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06/20/2017 17:30:30
The 2017 Library Thesis Prize
Lori Dajose
Senior Daniel Lim has received the 2017 Library Friends' Senior Thesis Prize for his work on sculpting nanofilms with laser illumination.
Soon Wei Daniel Lim
06/20/2017 09:30:35
Daily to Retire as Director of Government Relations
Shayna Chabner McKinney
Hall Daily has announced his intention to retire in Autumn 2017. A national search will be conducted to identify his successor.
Hall Daily
06/19/2017 13:49:53
First in a Long Line
Caltech’s alumni are more likely than any other U.S. university’s to be elected to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
A total of 11 Caltech alumni and faculty have earned the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, starting with Harold Rosen (MS ’48, PhD ’51).
06/19/2017 10:08:26
Commencement 2017
Lori Dajose
Caltech's 123rd annual commencement
photo of Mae Jemison speaking at Caltech's 2017 Commencement
06/19/2017 08:00:25
New Branch in Family Tree of Exoplanets Discovered
Whitney Clavin
In a new Caltech-led study, researchers have classified exoplanets in much the same way that biologists identify new animal species.
Family tree of exoplanets
06/15/2017 16:19:39
AGEP Postdocs Reflect on Experiences
Lori Dajose
Underrepresented minority postdoctoral scholars discuss their experiences with the AGEP program at Caltech.
06/15/2017 14:51:53
Break Through Prospers
Break Through, publicly launched just over a year ago, is already the most successful campaign in Caltech’s history.
photo of Ruthwick and Sathwick Pathireddy
06/15/2017 13:14:54
Caltech Faculty Receive Named Professorships
Twenty-five professors are recognized with the Institute’s highest honor.
General campus image
06/15/2017 12:24:43
"Hot" Electrons Move Faster Than Expected
Robert Perkins
Electrons excited by a laser diffuse through a material 1,000 times faster than their room-temperature counterparts, study shows.
Superdiffusion
06/15/2017 10:53:37
LIGO Team Wins Princess of Asturias Award
Whitney Clavin
Caltech scientists Barry Barish and Kip S. Thorne have been awarded the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.
photo of Barry Barish and Kip Thorne