ITAMP/B2 Institute Winter Graduate School in AMO Physics to be held January 8-20, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona

这笔助学金为学生提供部分资助，让他们参加2012年1月8日至20日的原子、分子和光学物理冬季研究生院：超冷和超快原子物理。该学院由ITAMP(理论原子、分子和光学物理研究所)和B2(生物圈2号)研究所组织，旨在加强对当代原子、分子和光学(AMO)科学中两个主要研究领域的学生的培训，这两个研究领域在2010年NRC十年物理评论的卷之一《控制量子世界》中确定了“走向绝对零度”和“极端光”。这所首创的冬季学校允许学生在轻松的氛围中与著名科学家互动，远离日常生活的分心。在一个促进互动和讨论的环境中，就与“超冷原子和分子物理”和“超短和超强相干物理”相关的主题举办多场讲座，为教师和学生提供大量的机会在课堂外交流，并有可能发起新的合作项目。这次会议主要面向代表对AMO物理学实验和理论研究的广泛兴趣的研究生，他们来自全国各地不同的背景和项目。

This grant provides partial support for students to attend the Winter Graduate School on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics: Ultracold and Ultrafast Atomic Physics, January 8-20, 2012. The school, organized by ITAMP (Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics) and the B2 (Biosphere 2) Institute, seeks to enhance the training of students in two of the major research areas in contemporary atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) sciences -- "Toward absolute zero" and "Extreme light" -- identified in "Controlling the Quantum World," one of the volumes in the 2010 NRC Decadal Physics Review. This inaugural winter school allows students to interact with eminent scientists in a relaxed atmosphere, away from the distractions of everyday life. Multiple lectures are given on subjects associated with "ultracold atomic and molecular physics" and "ultrashort and ultrastrong coherent physics" in an environment that fosters interaction and discussions, with plenty of opportunities for teachers and students to mingle outside the classroom, and the possibility for initiating new collaborative projects. The meeting is aimed primarily at graduate students representing a broad spectrum of interests in experimental and theoretical research in AMO physics and who come from diverse backgrounds and programs across the nation.