Dear Colleague,

We are writing to announce the


RTG Graduate Summer School "Geometry of Quantum Fields and Strings"
UPenn, Philadelphia, June 8-20, 2009

http://www.math.upenn.edu/rtg09bc


The University of Pennsylvania Research Training Group in Mathematical
Physics and the Math/Physics Research Group are organizing a RTG
Graduate Summer School 'Geometry of quantum fields and strings', that
will take place on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 8-20, 2009.
    
This two week workshop will serve as a boot camp for training young
researchers who are currently enrolled in mathematics or physics
graduate programs. The students accepted to the workshop will be
trained in current exciting research directions interfacing algebraic
geometry, quantum field theory, geometric representation theory,
algebraic topology, and string theory. The students will be split into
mentoring groups each of which will meet every morning with a math
or physics faculty mentor who will guide them through interesting
results and problems on a specific topic. In addition the mentors will
give one or more afternoon lectures on current research accomplishments
in mathematical physics.

More information including a list of mentors and a preliminary list of
topics can be found at the workshop web site
http://www.math.upenn.edu/rtg09bc


 
Interested students should apply by filling the online application
form. Support is available for students from US institutions.  The
deadline for applications is April 30, 2009. Any questions and
inquiries should be directed at the workshop organizers at
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The workshop is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Math
Department and The National Science Foundation.


Please, help us advertise this event in your departments. We are
looking forward to meeting your students this Summer.
 
Sincerely,


Ron Donagi
Tony Pantev
Workshop Organizers

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