Education
Summer School Offerings
Eleventh Annual Santa Fe Institute
Graduate Workshop in Computational Social Science Modeling and Complexity
10-23 July, 2005, Santa Fe, NM
The Santa Fe Institute is pleased to announce the eleventh annual
Graduate Workshop in Computational Social Science Modeling and Complexity.
The workshop will bring together a group of advanced graduate students
and a small faculty for an intensive two week study of computational
social science modeling and complexity. The workshop will consist of
lectures by faculty, special topic seminars by members of the Santa Fe
Institute, and presentations of work in progress by graduate student
participants. The primary goal of the summer workshop is to assist
graduate students pursuing research agendas which include a computational
modeling component. A significant portion of the workshop will be
devoted to analyzing and improving research being conducted by the
graduate student participants.
To get a better idea about workshop activities and focus,
please take a look at the workshop pages from 1995-2004 found at
http://zia.hss.cmu.edu/econ/
Participation at the workshop will be limited to fifteen graduate
students. Student travel (up to a reasonable limit), accommodations,
and living expenses will be supported by the workshop.
To Apply
Applicants ideally should have completed a minimum of two years
of graduate study in economics or other social science fields and be
actively pursuing research in computational social science (highly
qualified applicants who do not meet these exact criteria will also
be considered). Interested students should submit a recent curriculum
vitae, at least one letter of recommendation, two other references,
and a one page outline of a current or proposed research project in
computational social sciences. Preference will be given to applicants
who best demonstrate the ability to successfully complete research in
this area.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Completed applications should be sent to Scott E. Page at the Michigan
address below.
The application deadline is 8 April, 2005.
For more information contact:
John H. Miller
Social and Decision Sciences Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
and
Santa Fe Institute
1399 Hyde Park Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
miller@santafe.edu
Send applications to:
Scott E. Page
450 Church Street
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1040
spage@umich.edu
New Kind of Science Summer School
The 2005 NKS Summer School will be hosted at Brown University
from June 20 to July 8 and we want to make sure that
the best possible candidates have a chance to apply.
This is a unique opportunity for graduate students,
undergraduates, postdocs, teachers, and professionals to carry
out an original NKS project that pursues major educational and
career objectives. Each student will work one-on-one with a
project mentor and interact directly with Stephen Wolfram. This
tuition-free program includes three weeks of lectures, ongoing
informal discussions, and plenty of independent time for
rigorous scientific research and exploration.
We encourage you to apply or to refer anyone who might be
interested in pursuing intensive NKS research. Professors or
instructors recommending students to this program should send
email to nks-summerschool@wolfram.com and let us know a little
bit about each student.
The deadline to apply is March 15.
For more information on the 2005 NKS Summer School, go to:
http://www.wolframscience.com/summerschool
Sincerely,
Todd Rowland, Ph.D.
NKS Summer School Academic Director
Catherine Boucher, Ph.D.
NKS Summer School Program Director
