Workshop:Training & Mentoring for Theoretical Physics Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions

这项提议是2008年在汉普郡学院举办一次为期四天的研讨会，题为推进主要是本科生机构的理论物理研究。这个工作坊促进了本科生机构(PUI)教师的理论物理研究。它的活动以科学交流为中心，更多地了解“PUI研究是如何运作的”，并有效地与其他理论家联系。额外的课程将为教师管理其职业生涯中的关键转折点提供工具。研讨会将初级和高级物理学家聚集在一起，进行思想交流。更广泛的含义是，这个研讨会将帮助PUIS的教职员工保持他们的研究，这将涉及本科生。在PUIS进行积极的研究，可以促进本科生的培养。另一方面，提高教职员工在PUI保持积极研究计划的可能性，将使注重研究的人更倾向于考虑PUI的工作。由于PUI在培养物理学家的管道中至关重要，因此促进PUI的研究非常重要。最后，为面向研究的物理学家保持这条就业途径将有助于防止训练有素的理论家的流失，否则他们可能会被科学所迷失。

This proposal is for a four day workshop to be held in 2008 at Hampshire College, entitled Advancing Theoretical Physics Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions. The workshop fosters theoretical physics research by faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI). Its activities center on scientific exchange, learning more about "how PUI research works," andconnecting with other theorists effectively. Additional sessions will provide tools for faculty to manage key transition points in their careers. The workshop brings junior and senior physicists together for the exchange of ideas. The broader implication is that this workshop will help faculty at PUIs to maintain their research which will involve undergraduate students. Having active research at PUIs improves the training of undergraduates. On the other side improving the possibilities of faculty to be able to maintain an active research program at a PUI will allow for research oriented persons to be more inclined to consider jobs at PUIs. Since PUIs are crucial in the pipeline for training physicists fostering of research at PUIs is very important. Finally, keeping this avenue of employment open for research oriented physicists will help prevent the loss of well trained theorists who otherwise might be lost to science.