The second School & Workshop on Gravity and Theoretical Physics was held at the main campus of The University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) on January 8-11, 2007.
The purpose of this meeting, the second in a series, was to to bring together researchers and graduate students to exchange ideas on field theory, gravity and related areas. The program consisted of a series of lectures from faculty and senior researchers and shorter talks by graduate students, who were given the opportunity to present their current research. About 20 participants from Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky attended the workshop. No registration fee was charged and all talks were open to the public. A visit to William Faulkner's Rowan Oak and the local University museum were part of the social activities. This event was possible thanks to the generous support of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of The University of Mississippi.
School lectures were given by Keith Andrew and Brett Bolen (Western Kentucky U.), Luca Bombelli, Vitor Cardoso, Marco Cavaglia and Itai Seggev (U. Mississippi), Lior Burko (U. Alabama - Huntsville) and Ben Harms (U. Alabama - Tuscaloosa). Main topics included finite temperature field theory, statistical geometry, gravitational waves and black hole physics. Student talks covered a wide range of issues, ranging from non-commutative physics to extra-dimensional models and gravitational radiation. The program and the presentations delivered in digital format are available at the school webpage http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/gravity07/
The University of Mississippi plans to make this an annual event, with the next school tentatively scheduled for January 2008. For further information, please contact Marco Cavaglia (cavaglia@olemiss.edu).