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Building a Burger with Math
02/19/2024

Building a Burger with Math

Whitney Clavin
Koji Arai, a lead research scientist at LIGO who dabbles in art, created a digital burger using just one mathematical formula.
A digital burger drawn with one mathematical formula.
Gary A. Lorden (BS '62), (1941–2023)
10/27/2023

Gary A. Lorden (BS '62), (1941–2023)

Gary Allen Lorden (BS '62), professor of mathematics, emeritus, passed away on October 25, 2023. He was 82.
Gary Lorden
Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)
07/20/2023

Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)

Whitney Clavin
Caltech’s mathematics professor David Wales, who spent more than 50 years at the Institute, passed away on July 17.
David Wales
Counting Curves
01/13/2023

Counting Curves

Whitney Clavin
Professor of Mathematics Tony Yue Yu explains the mystery and power of the “non-Archimedean” world.
Tony Yue Yu
2022 Year in Review
12/19/2022

2022 Year in Review

As the end of 2022 quickly approaches, Caltech News looks back at our coverage of the research, discoveries, events, and experiences that shaped the Institute. Here are some highlights.
2022 Year in Review collage
Pushing the Boundaries of Fluid Equations
11/22/2022

Pushing the Boundaries of Fluid Equations

Ben Peltz
A new proof by Caltech researchers shines light onto one of mathematics' greatest mysteries.
A drop of water splashes up out of a larger body of water
Caltech Mathematicians Solve 19th Century Number Riddle
10/31/2022

Caltech Mathematicians Solve 19th Century Number Riddle

Whitney Clavin
Alex Dunn and Maksym Radziwill finally prove “Patterson’s conjecture”
Alex Dunn
Mathematically Percolating
08/05/2022

Mathematically Percolating

Whitney Clavin
Tom Hutchcroft explains why phase transitions in percolation models are so fascinating.
Tom Hutchcroft
Writing in the Language of Math
08/01/2022

Writing in the Language of Math

Whitney Clavin
From chalk to software code, mathematicians and scientists use a variety of methods to express equations and formulas, and they have different ideas about the meaning behind their numerical prose.
Equations written in black on a pink background
Math for the Masses: Inside the Mind of Po-Shen Loh
04/27/2022

Math for the Masses: Inside the Mind of Po-Shen Loh

Andrew Moseman
Po-Shen Loh (BS ’04) thrives on interacting with people. Now he has created an app to keep them apart during a pandemic.
Man in glasses wearing a blue polo shirt, surrounded by equations
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