Introduction to Superconductivity:
Fundamentals and Applications
July 3-28, 2000, Boulder,
Colorado, USA
The United States Summer School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
has been established to provide education for advanced
graduate students and postdocs working in condensed matter
physics, materials science and related fields. The goal is
to enable students to work at the frontiers of science and
technology by providing expert training not easily available
within the traditional system of graduate education and
postdoctoral apprenticeship. The School is supported by the
National Science Foundation
, with additional funding provided by
the
University of Colorado
,
NIST
,
Lucent Technologies
and
IBM
, and will meet annually during
July in Boulder, Colorado.
The operation of the School will be overseen by the
Board of Directors.
The School will have its inaugural session
July 3-28, 2000
.
The topic is
Introduction to Superconductivity:
Fundamentals and Applications.
Some of the
main themes
of the School are listed below. The School is intended
to be broad and inclusive and additional input
from the community concerning the topics is most welcome.
Lectures will be given over a
four week period, two to four
lectures per day, Monday through Friday.
>> Students are expected to stay for the
duration of the School. <<
Boulder 2000 Summer School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
has ended on July 28. Please watch this space for forthcoming information
about lecture webnotes, School photos, etc.
For various inquiries concerning the School contact
Zlatko Tesanovic
.
Main Themes of the School:
- Basic Principles of Superconductivity
- Quantum Dynamics of Vortices and Electrons
- Vortices in D>2 and Critical Phenomena in Superconductors
- High Temperature and other Unconventional Superconductors
- Vortex Dynamics: Physics and Applications
- Nonequilibrium Superconductivity
- Mesoscopic and Nanoscale Superconducting Systems
- Materials, Applications and Devices
Lecturers and Seminar Speakers:
- L. Balents (UC Santa Barbara)
- G. Boebinger (NHMFL Los Alamos)
- A. T. Dorsey (Florida)
Lucent
Lecturer
- D. Larbalestier (Wisconsin)
- A. H. MacDonald (Indiana)
- J. M. Martinis (NIST Boulder)
- Leo Radzihovsky (Colorado)
- R. E. Sager (Quantum Design, Inc.)
- J. A. Sauls (Northwestern)
- J. Talvacchio (Northrop-Grumman)
The scientific coordinators of the 2000
School are Allen M. Goldman (Minnesota), Chris Lobb (Maryland) and
Zlatko Tesanovic (Johns Hopkins).
The School will pay for most local
expenses so the total cost to students will be relatively small.
Each student must pay a registration fee of $115.
Room and board, including dormitory style local housing for the
duration of the School and meals during workdays, will be provided
for all student participants
free of charge. A modest daily fee will be charged to those requesting
special housing arrangements, including single
rooms, and weekend meals will be the responsibility of the students.
There are also travel grants available for the participants from
US universities. The detailed information regarding housing,
travel, financial support,
etc., is available at the School's main web site
http://www.indiana.edu/~uscmpsc.
Please note that the May 1, 2000 application deadline has
passed.
Boulder, Colorado, the site of the
United States Summer School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics:
The
University of Colorado at Boulder
is located at the edge of the
breathtaking Rocky Mountains. The elevation of
Boulder
is approximately
one mile above sea level, with 12 to 13 thousand foot peaks less than 20
miles away. The metropolis of Denver and its giant
Denver International Airport
(DIA) are
within easy reach by car or a regularly scheduled
bus
.
The ride takes about 35 mins.
Despite Colorado's image as the snow capital of the country,
Boulder enjoys a mild climate for most days of the year.
The climate is semi arid, with approximately 300 sunny days
per year. Boulder gets an average of 18 inches of
rain per year, with less than you might expect coming in the form of
snow. During summer months the average high temperature is
in the 80's (Fahrenheit) while the average low is in
the 50's (Fahrenheit).
While the climate is generally mild,
it is certainly unpredictable, and one must
be prepared for sudden changes of
weather
.
Boulder is a charming and prosperous college town with cafes
and bookstores at every corner of its tree-lined streets.
Its sophisticated urban scene is in beautiful contrast
to its rugged surroundings, including some of the most
stunning mountain scenery in the United States.
Hiking, biking, fishing, serious mountain climbing
or just a plain walk in the woods are but a few
outdoor activities one can enjoy as welcome diversions
from a grueling pressure of the School.
*background: ``Artificially Structured Arrays of
Superconducting Al Rings II'', courtesy of
D. H. Reich (Johns Hopkins)
last updated 08/24/00 by zbt
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