OBJECTIVE

SERC schools in Theoretical High Energy Physics are organised every year nationally. The aim is to provide an overview on different topics in high energy physics to the Ph.D. students in their early years of research. Each school has pedagogical lectures on selected topics supported by rigorous tutorial sessions.

XXIV School in this series is organised by the Physics Department of IIT Guwahati during 2 - 21 March 2009.

Details of the past schools are available at SERC - THEP Main Page.

COURSES

This year, we have four courses on topics of current interest.
Course 1: Heavy Ion Physics: LHC & RHIC
Rajeev Bhalerao, TIFR, Mumbai
Bedanga Mohanty, VECC, Kolkata

Course 2: Introduction to String Theory
Sunil Mukhi, TIFR, Mumbai
Nemani Suryanarayana, IMSc, Chennai

Course 3: Extra-dimensional Scenarios
Prasanta Tripathy, IIT Madras, Chennai
Gautam Bhattacharyya, SINP, Kolkata
Dileep Jatkar, HRI, Allahabad

Course 4: Interface between Cosmology and Particle Physics
Subhendra Mohanty, PRL, Ahmedabad
Kaushik Bhattacharya, IIT Kanpur

Please check the program for details of courses and prerequisites.

PARTICIPATION

Applications are invited from graduate students working for their Ph.D degree in Theoretical High Energy Physics. Fresh postdoctoral fellows working in related areas and highly motivated final year M.Sc.(Physics) students are also welcome. Preference will be given to those who have already attended a SERC Preliminary School. Students are expected to participate for the full duration of the school.

Selected participants will be paid round trip travel expenses by train (3AC/I Class). Organisers will also take care of the boarding and lodging of the participants.

CONTACT

Dr. P. Poulose / Dr. Kamal L. Panigrahi

XXIV SERC THEP Main School,
Department of Physics,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,
Guwahati, Assam 781039.

E-mail: sercthep09@iitg.ernet.in
Phone: +91-361-2582713 / 2582719
Fax: +91-361-2582749 / 2690762