Magazine
How Mansi Kasliwal is Leading Palomar’s Next Era
The new Palomar Observatory director on commissioning next-generation instruments, hunting for the next Earth, and why there’s no place like the mountain.
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
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
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 in San Diego and Seattle: Techers Connect Across the West Coast
President Rosenbaum joined Techers across the West Coast for two evenings of discussion.
Caltech Statement on Washington Correspondents’ Incident
Read a statement from Caltech’s Shayna Chabner, chief communications and external relations officer, on recent events.
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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.