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Each year the school covers a different topic area in condensed matter physics, materials science, and related fields. This year the focus was “Non-Equilibrium Quantum Dynamics” which has been quickly progressing because of interdisciplinary developments. Participants at this year’s school explored the intersection of modern condensed matter, atomic, molecular, and optical physics, and quantum information. In their free time, they also discovered much of what ɫ�����ֱ�� has to offer, hiked in the Rocky Mountains, and explored the Pearl Street Mall.

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