2015 Summer Program at Center for Theoretical Underground Physics and Related Areas (CETUP*)/PPC June 15-July 17, 2015 in Lead/Deadwood, SD.

该奖项将为早期职业科学家和研究生参与第五届CETUP*(地下理论物理及相关领域中心)暑期项目提供参与者支持，该项目计划于2015年6月15日至7月17日在SD的Lead/Deadwood举行。CETUP*的主要目标是将具有不同专业知识的人聚集在一起，解决粒子和核物理、天体物理、地球科学和地球微生物学中最令人兴奋的问题。今年的计划将聚焦于暗物质和中微子物理，汇集暗物质、中微子物理、粒子物理、核物理、天体物理和宇宙学的专家。受邀参加该计划的科学家不仅将为地下科学提供理论支持，他们还将研究21世纪的核心问题，包括：什么是暗物质？我们对中微子参数的了解程度如何？中微子如何塑造了宇宙的演化？这些重元素是如何制成的？宇宙的基本对称性是什么？有没有大统一的宇宙理论？超新星是如何爆炸的？2015年CETUP*将包括一个为期5周的项目。在为期两周的暗物质物理会议之后，将有为期两周的中微子物理项目。第十一届粒子物理与宇宙学相互联系国际会议(PPC)将在这两次会议之间举行，从理论和实验两个方面涵盖暗物质、中微子物理和对撞机物理等主题。广泛的影响：基础研究影响到现代科学技术的许多领域。更好地理解新基本粒子之间的潜在联系将导致确定它们对早期宇宙的影响。该计划将为不同科学家群体之间的研究合作提供一个刺激的环境，并培训年轻科学家，包括本科生和研究生以及代表性不足的群体。许多外展工作将旨在与K-12、本科生和研究生、教师和普通公众分享这项研究的兴奋。

This award will provide participant support for early career scientists and graduate students to participate in the fifth CETUP* (Center for Theoretical Underground Physics and Related Areas) summer program that is planned to take place on June 15 - July 17, 2015 in Lead/Deadwood, SD. The main goal of CETUP* is to bring together people with different expertise to address the most exciting questions in particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, geosciences, and geo-microbiology. This year's program will focus on Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics, bringing together experts in dark matter, neutrino physics, particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Scientists invited to participate in the program will not only provide theoretical support to the underground science, but they will also examine core questions of the 21st century including: What is dark matter? How well do we know the neutrino parameters? How have neutrinos shaped the evolution of the universe? How were the heavy elements made? What are the fundamental underlying symmetries of the Universe? Is there a Grand Unified Theory of the Universe? How do supernovae explode?The 2015 CETUP* will consist of a 5-week long program. A two-week long session on Dark Matter physics will be followed by a two-week long program on Neutrino physics. The IXth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC) will be hosted in the time between these two sessions covering the subjects of dark matter, neutrino physics, and collider physics from both theoretical end experimental aspects.Broader Impacts: basic research affects many areas of modern science and technology. A better understanding of the potential connections between new fundamental particles will lead to determining their impact on the early universe. The program will offer a stimulating environment for research collaborations between diverse groups of scientists and training of young scientists, including undergraduate and graduate students and underrepresented groups. Numerous outreach efforts will aim to share the excitement of the research with K-12, undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and the general public.