Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics

The Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics is a research center at the California Institute of Technology focused on high-energy physics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics, general relativity, and cosmology.[1] It was founded in 2014.[2]

Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
Established2014
Field of research
Theoretical Physics
DirectorHirosi Ooguri
FacultySean Carroll
Alexei Kitaev
John Preskill
John Schwarz
Barry Simon
Mark Wise
LocationPasadena, California, United States
Operating agency
California Institute of Technology
David Politzer
Kip Thorne

History

The Institute was founded in 2014 with grants from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and funding from the California Institute of Technology itself. It had an initial endowment of over $70 million, a significant amount, particularly when placed in the context of Department of Energy funding for high-energy physics.[3][4] It is named after Walter Burke, a trustee of Caltech and president of the Sherman Fairchild Foundation.[5] Its inaugural director is Hirosi Ooguri, a string theorist.

References
  1. "Research - Caltech Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics". burkeinstitute.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. "Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics Established at Caltech". www.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. "Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics Established at Caltech". www.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. "Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics | Not Even Wrong". Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  5. "Caltech Mourns the Loss of Trustee Walter Burke". www.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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