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Bette Korber

PhD '88Bette Korber (PhD '88) is a laboratory fellow in theoretical biology and biophysics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She is lauded for pioneering achievements in virology research and computational vaccine design, which provide hope against diseases such as...

Kenneth Suslick

BS '74Kenneth Suslick (BS ’74), the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is recognized for profound contributions to sonochemistry (the study of chemical reactions powered by high-frequency sound waves)...

Eugene Myers

BS '75Eugene Myers (BS ’75), director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Germany, is recognized for his transformative impact on the field of bioinformatics. He created the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) that...

Karen Maples, MD

BS '76Karen Maples, MD (BS ’76), who served as an obstetrician and gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente for 38 years, is recognized for her trailblazing role as one of the first Black female undergraduates at Caltech, and for her outstanding accomplishments as an...

Joe Smith

BSEE ’58, MSEE ’59

Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Overview & How to Vote

Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Overview & How to Vote

An overview and details on how to vote in the 2025 Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election

Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Letter from the CAA Chair

Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Letter from the CAA Chair

A letter from the Caltech Alumni Association’s Board Chair on the Board of Directors and Officers Election

Etched in Your Mind

Etched in Your Mind

2020 Issue, Pioneering

The key to lasting memories, Caltech researchers have determined, is teamwork.

Charles Richard Johnson

Charles Richard Johnson

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MS
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Applied Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering

The Grid Gets Smart

The Grid Gets Smart

On Caltech News, Spring 2022

Adaptive electric vehicle chargers and advanced battery designs are some of the ways Caltech researchers are building a more sustainable electric grid.

Lawrence C. Moore, Jr.

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Mathematics

Arthur D. Riggs, DAA

Arthur D. Riggs, DAA

PhD
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Biochemistry

Krystal Vasquez

Krystal Vasquez

2022 Issue, Pioneering

Krystal Vasquez created this piece in the hope that one day all these barriers are finally torn down and the disabled scientists that come after her can feel proud of their identities

Eugene N. Parker, DAA, TB

Eugene N. Parker, DAA, TB

PhD
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Physics

William “Bill” J. Sharman

BS
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Applied Physics

Caltech Analemmatic Sundial

Caltech Analemmatic Sundial

2022 Issue, Transforming

In 2007, supported by the Caltech Alumni Association, Bob Kieckhefer, BS (BS ’74) and Ponzy Lu, PhD (BS ’64) collaborated to give the current students a landmark that would maintain its place on the Caltech campus forever in stone.