our mission
The Anacapa Society promotes research in all areas of theoretical and computational physics at primarily undergraduate institutions. The Society facilitates professional contacts and collaboration, and supports the distinctive role theorists at undergraduate institutions can play in physics, the intellectual community, and the broader world.
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The Reasons for and Goals of the Anacapa Society ring ripples in waterThe Anacapa Society is founded on our experience that there is something special and particularly exciting about working as a theoretical physicist while based at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI). more>>
Anacapa Society and Amherst College sign hosting agreement Tuesday, June 2nd of this year marked the signing of a letter of agreement between Amherst College and the Anacapa Society. On hand to sign for the board of the Society were Herb Bernstein (Hampshire College) and Courtney Lannert (Wellesley College). more>>
First Anacapa Workshop announced! The Anacapa Society is pleased to announce that the first-ever Anacapa Society Workshop for theoretical and computational physicists at primarily undergraduate institutions will be held at Amherst College this summer, August 17-20. This workshop is being funded in part by the National Science Foundation, as part of the first ever grant proposal submitted to the NSF on behalf of the Anacapa Society. more>>
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