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Working with KITP's Advisory Board and the international physics community, KITP has developed new programs for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Applications are now open for participation in all programs.

View upcoming 2025-2026 programs and apply at https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/programs.

Talks Schedule

2025

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2025

  • Fred Kavli Auditorium 10:00AM The Physics of Changing Polar Climate

    • Patrick Heimbach (moderator) (U. Texas, Austin), Stephen Diggs (panelist) (Scripps Inst. Oceanography), Nicole Greco (panelist) (NCEAS/UCSB), Camille Lique (panelist) (IFREMER), François Massonet (panelist) (U. C. Louvain), Patrick Taylor (panelist) (NASA Langley) Special Transdisciplinary Session: Safeguarding Polar Data
  • Simons Amphitheater 10:30AM Physical Principles Shaping Biomolecular Condensates

    • Yaojun Zhang (Johns Hopkins University) The exchange dynamics of biomolecular condensates
  • Founders' Room 02:30PM The Physics of Changing Polar Climate

    • Paul Kushner (Univ. of Toronto) - POLAR25 Breakout Meeting
    • Patrick Taylor (U. Texas, Austin) Special Transdisciplinary Session: Safeguarding Polar Data - follow on discussion