Recent Past Workshops

Summer 2022, click here for details

5/29 - 6/19 Interplay of Fundamental Physics and Machine Learning
5/29 - 6/19 Large-Scale Structure Cosmology beyond 2-Point Statistics
6/05 - 7/03 Fundamental Physics and Astrophysics with the Next Generation of Gravitational-Wave Detectors
6/19 - 7/10 Learning Dynamical Models from Biophysical Data
6/19 - 7/17 Programmable Quantum Matter: Many-Body Physics in the Era of Quantum Advantage
7/10 - 7/31 Physics and Information Capabilities of Highly Entangled Quantum Matter
7/17 - 8/07 Plasmas in Strong Gravity
7/31 - 8/21 Novel States of Matter and Topological Particles in Bulk Quantum Materials
8/07 - 8/28 Effective Field Theories: From Quarks to the Cosmos
8/14 - 9/04 Geometry and the Quantum
8/21 - 9/18 Random Geometry in Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter, and Quantum Gravity
8/29 - 9/18 Searching for New Physics from the Nuclear to the LHC Scale and Beyond
9/04 - 9/18 Higher Symmetry and Quantum Field Theory

Summer 2021, click here for details

5/30 - 6/13 Transport and Mixing of Tracers in Geophysics and Astrophysics
5/30 - 6/20 Galactic Archaeology with Fundamental Stellar Parameters: Synthesizing the Power of Accurate Ages with Distances, Chemistry, and Kinematics
6/06 - 6/27 Biology, Biophysics and Epidemiology of COVID-19 and other Pandemics
6/13 - 7/04 Black Hole Formation, Accretion, and Outflows Through Cosmic Time
6/20 - 7/11 New Directions for Quantum Dynamics in Topological, Disordered, and Correlated Systems
6/27 - 7/25 Exploring Extreme Matter in the Era of Multimessenger Astronomy: from the Cosmos to Quarks
7/11 - 8/01 Electronic Topology across the Correlation Spectrum
7/25 - 8/29 Dark Matter from the Laboratory to the Cosmos
8/01 - 8/22 Bootstrapping String Theory
8/22 - 9/19 From Chaos to Hydrodynamics in Quantum Matter
8/29 - 9/19 Nu Intersections: Neutrino Physics at a Crossroad
9/05 - 9/19 New Discoveries in the Era of High-Resolution, Low-Noise CMB Experiments

Summer 2019, click here for details

5/26 - 6/09 String Theory and the Hidden Universe
5/26 - 6/16 Progress after Impasse: New Frontiers in Dark Matter
6/02 - 6/23 The Turbulent Life of Cosmic Baryons
6/09 - 6/30 Active and Driven Matter: Connecting Quantum and Classical Systems
6/16 - 7/07 Moiré Materials: Strong Correlations in Synthetic Superlattices
6/23 - 7/14 Quantum Spin Liquids
7/07 - 7/28 Information Processing in Single Cells
7/14 - 8/04 Realizations and Applications of Quantum Coherence in Non-Equlibrium Systems
7/28 - 8/18 Generalized Symmetries, Anomalies, and Observables
8/04 - 8/25 Scattering Amplitudes and the Conformal Bootstrap
8/11 - 9/15 The Energy Frontier Beyond LHC Run 2
8/18 - 9/15 Astrophysics in the LIGO/Virgo Era
8/25 - 9/15 Non-Standard Cosmology Probes

Summer 2018, click here for details

5/27 - 6/17 From Physics to Applications of Quantum Computers
5/27 - 9/17 The Physics of Behavior: Movement, Control, and Learning
6/03 - 6/24 Physical Principles Governing the Organization of Microbial Communities
6/17 - 7/08 The Astrophysics of Massive Black Hole Mergers: From Galaxy Mergers to the Gravitational Wave Regime
617 - 7/15 Perfect Pixels. Accurate Astrophysics. Correct Cosmology
6/24 - 7/29 Topological Phases and Excitations of Quantum Matter
7/15 - 8/08 Unveiling the Physics of Protoplanet Formation: Connecting Theory to Observations
7/29 - 8/26 The Flavor of New Physics in Collisions
8/05 - 8/26 SYK Models: From Interacting Quantum Matter to Black Holes
8/19 - 9/16 Superconformal Field Theories and Geometry
8/26 - 9/16 Dynamics of the Milky Way System in the Era of Gaia
8/26 - 9/16 Understanding the Origin of the Baryon Asymmetry of the Universe

Summer 2017, click here for details

5/28 - 6/18 After Inflation
5/28 - 6/18 Quantum Gravity and New Moonshines
6/04 - 6/25 Information in Quantum Field Theory
6/11 - 7/02 The Packing of Continua
6/18 - 70/9 Neutron Stars: Linking Nuclear Physics of the Interior to Electromagnetic Observations and Gravitational Radiation
6/25 - 7/23 Correlations and Entanglement in and out of Equilibrium: from Cold Atoms to Electrons
7/09 - 8/06 Astrophysics of Gravitational Radiation Sources and Multimessenger Astronomy in the Era of LIGO Detections
7/23 - 8/27 Reaching New Summits: The LHC at Full Strength
8/06 - 8/27 Quantum Criticality in Metallic Systems
8/20 - 9/17 Active Living Matter
8/27 - 9/17 Vorticity in the Universe: From Superfluids to Weather and Climate, to the Universe
8/27 - 9/17 Developing New Tools for Dark Matter Searches

Summer 2016

5/29-6/12 New Frontiers in Far-infrared and Sub-millimeter Astronomy
5/29-6/12 Light-matter Interaction and Quantum Control in Many-body Systems
5/29-6/19 The Many Faces of Naturalness
6/12-7/3 Testing the Laws of Gravity with Cosmological Surveys
6/19-7/10 Emergence, Evolution and Effects of Black Holes in the Universe: The Next 50 Years of Black Hole Physics
6/19-7/10 Entanglement Matters
7/10-8/14 High Temperature Superconductors as a Window to Understanding Unconventional Strongly Correlated Physics
7/10-8/7 Boundaries and Defects in Quantum Field Theories
8/7-8/28 The Sequencing Revolution and the Role of Physics in High-throughput Biology
8/14-9/18 The LHC Awakens: A New Energy Frontier
8/21-9/11 Universal Accretion: The Physics of Mass Accretion on All Scales and in Diverse Environments
8/28-9/18 Approaching the Stellar Astrophysical Limits of Exoplanet Detection: Getting to 10 cm/s

Summer 2015, click here for details

5/24-6/14 Understanding Strongly Coupled Systems in High Energy and Condensed Matter Physics
5/24-6/14 The Dynamic Universe; Understanding ExaScale Astronomical Synoptic Surveys
5/24-6/21 CSI PTA: Computation, Systematics and Inference for Pulsar-Timing Arrays and Beyond
6/7-7/5 Primoridal Physics
6/14-7/5 Physics and Mathematics of Viral Assembly
6/21-7/12 The Physics of Accretion and Feedback in the Circum-Galactic Medium
7/5-7/26 From Scattering Amplitudes to the Conformal Bootstrap
7/12-8/9 Ultra-Cold Quantum Matter with Atoms and Molecules
7/26-8/16 Neutrinos from Space and on Earth
8/9-9/13 New Directions to Shed Light on Dark Matter
8/16-9/13 Beyond Quasiparticles: New Paradigms for Quantum Fluids
8/16-9/13 F-Theory at the Interface of Particle Physics and Mathematics

Summer 2014, click here for details

5/25-6/15 Dwarf Galaxies as Cosmological Probes
5/25-6/22 Modern Trends in Quantum Magnetism
6/1-6/22 Bacteria Meet Physics II
6/8-6/29 Ultra-Compact Binaries as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics
6/15-7/6 Fast and Furious: Understanding Exotic Astrophysical Transcients
6/22-7/20 Connecting Flavor Physics with Naturalness: from Theory to Experiment
7/6-8/3 Emergent Spacetime in String Theory
7/20-8/10 Combining Probes in Cosmological Surveys
8/3-8/31 Model Building in the LHC Era
8/10-9/7 Gauge Fields in Condensed Matter, Ultracold Atoms and Beyond
8/10-8/31 Many-Body Quantum Systems Far from Equilibrium
8/24-9/14 The Galaxy-Halo Connection Across Cosmic Time
8/31-9/14 Radiation Driven Outflows in Stars and Quasars

Summer 2013, click here for details

5/26-6/30 Physics of Functional Biological Assemblies: Pushing, Pulling and Sensing
5/26-6/16 Lattice Gauge Theory in the LHC Era
5/25-6/16 The Origins of Stellar Clustering: From Fragmenting Clouds to the Build-Up of Galaxies
5/26-6/16 The Obscured Universe: Dust and Gas in Distant Starburst Galaxies
6/16-7/7 The Next Decade of Weak Lensing Science
6/16-7/21 Disorder, Dynamics, Frustration and Topology in Quantum Condensed Matter
7/7-8/4 Mathematics of Superconformal Field Theory
7/21-8/11 The Milky Way as a Laboratory for Galaxy Formation
8/4-8/25 Optical Lattice Emulators and Beyond
8/11-9/1 Implications of LHC Higgs-Like Signals
8/18-9/15 Dark Matter in Galaxies, the LHC and Direct and Indirect Searches: Are We Near the End of the Road?
8/25-9/15 Multi-Component Many-Body Systems
9/1-9/15 Astrophysical Mechanisms of Particle Acceleration and Escape from the Accelerators

Summer 2012, click here for details

5/20 - 6/10 Non-Gaussianity as a Window to the Primordial Universe
5/20 - 6/10 A Window on the Formation of the Milky Way
5/27 - 6/17 Physics of Behavior
6/10 - 7/1 The Physics of Feedback Processes and Their Role in Galaxy Evolution
6/10 - 7/1 Stochastic Flows and Climate Modeling
6/17 - 7/1 The Evolution of Massive Stars and Progenitors of GRBs
7/1 - 7/22 Exact Results in Gauge Theory and Their Applications
7/1 - 7/29 Spin-Orbit Physics in Correlated Electron Systems
7/22 - 8/12 The LHC Shows the Way
7/29 - 8/19 Large Fluctuations and Collective Behavior in Solids
8/12 - New Particle Physics at the LHC and Its Connection to Dark Matter
8/19 - Evolutionary Dynamics and Information Hierarchies in Biological Systems
8/19 - 9/9 Disorder, Algorithms and Complexity

Summer 2011

08/21 - 09/11 Flavor Origins
08/21 - 09/11 The Galactic Bulge and Bar
08/14 - 09/11 A Theoretical and Experimental Vision for Direct and Indirect Dark Matter Detection
07/24 - 08/21 Holography and Singularities in String Theory and Quantum Gravity
07/24 - 08/21 New Topological States of Quantum Matter
06/26 - 07/24 Year One of the LHC
06/26 - 07/24 A New Century of Superconductivity: Iron Pnictides and Beyond
06/12 - 07/03 Computation and Collective Behavior in Biological Systems
06/05 - 06/26 Few- and Many-Body Physics in Cold Quantum Gases Near Resonances
06/05 - 06/26 Stellar and Intermediate Mass Black Holes: Gravitational Physics and Radiation Sources across the Universe
05/22 - 06/05 Quantum Information in Quantum Gravity and Condensed-Matter Physics
05/22 - 06/05 Galaxy and Central Black Hole Coevolution: Gravitation-Wave and Multi-Messenger Astronomy
05/22 - 06/12 Fluctuations and Response in Granular Materials

Summer 2010

08/22 - 09/12 Star Formation in Galaxies: From Recipes to Real Physics
08/22 - 09/12 New Perspectives in Strongly Correlated Electrostatics in Soft Matter
08/22 - 09/12 Patterns on Thin Sheets: From stressed inanimate materials to biomembranes and growing tissues
08/08 - 08/22 Taking Supernova Cosmology into the Next Decade
07/25 - 08/22 Quantum Many-Body Physics in One Dimension
07/18 - 08/08 Low Dimensional Topological Matter
06/27 - 07/25 New Mathematical Methods in Quantum Gauge Theories
06/20 - 07/18 From Colliders to the Dark Sector: Understanding Dark Matter at Particle Colliders and Beyond
06/13 - 06/27 Gev and Tev Sources in the Milkyway
06/13 - 07/04 Astrophysics and Cosmology with the 21-cm Background
05/23 - 06/13 Critical Behavior of Lattice Models in Condensed Matter and Particle Physics
05/23 - 06/13 Strong Dynamics Beyond the Standard Model
05/23 - 06/20 Forefront QCD and LHC Discoveries

Summer 2009

08/16 - 09/13 Bacteria Meet Physics
08/16 - 09/13 Filamentous Assemblies: Complex Ordering from Biopolymers to Nano-rods
08/09 - 09/13 Correlated Behavior and Quantum Criticality in Heavy Fermion and Related System
07/26 - 08/16 Unity of String Theory
07/05 - 08/09 Beyond the Standard Model Physics at the Threshold
07/05 - 07/26 Quantum Vortices and Fluctuations in Superconductors and Superfluids
06/14 - 07/05 Wide-Fast-Deep Surveys: New Astrophysics Frontier
06/14 - 07/05 Neutrino Physics on Earth, In the Stars, and in the Cosmos
06/14 - 07/05 Testing General Relativity in the Cosmos
05/24 - 06/14 Quantum Simulation/Computation with Cold Atoms and Molecules
05/24 - 06/14 String Duals of Finite Temperature and Low-Dimensional Systems
05/24 - 06/1 Fingerprints of the Early Universe

Summer 2008

08/17 - 09/07 Characteristics and Habitability of Super Earths
08/10 - 08/31 Evolution: From Atoms to Organisms
07/27 - 09/07 Frontiers in Strongly Correlated Systems
07/20 - 08/17 LHC: Beyond the Standard Model Signals in a QCD Environment
07/06 - 07/27 Active Galactic Nuclei: Interplay-Supermassive Bl Holes, Star Formation & Galaxy Evolution
06/22 - 07/20 Supersymmetry Breaking & its Mediation in Field & String Theories
06/15 - 07/06 Interfaces, Topological Defects & Flexible Packings: Applied Geometry in CM
06/08 - 06/29 The Physics of Graphene
05/25 - 06/15 Gravitational Wave Astronomy
05/25 - 06/22 Complexity, Disorder and Algorithms

Summer 2007

08/12 - 09/02 Systems Biology of Infectious Diseases
08/12 - 09/02 Between the LHC and B Factories
07/29 - 09/02 Novel Aspects of Superconductivity
07/23 - 08/12 Jamming
07/01 - 07/22 Topological Phases and Applications to Quantum Information Processing
07/01 - 07/29 String Theory and Quantum Geometry
06/17 - 07/01 Supernovae as Cosmological Distance Indicators
06/10 - 07/01 Notions of Locomotion
06/10 - 07/01 Modeling Galaxy Clustering
06/03 - 06/17 Implications of Swiftâ€™s Discoveries about Gamma-Ray Bursts
05/27 - 06/10 Cytoskeletal Assembly & Cellular Motility
05/27 - 06/10 Neutrino Physics: Looking Forward

Summer 2006

08/20 - 09/10 Extreme Mechanics: Current Issues in Continuum and Fluid Mechanics
08/20 - 09/10 Recent Advances in Black Hole Physics in String Theory
07/30 - 08/20 Physics Inspired by Biology
07/30 - 09/03 Particle Theory in Anticipation of the LHC
07/09 - 08/06 String Theory, Gauge Theory and Particle Physics
07/02 - 07/30 Interactions, Coherence and Control in Mesoscopic Systems
06/18 - 07/02 Magnetic Self-Organization in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas
06/18 - 07/09 Physical and Mathematical Aspects of Packing
06/11 - 07/02 Deconstructing the Local Group: Galaxy Formation in Our Own Backyard
05/28 - 06/11 Supersolid State of Matter
05/28 - 06/18 Cosmic Voids
05/28 - 06/18 Galaxy Evolution from Large Surveys

Summer 2005

08/21 - 09/11 Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays
08/21 - 09/11 Spatial Effects in Signal Transduction
08/14 - 09/11 Collider Physics: from the Tevatron to the LHC to the Linear Collider
07/31 - 08/21 Supercosmology
07/17 - 08/14 Gauge Theories and Fractionalization in Correlated Quantum Matter
07/10 - 07/31 Revealing Black Holes
06/19 - 07/10New Approaches to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
06/19 - 07/17 Dynamics, Structure and Correlation in Glasses
06/12 - 07/03 Novel Approaches to Climate
05/29 - 06/12 Physics of the S-Process
05/29 - 06/19 LISA Data: Analysis, Sources and Science
05/29 - 06/19 Ultracold Trapped Atomic Gases

Summer 2004

08/15 - 09/12 Strings and the Real World
08/15 - 09/12 Cosmic Acceleration: Dark Energy or New Gravitational Physics
08/09 - 09/12 Pseudogaps in Strongly Correlated Metals
07/19 - 08/15 Strings, Branes and Superpotentials
07/19 - 08/08 Coherence and Dissipation in Quantum Systems
06/28 - 07/18 Lepton number violation: Neutrinos, Leptogenesis, Grand Unified Theories and Beyond
06/28 - 07/18 Star Formation in Galaxies
06/28 - 07/11 Physics Education and Outreach
06/06 - 06/27 The Formation of Supermassive Black Holes
05/31 - 06/27 Coherence and Coordination in the Brain: Perspectives From Olfaction And Birdsong
05/31 - 06/27 Geometry and Materials Physics: Making the Connection

Summer 2003

08/18 - 09/07 Signaling, Gene Expression and Cell Fate
08/11 - 08/31 Interactions and Disorder in Metals and Insulators in Two Dimensions
08/11 - 09/07 Time and String Theory
07/21 - 08/10 The Flavor Puzzle: Data Confronts Theory
07/07 - 08/10 Competing Orders and Quantum Criticality in Correlted Electrons, Bosons and Spin Systems
06/23 - 07/20 Theory and Phenomenology of Physics at the Tev Scale
06/16 - 07/06 Exploring the Interface Between Cold Atom and Condensed Matter Physics: From Strong Correlation to Entanglement
06/09 - 06/22 Magnetic Reconnection
06/09 - 06/29 The Microwave Background After MAP
05/26 - 06/08 The Nuclear Physics of Core Collapse Supernovae
05/26 - 06/08Complex Networks in Biology: From Molecules to Neurons
05/26 - 06/15 Cosmology and Astrophysics with Galaxy Clusters

Summer 2002

08/19 - 09/08 New Dimensions in String Cosmology
08/19 - 09/08 Wave Dynamics in Biological Excitable Media
08/05 - 09/08 Fundamentals of String Theory
07/15 - 08/18 Collective Phenomena in Disordered Insulators and Glassy Systems
07/08 - 08/04 Advances in Field Theory and Applications to Particle Physics
06/24 - 07/07 Compact Object Populations in External Galaxies
06/24 - 07/142 Astrophysical Disks
06/03 - 06/23 Structure Formation in the Era of Large Surveys
05/27 - 06/23 Coulomb Effects in Soft Condensed Matter and Biomolecular Science
05/27 - 06/23 Underground Science

Summer 2001

08/19 - 09/09 Enzymatic Networks and Cellular Signaling
08/19 - 09/09 Flavor Physics: Standard Model and Beyond
08/05 - 09/09 Extreme String Theory: New Phenomena and Their Applications
07/29 - 08/19 Spins in Nanostructures
07/08 - 08/05 Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and TeV Scale Physics after LEP
07/01 - 07/29 Emergent Behavior in Correlated Electron Materials
06/17 - 07/08 Fundamental Issues in Quantum Gases
06/10 - 07/01 Gamma Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era
06/10 - 07/01 Compact Objects in Dense Star Clusters
05/27 - 06/17 Science with Wide-Field Survey Telescopes
05/27 - 06/10 New Astrophysics and Cosmology with a Virtual Observatory

"There were several talks on subjects I knew little about, and the relaxed approach at Aspen of mainly blackboard talks with only loosely defined time limits provided the opportunity to familiarize myself with many subjects. Even more valuable than attending talks was the opportunity to interact with the participants. The discussions I had ranged from 15 minutes to several hours and many provided invaluable insight. In spite of all the talks and personal interactions I had ample time to continue my research as well."