KITP News Archive
Resistance
Microscopic footage, harrowing personal stories, and expert insights propel "Resistance," the story of antibiotic resistance, starting from the mass production of antibiotics 70 years ago, to their incipient failure in the 21st century. In conjunction with the on-going KITP program on "Evolution of Drug Resistance," this discussion and film screening will bring together researchers from the medical, biological, and physical sciences to delve into the mechanisms and dynamics of drug resistance. A panel discussion with KITP visiting scientists and the filmmaker Michael Graziano will precede screening, Q&A will follow.
Café KITP: The Choreography of Cells
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Sebastian Streichan. He will speak on The Choreography of Cells. The event is Tuesday evening, October 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Moore foundation supports Moore Foundation Scholars in quantum materials theory
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $1.5M to support independent post-PhD researchers at the KITP studying emergent quantum phenomena in materials.
Charlie Munger Invests $65,000,000 to Build a Residence for KITP's Visitors
Charlie Munger has announced his $65,000,000 donation to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. This donation will be used to build and furnish a Residence for the KITP's visiting scientists. Designed with physicists in mind, this 75,000 square foot facility will house the majority of KITP's thousand yearly visitors and their families in a comfortable and intimate setting that inspires informal scientific interactions. The visitor offices and intense collaborative interactions that are the hallmark of KITP's mission will, of course, remain in Kohn Hall.
Joe Polchinski to give Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday Dec 4 at 6 pm
‘Space-Time Versus the Quantum’
Joe Polchinski, Permanent Member at KITP and Professor of Physics at UCSB, shares his ideas about how to reconcile quantum mechanics and the theory of general relativity at this year's Faculty Research Lecture that will take place at 6 pm in Corwin Pavilion.
Biology Meets Geometry
Greg Huber, an UCSB biophysicist and deputy director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, collaborates with colleagues to describe the geometry of a common cellular structure.
Former KITP Postdocs Share the 2015 "New Horizons in Physics" Prize
Three former Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) postdocs, Sean Hartnoll (Stanford University), Shinsei Ryu (University of Illinois), and Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University), were among the recipients of the 2015 New Horizons Prize awarded by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
KITP Seeks a Deputy Director
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics seeks to appoint a Deputy Director, starting as early as September 1, 2016. The Deputy Director works closely with the Director in planning the Institute's 12 yearly research programs and plays a prominent role in outreach planning, computing, and in administering the Institute.
Graduate Fellowship Nominations due on March 1, 2015 for Summer/Fall 2015 Participation
The purpose of the KITP Graduate Fellowship Program is to offer a unique opportunity for a select group of physics graduate students from institutions in the United States and beyond to spend 5-6 months at the KITP, to participate in KITP research programs and broaden their understanding of physics in areas of current research. For participation in the summer/fall term, nominations must be received by March 1, 2015.
QBio Summer Course Applications due March 1, 2015
We are now accepting applications for the third annual Santa Barbara Advanced School of Quantitative Biology Summer course, The Course of Cellular Evolution: A Laboratory Course on the Evolution of Cellular Function. The goal of the course is to explore, via open-ended research-grade experiments, some of the most exciting questions about the interplay between cell biology and evolution.
[QBio Summer Course Home Page] [Associated Program, Evolutionary Cell Biology]
Café KITP: Future Stuff
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Chuck-Hou Yee. He will speak on Future Stuff: Unearthing Secrets of the Periodic Table, about the search for the clues to new and exotic materials hidden among all the possibilities inherent in the table of elements. Our motto: Eat, think, and be merry!
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Brad Marston presents "The Quantum Physics of Global Warming"
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Cristina Marchetti presents "The Physics of Flocking".
Joe Polchinski to give Faculty Research Lecture in Fall 2014
Joe Polchinski, Permanent Member at KITP and Professor of Physics, was just named the 59th Annual Faculty Research Lecturer at UC Santa Barbara.
Tony Zee elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Anthony Zee, Professor in the UCSB Department of Physics and one of the KITP's early permanent members, was just elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Café KITP: Music of the Spheres
Music of the Spheres: The Secret Songs of Stars
A starry night sky has a knack for making us speechless, but dumb awe just isn’t enough for astrophysicist Matteo Cantiello of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Don’t miss a great opportunity to find out astonishing stuff about those night lights in a kickoff event for what will become an ongoing science café series sponsored by KITP.
[About Café KITP] [Flyer]
Moore Foundation supports Theoretical Research in Quantum Materials
The Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS) initiative, a program of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, has recently awarded $1.5 million over five years to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) to fund Moore Postdoctoral Scholars working on the physics of quantum phenomena in materials. This funding will help scientists understand quantum materials in new ways and pave the way for potentially world-changing technological applications.
KITP's Teacher's Conference Highlighted in the News
On February 15, visiting physicists at UCSB's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics introduced flocking and swarming paradigms to over 50 high school teachers from across the country.
KITP Public Lecture: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Professor Theo Geisel presents "Rhythms & Algorithms ~ Physics and Music"
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]
KITP Supports Theorists at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions through the Scholars Program
Scholars program draws professors who teach at primarily undergraduate institutions.
Information about the program can be found here:
http://silverlode.kitp.ucsb.edu/apply/fellowships/kitp-scholars