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In Remembrance
Summary The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics remembers Fred Kavli, Dr. Walter Kohn, and Dr. Joseph “Joe” PolchinskiRead more
Lars Bildsten Elected to Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
SummaryNobel Prize laureate David Gross wanted to be the first to break the news to KITP Director Lars Bildsten. So, with apologies for the early hour, he phoned his colleague at 6:30 a.m. on May 1, 2018 to congratulate him for being elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
Leon Balents Elected to Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
SummaryProfessor Leon Balents was elected as a member of the 238th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April of 2018. His selection, along with two additional UCSB professors, brings the total number of UCSB faculty members named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to 37.
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Andrea Estrada, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
Two KITP Programs Probed the Properties of Dark Matter
SummaryDuring the spring of 2018 particle physicists and astrophysicists gathered at KITP to participate in two complementary programs, one in the field of astrophysics and the other in the field of high energy physics. Both programs were aimed at shedding light on a puzzle that has excited a whole new generation of researchers.
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Professor Jodi Cooley, Southern Methodist University
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
More Ways to Connect: @KITP_UCSB
SummaryKITP has fostered connections amongst scientific communities for almost 40 years through well-defined and extended-stay interactive scientific programs, and by allowing space and time for deep and lasting collaborative relationships to develop. On January 1, 2018, we added a new venue for connecting our visiting scientists, the global scientific community, and science enthusiasts when we launched the @KITP_UCSB Twitter account.
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Lisa Stewart, KITP Chief Administrative Officer
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
Superstars’ Secrets
SummarySupercomputing power and algorithms are helping astrophysicists untangle giant stars’ brightness, temperature and chemical variations.
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Sarah Webb, PhD, Senior Science Writer for Krell Institute
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
A New Wrinkle in Physics
SummaryPostdoctoral scholar pushes beyond the boundaries of physics with his Café KITP talk on the brain’s physical structure
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Sonia Fernandez, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
Director's Letter - Fall 2018
Summary I hope that by now you have seen our 2018 Impact Report, which is the first edition of what will become our annual report to all KITP supporters.Read more
Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018