Biennial African School on Fundamental Physics and its Applications at the Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal, August 3-23, 2014

粒子物理学考虑了从亚原子到宇宙尺度的广泛科学问题。 这些研究关系到在大爆炸后短短一秒钟内对宇宙最基本的理解，以及为什么我们现在看到的宇宙。为了迎接这一探索的挑战，提出了新的理论，开发和建造了新的探测器和加速器，并创造了新的计算和分析方法，所有这些都对短期内培训青年科学家和长期提高技术对社会的益处产生了广泛的影响。该项目的目的是向撒哈拉以南非洲的大学生介绍这一研究所需的科学和研究工具。智力奖励：该奖项为美国学生和讲师提供部分支持，以参加将于2014年8月3日至23日在塞内加尔达喀尔举行的第三届“非洲基础物理及其应用双年展”。学校将有四个主要主题：1）理论物理，2）实验亚原子物理，3）加速器和技术，4）分析和网格计算。内容将主要针对博士生和完成大学最后一年学业的学生，但也鼓励年轻研究人员申请。更广泛的影响：这所学校将为美国学生和专业物理学家提供一个与撒哈拉以南非洲同行互动并建立合作和伙伴关系的机会。

Overview: Particle physics considers a vast range of scientific questions, from subatomic to cosmic scales. These studies are relevant to the understanding of the Universe at its most fundamental level in the fleeting fraction of a second just after the Big Bang, and to why we see the Universe as we do now. To meet the challenges of this quest, new theories are advanced, new detectors and accelerators are developed and built, and new computing and analytical methodologies are created, all of which have significant broader impact for the training of young scientists in the near term and the advancement of technological benefits to society over the longer term. The objective of this program is to introduce the science and the needed research tools for this research to university students in sub-Saharan Africa.Intellectual Merit: This award provides partial support for US students and lecturers to attend the third "Biennial African School on Fundamental Physics and its Applications" to be held at the Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal, August 3-23, 2014. There will be four main topics at the school: 1) theoretical physics, 2) experimental sub-atomic physics, 3) accelerators and technologies and 4) analysis and grid computing. The contents will be aimed primarily at doctoral students and on students finishing their last year of university studies, but young researchers will also be encouraged to apply. Broader Impact: This school will serve as an opportunity for US students and professional physicists to interact with their counterparts in sub-Saharan Africa and to form collaborations and partnerships.