Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics ( KITP ) is an institute of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
It is one of the most famous institutes for theoretical physics worldwide, especially in the field of high energy physics . It was founded in 1979 by the Nobel Prize winner Walter Kohn . It has been headed by Lars Bildsten since 2012 .
At the beginning of the new millennium, the institute, previously known only as the UCSB Physics Institute or the ITP (Institute for Theoretical Physics), was named after the Norwegian / US physicist and businessman Fred Kavli , in recognition of his generous donations to the UCSB , named.
Many of the institute's scientists teach as professors at UCSB.
There is also a Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) at the University of Tokyo.
Directors were:
- 1979 to 1984 Walter Kohn
- 1984 to 1989 John Robert Schrieffer
- 1989 to 1995 James S. Langer
- 1995 to 1997 James Hartle
- 1997 to 2012 David Gross
- from 2012 Lars Bildsten
Members are or were Matthew PA Fisher , Greg Huber , Mark Bowick , Anthony Zee , Leon Balents , Alexei Kitaev , Joseph Polchinski , Boris Shraiman and Frank Wilczek .
The architect of the institute building is Michael Graves.