On May 17, Techers returned to campus for the 88th Seminar Day, Caltech’s annual alumni event highlighting faculty research from across disciplines. This year’s talks explored diverse topics, including land-use policy, soft materials engineering, AI-driven cancer research, polar science, and an ambitious new project in radio astronomy.
Participants toured labs, visited Caltech’s newest buildings, and engaged with graduate and undergraduate student presentations. New this year was “Seminar Day Kids,” an interactive, hands-on STEM experience designed especially for young Techers. View photos below.
Kids K-6 participating in Seminar Day Kids at Hameetman Center.
Caltech students, the Caltech Educational Outreach program, and the Child Educational Center joined to facilitate Seminar Kids .
Students enjoyed a range of STEM activities, arts and crafts, and more.
Sujit Datta, professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics.
Azita Emami, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; director, Center for Sensing to Intelligence.
Host Sandra Tsing Loh (BS ’83, DAA ’01), host of “The Loh Down on Science,” syndicated daily on NPR and on The LAist.
Gregg W. Hallinan, professor of astronomy; director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory.
Tours included Biophotonics Lab, Caltech Optical Imaging Laboratory, Kavli Nanoscience Institute Lab, the Thomson Lab and more.
Caltech faculty Mark Simons, Zhongwen Zhan, Andy Thompson, Woodward Fischer, and Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu with host Sandra Tsing Loh for the polar science panel.