Institute Announcements

04/09/2014

Daniel Yergin to Deliver Commencement Address

Cynthia Eller

"As an expert on the geopolitics of energy, Dan Yergin has examined the interface of science and public policy in depth," says Ed Stolper, interim president of Caltech. "Caltech students will benefit from being challenged to put the scientific work for which they have been preparing into a broader social context. We are excited to bring him to campus for commencement in June."

03/27/2014

G. Bradford Jones Elected as Caltech Trustee

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

G. Bradford Jones, a founding partner of venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures, has been named a trustee of Caltech.

03/20/2014

Barbara McConnell Barrett Elected as New Trustee

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

Barbara McConnell Barrett, chairman of the Aerospace Corporation and former U.S. ambassador to Finland, was recently elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees.

01/07/2014

John Bryson Elected as Caltech Trustee

Cynthia Eller

John Bryson, former chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International (1990-2008), the parent company of Southern California Edison, has been reelected as a trustee of Caltech.

12/02/2013

David Dreier Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees

Kimm Fesenmaier

David Dreier, chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, has been elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees.

10/24/2013

Caltech Names Thomas F. Rosenbaum as New President

Today Caltech announced the appointment of Thomas F. Rosenbaum as the Institute's ninth president. Dr. Rosenbaum is currently the John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Physics and provost at the University of Chicago.

10/04/2013

Albert D. "Bud" Wheelon, 1929 – 2013

Douglas Smith

Albert D. "Bud" Wheelon, a life member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), passed away at his home in Montecito, California, on September 27. He was 84 years old.

06/28/2013

Otis Booth Leadership Chair Established at Caltech

Ann Motrunich

With a $10 million gift, the Los Angeles–based Otis Booth Foundation has created and endowed the Otis Booth Leadership Chair for the Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) at Caltech. This endowment will provide a permanent source of funds to foster novel research ventures and educational programs.

03/26/2013

Stolper Interim President Beginning July 1

This morning the Caltech Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to appoint Edward Stolper to the role of interim president, effective July 1, 2013. He will assume the post from Jean-Lou Chameau, whose last day as president of Caltech will be June 30, 2013.

12/05/2012

Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees

Ann Motrunich

Former venture capitalist B. Kipling (Kip) Hagopian has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

11/19/2012

Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees

Ann Motrunich

Aerospace leader David W. Thompson (MS '78) has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology. A National Medal of Technology–winner, Thompson founded Orbital Sciences Corporation four years after he graduated from Caltech with a degree in aeronautics.