KITP News Archive

Boris Shraiman is awarded the American Physical Society’s Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics.
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KITP Postdoc Bruno Scheihing-Hitschfeld is awarded for outstanding dissertation in nuclear physics by the American Physical Society.
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Now is the time to submit program pre-proposals or full proposals for the 2027–2028 academic year.

Submissions will be of greatest use if they arrive by October 17, 2025.

Since its creation by retired Silicon Valley software designer Bill Paxton, the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) has illuminated the lives of stars and become a staple for stellar scientists. The Flatiron Institute’s increased support for the project marks a new chapter in the astrophysics tool’s storied history. Read more

The faculty papers of renowned theoretical physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018) are now available for research at UCSB Library. The comprehensive archive offers scholars unprecedented access to the works of one of the most influential physicists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Learn More About the Polchinski Papers

The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara expects to appoint Postdoctoral Scholars in theoretical physics, beginning September 1, 2026. For more information, and to apply, please visit https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/apply/fellowships/postdoctoral-scholars-theoretical-physics.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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by Lucile Savary, FACTS Director, CNRS Permanent Researcher
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2025