Mining the Skies

Nov 12, 2022 | Fall 2022, Featured, Pioneering

Mining the Skies Have Joel Sercel, PhD (MS ’87, PhD ’93) and TransAstra finally figured out how to unlock the promise of asteroid mining? by Steven Boyd Saum Photography by Leah Lee Until A Few Years Ago, the total number of satellites in orbit was just a few...

William Helman

Nov 8, 2022 | Obituary

William Helman Phillip Helman passed away peacefully on the 8th of November, 2022 in South Bend, IN. He was born November 2, 1936 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the son of John Phillip and Claire Goldsmith Helman. He had one sister, Jacqueline Beatrice Campbell who died...

The Price of Pixels

Nov 2, 2022 | Fall 2022, Featured, Pioneering

The Price of Pixels NFT platform founder Matt Lim, BS (BS ’17) on the future of the form by Dan Morrell Photography by Webb Chappell To Matt Lim, BS (BS ’17) the non-fungible token (NFT) movement feels like the perfect culmination of his varied interests. At Caltech,...

My Own Devices

Oct 22, 2022 | Fall 2022, Featured, Transforming

My Own Devices Google privacy engineer Jeremy Gillula, PhD (BS ’06) on how protecting personal data became a priority—and what will shape the future of digital freedom by Alexander Gelfand Illustration by Stuart Bradford Jeremy Gillula, PhD (BS ’06) was halfway...

Donald Furst

Oct 21, 2022 | Obituary

Donald Furst Donald Guy Furst, 96, born April 8, 1926 to Guy and Erma Furst in Whittier, California.   He went into the arms of Jesus on October 21, 2022.He was a proud, patriotic American who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He got his Masters Degree in...