The Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics (MCTP) is an organization based in the Physics Department of the University of Michigan whose primary aim is to promote excellence in theoretical physics research in the broadest sense with significant focus on interdisciplinary applications and methods through a program of workshops and conferences, seminars, collaborative and individual research. It also aims to educate graduate and undergraduate students in theoretical physics and to communicate its activities to the general public through public lectures and other outreach activities.

-Gordon Kane, Director

Upcoming Workshops, Conferences and Lectures:

• Strings and Gauge Theories Workshop
  September 15-26, 2008
  Organizers: F. Larsen, J.T. Liu, L. Pando Zayas, S.Cremonini (U. of Michigan)
  
  
• MCTP Public Lecture
  "The End of the Universe and the Future of Life"
  Will Kinney, Asst Professor of Physics (University of Buffalo)
  340 West hall, Thursday, October 9th, Refreshments @ 6:30pm, Lecture @ 7pm
  
  
• Causality, Analyticity, and Superluminal Propagation Workshop
  October 13-16, 2008
  Organizers: Ratindranth Akhoury (U. of Michigan) and Alexander Vikman (New York University)
  
  
• LHC and Dark Matter Workshop
  January 6-9/10, 2009
  Organizers: P. Binetruy, K.Freese, F. Gianotti, G. Kane, J. Lykken, A. Pierce, M. Spiropulu, L.-T. Wang, S. Watson, K. Zurek
  

In the News:

"The World's Biggest Experiment: At the Frontiers of Particle Physics" has opened in the Exhibit Museum rotunda lobby. Curated by U-M theoretical physicist Aaron Pierce. Check out all the upcoming events: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum/news/press