BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Caltech Alumni - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Caltech Alumni X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Caltech Alumni REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T131500 DTSTAMP:20260225T012051Z CREATED:20260122T234906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T012051Z UID:38619-1773315900-1773321300@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:LA South Bay Techers Monthly Lunch (March) DESCRIPTION:Meet fellow alumni for lunch\, connect with others in your field\, talk science\, and share Caltech memories. Whether you want to discuss research\, revisit campus stories\, or meet new Techers in the area\, it’s a great way to stay engaged. \nThis month’s meetup: Thursday\, March 12\, 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.Location: Brewport Tap House & Kitchen\, 204 Main Street\, El Segundo\, CA 90245Menu: Available on Brewport’s website. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register here URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/la-south-bay-techers-monthly-lunch-march/ LOCATION:Brewport Tap House & Kitchen\, 204 Main Street\, El Segundo\, CA\, 90245\, United States CATEGORIES:Caltech Together ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Caltech-Together-South-Bay-Monthly-Lunch-1500x500-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhonda MacDonald (BS '74)":MAILTO:RLMSLL@roadrunner.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260315T180000 DTSTAMP:20260212T213157Z CREATED:20260115T231737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T213157Z UID:38244-1773576000-1773597600@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:Caltech Together: Baltimore DESCRIPTION:A Hands-On Playtesting Challenge\nMeet up with fellow Techers in the Baltimore area during Unpub Festival 2026\, a tabletop game playtesting event focused on thoughtful feedback and community-driven design. \nThis gathering will be hosted by Susan Chen (MS ’00) and takes place as part of Unpub Festival\, organized by the Unpublished Games Network\, a nonprofit that supports the tabletop community through playtesting events\, mentorship\, and education programs. \nUnpub Festival is free for attendees who want to playtest games. Paid tickets are required only for designers bringing a game to be tested. Playtesters are invited to try unpublished tabletop games and share constructive feedback based on personal experience and preferences\, either verbally or in writing. \nThis event offers a hands-on opportunity to connect with other Techers who enjoy tabletop games while contributing to the development of new designs in a collaborative setting. \n Advance registration required. \n \n Register URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/caltech-together-baltimore/ LOCATION:BWI Airport Marriott\, 1743 West Nursery Road\, Linthicum Heights\, MD\, 21090\, United States CATEGORIES:Caltech Together ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Caltech-Together-1500X500-6.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Chen (MS %E2%80%9900)":MAILTO:zwschen@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T190000 DTSTAMP:20260224T233004Z CREATED:20260224T232554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T233004Z UID:39740-1773941400-1773946800@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:Caltech Together: Silicon Valley DESCRIPTION:“Local and On-demand Production of Critical Chemicals” \nThursday\, March 19\, 20265:30 – 7:00 p.m. \nTo attend\, please click this link to register for the webinar. \nFollowing the webinar\, join us for a post-event social via Zoom\, where you’ll have the opportunity to mingle with fellow alumni and speak with the presenter. We look forward to seeing you! \nPeter Tong \n“Local and On-demand Production of Critical Chemicals“by Karthish Manthiram\, Chemical Engineering Executive Officer\nChemical synthesis produces lots of carbon dioxide worldwide. This happens not only because the processes use lots of energy\, but also because hydrocarbon feedstocks can be over-oxidized or used as hydrogen sources. \nUsing renewable electricity to drive chemical synthesis may overcome these challenges. It can enable chemical production at benign conditions\, using sustainable inputs. \nWe are developing an electrosynthetic toolkit in which distributed feedstocks\, including carbon dioxide\, dinitrogen\, water\, and renewable electricity\, can be converted into diverse fuels\, chemicals\, and materials. \nIn this presentation\, we will present progress from our laboratory on making ammonia from nitrogen fixation at ambient conditions. Specifically\, we have studied a continuous lithium-based approach to produce ammonia and mapped out the reaction steps that determine how selective the process is. We have also developed non-aqueous gas-diffusion electrodes that produce ammonia at high rates under ambient conditions\, and we are exploring ways to replace lithium with cheaper metals. \nWe will also discuss using water as a sustainable source of oxygen atom to convert propylene into propylene oxide\, enabling such production in smaller and local factories. \nThese findings are part of a broader effort to develop electrosynthetic methods that could lead to local and on-demand production of critical chemicals and materials. \nAbout the Speaker\nKarthish is the Bren Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry\, and the Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering at Caltech. The Manthiram Lab develops electrified catalysts for sustainable chemical manufacturing\, with a focus on producing essential molecules used in plastics\, fertilizers\, and other materials\, using renewable feedstocks. \nKarthish received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 2010 and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2015 with Professor Paul Alivisatos. He then completed a one-year postdoc at Caltech with Professor Robert H. Grubbs. \nIn 2017\, he joined MIT as an Assistant Professor. In 2021\, he returned to Caltech as a full professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. In 2022\, he was appointed Director of the Solar Science and Catalysis Centre in the Resnick Sustainability Institute. In 2025\, he was named the Bren Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and began serving as Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering. \nKarthish’s research and teaching have received wide recognition\, including the Infosys Prize\, Moore Inventor Fellowship\, DOE Early Career Award\, NSF CAREER Award\, Sloan Research Fellowship\, Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science\, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award\, the MIT Chemical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award\, and the MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award. \nTo attend\, please click this link to register for the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Alumni Volunteers‍\nThe following alumni work together to serve you: Avni Gandhi\, Dave Adler\, Eilleen Zhang\, Jane Frommer\, Ralph Pursifull\, Reeya Chenanda\, Susan Huynh\, and Peter Tong. URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/caltech-together-silicon-valley-march-26/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Caltech Together ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Caltech-Together-Silicon-Valley-1500x500-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T193000 DTSTAMP:20260219T222954Z CREATED:20260130T001437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T222954Z UID:39100-1774287000-1774294200@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:Caltech at ACS Atlanta DESCRIPTION:A Gathering for Atlanta Alumni and CCE Techers\nAtlanta-area alumni\, postdoctoral scholars\, and all members of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\, along with the broader Caltech community\, are invited to a reception held in conjunction with the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting at the Georgia World Conference Center. \nMembers of the CCE community being recognized at this year’s meeting include John S. Anderson (PhD ’14)\, Garnet Chan\, Geoffrey W. Coates\, Gregory C. Fu\, A. J. Gellman (BS ’81)\, James M. Mayer (PhD ’83)\, John McIntosh\, Scott J. Miller\, Jonas C. Peters\, Brian M. Stoltz\, Akif A. Tezcan (PhD ’01)\, Mark E. Thompson (PhD ’86)\, Adam R. Urbach (PhD ’02)\, Christopher H. Uyeda\, and Tehshik P. Yoon (MS ’99\, PhD ’02). \nThe reception recognizes these contributions and provides time for members of the Caltech community to gather while in Atlanta. Sarah Reisman\, Bren Professor of Chemistry and Norman Davidson Leadership Chair in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\, will serve as the featured speaker. \nFor questions\, contact Xochiltl Bravo at info@alumni.caltech.edu. \nAttendance at the ACS conference is not required to join.No cost to attend.Registration must be completed in advance. \nRegistration ends Thursday\, March 19\, 2026. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n See Who's Attending\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sarah Reisman\n \n Bren Professor of ChemistryNorman Davidson Leadership Chair\, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \nSarah Reisman serves as Division Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Her research focuses on the total synthesis of complex natural products and the development of new chemical methods for constructing biologically active molecules. Her work advances fundamental chemistry while contributing to applications in medicine and materials science. Learn more. URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/caltech-at-acs-atlanta/ LOCATION:Ruth’s Chris Steak House at Embassy Suites Downtown Atlanta\, 267 Marietta Street\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30313\, United States CATEGORIES:Caltech In ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Caltech-in-WP-Event-Image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Caltech Alumni Relations":MAILTO:info@alumni.caltech.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T200000 DTSTAMP:20260306T230949Z CREATED:20260130T000326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T230949Z UID:39055-1774288800-1774296000@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:Caltech in San Diego DESCRIPTION:An Evening with President Rosenbaum in San Diego\nCaltech invites alumni\, postdocs\, parents\, and community members in the San Diego area to an in-person evening with President Thomas F. Rosenbaum\, president and the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and professor of physics. This gathering brings together the Techer community in a region known for scientific research\, biotechnology\, engineering\, and cross-disciplinary innovation. \nHosted at The Clubhouse at Torrey Heights\, the evening features a conversation with President Rosenbaum followed by audience Q&A and continued time for discussion over refreshments. The setting provides an opportunity to connect with fellow Techers\, strengthen local ties\, and hear directly from Institute leadership in a relaxed\, conversational environment. \nFor questions\, contact Karen Ravago-Ballaret at info@alumni.caltech.edu. \nRegistration$20 per guest$10 for 2015–2025 graduates \nIncludes appetizers and drinks. \nRegistration ends Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n See Who's Attending\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Paul Penzes (BS ’96\, MS ’99\, PhD ’02)\n \n ModeratorVice President\, Qualcomm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thomas F. Rosenbaum\n \n President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics \nThomas F. Rosenbaum\, Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics\, is the ninth President of Caltech. He is an expert on the quantum mechanical nature of materials\, conducting research at Bell Laboratories\, IBM Watson Research Center\, and the University of Chicago\, where he served as Vice President for Research & Argonne National Laboratory and then Provost\, before moving to Caltech in 2014. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics with honors from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University. URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/caltech-in-san-diego/ LOCATION:The Clubhouse at Torrey Heights\, 11220 El Camino Real\, Suite 150\, San Diego\, CA\, 92130\, United States CATEGORIES:Caltech In ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Caltech-in-San-Diego-WP-Event-Image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Caltech Alumni Relations":MAILTO:info@alumni.caltech.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260324T200000 DTSTAMP:20260316T222710Z CREATED:20260130T001637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T222710Z UID:39107-1774375200-1774382400@www.alumni.caltech.edu SUMMARY:Caltech in Seattle DESCRIPTION:A Caltech Gathering in the Pacific Northwest\nCaltech invites alumni and former postdocs in the Seattle area to an in-person evening with Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum\, the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics. This event brings together the Techer community in a region known for innovation\, research\, and cross-disciplinary work across technology\, science\, academia\, and industry. \nSet in a downtown Seattle setting\, the evening offers an opportunity to connect with fellow Techers\, strengthen local ties\, and engage directly with Caltech leadership in a relaxed\, conversational environment. \nFor questions\, contact Mario Peraza at info@alumni.caltech.edu or 626-395-6592. \nRegistration$20 per guest$10 for 2015–2025 graduates (use code GOLD10)Includes appetizers and drinks. \nRegistration ends Thursday\, March 19. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n See Who's Attending\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thomas F. Rosenbaum\n \n President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics \nThomas F. Rosenbaum\, Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics\, is the ninth President of Caltech. He is an expert on the quantum mechanical nature of materials\, conducting research at Bell Laboratories\, IBM Watson Research Center\, and the University of Chicago\, where he served as Vice President for Research & Argonne National Laboratory and then Provost\, before moving to Caltech in 2014. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics with honors from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University. URL:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/event/caltech-in-seattle/ LOCATION:Rainier Club\, Cutter Room\, 820 4th Ave.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States CATEGORIES:Caltech In ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Caltech-in-Seattle-WP-Event-Image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Caltech Alumni Relations":MAILTO:info@alumni.caltech.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR