Collaborative Proposals: Institute for Theoretical, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

智力优势：哈佛-史密森天体物理中心的理论原子、分子和光学物理研究所(ITAMP)是理论原子、分子和光学(AMO)物理的用户设施。它的核心项目是博士后和访问学者项目、研讨会和专题小组以及演讲者系列。AMO理论在激发和解释AMO和凝聚态物理、天体物理、化学和量子光学方面的前卫实验发展方面发挥了至关重要的作用。ITAMP以培训和指导博士后研究员而闻名，这些博士后研究员后来在哈佛和麻省理工学院等顶尖大学以及洛斯阿拉莫斯和橡树岭等国家实验室担任教职员工。更广泛的影响：ITAMP让尽可能多的受众能够接触到它的活动。ITAMP网站公布了研讨会、访客、座谈、项目信息和ITAMP时事通讯的日程安排。这些讲习班是网上直播的，并存档用于广泛的教育目的。对青年科学家进行AMO物理理论的教育和培训是ITAMP的首要任务。博士后组织午餐会讨论，并与高素质的国际科学家互动。自2007年以来，四名女性博士后接受了美国大学的助理教授工作，其中包括一名麻省理工学院的助理教授。一项新的学生培训和教育推广举措是与B2研究所合作的AMO物理学研究生冬季学校，其特点是全明星讲师名册。

Intellectual Merits: The Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is a user facility for theoretical atomic molecular and optical (AMO) Physics. Its core programs are the postdoctoral and the visiting scholars programs, workshops and topical groups and speaker series. AMO theory has played a vital role in motivating and explaining avant-garde experimental developments in AMO and condensed matter physics, astrophysics, chemistry and quantum optics. ITAMP has a notable reputation for training and mentoring postdoctoral fellows, who go on to occupy faculty and staff positions at leading universities, including Harvard and MIT, and national laboratories, such as Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge. Broader Impacts: ITAMP makes its activities accessible to as large an audience as possible. The ITAMP website posts schedules of workshops, visitors, colloquia, information about programs and the ITAMP newsletter. The workshops are webcast and are archived for broad educational purposes. The education and training of young scientists in AMO physics theory is of primary importance to ITAMP. Postdocs organize luncheon discussions, and interact with high-caliber international scientists. Since 2007, four female postdoctoral fellows accepted assistant professor offers at colleges in the U.S., including one at MIT. A new student training and educational outreach initiative is the AMO Physics Graduate Winter School, in cooperation with the B2 Institute, featuring an all-star roster of lecturers.