07/20/2017 16:25:49
Reducing Caltech's Carbon Footprint
Jon Nalick
Caltech cut water use by 11 percent and trash generation by 5 percent in FY2016.
The annual report details the goals, successes, and challenges facing the Institute in terms of sustainability.
04/22/2016 14:41:53
New Chen Professorship Supports Research in Sustainability and Energy
Marisa Demers
Caltech trustee John S. Chen (MS ’79) and his wife, Sherry, have pledged $1.5 million to support Institute scholars who are searching for solutions to the major environmental challenges facing our planet.
04/21/2016 16:53:45
Even Before the Drought, Caltech Set Sights on Water Conservation
Jon Nalick
Since 2006, Caltech has targeted energy- and water-wasting activities campus-wide, slashing water use by 38 percent.
04/18/2016 08:32:11
Aliso Canyon, Methane, and Global Climate: A Conversation with Paul Wennberg
Kimm Fesenmaier
We recently sat down with Caltech's Paul Wennberg to talk about methane emissions and how to put the Aliso Canyon event into perspective.
04/11/2016 17:08:07
Will Orbiting Flying Carpets Light the World?
A quarter of Earth’s population lacks access to reliable electricity, according to the U.N. Development Programme. More than half of those people have no electricity at all. For many, orbiting solar panels could be a solution.
02/03/2016 12:08:10
Toward a Sustainable Society
Lori Dajose
The Dow SISCA award honors researchers' innovation in sustainable solutions.
01/21/2016 11:45:12
Where Is Solar Energy Headed?
Ramanuj Basu
In a new paper in the journal Science, Caltech’s Nate Lewis reviews recent developments in solar-energy utilization and looks at some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the research and development of solar-electricity, solar-thermal, and solar-fuels technologies.
12/22/2015 09:33:17
Toward Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide
Ker Than
Caltech researchers gain insight into carbon monoxide coupling, one carbon atom at a time.
12/04/2015 08:46:35
The Interface of Earth and Atmosphere: An Interview with Christian Frankenberg
Lori Dajose
An interview with Christian Frankenberg, an atmospheric and biogeoscientist and one of the most recent additions to the Caltech faculty.
11/12/2015 16:03:06
When Harry Met Arnold
Douglas Smith
Caltech celebrates the 25th year of the Beckman Institute and the 80th birthday of Harry Gray, the Beckman Professor of Chemistry and the institute's founding director.
Caltech chemist Harry Gray
10/23/2015 09:31:56
Peters Named New Director of Resnick Sustainability Institute
Tom Waldman
Jonas C. Peters, the Bren Professor of Chemistry, has been appointed director of the Resnick Sustainability Institute.
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