Following a national search, Mario Peraza, MEd, was named assistant vice president for alumni relations by Caltech, effective June 12,2024.
Meet the New Leader of Alumni Engagement
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Miles and Miles of Mojave
Nick Van Buer, PhD (BS ’05), a geology professor at Cal Poly Pomona, trekked 530 miles across the Mojave Desert from January to March 2022 to explore its geological wonders.
A Legendary Hack Turns 40
In this moment of Caltech mischief that required months of planning, students Ted Williams, PhD (BS ’84) and Dan Kegel (BS ’86) manipulated the scoreboard during the January 2, 1984, Rose Bowl game between Illinois and UCLA.
Burn Notice
Wildfires are on the rise across the globe and curbing them will be a team effort among organizations and technology. Gilberto DeSalvo and his company, Delphire, are joining the battle.
The Science of Art
Fernando de Goes, PhD (MS ’11, PhD ’14) won an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in February for his work developing Pixar’s Fizt2 elastic simulation system.
Solving for the Roots
Taking the pulse of urban forests
Numbers Game
Sports analytics icons Ari Kaplan, BS (BS ’92) and Dean Oliver, PhD (BS ’90) on the next era of game-changing data
AI for All
Startup founder Zehra Cataltepe on how humanity will shape the era of AI
From Moon to Mars
Amit Kshatriya, MA (BS ’00), who is leading NASA’s planned return to the moon, on the power of galactic ambitions
An X-ray’d Supernova
Robert Fisher, PhD (BS ’94), a professor at UMass Dartmouth, is one of a group of researchers who are using supercomputer-powered modeling to determine what causes Type Ia supernovae explosions.
Quantum Leaps
Eric Ostby, PhD (MS ’04, PhD ’09) on the current state of quantum computing—and the shape of things to come
The Right Fit
Raquel Vélez, BS (BS ’07) on her pivot from tech to fashion, the stereotypes that affect the apparel industry, and how sustainability is still possible in a world of fast fashion