US-China Summer School on Representation Theory

表象理论为研究自然界的各种对称性提供了具体的模型，一直是数学和物理学的中心主题。世界各地的许多研究小组使用不同的工具从不同的角度对表征理论进行研究。因此，在这一领域工作的研究生有机会接触到该领域的一些广度，这一点尤为重要。为了加强代表理论的研究生教育，帮助我们的研究生获得国际工作经验，美国-中国代表理论暑期班将于2010年7月12-26日在上海东中国师范大学举行。该计划将包括由量子仿射代数和Kac-Moody代数方面的顶尖专家讲授的五门短期课程。该计划为一批美国研究生提供旅费，让他们参加为期两周的暑期班，地点是上海中国东中国师范大学，以及暑期班结束时的国际研讨会。在分配旅费时，我们将优先考虑妇女和其他少数群体以及代表人数不足的群体。暑期活动将加强美国学生在表示理论方面的研究生教育，为他们提供前所未有的机会了解数学，并为他们提供丰富的国际工作经验。

Representation theory provides concrete models to study various symmetries in nature and has been a central theme in mathematics and physics. Many research groups world wide do research related to representation theory from various perspectives using different tools. Thus it is especially important that a graduate student working in this area has exposure to some of the breadth of the area. In order to strengthen graduate education in representation theory and help our graduate students gain international working experiences, a joint US-China Summer School on Representation theory will be held at East China Normal University in Shanghai during July 12-26, 2010. The program will feature five short courses given by leading experts on quantum affine algebras and Kac-Moody algebras.This proposal provides travel supports for a group of US graduate students to attend a 2-week Summer School program in East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, as well as the international workshop at the end of the summer school. In the allocation of travel funds we will give preference to women and other minorities and underrepresented groups. The summer activities will strengthen the graduate education of US students in representation theory by providing unprecedented opportunities for them to gain insights on the mathematics, and it will also provide them with a wealth of international working experiences.