Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics

Institute for Solar Physics (KIS)
Abbreviation	KIS
Formation	1943: founded by Karl-Otto Kiepenheuer / 1978: renamed to Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics / 2018: renamed to Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics / 2023: renamed to Institute for Solar Physics
Type	Research Institute
Location	Freiburg, Germany;
Managing Director	Prof. Dr. Hardi Peter
Parent organization	Leibniz Association
Affiliations	Institute for Solar Physics (KIS) / Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS)
Website	www.leibniz-kis.de/en/home/

The Institute for Solar Physics (aka: KIS; German: Institut für Sonnenphysik), from 2018 to 2023, the institute's name was Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics, formerly known as Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics and thus abbreviated KIS) is a non-university research institute located in Freiburg, Germany.

The institute conducts application-oriented basic research in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and solar physics.

The KIS lost its membership to the Leibniz Association at the end of 2023 due to a negative evaluation of the institute while both the scientific and instrumentation directors left.^[1]^[2]

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[2] "Senate statement on the Competence Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (KIS)" (PDF). Leibniz Association. July 4, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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