The Kavli Nanoscience Institute

11/17/2025

It's not too early to start thinking about applications for summer research in 2026! Caltech's WAVE fellowships program is a 10-week immersive, on-campus experience for undergraduates in STEM. Learn more about WAVE: https://sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduate-research/programs/wavefellows.
The application deadline for WAVE is January 9, 2026.

The KNI SURF-the-WAVE (STW) prize is open to WAVE fellows who are non-Caltech undergraduate students and who will pursue a nanoscience-related project during the summer. The STW prize supports a student's WAVE stipend; provides complimentary access to our multi-user nanofabrication facility, the KNI Laboratory; and offers several supplemental networking opportunities throughout the summer. Learn more about STW: https://www.kni.caltech.edu/programs/kni-surf-the-wave-fellowships

10/07/2025

Join us at the 2025 RAITH EBPG User Meeting at Caltech on Wed, October 22. Details and sign up link below:
https://raith.com/events/ebpg-user-meetings-usa-2025/

04/15/2025

KNI Lab researcher Piero Chiappina explains quantum entanglement - check it out!

12/18/2024

Reminder! The KNI SURF-the-WAVE program supports fellowships for undergraduate researchers who pursue a nanoscience-based project at Caltech.

The application deadline is Jan 10, 2025.

Visit https://kni.caltech.edu/programs/kni-surf-the-wave-fellowships for more details

Applications are OPEN for Caltech's summer undergraduate research fellowships!

Each year the KNI sponsors up to five successful applicants who pursue a nanoscience-related project with a Caltech faculty mentor. Learn more about the KNI SURF-the-WAVE Prize here: https://kni.caltech.edu/programs/kni-surf-the-wave-fellowships

In order to be considered for the STW prize, students must be from a non-Caltech college or university, intend to pursue a PhD, and meet the WAVE program requirements.

The application deadline is January 10, 2025.

12/18/2024

Call for Applications!
Kavli-Caltech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship

Established in 2016, the Caltech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship aims to diversify the future professoriate by supporting a diverse and inclusive postdoctoral community on campus.

Thanks to the generous support of the Kavli Foundation, postdocs working in nanoscience are eligible for 2 years of full
funding, up to $90,000/year.

Next Application Deadline: January 17, 2025

Visit https://ppfp.caltech.edu/ for more information.

11/22/2024

Applications are OPEN for Caltech's summer undergraduate research fellowships!

Each year the KNI sponsors up to five successful applicants who pursue a nanoscience-related project with a Caltech faculty mentor. Learn more about the KNI SURF-the-WAVE Prize here: https://kni.caltech.edu/programs/kni-surf-the-wave-fellowships

In order to be considered for the STW prize, students must be from a non-Caltech college or university, intend to pursue a PhD, and meet the WAVE program requirements.

The application deadline is January 10, 2025.