2014 CTEQ School

The Coordinated Theoretical-Experimental Project on QCD

(CTEQ)

will organize and conduct the
CTEQ School
on
QCD and Electroweak Phenomenology
at

Peking University (PKU), Beijing
8 - 18 July 2014

The school will be locally hosted by Peking University (PKU), and the Monte Carlo Tutorial Sessions will be organized with the cooperation of the MCnet Collaboration.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

LOCAL INFORMATION

SOCIAL EVENTS

SCHEDULE

TALKS

References in preparation for the School can be found on the CTEQ Pedagogical Page

The School is ideally suited for advanced graduate students and recent PhDs.

Topics to be covered:

Focused Introductory Reviews:
Introduction to the Parton Model and Perturbative QCD
Monte Carlo Introduction
Deeply Inelastic Scattering
Higgs Boson Physics
Vector Bosons / Direct Photons
Production and Structure of High Energy Jets
Heavy Quarks

In-depth Analysis and Phenomenology:
Monte Carlo Tutorial
Higgs at Hadron Colliders
QCD/EWK/Top/Searches at Hadron Colliders
PDFs and Global Fits
Neutrino Physics
High Intensity Muon and Kaon Physics
The Standard Model and Beyond
NLO Computation and Matching/Merging

Organizing Committee:

Ed Berger and Tom LeCompte, Argonne National Lab
Jorge Morfín, Fermilab
Jeff Owens and Laura Reina, Florida State University
Zack Sullivan, Illinois Institute of Technology
Nikos Varelas, University of Illinois at Chicago
C.-P. Yuan, Michigan State University
Davison Soper, University of Oregon
Qing-Hong Cao and Shou-hua Zhu, Peking University
Tao Han, University of Pittsburgh
Stefan Hoeche, SLAC National Accelerator Lab
Fred Olness, Southern Methodist University
George Sterman, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Bruce Mellado, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Application Form

To apply for the School please fill out the online application form.

The online form will collect your basic contact information, a SHORT statement of current research (just a few sentences), and allow you to upload an (optional) "Curriculum Vitae & Publications" document. It will also send an email request for a letter of reference to someone you specify. All materials are collected online via the AcademicJobsOnline website; do not send hard-copies of any materials.

Applications are now closed.

Enrollment will be limited to 80 participants.

A registration fee of US$550 covers the participant's portion of lodging as well as most meals. A limited number of fellowships covering all or part of the registration fee will be available.

Visa Application

A valid visa is REQUIRED for non-residents of China to attend the school. Participants can apply for either a tourist visa (L) or a business/visitor visa (F) for entry. An official support letter from the school organizers is required and will be provided for the issue of a business/visitor visa. Please contact Chinese embassy/ Consulate/ Visa Office nearby for visa application at least 2 months prior to your traveling.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_China

EMAIL: For questions, you may contact: cteq2014@list.smu.edu Do not send applications to this email -- all application material is collected online.

Members of the CTEQ Collaboration

A. Accardi-Jefferson Lab. and Hampton U.	E. Berger-Argonne Lab.
J. Campbell-Fermilab	J. Collins-Penn State U.
J. W. Gary-U.C. Riverside	W. Giele-Fermilab
T. Han-U. Pittsburgh	K. Hatakeyama-Baylor U.
J. Huston-Michigan State U.	C. Keppel-Jefferson Lab. and Hampton U.
K. Kovarik-U. Karlsruhe	S. Kuhlmann-Argonne Lab.
H.-L. Lai-Taipei Municipal U. of Ed.	T. LeCompte-Argonne Lab.
B. Mellado-U. of the Witwatersrand	J.G. Morfín-Fermilab
S. Mrenna-Fermilab	P. Nadolsky-Southern Meth. U.
F. Olness-Southern Meth. U.	J. Owens-Florida State U.
F. Petriello-Northwestern U.	J. Pumplin-Michigan State U.
J. Qiu-Brookhaven Lab.	L. Reina-Florida State U.
H. Schellman-Northwestern U.	J. Smith-SUNY Stony Brook
D. Soper-U. of Oregon	G. Sterman-SUNY Stony Brook
D. Stump-Michigan State U.	Z. Sullivan-Illinois Inst. of Tech.
N. Varelas-U. Illinois at Chicago	W. Vogelsang-Tubingen U.
D. Wackeroth-SUNY Buffalo	C.-P. Yuan-Michigan State U.
M. Zielinski-U. of Rochester	D. Zeppenfeld-U. Karlsruhe