Arcavi, a joint postdoctoral scholar at KITP and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network will now be able to search for additional evidence of the complete shredding of stars that happen to pass near the supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies.
Professor Randy Schekman presents "How Cells Package and Traffic Proteins for Export"
KITP program on "Deconstructing the Sense of Smell" brought together theoretical neuroscientists and experimental biologists to unravel the complex mechanisms that underlie the behavioral response to odors.
Together to discuss the chemical, molecular, cellular, circuit and systems mechanisms that underlie neural and behavioral responses to odor.
Over thirty scientists spent a week learning how to use Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA), an open-source computational tool developed by Bill Paxton here at KITP.
Director Lars Bildsten is happy to announce the release of the Fall 2015 KITP Newsletter. He expects to release such a Newsletter twice a year, with the next one arriving in February 2016.
The next Café KITP at SOhO, features Iair Arcavi. He will speak on Supernova Hunters.
SOhO is located at 1221 State St., 2nd floor. The event is Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Doors open at 5:00 pm.
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.
