Articles tagged with "awards_and_honors"

05/02/2013 14:36:00
Brown, Farley, and Seinfeld Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Kimm Fesenmaier

Based on their distinguished achievements in original research, three Caltech professors—Mike Brown, Ken Farley, and John Seinfeld—are among the 84 members and 21 foreign associates newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

09/21/2012 10:36:49
Caltech Awards International Aerospace Honor to Satellite Pioneer
Katie Neith

Sir Martin Sweeting, founder and executive chairman of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and director of the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey, is the 2012 recipient of the

09/25/2012 12:12:42
Two Caltech Researchers Receive NIH Director's Awards
Katie Neith
Two members of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) faculty have been given National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Awards. The awards are administered through the NIH's Common Fund, which provides support for research deemed to be both innovative and risky.
08/31/2012 07:00:00
Dennis Kochmann Wins International Solid Mechanics Award
Brian Bell

Caltech assistant professor of aerospace Dennis Kochmann received the 2012 IUTAM Bureau Prize in solid mechanics from the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

08/16/2012 07:00:00
Caltech Professor Barry Simon Wins Henri Poincare Prize
Brian Bell

Barry Simon, IBM Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Caltech, is a 2012 recipient of the Henri Poincaré Prize.

 

08/13/2012 07:00:00
Caltech Chemist Wins ASBMB Young Investigator Award
Brian Bell

The American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) named Caltech chemistry professor Shu-ou Shan a recipient of the 2013 Young Investigator Award. 

 

08/01/2012 07:00:00
Caltech Physicist Wins $3 Million Fundamental Physics Prize
Katie Neith

Alexei Kitaev, professor of theoretical physics, computer science, and mathematics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been named an inaugural winner of the Fundamental Physics Prize—a $3 million award that represents the largest academic prize given to an individual in the history of science.

07/24/2012 07:00:00
Caltech Physicists are Awarded New Funding from the Simons Foundation
Katie Neith

For nearly 20 years, the Simons Foundation has worked to advance mathematics and the physical sciences through grants and educational programs. Now the organization is taking its support of research one step further by naming 21 scientists as the first-ever Simons Investigators. Caltech physicists Chris Hirata and Hirosi Ooguri are among this inaugural group of recipients, each of whom are eligible to receive more than $1.3 million over the next ten years to fund innovative research.

07/24/2012 07:00:00
White House Honors Caltech and JPL Scientists and Engineers
Brian Bell

Chiara Daraio, professor of aeronautics and applied physics, and Christopher Hirata, professor of astrophysics, both at Caltech, and Ian Clark of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)—which is managed by Caltech—are winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This is the highest award given by the United States government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

07/03/2012 07:00:00
SEM Honors Rosakis
Allison Benter

The Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) has selected Caltech's Ares Rosakis as the recipient of the P.S. Theocaris Award.

06/27/2012 07:00:00
Geological Society of America Awards Eiler
Allison Benter

John Eiler, Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and professor of geochemistry at Caltech, has been awarded the 2012 Arthur L. Day Medal by the Geological Society of America (GSA).

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