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Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions and pressing societal challenges.

The Institute manages JPL for NASA, sending probes to explore the planets of our solar system and quantify changes on our home planet. Caltech also owns and operates large-scale research facilities such as the Seismological Laboratory and a global network of astronomical observatories, including the Palomar and W. M. Keck Observatories; and cofounded and comanages LIGO.

Caltech is an independent, privately supported institution with a 124-acre campus located in Pasadena, California.

photo of Frances Arnold
  • 2018 Nobel Laureate and the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry

Frances Arnold

The harder the problem, the more important the problem, the better it is. That has always pushed me to do my best and do things that other people couldn't do."

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Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Caltech President
  • President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics

Thomas F. Rosenbaum

Throughout its history, Caltech has ventured into unexplored realms, defining new fields in science and engineering, and pushing interdisciplinary boundaries in the service of discovery."

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David Tirrell
  • Provost; Carl and Shirley Larson Provostial Chair; Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

David A. Tirrell

The continued success of discovery at Caltech relies on our ability to take chances on people whose talent, drive, and creativity have the capacity to change the world."

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Jörn Callies
  • Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering

Jörn Callies

Nobody at Caltech disappears into their disciplinary pigeonhole—you constantly learn what is new in other fields and share what is exciting in your field. It makes for a very stimulating environment."

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987

undergraduate students

1,410

graduate students

3:1

student-faculty ratio

46

Nobel Prizes

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What were our researchers up to this week? See for yourself! Which topic are you most interested in? Click the link in our bio to read any of the full articles.
President Thomas Rosenbaum joined Navin Girishankar on Betting on America to explore why scientific research at U.S. universities is a bedrock of American exceptionalism. The conversation focused on how universities can encourage the next generation of researchers, foster scientific breakthroughs, and translate them into real-world applications. Watch the entire podcast through the link in our bio.
How are materials scientists making solar power more efficient? ☀️ Caltech’s Sara Anjum shares how the right materials can help us capture more sunlight and convert it into clean energy. What do you want to #AskCaltech? Submit your own question at caltech.edu/AskCaltech.
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The school year may be over, but the research continues! Check out this week’s highlights. Which topic are you most interested in? Click the link in our bio to read any of the full articles.