“If there is a heaven for scientists, it probably is modeled on the Aspen Center for Physics.”
Programs For Physicists
Winter Conferences
Jan 5 - Apr 4
Each winter, ACP hosts between six and eight week-long conferences that focus on the latest developments in physics and adjacent fields. These conferences have a typical attendance of about 80-100. Join us for a week of physics in the snowy mountains of Aspen, Colorado! Conferences include morning and evening meetings with a “ski break” in the middle of the day.
Summer Workshops
May 25 - Sept 14
We offer summer workshops ranging from two to four weeks long in biophysics, astrophysics and cosmology, high energy physics and particle physics, and condensed matter physics. Each year, around 600 scientists from around the world visit the Center to explore unanswered questions about the Universe during our summer program. We encourage physicists to come to the summer workshops with their families.
Individual Research
May 25 - Sept 14
Discover & connect on your own terms. The Center’s summer program includes ample unstructured time, for cross-pollination, informal discussions, and cross-pollination. We invite you to concentrate on individual research and the informal exchange of ideas! Applicants in this category are given as much consideration as those applying for a workshop.
Acknowledging the Center
A participant who worked on any publication while at the Center should include the Aspen Center for Physics and its National Science Foundation (NSF) support in the Acknowledgments. Recipients of Simons Foundation support, as well as Sloan Foundation support, should acknowledge that support as well.
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2024 Colloquia
Watch the 2024 video series of Colloquia, featuring Fakhri Zahedy, Hsiao-Wen Chen, Vivian U, Anna Ho, Armita Nourmohammad, Theirry Giamarchi, Gordon Baym, Roni Harnik, Clifford Johnson, Ben Feldman, Ellen Zweibel, and Feryal Özel.
Support the Future of Physics
The Aspen Center for Physics is a non-profit Colorado corporation operated for scientists by scientists with a small administrative staff. Officers, trustees, and general members select programs and participants, guide funding, select staff and oversee all aspects of the Center’s activities. To maintain corporate memory, honorary members and trustees continue to advise the board and serve the Center after their elected terms are over. The Center is governed by a volunteer board of a maximum of 80 general members and nine trustees who are guided by its by-laws.