SFI Complex Systems Summer Schools

[Paul Brault]

ANNOUNCING THE SANTA FE INSTITUTE'S 2004 COMPLEX SYSTEMS SUMMER SCHOOLS

Santa Fe School:

June 7 - July 2, 2004 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Director:  Melanie Mitchell, Oregon Health & Science University and 
Santa Fe Institute.
Held at the campus of St. John's College.  Administered by the Santa 
Fe Institute.

China School:

July 5 - 30, 2004 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Co-Directors:  Douglas Erwin, Smithsonian Institution and Santa Fe 
Institute; John Olsen, University of Arizona.  Held at the campus of 
Qingdao University.  Administered by Qingdao University and the Santa 
Fe Institute.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

  An intensive four-week introduction to complex behavior in 
mathematical, physical, living, and social systems for graduate 
students and postdoctoral fellows in the physical, natural and social 
sciences. Open to students from all countries. Students are expected 
to attend one school for the full four weeks.

Week one will consist of an intensive series of lectures and 
laboratories introducing the foundational ideas and tools of complex 
systems research. Topics will include nonlinear dynamics and pattern 
formation, information theory and computation theory, adaptation and 
evolution, network structure and dynamics, computer modeling tools, 
and specific applications of these core topics to various disciplines.

Weeks two and three will consist of lectures and panel discussions on 
current research in complex systems.

* Santa Fe:  Lecture topics include cancer as a complex adaptive 
system; neuro-cognitive development; ecological dynamics and 
robustness; and interactions between physics and computation.

*  China:  Lecture topics include defining principles and methods of 
complex systems, and specific case studies drawn from the physical, 
biological, and social sciences. 

  Week four will be devoted to the completion and presentation of 
student projects.

COSTS:

No tuition is charged.  Housing and meal costs are supported as follows:

* Santa Fe--100% for graduate students and 50% for postdoctoral fellows
    (the remaining 50% share is $750, due at the beginning of the school).
*  China--100% for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Most students will provide their own travel funding.  Some travel 
scholarships may be available based on demonstrated need, with 
preference given to international students.  Housing and travel 
support for accompanying families is not available.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications are solicited from graduate students and postdoctoral 
fellows in any discipline. Some background in science and mathematics 
at the undergraduate level, at least through calculus and linear 
algebra, is required.

Students should indicate school location preference when applying. 
Placements may be influenced by recent increased restrictions in U.S. 
foreign visitor policies.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Chinese students who wish to apply to the Qingdao school should be 
alert for a call for nominations at their university or research 
institution and apply locally.  For more information, please e-mail 
summerschool at santafe.edu.

Applications for the Santa Fe school, or for non-China international 
participants in the Qingdao school, may be submitted using our online 
application form at http://www.santafe.edu/csss04.html.  Application 
requirements include a current resume with publications list (if 
any), a statement of your current research interests and comments 
about why you want to attend the shool, and two letters of 
recommendation from scholars who know your work.

Applications sent via postal mail will also be accepted. Do not bind 
your application materials in any manner. Send packages to:

Summer Schools
Santa Fe Institute
1399 Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA

Deadline:  All application materials must be postmarked or 
electronically submitted no later than January 23, 2004.

Women, minorities, and students from developing countries are 
especially encouraged to apply.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Please visit http://www.santafe.edu/csss04.html, or e-mail 
summerschool at santafe.edu.