January 8-20, 2012

at: The University of Arizona-Biosphere 2, Tucson, Arizona

The 2012 themes were ultracold and ultrafast AMO physics which have become major interdisciplinary research areas over the last couple of decades. Students must have a quantum mechanics background and be interested in exploring graduate research in AMO physics. The AMO Winter Graduate School will be held at the B2 Institute in Arizona.  http://www.b2science.org  There will be transportation shuttles from the Tuscon International Airport. Directions can be found on the B2 website link.

Winter School Group Picture 2012

2012 Winter Graduate School in Arizona

2012  Lecturers: Andreas Becker, JILA Phil Bucksbaum, Ultrafast Science Center, SLAC Ivan Deutsch, University of New Mexico Lou DiMauro, The Ohio State University Mette Gaarde, Louisiana State University Roy Glauber, Harvard University, 2005 Nobel Laureate Markus Greiner, Harvard University Poul Jessen, University of Arizona Roman Krems, University of British Columbia Mikhail Lukin, Harvard University Margaret Murnane, JILA  William Daniel Phillips, NIST, 1997 Nobel Laureate Han Pu, Rice University Tom Weinacht, Stony Brook University Jun Ye, JILA, University of Colorado Martin Zwierlein, Center for Ultra Cold Molecules, MIT Hossein Sadeghpour, ITAMP, Harvard University Pierre Meystre, University of Arizona Located on the foothills of the beautiful Catalina Mountains, the Biosphere 2 campus provides a non-traditional yet accessible venue. The facilities of the B2 Conference Center comprise a Campus Village of 28 rustic Santa Fe-style houses holding 106 double-capacity sleeping rooms and a number of double-occupancy offices. The accommodations are beautiful but as "dorms" they are a bit spare. Bedding, a set of towels, shampoo, soap, and lotion are all provided. During your stay at B2 you will be residing in a rustic Santa Fe-style house. These houses contain everything you need for a comfortable stay. Each casita has from three to five bedrooms and come complete with in-suite kitchens, living areas, and high-speed internet access, the 3-5 bedroom casitas are all in easy walking distance and provide the perfect place to unwind and socialize in-between or after meetings. These comfortable accommodations all contain easy high-speed wireless internet access and central air conditioning. Additional blankets and an extra pillow are available in the closet, along with an iron and ironing board. At night, the casita village is well lit, but the surrounding property can be quite dark. There is a flashlight in each bedroom. Come prepared for encounters with native wildlife common to the area.

The Winter School is supported by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
Funding for student travel support is provided through a grant from the National Science Foundation