Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
34°24′50.29″N 119°50′27.36″W / 34.4139694°N 119.8409333°W
| Established | 1979 |
|---|---|
Field of research | Theoretical physics |
| Director | Lars Bildsten |
| Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Campus | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| David Gross Walter Kohn Robert Schrieffer Frank Wilczek | |
| Website | kitp.ucsb.edu |
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 twenty 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 ranked first among U.S. non-biomedical research organizations in research impact.