to representation theory from various perspectives using different tools. Thus it is especially important that a graduate student working in this area has exposure to some of the breadth of the area. In order to strengthen graduate education in representation theory and help our graduate students gain international working experiences, a joint US-China Summer School on Representation theory will be held at East China Normal University in Shanghai during July 12-26, 2010. The program will feature five short courses given by leading experts on quantum affine algebras and Kac-Moody algebras.This proposal provides travel supports for a group of US graduate students to attend a 2-week Summer School program in East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, as well as the international workshop at the end of the summer school. In the allocation of travel funds we will give preference to women and other minorities and underrepresented groups. The summer activities will strengthen the graduate education of US students in representation theory by providing unprecedented opportunities for them to gain insights on the mathematics, and it will also provide them with a wealth of international working experiences.