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Opportunity for Good Accidents
Eun-Ah Kim and Frank Zhang take an unexpected leap.
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A Decade of Climate Physics
Brad Marston reflects on uniting traditional climate scientists and physicists.
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Opposing the Tribal Tendency
An excerpt of KITP’s 71st Public Lecture, entitled “Chaos, Black Holes and Quantum Mechanics” presented by Stanford University’s Richard Herschel Weiland Professor of Physics and former KITP Postdoctoral Scholar, Stephen Shenker.
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40 Years of Science at KITP
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara is the foremost scientific research facility for theorists in physics and allied fields to explore new ideas and to work together intensely on questions at the leading edges of science. Since its origin in 1979, KITP’s driving force has been the exploration and promotion of new areas of scientific study.
KITP Announces Research Programs for 2021-2022
Working with KITP’s Advisory Board and the international physics community, KITP has developed new programs for the 2021-2022 academic year. Ranging from High Precision Gravitational Waves to Machine Learning and the Physics of Climate these twelve programs provide a rich breadth of research opportunities. Applications are now open for participation in all programs. View upcoming 2021-2022 programs and apply at /programs.
A* Model
Physicists' innovative model provides insight into the behavior of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Read moreHarrison Tasoff, Science Writer, UC Santa Barbara Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2020
Behind the Scenes
Financial Assistant Lori Staggs Makes Focusing on Science Easy at KITP
Read moreSusie Groves, Assistant to the Director, KITP
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2020
An Artistic Dimension
KITP’s longtime artist in residence complements scientific inquiry with artistic creativity.
Read moreHarrison Tasoff, Science Writer, UC Santa Barbara Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2020
Gravity in the Time of Corona
Just over twenty years ago, a physics major approached me after class and said he had a non-physics question. Carlos, a bright, young man from Texas, had trekked to San Francisco for his college experience, pulled by our Jesuit university’s call to nudge, cajole, or push the world toward a more humane future.
Read moreBrandon R. Brown, Professor and Chair of Physics and Astronomy, University of San Francisco and KITP Writer-in-Residence
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2020
Director's Letter - Fall 2020
The banner image shows the excellent KITP staff during a weekly staff meeting on Zoom. Led by our most able and always spirited Chief Administrative Officer, Lisa Stewart, KITP's staff have gone above and beyond over the last eight months to keep KITP front and center for the international physics community.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2020