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A rewarding dissertation on the strong nuclear force
KITP Postdoc Bruno Scheihing-Hitschfeld is awarded for outstanding dissertation in nuclear physics by the American Physical Society.
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KITP Call for Proposals 2025
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.
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A Stellar Revolution: How Open-Source Tool MESA Changed the Way We Study Stars
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
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A Legacy of Theoretical Physics
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
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Now Accepting Applications for Postdocs in Quantum Materials Theory
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) seeks applicants for two Moore Postdoctoral Scholar positions in quantum materials theory, beginning September 1, 2020. This postdoctoral program is part of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems initiative (EPiQS). For more information, and to apply, please visit Academic Jobs Online: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14267. Apply by November 1, 2019 for primary consideration. 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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Now Accepting Applications for Postdocs
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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FACTS
An international collaboration to advance condensed matter physics
Read moreby Lucile Savary, FACTS Director, CNRS Permanent Researcher
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Astrophysical Simulators Team Up to Better Understand Binaries and Disks
In the Spring of 2022, KITP hosted the program Bridging the Gap: Accretion and Orbital Evolution in Stellar and Black Hole Binaries.
Read moreby Paul Duffell, Professor, Purdue University
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A Shot in the Dark
Researching one of the most puzzling unsolved problems in physics
Read moreby Kristi Newton, Senior Director of Development, KITP
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Director's Letter - Spring 2025
The banner image is a rendering of KITP House, our newest project aimed at enhancing collaborative science for the next century by providing housing for our postdoctoral scholars, graduate fellows and long-term sabbatical visitors.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2025