Joan Sullivan, a 31-year member of the professional staff at Caltech, has been appointed as the Division Operations Officer (DOO) for the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE). DOOs are responsible for overseeing operations, logistics, finance, ... More »
Caltech’s newest condensed matter physicist Linda Ye, who grew up in Sichuan, China, specializes in inventing and characterizing new quantum materials that have applications in quantum computer science, materials science, and the development of robust electron... More »
On Tuesday, Oct. 1 engineers at Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced they had made a difficult but necessary decision to turn off a key science instrument aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. This move aims to conserve power and extend the mission’s l... More »
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has selected Joe Parker, assistant professor of biology and biological engineering, Chen Scholar, and director of Caltech’s Center for Evolutionary Science, as a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. The MacArthur Fellowship ... More »
When physicians want to know more about a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease, they can order a cardiac stress test. But when it comes to risk of stroke, there is no equivalent scalable and cost-effective test of the brain’s function to help physicians co... More »
The Carnegie Science Observatories will open its doors to the public on October 13, offering a rare glimpse into the world of astronomical research. From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., visitors can participate in a range of activities designed to spark interest in sp... More »
The California Institute of Technology is set to unveil a groundbreaking exhibition that delves into the interplay between art and science over the past century. “Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920-2020” will open on Friday, September 27, marking ... More »
NASA has released a new video series spotlighting engineers working on the Europa Clipper mission, with its launch period opening Thursday, Oct. 10. The series, titled “Behind the Spacecraft,” features five team members, four of whom work at NASA’s Jet Propuls... More »
Details of combustion—the chemical reactions that take place when, for example, a flame is lit—are fleeting and, therefore, difficult to study. But scientists would like to better understand the complex processes that occur in those billionths of seconds, not ... More »
Aditya Nair, a graduate scholar in Caltech’s Computation and Neural Systems program, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award from the Society for Neuroscience. The award, supported by The Gruber Fou... More »
Karthish Manthiram, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry, has been named one of five new Moore Inventor Fellows by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The honor comes with three years of funding, which Manthiram will use to develop next-generatio... More »
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) in Pasadena buzzed with activity on Wednesday, July 24, as it hosted its annual Science Day and STEM Panel Discussion. The free event, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., drew approximately 150 people, according to Dr.... More »
