KITP News Archive

Articles about KITP and featured articles from KITP newsletters

From Quantum to Classical and Back

Bulbul Chakraborty, a former KITP Advisory Board member and chairperson, is the Enid and Nate Ancell Professor of Physics at Brandeis University.
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Maggie Sherriffs, Special Programs and Evaluations Manager, KITP
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020

Sheltering in Place at the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence

Participants in KITP’s Active Matter Program Find the Silver Linings
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Cecilia Leal, Associate Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and Ivan Smalyukh, Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020

A Flash and a Shudder

Theoretical Work Predicts Unusual Oscillations
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Harrison Tasoff, Science Writer UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020

Director's Letter - Spring 2020

On Sunday, March 8, 2020 I arrived at Kohn Hall at 9:30 AM to see water flowing out the door and down the steps!
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2020

An Artistic Dimension

Kavli Institute’s longtime artist in residence Jean-Pierre Hebert complements scientific inquiry with artistic creativity (read more)

Update from the Director

Monday, July 06, 2020

Dear KITP Community,

In Remembrance

The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics remembers Fred Kavli, Dr. Walter Kohn, and Dr. Joseph “Joe” Polchinski
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2018 Impact Report

Why Invest in the KITP? - 2018 Impact Report

If you share in our passion for collaborative curiosity-driven science, consider making a difference by investing in sustaining the KITP’s legacy of impact and excellence.
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2018 Impact Report

The ‘Summer Camp’ Spirit - 2018 Impact Report

KITP staff play a critical role in the KITP experience
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2018 Impact Report

Physicists Who Stay Together, Play Together - 2018 Impact Report

How one philanthropist’s investment leads to far-reaching progress
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2018 Impact Report

Science at the Edge of Discovery - 2018 Impact Report

KITP’s visiting scientists cite the Institute as the catalyst for new ideas
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2018 Impact Report

A Friend for New Knowledge - 2018 Impact Report

Virginia Castagnola-Hunter shares inspiration behind her philanthropy
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2018 Impact Report

A Visionary Return on Investment - 2018 Impact Report

Carl Feinberg commits $1.45M to establish a chair in theoretical physics
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2018 Impact Report

Investing by Intuition - 2018 Impact Report

The Troxels gift $1M to establish the Troxel Family Chair in Theoretical Physics
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2018 Impact Report

Director's Letter - 2018 Impact Report

I joined the Institute for Theoretical Physics nearly twenty years ago as a Permanent Member. Then Director David Gross explained why the move to Santa Barbara would enable me to expand my research and career in new directions.
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
2018 Impact Report

A* Model

Physicists' innovative model provides insight into the behavior of the black hole at the center of our galaxy (read more)

Director's Letter - Fall 2017

I open this Newsletter with a heavy heart. Our good friend and colleague Joe Polchinski passed away in early February 2018. I’ve since had a chance to meet with his wife Dorothy and speak with her about Joe’s remarkable legacy across all of science.
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017

Director's Letter - Fall 2005

2004-05 has been an exciting year for the KITP.
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David Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2005

Director's Letter - Spring 2006

This spring we have run two programs that get to the heart of quantum mechanics.
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David Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2006