KITP News Archive
Curious Properties
KITP Researchers analyze flocking behavior on curved surfaces
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017
Charles T. Munger Residence Inauguration
At the Inauguration, Chancellor Henry T. Yang presented Charlie Munger with the Santa Barbara Medal, the highest honor UCSB bestows on a friend of the University, which was inscribed with the following message...
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Kristi Newton, Development Officer
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017
Hearing: A Biophysical and Neurological Enigma
Humans harbor an extraordinary auditory capacity: the cocktail party effect. We can tune out background noise in a room full of conversation and focus on the speaker we intend to converse with. We can tune out the constant tick-tock of a clock in a room just as we can ignore a car’s motor running while driving. At the same time, we can instantly tell when a car makes a peculiar noise or a glass breaks at a dinner party.
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Erin Haque, UCSB Daily Nexus
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017
The Mysteries and Inner Workings of Massive Stars
On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected the mergers of two black holes in a distant galaxy, ushering in the era of gravitational-wave astrophysics. This event has opened up a large range of questions that were addressed over the 11 weeks of the “The Mysteries and Inner Workings of Massive Stars” program in Spring 2017.
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Ilya Mandel, University of Birmingham
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017
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