Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Watch the latest Blackboard Lunch talk on "Liquid-liquid phase separations and condensates in and out of equilibrium" by Shura Grosberg (@nyuniversity), from the ongoing #KITP Program: Physical Principles Shaping Biomolecular Condensates (#biomol25) youtu.be/OF5IOdanYFI

Welcome to the Relativistic Plasma Physics: From the Lab to the Cosmos (#extremeplasma25) program at KITP! July 21 - September 25, 2025 Learn more: kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/ext…

Welcome to the Neurophysics of Active Sensing (#neurosensing25) program at KITP! July 14 - August 15, 2025 Learn more: kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/neu…

New KITP Program! #COGNITION27 Statistical Physics & Neurobiology of Learning in High-Level Cognition Dates: 6/21/2027 - 7/29/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cog…

New KITP Program! #QCOSMOLOGY27 Quantum Cosmology: From Foundations to Observations Dates: 5/24/2027 - 7/15/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/qco…

New KITP Program! #COMBGEOM27 Combinatorics and Geometries for Particle Physics and Cosmology Dates: 4/26/2027 - 6/17/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/com…

New KITP Program! #QGEOMETRY27 Quantum Geometry Meets Correlation, Symmetry Breaking and Topology Dates: 3/15/2027 - 5/20/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/qge…

New KITP Program! #MASSIVESTARS27 The Dynamic Lives and Deaths of Massive Stars Dates: 3/1/2027 - 4/22/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/mas…

New KITP Program! #COSMICRAYS27 Cosmic Rays in Astrophysical Systems: From the Sun to Galaxies and Beyond Dates: 1/4/2027 - 3/11/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cos…

New KITP Program! #CORRELATORS27 Energy Correlators and Detector Operators: From Colliders to the Cosmos Dates: 1/4/2027 - 2/25/2027 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/cor…

New KITP Program! #ULTRACOLD26 Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information Dates: 10/26/2026 - 12/3/2026 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/ult…

New KITP Program! #EXPLODE26 Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients Dates: 10/26/2026 - 12/18/2026 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/exp…

New KITP Program! #FRAC26 Engineering Fractionalization in Quantum Many-Body Systems: From New Quantum Materials to Quantum Simulators Dates: 8/24/2026 - 10/22/2026 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/fra…

New KITP Program! #AIQMATTER26 AI for Quantum Matter Dates: 7/27/2026 - 10/8/2026 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/aiq…

New KITP Program! #MORPHO26 Geometry and Intercellular Interactions in Morphogenesis of Animals and Plants Dates: 7/20/2026 - 8/20/2026 kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/mor…

It's time to announce the upcoming KITP research programs for 2026-27, developed in collaboration with our Advisory Board and the international physics community. Explore the 2026-2027 programs and apply at: kitp.ucsb.edu/programs. Applications are open now!

The Future of Earth’s Polar Regions (#polar-c25) conference has concluded today, but the associated program continues tomorrow! kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/pol… Watch conference talks #icymi online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/polar-c… youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Welcome to The Future of Earth’s Polar Regions (#polar-c25) Conference at #KITP Learn more at: kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/pol… If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/polar-c…

The Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) conference has concluded, but the associated program continues next week! buff.ly/Us4nwg3 Watch conference talks at buff.ly/pksEEXt + buff.ly/c3Vzp02

Welcome to the Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) Conference at #KITP kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/bio… If you are unable to attend or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/biomol-…