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On May 17, join your fellow Techers and MIT alumni for a special fireside chat featuring esteemed guests of honor from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST comprises distinguished individuals from sectors outside of the federal government who advise the President of the United States on policy matters in which the understanding of science, technology, and innovation is key.

Brought to you by the Caltech Alumni Association in partnership with the MIT Alumni Association, this unique opportunity features mingling, networking, and lively conversation with national leaders in science and technology, including PCAST co-chairs, Frances Arnold, PhD (professor and Director of the Rosen Bioengineering Center, Caltech and 2018 Nobel Laureate) and Maria Zuber, PhD (professor and vice president for research, MIT).

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Invitation is not transferrable. No walk-ins will be accepted. 

Wednesday, May 17
5:30 – 7:30 PM PT

$25 registration, includes program, food, and drinks
5:30 PM – Alumni connections, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks  
6:00 PM – Welcome and remarks followed by continued networking and refreshments

The Alexandria at Torrey Pines
10996 Torreyana Road
San Diego, CA 92121

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Featured Guests

Frances Arnold, PhD

PCAST Co-Chair, Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at California Institute of Technology

Frances Arnold, PhD, is a biochemical engineer who pioneered how to harness evolution to create proteins, for which she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018), becoming the first American woman to do so. Frances Arnold, PhD

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Maria T. Zuber, PhD

PCAST Co-Chair, Vice President for Research and E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Maria T. Zuber, PhD, is a geophysicist and planetary scientist who has produced several topography and gravity maps of planetary bodies that exceed the quality and resolution of those for Earth. She has led a dozen experiments on ten NASA missions and is the first woman to lead a NASA planetary mission. Maria T. Zuber, PhD

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‍About the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is the sole body of advisors from outside the federal government charged with making science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations to the President and the White House. Established by Executive Order, it is an independent Federal Advisory Committee comprised of distinguished individuals from industry, academia, and non-profit organizations with a range of perspectives and expertise.  PCAST develops evidence-based recommendations for the President on matters involving science, technology, and innovation policy, as well as on matters involving scientific and technological information that is needed to inform policy affecting the economy, worker empowerment, education, energy, the environment, public health, national and homeland security, racial equity, and other topics.

PCAST includes 12 faculty and alumni from Caltech and MIT (six from each institution), including two of its three co-chairs. The pivotal role that our faculty and alumni have in research and technology innovation remains a significant point of pride.