National Center for Theoretical Sciences Physics Division Welcome

National Center for Theoretical Sciences Physics Division Welcome to 2013 Cross-Strait Meeting on Particle Physics and Cosmology Xiao-Gang He

National Center for Theoretical Sciences was established in 1997 by National Science Council.

NCTS one project Sub-project I Natl. Taiwan Univ. (NTU) Main project Natl. Tsing Natl. Chiao. Hua Univ. Tung Univ. (NTHU) (NCTU) Natl. Central Univ. (NCU) Sub-project II Natl. Cheng Kung Univ. (NCKU) Natl. Sun Yat-Sen Univ. (NSUYU)

Physics Division Leadership in Phase III(2009 -2014) Project Head Main Project Xiao-Gang He Subproject I Pei-Ming Ho Subproject II Yan-Ten Lu

Research Activities Scientific activities are carried out by center scientific staffs, by division initiatives (working group, topics program) and by a number of focus groups. Attract internationally well known scientists to come to give lectures The division pays much emphasis on guiding and training our students and postdocs to conduct researches competitive world wide by supporting some of them to attend well known

Focus groups 1. AMO: Atomic Molecular Optical Physics, Coordinator: Daw-Wei Wang (NTHU and NCTS) 2. Bio: Complexity and Life, Coordinator: Chi-Lun Lee (NCU), Chun-Chung Chen (NCTS) 3. CMR: Computational Material Research, Coordinator: Chih-Kai Yang (NCU/National Chengchi University) 4. CPCS: Critical Phenomena and Complex Systems, Coordinator: Ming-Chia Wu (NCU and AS) 5. CPA: Cosmology and Particle Asrophysics, Coordinator: Chao-Qiang Geng (NTHU) 6. GRA: Gravitation, Coordinator: Hing-Tong Cho (TKU/Tamkang University) 7. LQCD: Lattice QCD and Hadron Physics, Coordinator : Chung-Wen Kao (CYCU/Chung Yuan Christian University) 8. LHC: LHC Physics, Coordinator: Chuan-Hung Chen (NCKU) 9. MPSCS: Hou Chung Mesoscopic Physics and Strongly Correlated Systems, Coordinators: Chung(NCTU), Ming-Chiang Chung (NCTS) 10. NMSCP: Chung Chen Numerical Methods for Strongly Correlated Physics, Coordinators: Po(NTHU), Hong-Yi Chen (NTNU) 11. QIS: Quantum Information Science, Coordinators: Alec Maassen van den Brink (AS, Io. P), Chung- Hsien Chou(NCKU) 12. String: String, Coordinator: Yi Yang (NCTU) 13. CPSCS: Computaitonal Platform for Strong Coupled Systems, Coordinators: S-R Zheng and Teranish (NCTU) 14. TCC: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Coordinator: Chrri Hsu (AS, Io. C)

Research areas lead by Center Scientists and Focus Groups Bio-Physics, Condensed Matter, Computational Physics, Nuclear, Particle Physics, Field, String, Quantum Information, AMO, Cosmology, Astrophysics and Gravity 12 Focus Groups in 2012. (Removed one on Plasma Physics FG due to lack of activities) New FG in 2013: A new Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (TCC FG) A new Computing Platform for Strong Coupling System (CPSCS FG) Will merge into six thematic areas: Quantum Matter, AMO&QIS (AMO, QIS), Novel Materials (CPC, NMSCP), Bio and Soft Matter Physics (Bio, CPCS), Computational Sciences (MPSCS, TCC, CPSCS), Cosmology, Astrophysics & Gravity (CPA, GRA),

Theoretical HEP and Cosmology efforts in Taiwan TH HEP and cosmology Community is a small one of order 50 faculties. Total 150 people, including faculties, postdocs and graduate students.

Major institutions with THEP groups Academia. Sinica, Natl Taiwan U Natl Taiwan Normal U. Tamkang U Natl Central U Chung-Yuan Natl U Chiao-Tung U Natl Tsing-Hua U Natl Chung-Cheng U Natl Cheng-Kung U Natl Sun Yat-sen U

Funding National Science Council (NSC 国科会) Personal grant: about 50 PIs, about NT$0. 8 mil/Year, about 30 postdocs. Academic Submit （攻顶） grant of order NT$10 ~ 20 mil/year. NCTS is under NSC (physics NT$45 mil/Year), ~5 postdocs Ministry of Education 5 Y/50 b Academic Excellence program support basic research, trough universities, providing postdocs (~20)and etc. Examples: NTU Center for Advanced Studies of Theoretical Sciences, hep-拔尖 project… Academia Sinica: Always a resource for HEP and Cosmology in some way (postdocs)

Major research fields and topics Flavor Physics: top, B, D, neutrino BSM and Collider Physics: Higgs, SUSY, heavy new particles, extra dimensions, grand unification QCD: perturbative, lattice, sum rules, chiral PT Astroparticle Cosmology: CMB, dark matter, dark energy Field Theory, Gravity, Strings

Activities: Weekly seminars at NTHU, NCTU, NCU, NTU, CYCU, NCKU Conferences and workshops: on the average 60. Among them about 10 schools aiming at students and postdocs trainings. Each year send about 25 students and postdocs to international conferences and schools.

Research out puts: NCTS SCI research papers 796 since 1997. In 2012, as of today, written 89 SCI papers. Average citation per paper in the last 10 years: NCTS has 11. 07 which is higher than 6. 53 per paper in Taiwan About 20 (Dec. 2012) ISI Web of Knowledge Highly Cited Papers written by NCTS related researchers. Invited International Conference Talks: 45 (in 2012) International conference session chairs: 13 (2012)

自然科學領域SCI論文之世界排名 項 目 SCI發表篇數排名 被引用次數排名 每篇被引用次數排名 ‘ 08 ‘ 09 ‘ 10 ‘ 11 化學 15 15 19 18 18 18 34 33 33 32 物理 16 16 16 14 22 21 20 20 54 50 49 53 數學 18 18 17 17 20 20 21 21 27 29 34 38 地科 26 25 24 23 28 24 24 24 54 51 52 49 領域 資料來源：基本科學指標（ Essential Science Indicators ）Essential Science Indicators has been updated as of January 1, 2012 to cover a 10 -year + 10 -month period, January 1, 2001 -October 31, 2011. 資料日期： 2012年 1月4日 15

物理領域SCI論文之2011世界排名 SCI發表 篇數排 名 國 家 1 美國 228, 991 3, 093, 599 13. 51 2 大陸 140, 613 817, 438 5. 81 3 日本 116, 379 1, 007, 401 8. 66 4 德國 108, 090 1, 277, 603 11. 82 5 法國 77, 861 808, 565 10. 38 6 俄羅斯 77, 600 507, 043 6. 53 7 英國 56, 802 706, 559 12. 44 8 義大利 52, 667 533, 926 10. 14 9 南韓 43, 103 303, 150 7. 03 10 印度 37, 436 244, 914 6. 54 … … 14 台灣 發表篇數 … 23, 200 (排名14) 被引用次數 每篇被引用次 數 … 151, 459 (排名20) … 6. 53 (排名53) 資料來源：基本科學指標（ Essential Science Indicators ）Essential Science Indicators has 16 been updated as of Janaury 1, 2012 to cover a 10 -year + 10 -month period 資料日期： 2012年 1月4日 NCTS physics papers每篇被引用次數 is 11. 07 in the same period

各國物理領域 1981年─2010年期間 每五年內的相對影響係數 資料來源： National Science Indicators on Diskette, 2010 資料更新： 2012年 1月10日 172006 -2010 相對影響係數 : Netherlands (1. 79) 、USA (1. 55) 、Denmark (1. 53) 、France (1. 3)、Japan (1. 05)、 South Korea (0. 88)、Taiwan (0. 83) 、China (0. 78)

Awards by NCTS Physics Division The division puts much emphasis on nurturing young theoretical physicists in Taiwan by awarding their efforts in different ways. Outstanding Young Researcher ward to young faculties in universities. This year the division also established a new award for Best Research Paper for postdoctoral research fellows encouraging postdocs to carry out forefront researches.

International Exchange Program MOU signed with Korea Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCPT) Institute for Advance Study (KIAS) Japan High Energy Accelerator Laboratory (KEK) France L’Institut des hautes Etudes Scientifiques(IHES) China Peking University, Chong Post and Communication University Vietnam Hue University, Institute of Physics Australia Center for Excellence in Particle Physics at Terascale (Co. EPP)

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