Events

Computer System, Cluster, and Networking Summer School (Los Alamos, NM, from Jun 02, 2008 08:50 AM to Aug 05, 2008 08:50 AM)

This summer school aims to expose participants to many of the necessary skills and methods needed in order to maintain a high-performance super computer cluster. Participants get first hand practical experience with building and testing a cluster plus interaction with many professionals in the field. The summer school is being offered jointly by the LANL Information and Technology Institute and the LANL Institute for Advanced Study.

10th Annual Meeting of SQuInT (Santa Fe, from Feb 14, 2008 11:00 AM to Feb 17, 2008 11:00 AM)

The progress in modern information technology implies that transistors and other circuit elements will operate in the single-electron limit within a decade or two, and will reach atomic dimensions a few decades after that. At some point along this path, technology will cross the quantum/classical boundary and enter a whole new world of quantum mechanical information processing based on coherent quantum dynamics. Quantum information science has already forced a reevaluation of the traditional notions of computational complexity, by showing that the underlying model of computation cannot ignore the ultimately quantum mechanical nature of information encoding and processing. This impacts not only the foundations of theoretical computer science, but also opens avenues for computing power far beyond the fastest classical devices. Many physical implementations of quantum information have been explored, and a few are now at a point where a fault tolerant quantum processor architecture can be envisioned. More broadly, devices whose components are manifestly quantum can perform tasks that are impossible within the framework of classical physics, such as secure communication, teleportation, and metrology beyond the standard quantum limit.

15th International Workshop on HIV Dynamics and Evolution (Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, from Apr 27, 2008 08:00 AM to Apr 30, 2008 06:00 PM)

This is the yearly meeting on HIV evolution and dynamics.The meeting focuses on bringing together scientists from different disciplines, especially mathematics and biology. The specific aims of the 15th Meeting in the series will be: 1) To facilitate communication of the most recent results relating to HIV dynamics and pathogenesis, HIV evolution and phylogenetics, immune responses, T cell dynamics and viral escape; 2) To provide a forum for debate and discussion of alternative hypotheses in these areas; 3) To integrate new bio-mathematical approaches into research in HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development.

The Second q-bio Conference on Cellular Information Processing (St John's College, Santa Fe, NM, from Aug 06, 2008 07:50 PM to Aug 09, 2008 07:50 PM)

The Conference aims to advance quantitative experimentation and predictive modeling of molecular biological systems, as well as elucidation of general principles of cellular regulation.

q-bio Summer School (Los Alamos, NM, from Jul 21, 2008 07:55 PM to Aug 05, 2008 07:55 PM)

The School is intended for researchers new to modeling of cellular regulatory systems. Topics to be covered will include modeling of signal-transduction systems, genetic regulatory circuits, and stochastic effects in biochemical systems.

First Annual Strategy Workshop (New Mexico Tech, from Apr 20, 2007 08:05 AM to Apr 21, 2007 08:05 AM)

 

Benford's Law Workshop (Santa Fe, NM, from Dec 17, 2007 09:25 AM to Dec 18, 2007 09:25 PM)

 

Biological Threat Non-proliferation Conference (La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, from Dec 04, 2007 08:10 AM to Dec 05, 2007 10:10 AM)

The concern about the potential use of biological weapons (BW) is at an all-time high, because of the demonstrated use, the present asymmetrical national security environment, and the unprecedented rapid development of biotechnology that provides potentially new threats from genetically modified organisms. Despite the existing system of agreements and organizations developed to control the development, use, and proliferation of biological weapons, the number of states with suspected biological weapons programs is increasing. In addition to the state programs, biological threats can also come from international terrorism groups or even individuals, adding a new dimension to the complexity of bioweapons control. The nature of the current threats and the rationale for a biological attack are difficult to predict. A comprehensive approach to biological weapons control remains to be formulated and accomplished.

Isotopes and Imaging (Albuquerque, from Aug 02, 2007 05:10 AM to Aug 04, 2007 05:10 AM)

The New Mexico Center for Isotopes in Medicine (NMCIM) and the UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center (UNM CRTC) are co-hosting this workshop for members of the New Mexico Consortium (NMC- UNM, NMT, NMSU), the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), the Los Alamos National Laboratory, collaborating academic institutions, state and federal agencies, and radiopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical development companies interested in partnerships.

Grand Challenges in Neural Computation (Santa Fe, from Feb 19, 2007 11:15 AM to Feb 21, 2007 11:15 AM)

This will be a unique workshop, dedicated to identifying the Scientific Grand Challenges required for quantitatively understanding the nature of computation in the brain and its application toward more powerful neuromimetic computing. The workshop will be organized around several major themes: Experiment and Analysis, Theory and Modeling, and Applications. National program managers have been invited to offer their ideas and inform their judgement on the Grand Challenges for the field. The conference will end with a focused discussion on the future of neuroscience in New Mexico

IAS Call For Proposals (, from Jan 25, 2008 07:45 PM to Jan 25, 2008 11:50 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. The January 25th deadline is approaching.

Nuclear Particle, Astrophysics, and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars: Correlations in Supersymmetric Cascade Decays (Room 190, Physics & Astronomy, from Jan 29, 2008 07:00 AM to Apr 25, 2008 11:30 AM)

Tuesday, March 25, 2-3:30pm; Presenter: Terry Goldman (LANL); Room 190, Physics & Astronomy. Nuclear physics has been built on the fact that nuclei are well described as bound states of nucleons that are almost identical to the free proton and neutron. However, these baryons are known to be composites of quarks with extremely strong Quantum ChromoDynamic (QCD) interactions. Why are the nucleons in nuclei not significantly distorted from their free space structure? We show that the two principle features of QCD phenomenology account for this qualitatively and demonstrate it quantitatively by constructing two small nuclei directly in terms of quarks. Predictions from this model for the "EMC effect" in deep inelastic scattering of leptons on nuclei appear to be accurate. A dibaryon that does not have nuclear characteristics is also predicted, for which there is "almost" evidence. We conclude that the nucleon-nucleon potential and meson-exchange approaches to nuclear physics bear similarities to chemistry before the appreciation of the electronic structure of atoms, and that body-fixed models of nuclear structure in terms of quark exchanges may lead to deeper understanding in a fashion parallel to that whereby chemistry advanced beyond such concepts as electron affinity, electronegativity, etc.

IAS Call For Proposals (, from Mar 28, 2008 12:45 PM to Mar 28, 2008 12:50 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. We have a March 28th deadline.

IAS Call For Proposals (, from Jun 27, 2008 12:45 PM to Jun 27, 2008 12:50 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. This is an announcement for the June 27th deadline.

Los Alamos Summer School in Physics (Los Alamos, NM, from Jun 09, 2008 08:00 AM to Aug 15, 2008 05:00 PM)

Since 1988, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have offered a unique summer program in physics to a select group of advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The Summer School includes lectures, tutorials, a unique high-performance computing experience, and a full-term research project mentored by senior scientific staffs at UNM and LANL.

2nd International Workshop on Interconnection between Particle Physics and Cosmology (UNM-Albuquerque, from May 19, 2008 12:35 PM to May 23, 2008 12:35 PM)

In this workshop, we plan to discuss various issues related to the realization of the well-motivated connection between these two areas. Since the models are intricate and the experiments are complicated, we plan to examine possible avenues through which the connection can be explored.

Principles of Biological Computing Workshop (Sata Fe, from May 18, 2008 09:10 AM to May 21, 2008 09:10 AM)

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum in which the focus is exclusively on how natural biological systems compute. What are the computational primitives underlying biological computing and how can the corresponding principles be abstracted away from non-essential (for computation!) details of the physical implementation? We expect to attract a broad range of scientists to the workshop, ranging from neuroscientists and molecular biologists to computer scientists and physicists.

Cosmic Web: Galaxies and the Large-scale Structure (Socorro, from May 16, 2008 08:00 AM to May 17, 2008 06:00 PM)

The state-wide IAS Astrophysics and Cosmology Center (ACCent) workshop for the ACCent Focus group theme "Uniting the Visible and Invisible Universes" will be held in Socorro on NMT campus.

New Mexico Synthesis Imaging Workshop (Socorro, NM, from Jun 10, 2008 08:25 AM to Jun 17, 2008 08:25 PM)

The Eleventh Synthesis Imaging Workshop will comprise a week of lectures on aperture synthesis theory and techniques at a level appropriate for graduate students in astrophysics. Basic lectures on synthesis imaging, and advanced lectures on more specialized techniques, will be included. Practical tutorials demonstrating data collection, calibration and imaging of both VLA and VLBA data will be given.

IAS Call For Proposals (, from Sep 12, 2008 04:45 PM to Sep 12, 2008 11:50 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. The August 29th call deadline has been extended to September 12.

IAS Call For Proposals (Los Alamos, NM , from Nov 07, 2008 05:45 PM to Nov 07, 2008 05:50 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. This deadline has been extended to November 7.

NuPAC Seminar: Physics beyond the Standard Model from Astrophysical Observations (Oppenheimer Study Center, Los Alamos, from Sep 23, 2008 02:00 PM to Sep 23, 2008 03:00 PM)

NUPAC Seminar Announcement

ACCent: Great Surveys of Astronomy Workshop (La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM., from Nov 20, 2008 08:00 AM to Nov 22, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

IAS Call for Proposals (, from May 29, 2009 03:35 PM to May 29, 2009 03:35 PM)

The LANL Institute for Advanced Studies funds proposal development, conferences and workshops, summer schools, internships, teaching sabbaticals and visiting faculty, curriculum development and distance education. We also consider other strategic opportunities. This is an announcement for the May 29th deadline.

The Third q-Bio Summer School (Los Alamos, NM, from Jul 20, 2009 05:00 PM to Aug 04, 2009 05:00 PM)

Participants will attend daily lectures in Los Alamos about theory and modeling of cellular regulatory systems and networks. They will work in small teams on open-ended projects under the guidance of Summer School lecturers. The Summer School is designed for graduate students, postdocs, or anyone with a quantitative background who is new to modeling cellular regulatory systems and networks.

QIP 2009 -- 12th Workshop on Quantum Information Processing (Santa Fe, NM, from Jan 12, 2009 07:00 AM to Jan 16, 2009 07:00 PM)

Quantum Information Processing is the recasting of computer science in a quantum mechanical framework. QIP 2009 is the twelfth workshop on theoretical aspects of quantum computing, quantum cryptography and quantum information theory in a series which started in Aarhus in 1998. QIP 2009, like its previous editions, will feature invited talks, contributed talks and a poster session.

Cyber Workshop