Alumni News
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To our alumni community, At the Caltech Alumni Association, we believe nothing is more important than the safety and...
Update Regarding COVID-19, Reunion Weekend Canceled
March 16, 2020 Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, Please know that you are in our thoughts as the world comes to grips...
Niel Brandt (BS ’92) Wins Bruno Rossi Prize
The astrophysicist is recognized for his work tracing the origins of super-massive black holes.
Rethinking the Building Block
Toy companies Roominate and Crossbeams, both founded by Caltech alumni, challenge traditional ideas of what a toy is, whom it's made for, and how it can inspire. Sydney Fish, age 9, takes a break from the morning session at her summer camp to build a toy house. Using...
Po-Shen Loh (BS ’04) Leads Math Olympiad Team to Victory
In July of this year, top-ranked high school mathematics students from more than 100 countries gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to compete in the annual International Mathematics Olympiad. The team from the United States won, under the guidance of head coach and...
Elaine Hsiao (PhD ’13) Selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Elaine Hsiao (PhD ’13) has been honored as an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society. Each of this year's 14 awardees, described by the society as "uniquely gifted and inspiring scientists, conservationists and innovators who are at the forefront of...
Alumni Spotlight: Dean Oliver (BS ’90)
While a student at Caltech, Dean Oliver (BS ’90) formed a system to track NBA statistics — and went on to revolutionize modern basketball analytics (read below). In this webinar Dean discusses his career path and the use of analytics in basketball.A Passion for Stats...
Knowing the Vote
Forecasting elections is becoming more sophisticated, thanks in part to methods developed by Erin Hartman (BS ’07
Remembering Richard P. Feynman
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Three Alumni Elected to the National Academy of Science
Three Caltech alumni and one professor have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The announcement was made Tuesday, April 28, in Washington D.C. The alumni are: Featured Eric Betzig (BS '83) Nobel laureate and group leader in...
Six Alumni Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected six Caltech alumni as academy fellows: Featured Mory Gharib (PhD '83) Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering, director of the Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic...