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lang="EN-CA">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA">I am writing to ask for your assistance in
drawing the attention of exceptional, highly motivated
students to <strong>Perimeter Scholars International </strong>(PSI),
the innovative Master’s program taught at the Perimeter
Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada. We
are now in the process of recruiting our sixth class of
students, who will commence their studies in August 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><em><span
lang="EN-CA">Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical
Physics (PI), in partnership with the University of
Waterloo, welcomes applications to the Master’s level
course, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab8652625ac84938a96aedb0ece1726a2dacb8ec9">Perimeter
Scholars International (PSI)</a>. Exceptional students
with an undergraduate honours degree in Physics and/or
Mathematics are encouraged to apply. Students must have a
minimum of 3 advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in
physics. PSI recruits a diverse group of students and
especially encourages applications from qualified women
candidates. </span></em><strong><i><u><span lang="EN-CA">The
due date for applications to PSI is February 1st, 2014</span></u></i></strong><em><span
lang="EN-CA">. Complete details are available at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab8652625ac84938a96aedb0ece1726a2dacb8ec9">www.perimeterscholars.org</a><b>.</b></span></em><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Additional information appears below in this
email. Thank you in advance for sharing this news with
students who may benefit from this opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">With best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">John Berlinsky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">PSI Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA">Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">31 Caroline St. N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Waterloo, ON, N2L 2Y5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">519-569-7600<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab86526257b1193b628fab8baf819e565347cccdb">www.perimeterinstitute.ca<br>
</a><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<em>Additional Information:</em></span></i></b><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab8652625ac84938a96aedb0ece1726a2dacb8ec9">Perimeter
Scholars International </a>(PSI) is a 10-month intensive
Master’s level course held at Perimeter Institute for
Theoretical Physics, a leading international research centre
in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. PSI is designed to prepare
outstanding students from around the world for cutting edge
research. Graduates receive a Master’s Degree in Physics
from the University of Waterloo and a Perimeter Scholars
International Certificate from Perimeter Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-CA">Students completing PSI are prepared to pursue
PhD studies in theoretical physics. Many stay at Perimeter
Institute and do their PhD with Perimeter faculty. A list
of Perimeter research areas and faculty can be found <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab8652625ac84938a96aedb0e46765b8cfe4f56dd">here</a>.
Others go on to PhD programs at other universities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><em><b><span
lang="EN-CA">The 2013-2014 Faculty include:</span></b></em><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Latham Boyle, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Anton Burkov, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Freddy Cachazo, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Anushya Chandran, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Andrew Childs, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">David Cory, Institute for Quantum
Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Francois David, Institut de Physique
Theorique CEA-Saclay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Joseph Emerson, Institute for Quantum
Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Davide Gaiotto, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Ruth Gregory, Durham University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Alioscia Hamma, Tsinghua University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Lucien Hardy, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Matt Johnson, York University, Perimeter
Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Paul Langacker, Institute for Advanced
Study<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Roger Melko, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">David Morrissey, TRIUMF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Andrei Starinets, University of Oxford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Natalia Toro, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Xiao-Gang Wen, Perimeter Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Itay Yavin, McMaster University, Perimeter
Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA">Full scholarships are available. <u>Applications
should be submitted by February 1st, 2014</u>. Complete
details are online at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/5cb620f01861bf62926bfe3ab8652625ac84938a96aedb0ece1726a2dacb8ec9">www.perimeterscholars.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA">Contact Information</span></strong><span
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-CA">PSI Program inquiries can be directed to<strong>
John Berlinsky, PSI Director, </strong>at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:psi@perimeterinstitute.ca">psi@perimeterinstitute.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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