Hands-On Research: Complex Systems Advanced Study Institute (China)

该奖项将为2012年6月在中国上海举办的复杂系统物理高级研究所（ASI）提供部分资助。来自美国的12名高级研究人员和24名助理将与上海交通大学的同事一起提供为期两周的实践课程，展示复杂非线性物理系统的桌面实验。大约70名参与者，主要是初级教师，将从中亚和东南亚的不发达地区选出。目的是证明可以用相对便宜和可用的材料进行有趣和富有成效的实验。这个ASI是在非洲、印度和巴西举办的类似项目的继承者。当地费用由上海交通大学承担，参会费用和管理费用由意大利的里雅斯特国际理论物理中心（ICTP）赞助。本次研讨会将邀请来自亚洲欠发达地区的顶尖研究人员、合格的博士后和研究生进行桌面实验，并向参与者介绍有用的计算机软件。正如之前的实践ASIs所展示的那样，这些活动激发了参与者的好奇心，并提出了各种有趣的研究问题，他们可以自己或继续合作进行研究。除了在复杂现象的研究中提出研究问题外，该研究所还展示了有用和有效的科学教育方法。这种经历对年轻的美国助理和亚洲参与者都是有益的。

This award provides partial funding for an advanced study institute (ASI) on complex systems in physics to be held in Shanghai, China, in June 2012. A team of 12 senior researchers and 24 assistants from the U.S. will join colleagues at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) to offer a two-week hands-on course demonstrating table-top experiments in complex non-linear physical systems. About 70 participants, primarily junior faculty members, will be selected from underdeveloped regions of Central and Southeast Asia. The objective is to demonstrate that interesting and productive experiments can be conducted with relatively inexpensive and available materials. This ASI is a successor to similar programs that have been held in Africa, India, and Brazil. The local expenses will be supported by SJTU, and participant expenses as well as administrative costs are sponsored by the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy.This workshop will engage leading researchers and well qualified post-doctoral fellows and graduate students with participants from underdeveloped regions in Asia to conduct the table-top experiments as well as to introduce useful computer software to the participants. As has already been demonstrated by the previous Hands-on ASIs, these activities stimulate the curiosity of the participants and raise a variety of interest research questions that they can pursue on their own and in continuing collaborations. In addition to raising research issues in the study of complex phenomena the institute demonstrates useful and effective methods of scientific education. This experience is beneficial to the young U.S. assistants as much as to the Asian participants.