Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

34°24′50.29″N 119°50′27.36″W / 34.4139694°N 119.8409333°W / 34.4139694; -119.8409333The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) is a research institute of the University of California, Santa Barbara dedicated to theoretical physics.

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 United States.

Kohn Hall, which houses KITP, is located just beyond the Henley Gate at the East Entrance of the UCSB campus.

The directors of the KITP have been: The Director, Deputy Director Mark Bowick, and Permanent Members of the KITP (Leon Balents,[3] Lars Bildsten, David Gross, and Boris Shraiman) are also on the faculty of the UC Santa Barbara Physics Department.

[4] Former Permanent Members include Joseph Polchinski and Physics Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek.