Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

34°24′50.29″N 119°50′27.36″W / 34.4139694°N 119.8409333°W / 34.4139694; -119.8409333

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Established1979
Field of research
Theoretical physics
DirectorLars Bildsten
LocationSanta Barbara, California, United States
CampusUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
David Gross
Walter Kohn
Robert Schrieffer
Frank Wilczek

The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) is a research institute of the University of California, Santa Barbara dedicated to theoretical physics. KITP is one of 20 Kavli Institutes.

The National Science Foundation has been the principal supporter of the institute since it was founded as the Institute for Theoretical Physics in 1979. In a 2007 article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, KITP was given the highest impact index in a comparison of nonbiomedical research organizations across the U.S.[1]


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