Programs on Critical Problems in Physics, Astrophysics and Biophysics at the Aspen Center for Physics

该奖项为阿斯彭物理中心（ACP）的科学活动提供资金。ACP是世界上最重要的理论物理研究机构之一，主要通过其暑期项目来实现其促进物理研究的使命。从5月中旬到9月中旬，该中心每年将500多名世界领先的物理学家带到阿斯彭，在持续数周的研讨会的广泛框架内，他们相互交流，讨论，合作和相互挑战，同时分享各自学科前沿的想法。ACP的独特之处在于将高科学质量的项目与非常丰富的合作研究环境相结合。ACP还组织五到七次为期一周的冬季会议，每周聚集多达100名研究人员，对当前物理学和跨学科研究领域的突破性发展做出快速反应。在夏季和冬季参加的物理学家也为丰富和可见的公众外展计划做出了贡献。这包括在场外更大的礼堂举行的公开讲座，以及夏季在ACP与物理学家举行的非正式“对话”（所有讲座和对话的录音都可以在互联网上获得），以及在冬季公开讲座之前在阿斯彭市中心举行的物理咖啡馆讨论。除此之外，还有更多的“儿童友好”活动，如参观当地学校，并与阿斯彭科学中心合作，每周在ACP校园举办“儿童物理夏令营”，参加物理学家的讲座和物理相关活动。所有的公共活动都是免费的，而且参加人数很多。

This award funds the scientific activities at the Aspen Center for Physics (ACP). The ACP is one of the premier theoretical physics research institutions in the world and fulfills its mission of fostering physics research primarily through its summer program. From mid-May to mid-September the Center brings over 500 of the world's leading physicists each year to Aspen where, within the broad framework of workshops lasting several weeks, they interact, discuss, collaborate, and challenge each other while sharing ideas at the forefront of their disciplines. The ACP is unique in the combination of programs of high scientific quality coupled with an extraordinarily fertile collaborative research environment. The ACP also organizes between five and seven one-week Winter Conferences, bringing together as many as 100 researchers each week to respond rapidly to breaking developments in areas of current interest in physics and interdisciplinary research. The physicists participating during the summer and winter also contribute to a rich and visible public outreach program. This includes public lectures, held off-site in larger auditoria, together with more informal `dialogues' with physicists held at the ACP in the summer (with recordings for all lectures and dialogues available over the internet) and Physics Cafe discussions held in downtown Aspen prior to the Winter public lectures. These are complemented by more `kid-friendly' events such as visits to local schools and, in collaboration with the Aspen Science Center, Physics is for Kids weekly summer picnics (on the ACP campus) with talks by participating physicists and physics-related activities. All public events are free and well-attended.