Magazine
The Caltech Engineer Who Made Half the World’s Drumsticks
How David Crocker (BS ’77) revolutionized drumstick manufacturing at Vic Firth.
How Caltech Analysts Power the Dodgers Dynasty
Alums Grace Peng and Ryan Casey leverage their computer science backgrounds to help the storied franchise make winning decisions
Caltech Together: Building Community, One Meetup at a Time
Volunteer-led alumni gatherings get a boost from a new CAA initiative designed to ease logistics and strengthen community.
Tammy Ma Is Trying to Make Fusion Energy Real
Tammy Ma (BS ’05), director of the Livermore Institute for Fusion Technology, on the 2022 ignition milestone, the fusion hype cycle, and what it takes to turn a proof of concept into a power source.
News
Starman: A New Documentary About JPL’s Gentry Lee and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
A film about one of NASA’s most accomplished engineers is also a love letter to curiosity, ambiguity, and the planet we already have.
Lauren Edgar (MS ’09, PhD ’13) Selected for NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class
The geologist trained on Mars rover missions before helping plan the first crewed lunar landing for Artemis. Now she’s training for spaceflight herself.
Caltech Alum Leads First-of-Its-Kind Ocean Carbon Experiment
Adam Subhas (PhD ’17) tests whether adding alkalinity to seawater can counteract acidification and capture atmospheric carbon
Explore
A new series designed to bring timely, thought-provoking conversations to Caltech alumni worldwide.
Techer Live
Einstein: beyond the Myth
APRIL 15, 2026 | ALUMNI NEWS, TECHER LIVE
A conversation with Caltech’s Diana Kormos-Buchwald and the LA Times’ Patt Morrison on Einstein’s Pasadena years and what his example might offer scientists today.
AI in the Wild: What Actually Works
FEB 12, 2026 | ALUMNI NEWS, TECHER LIVE
Caltech alumni cut through the hype to share which tools are delivering real results, and where human expertise remains irreplaceable.
Future Prospects for American Science
Thomas F. Rosenbaum and Holden Thorp joined Sandra Tsing
Loh to tackle trust, funding, and the future of the research
enterprise.