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Turbulence Mixes Up Particles and Physicists
The flows can be found everywhere
Read moreStephanie Pernett, UCSB Daily Nexus
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017 -
International Kudos
Science academies in China and Russia recognize Nobel laureate David Gross for his continuing work in theoretical physics
Read moreJulie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
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International Kudos
Science academies in China and Russia recognize Nobel laureate David Gross for his continuing work in theoretical physics. The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences awarded Gross an honorary doctorate degree, an event so rare in that country that it requires government approval. And more recently, the Russian Academy of Sciences confirmed Gross as a foreign member and awarded him the Medal of Honor in recognition of his “outstanding and fundamental contributions to quantum chromodynamics.”
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Nuclear Physics in the Spotlight
From exploring nature’s most extreme environments to testing its most fundamental symmetries
Read moreZohreh Davoudi, MIT
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017 -
Stellar Simulators
Astrophysicists Matteo Cantiello and Yan-Fei Jiang at KITP will use a supercomputer to explore the driving forces behind mass loss in massive stars. The pair have been awarded 120 million CPU hours over two years on the supercomputer Mira — the sixth-fastest computer in the world — through the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
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Breaking Science Barriers: How the Munger Residence Makes a Difference
The recent KITP Program "Resurgent Asymptotics in Physics and Mathematics" benefited greatly from the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence. Many participants had taken part in previous KITP Programs, staying in random housing locations scattered around town, and all were amazed by the many differences made by the simple fact that the participants now live under the same roof.
Read moreGerald Dunne, University of Connecticut
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Remembering Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking, who died Mar. 14 — Albert Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day —had a brilliant mind and a puckish sense of humor
Read moreJulie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018 -
From a Burrito Bag to Science Magazine
It often takes a few years for KITP collaborations to yield
Read moreThomas Gasenzer, University of Heidelberg
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An Entanglement of Physicists
An eclectic gathering at the KITP produces unexpected breakthroughs
Read moreRoger Melko, University of Waterloo Associate Faculty, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Of Spins, Entanglements and Spooky Actions
KITP permanent member Leon Balents is appointed to the Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga Chair in Theoretical Physics
Read moreJulie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018