KITP News Archive
Residence Highlights
The Charles T. Munger Physics Residence officially opened on January 1, 2017 and is always full.
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Inspiration in the Stars
Lars Bildsten wins the 2017 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017
Another Major Breakthrough
Joseph Polchinski wins prestigious 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Shelly Leachman, UCSB Public Affairs & Communications
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017
Turbulence Mixes Up Particles and Physicists
The flows can be found everywhere
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Stephanie 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
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017
Stellar Simulators
Astrophysicists at KITP will use a supercomputer to explore the driving forces behind mass loss in massive stars
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017
Nuclear Physics in the Spotlight
From exploring nature’s most extreme environments to testing its most fundamental symmetries
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Zohreh Davoudi, MIT
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017
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.
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Gerald Dunne, University of Connecticut
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
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
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Julie 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
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Thomas Gasenzer, University of Heidelberg
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
An Entanglement of Physicists
An eclectic gathering at the KITP produces unexpected breakthroughs
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Roger Melko, University of Waterloo Associate Faculty, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
Of Spins, Entanglements and Spooky Actions
KITP permanent member Leon Balents is appointed to the Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga Chair in Theoretical Physics
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
Mourning the Loss of Joe Polchinski, Developer of Deep Ideas and Paradoxes
Joe Polchinski, who passed away Feb. 2, left a tremendous professional and personal legacy, says a friend and collaborator Eva Silverstein
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Eva Silverstein, Stanford University
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
A New Window on the Universe
KITP hosts a rapid-response program to explore myriad new astrophysical insights from a double neutron star merger
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Julie Cohen, Science Writer, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018
More Ways to Connect: @KITP_UCSB
KITP 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
Supercomputing 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
Two KITP Programs Probed the Properties of Dark Matter
During 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
Physics of Dense Suspensions and the Montecito Debris Flows
Dense suspensions are liquids that contain a large proportion of solid particles, and they exhibit a striking range of behaviors. Understanding this rich interplay of physics is at the frontier of the physics of “soft matter”, and formed the central theme of the “Physics of Dense Suspensions” program that took place at KITP in Spring 2018.
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Douglas J. Jerolmack, Professor of Geophysics at University of Pennsylvania
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018
Leon Balents Elected to Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor 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
Lars Bildsten Elected to Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
Nobel 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