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

该奖项资助白杨物理中心（ACP）的科学活动，该中心是世界上最重要的理论物理研究机构之一。ACP是独一无二的，它将高科学质量的项目与非常肥沃的合作研究环境相结合。每年，从5月下旬到9月中旬，ACP吸引了大约500名世界领先的物理学家到白杨，参加为期数周的研讨会，工作组或个人研究项目，他们互动，讨论，合作和挑战对方，同时分享他们学科前沿的想法。ACP还组织五到八次为期一周的冬季会议，每周召集多达100名研究人员，以应对当前物理学和跨学科研究领域的快速突破性发展。由于这种激烈的活动，每年都有数百篇期刊文章，书籍章节和科学手稿明确承认ACP为新思想的诞生，为合作的形成和培养，为集中精力推进或完成工作的机会，以及为同行研究人员克服前进道路上的障碍所贡献的重要成分。因此，对ACP的资助通过促进物理学各个分支学科的基础科学进步来促进国家利益。在夏季和冬季，参与的物理学家也为丰富和可见的科学推广计划做出贡献。每个冬季会议都有一个免费的公开讲座，之前有一个“物理咖啡馆”，其中两到三个会议参与者与50到100名观众互动。每年夏天，在ACP校园举行10至12场免费的公开讲座，通常出席人数接近100人。所有公开讲座和讲座都有录音，并可在非加太网站上查阅。每周的“物理是为孩子们”夏季烧烤功能动手活动和互动演示/由ACP参与者交谈。同样在夏季，来自当地高中的优秀物理学生将在ACP工作一周，与物理学家一对一地讨论STEM兴趣和职业。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award funds the scientific activities at the Aspen Center for Physics (ACP), one of the premier theoretical physics research institutions in the world. The ACP is unique in its combination of programs of high scientific quality coupled with an extraordinarily fertile collaborative research environment. Each year, from late May to mid-September, the ACP attracts about 500 of the world's leading physicists to Aspen where, participating in multiple-week workshops, working groups, or individual research projects, they interact, discuss, collaborate, and challenge each other while sharing ideas at the forefront of their disciplines. The ACP also organizes between five and eight one-week Winter Conferences, bringing together as many as 100 researchers each week to respond to rapidly breaking developments in areas of current interest in physics and interdisciplinary research. As a result of this intense activity, each year several hundred journal articles, book chapters and scientific manuscripts explicitly acknowledge the ACP for the birth of new ideas, for the formation and nurturing of collaborations, for the opportunity to concentrate on advancing or completing work, and for essential ingredients contributed by fellow researchers to overcome roadblocks to progress. Thus, funding for the ACP advances the national interest by promoting the progress of fundamental science across a variety of subdisciplines of physics.In both summer and winter, participating physicists also contribute to a rich and visible science outreach program. Each winter conference features a free public lecture, preceded by a "Physics Café" in which two to three conference participants engage with an audience of 50 to 100. Each summer, ten to twelve free public talks are held on the ACP campus, with typical attendance close to 100. All public lectures and talks are recorded and made available on the ACP web site. Weekly "Physics is for Kids" summer barbeques feature hands-on activities and an interactive demonstration/talk by an ACP participant. Also in the summer, top physics students from local high schools work at the ACP for a week each and meet one-on-one with physicists to discuss STEM interests and careers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.