KITP News Archive
Entrepreneur Endows Susan F. Gurley Chair in Theoretical Physics and Biology
In honor of his mother, Gus Gurley establishes a chair whose first holder is KITP permanent member Boris Shraiman.
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KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, December 16, 8:00 pm
Professor Nima Arkani-Hamed presents “Exploring the Dark Universe”
Message From the Director
David Gross Reports on State of the KITP as Presented to Recent NSF Review Committee.
[Director’s Message][Presentation to Review Committee]
Kachru and Silverstein to Join KITP
Shamit Kachru and Eva Silverstein will join the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) in the fall of 2009, jointly filling a KITP permanent member position.
KITP Fosters Collaboration Between Physicists and Ecologists That Leads to Crucial New Insights Into the Role of Fire in Climate Change
An article, “Fire in the Earth System,” published in the April 24, 2009 issue of “Science,” calls for the dynamic incorporation of fire as both an effect and a cause in models of global climate and its change. The article’s insights came from a workshop on fire ecology that occurred in the summer of 2008 as part of the KITP program “The Physics of Climate Change.”
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 pm
Professor Maria Spiropulu presents “The Universe in Collisions”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 pm
Professor Sankar Das Sarma presents “Quantum Reality”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]
Former KITP Director Receives Einstein Prize
Hartle Honored for 'Outstanding Accomplishments' in Gravitational Physics
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, November 5, 8:00 pm
Professor Michael Freedman presents “Topology, Physics, and Complexity: The Birthing of the Quantum Computer.”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]
Polchinski Shares Prestigious Dirac Medal
Award to KITP Permanent Member Commemorates Dirac's Birthday.
Rice Endows Fund to Make KITP More Family Friendly
[Rice Family Fund Information] [Rice Family Fund Questionnaire]
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, July 30, 8:00 pm
Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf presents "Mathematics and the Quantum Universe".
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]
David Gross Receives 2008 Honorary Degree From Cambridge
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh conferred an honorary doctorate on the KITP Director at Cambridge University ceremonies on June 23.
2008 Kavli Prizes in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience Announced
(Oslo, Norway) Seven pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes.
[L. A. Times profile of Fred Kavli]
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 pm
Professor Samuel S.-H. Wang presents "Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life".
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Simon and Diana Raab make generous gift to KITP Teachers Conference
Simon and Diana Raab have made a generous gift to establish the Simon and Diana Raab Presentation Prizes to be awarded for 3 years to winning presentations by Teachers' Conference attendees.
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KITP Public Lecture Thursday, January 24th, 8:00 pm
Professor W. Patrick McCray presents "Citizen-Scientists and the Dawn of the Space Age".