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A Physicist Left on Biology’s Doorstep

For Professor Andrew Murray, Time at KITP is “Rigorous Fun”
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Maggie Sherriffs, Special Programs and Evaluations Manager, KITP
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
A Flash and a Shudder

Theoretical Work Predicts Unusual Oscillations
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Harrison Tasoff, Science Writer UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
Behind the Scenes of KITP Online Talks

Online Talks – Production & IT Coordinator
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Lisa Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer, KITP
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
Sheltering in Place at the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence

Participants in KITP’s Active Matter Program Find the Silver Linings
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Cecilia Leal, Associate Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and Ivan Smalyukh, Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
From Quantum to Classical and Back

Bulbul Chakraborty, a former KITP Advisory Board member and chairperson, is the Enid and Nate Ancell Professor of Physics at Brandeis University.
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Maggie Sherriffs, Special Programs and Evaluations Manager, KITP
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
Director's Letter - Spring 2020

On Sunday, March 8, 2020 I arrived at Kohn Hall at 9:30 AM to see water flowing out the door and down the steps!
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020
Waves of Change: KITP collaborators create a computational framework for fluid dynamics

The 2014 Wave-Flows program at the KITP was the ideal place to formulate Dedalus, an open-source computational framework that solves intricate classes of problems accurately and efficiently. Potential applications for Dedalus include fluid, chemical, radiation and biological transport problems in stars, planets, and laboratories.
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Megan Turley, KITP Development Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2019
Where Scientific Method Meets Artistic License

Viewing science at KITP through a different lens
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Gary Smaby
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2019