What happens when you fall into a black hole? In a September 25, 2013 Kavli Foundation Science Spotlight, four theoretical physicists involved in KITP's recent "Fuzz or Fire" workshop, including KITP Permanent Member Joseph Polchinski, answered audience questions about the latest theories on this exciting question.
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KITP Public Lecture, Monday, November 04, 2013, 8:00pm
Dr. Stuart Parkin presents "The Spin on Electronics! The nanoscience and nanotech of spin currents"
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KITP Call for Proposals 2013
KITP Needs your Ideas! Now is the time to submit program pre-proposals or full proposals for the year 2015-2016 at http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/submit-a-program-proposal.
Team from UCSB's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Places First in Data-Mining Challenge on Translational Medicine
Adel Dayarian and Sahand Hormoz, along with two other collaborators, won the sbv IMPROVER data-mining challenge on translational medicine.
KITP Permanent Member Joseph Polchinski wins the 2014 Physics Frontier Prize
UC Santa Barbara physics professor and permanent member of the university's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) Joseph Polchinski is one of several laureates for the Milner Foundation's 2014 Physics Frontiers Prize. According to the organization, this prize recognizes "transformative achievements in the field of fundamental physics and aim(s) to provide recipients with more freedom and opportunity to pursue future accomplishments." This is Polchinski's second win in two years.
Fred Kavli, 1927-2013
Fred Kavli, founder of the Kavli Foundation and science philanthropist, passed away on Nov. 21, 2013. A strong supporter of theoretical physics, Kavli's contributions to the KITP enabled a dramatic transformation of the Institute's activities through the physical expansion of Kohn Hall, and the initiation of an endowment to support the visits of more than 1,000 physicists per year to the facility. More information on Fred Kavli can be found at The Kavli Foundation.
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 8:00 pm
Professor Conny Aerts presents "Starquakes and Exoplanets in the Milky Way"
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Theo Geisel presents "Rhythms & Algorithms ~ Physics and Music"
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KITP Supports Theorists at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions through the Scholars Program
Scholars program draws professors who teach at primarily undergraduate institutions.
Information about the program can be found here:
http://silverlode.kitp.ucsb.edu/apply/fellowships/kitp-scholars
KITP's Teacher's Conference Highlighted in the News
On February 15, visiting physicists at UCSB's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics introduced flocking and swarming paradigms to over 50 high school teachers from across the country.
Moore Foundation supports Theoretical Research in Quantum Materials
The Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS) initiative, a program of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, has recently awarded $1.5 million over five years to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) to fund Moore Postdoctoral Scholars working on the physics of quantum phenomena in materials. This funding will help scientists understand quantum materials in new ways and pave the way for potentially world-changing technological applications.
Café KITP: Music of the Spheres
Music of the Spheres: The Secret Songs of Stars
A starry night sky has a knack for making us speechless, but dumb awe just isn’t enough for astrophysicist Matteo Cantiello of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Don’t miss a great opportunity to find out astonishing stuff about those night lights in a kickoff event for what will become an ongoing science café series sponsored by KITP.
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Tony Zee elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Anthony Zee, Professor in the UCSB Department of Physics and one of the KITP's early permanent members, was just elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Joe Polchinski to give Faculty Research Lecture in Fall 2014
Joe Polchinski, Permanent Member at KITP and Professor of Physics, was just named the 59th Annual Faculty Research Lecturer at UC Santa Barbara.
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Cristina Marchetti presents "The Physics of Flocking".
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Brad Marston presents "The Quantum Physics of Global Warming"
Café KITP: Future Stuff
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Chuck-Hou Yee. He will speak on Future Stuff: Unearthing Secrets of the Periodic Table, about the search for the clues to new and exotic materials hidden among all the possibilities inherent in the table of elements. Our motto: Eat, think, and be merry!
Resistance
Microscopic footage, harrowing personal stories, and expert insights propel "Resistance," the story of antibiotic resistance, starting from the mass production of antibiotics 70 years ago, to their incipient failure in the 21st century. In conjunction with the on-going KITP program on "Evolution of Drug Resistance," this discussion and film screening will bring together researchers from the medical, biological, and physical sciences to delve into the mechanisms and dynamics of drug resistance. A panel discussion with KITP visiting scientists and the filmmaker Michael Graziano will precede screening, Q&A will follow.
Moore foundation supports Moore Foundation Scholars in quantum materials theory
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $1.5M to support independent post-PhD researchers at the KITP studying emergent quantum phenomena in materials.
Café KITP: The Choreography of Cells
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Sebastian Streichan. He will speak on The Choreography of Cells. The event is Tuesday evening, October 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.