Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) is an independent laboratory of Stanford University, founded in 2003 by a gift by Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation. It is located on the grounds of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Roger Blandford is the director, and Sarah Church is the deputy director of KIPAC.

External links

* [http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/kipac/ Official Homepage]
* [http://www.kavlifoundation.org Kavli Foundation]


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