California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
| Established | November 5, 2005 | |
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| Focus | nanoscience, wireless communications, supercomputing | |
| Director | Larry Smarr (UCSD) G.P. Li (UCI) Ramesh Rao (UCSD) Ronald Graham (Chief scientist) |
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| Location | San Diego & Irvine, California, USA | |
| Affiliation | UC San Diego UC Irvine |
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| Website | calit2.net |
The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2, previously Cal (IT)2) is an academic research institution jointly run by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, Irvine (UCI).[1]
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[edit] People
Calit2 is home to scientific, artistic, and technological innovators. Some of the people involved on the UCSD campus include:[citation needed]
- Ramesh Rao
- Larry Smarr
- Thomas A. DeFanti
- Lev Manovich
- Sheldon Brown
- Ricardo Dominguez, bang.lab
- Micha Cárdenas
- Jürgen Schulze, Immersive Visualization Laboratory (IVL)
- Trish Stone, Gallery Coordinator
[edit] Gallery at Calit2
The Gallery at Calit2 has presented numerous exhibitions from artists around the world since 2009 including Jordan Crandall, Carlos Trilnick, Felipe Zuñiga, Nina Waisman, Ignacio Lopez, Adriene Jenik, Antoinette LaFarge, Robert Allen, Greg Niemeyer and Sabrina Raaf. Guest curators include Christiane Paul and Steve Dietz.
The Gallery has hosted talks by artists including Ann Hamilton, Jordan Crandall, Micha Cárdenas, Amy Sara Carroll, Sharon Daniel, Warren Sack and Rita Raley.
[edit] Images
- Calit2 buildings
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Atkinson Hall, the Calit2 building at UCSD, rises behind Bear, a 370,000 lb. rock sculpture by Tim Hawkinson[2] -
Calit2 at University of California, Irvine
[edit] See also
- MIT Media Lab - A similar entity on the East Coast
[edit] References
- ^ Markhoff, John (November 5, 2005), "Researchers Look to Create a Synthesis of Art and Science for the 21st Century -", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/05/arts/05lab.html, retrieved 2008-02-03
- ^ California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Newsroom. Artist and Calit2 Supporters Christen 370,000-Pound Sculpture for UCSD Engineering Courtyard. May 29, 2005
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Coordinates: 32°52′58″N 117°14′04″W / 32.882679°N 117.234545°W
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