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Café KITP: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Physics of intelligence
Join KITP Postdoctoral Scholar Fatih Dinç to explore how different systems, human brains, computer programs, and other machines store, process, and use information — in other words, how do they perform computations? Learn more about Café KITP.
Fueling Science at KITP, One Cup at a Time
When KITP’s visitors arrive at Kohn Hall before they dig into their science and collaborations, they wonder, “How do I get into the building? Where is my office?” And of course, “Where is the coffee?”
Read moreDemi Cain, KITP Development Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2025
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.
Read moreHarrison Tasoff, Science Writer, UCSB Public Affairs & Communications
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2025
The contagious brilliance of Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton ingrained himself into astrophysics, and into the astrophysics community, in an indelible manner.
Read moreHarrison Tasoff, Science Writer, UCSB Public Affairs & Communications
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2025
Rethinking Math Readiness for First-Year Physics and Engineering
For us, the KITP has come to symbolize the cementing of a deep friendship and the inception of a lasting professional partnership.
Read moreJames Dent and Joel Walker
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2025
Fall 2025 KITP Newsletter
The Fall 2025 KITP Newsletter is now available! Read more.
The Joseph Polchinski Papers: A Legacy of Theoretical Physics
The UCSB Library recently finalized the processing and digitization of the faculty papers of renowned theoretical physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018).
Read moreUCSB Library
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2025
Director's Letter - Fall 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, Fall 2025
40 Years of Science at KITP
Explore four decades of breakthroughs at KITP!
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KITP Call for Proposals 2019
Now is the time to submit program pre-proposals or full proposals for the 2022-2023 academic year. Our activities consist of 2-4 month focused research programs. Pre-proposal submissions need not be elaborate — a title, at least two paragraphs explaining the idea, and suggestions for 2-4 organizers and 10-15 key participants, keeping in mind KITP's commitment to diversity and inclusion of under-represented groups. If you feel that your proposed program would benefit from a four day conference, please tell us how you see such an event impacting your program.Proposed coordinators must be willing and able to spend most of the program in residence at KITP. Members of the advisory board will review these pre-proposals and encourage the development of promising ones into full proposals in advance of the late February 2021 board meeting.