KITP News Archive
KITP Postdocs Enable Cartography of Embryo Tissues
Two postdoctoral scholars from UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics have developed a way to reduce dynamic bio-image data to two dimensions.
Magnetic Hide and Seek
Researchers at UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics develop a new technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars.
Café KITP: Supernova Hunters
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Iair Arcavi. He will speak on Supernova Hunters.
SOhO is located at 1221 State St., 2nd floor. The event is Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Doors open at 5:00 pm.
KITP Fall 2015 Newsletter now Available
Director Lars Bildsten is happy to announce the release of the Fall 2015 KITP Newsletter. He expects to release such a Newsletter twice a year, with the next one arriving in February 2016.
Astrophysicists come to UCSB to learn about stars
Over thirty scientists spent a week learning how to use Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), an open-source computational tool developed by Bill Paxton here at KITP.
Olfaction at KITP
KITP program on "Deconstructing the Sense of Smell" brought together theoretical neuroscientists and experimental biologists to unravel the complex mechanisms that underlie the behavioral response to odors.
Together to discuss the chemical, molecular, cellular, circuit and systems mechanisms that underlie neural and behavioral responses to odor.
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Professor Randy Schekman presents "How Cells Package and Traffic Proteins for Export"
Postdoc Iair Arcavi received the 2015 Karp Discovery Award
Arcavi, a joint postdoctoral scholar at KITP and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network will now be able to search for additional evidence of the complete shredding of stars that happen to pass near the supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies.
KITP Winter 2015 Newsletter now Available
Director Lars Bildsten is happy to announce the release of the Winter 2015 KITP Newsletter. He expects to release such a Newsletter twice a year, with the next one arriving in August 2015.
Bildsten, Morrison, and Zee elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Three physics faculty, Lars Bildsten, KITP Director and Professor of Physics, David Morrison, Chair of the Math Department and Professor of Math and Physics, and Tony Zee, Professor of Physics, were recently designated as Fellows of the American Physical Society.
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 8:00 pm
Professor Conny Aerts presents "Starquakes and Exoplanets in the Milky Way"
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.
Charlie Munger Invests $65,000,000 to Build a Residence for KITP's Visitors
Charlie Munger has announced his $65,000,000 donation to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. This donation will be used to build and furnish a Residence for the KITP's visiting scientists. Designed with physicists in mind, this 75,000 square foot facility will house the majority of KITP's thousand yearly visitors and their families in a comfortable and intimate setting that inspires informal scientific interactions. The visitor offices and intense collaborative interactions that are the hallmark of KITP's mission will, of course, remain in Kohn Hall.
Joe Polchinski to give Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday Dec 4 at 6 pm
‘Space-Time Versus the Quantum’
Joe Polchinski, Permanent Member at KITP and Professor of Physics at UCSB, shares his ideas about how to reconcile quantum mechanics and the theory of general relativity at this year's Faculty Research Lecture that will take place at 6 pm in Corwin Pavilion.
Biology Meets Geometry
Greg Huber, an UCSB biophysicist and deputy director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, collaborates with colleagues to describe the geometry of a common cellular structure.
Former KITP Postdocs Share the 2015 "New Horizons in Physics" Prize
Three former Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) postdocs, Sean Hartnoll (Stanford University), Shinsei Ryu (University of Illinois), and Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University), were among the recipients of the 2015 New Horizons Prize awarded by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
KITP Seeks a Deputy Director
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics seeks to appoint a Deputy Director, starting as early as September 1, 2016. The Deputy Director works closely with the Director in planning the Institute's 12 yearly research programs and plays a prominent role in outreach planning, computing, and in administering the Institute.
Graduate Fellowship Nominations due on March 1, 2015 for Summer/Fall 2015 Participation
The purpose of the KITP Graduate Fellowship Program is to offer a unique opportunity for a select group of physics graduate students from institutions in the United States and beyond to spend 5-6 months at the KITP, to participate in KITP research programs and broaden their understanding of physics in areas of current research. For participation in the summer/fall term, nominations must be received by March 1, 2015.