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An Ecosystem of Discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Background and Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Message from the Board Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Message from the Institute Director . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Quantum Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mathematical Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cosmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Strong Gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Condensed Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Particle Physics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quantum Fields and Strings . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Quantum Gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Quantum Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Honours, Awards, and Grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Recruitment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Research Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Research Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Linkages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Advancing Perimeter’s Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Looking Ahead: Priorities and Objectives. . . . . . . . 59
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
This report covers the activities and finances
of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
from August 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013.
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