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Pamela Björkman and Jim Eisenstein are named Wolf Prize laureates for 2025
03/14/2025

Pamela Björkman and Jim Eisenstein are named Wolf Prize laureates for 2025

Cynthia Eller

The biologist and physicist have each been awarded the Wolf Prize in their respective fields.

A collage of portraits of Caltech professors Pamela Bjorkman and Jim Eisenstein
Supermassive Black Hole Likely Lurking in Milky Way's Nearest Neighbor
03/06/2025

Supermassive Black Hole Likely Lurking in Milky Way's Nearest Neighbor

Astronomers traced the paths of "hypervelocity" stars to uncover the hidden monster.

What I Learned About Earth After a Year on "Mars"
03/06/2025

What I Learned About Earth After a Year on "Mars"

Elise Cutts

Ross Brockwell (MS '01) served as the flight engineer on NASA's first CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) mission, a simulated mission to Mars carried out on Earth under the watchful eyes of NASA scientists and engineers.

A picture of the four members of the The CHAPEA crew as they leave their simulated Mars mission July 6, 2024, at NASA's Johnson Space Center
New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
02/27/2025

New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing

Whitney Clavin
Based on "cat qubits," the technology provides a new way to reduce quantum errors
The Ocelot chip
Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space
02/26/2025

Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space

Whitney Clavin
As principal investigators, the faculty members are responsible for each mission's success
Jamie Bock and Bethany Ehlmann
What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big Bang
02/21/2025

What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big Bang

Whitney Clavin

NASA's SPHEREx mission will provide new clues about the explosive, inflationary phase of our universe.

An artist's rendition of SPHEREx in space
Trio of Caltech Professors Named Sloan Fellows
02/18/2025

Trio of Caltech Professors Named Sloan Fellows

Whitney Clavin
Scott Cushing, Ryan Hadt, and Kareem El-Badry awarded with Sloan fellowships.
The 2025 Sloan Fellows Scott Cushing, Kareem El Badry, and Ryan Hadt
AI Program Plays the Long Game to Solve Decades-Old Math Problems
02/13/2025

AI Program Plays the Long Game to Solve Decades-Old Math Problems

Whitney Clavin
A Caltech-led team has developed a new machine-learning algorithm to solve two families of problems related to a decades-old math problem.
A collage of a chessboard against the sky with clouds
#SoCaltech: Nivedita Mahesh
01/29/2025

#SoCaltech: Nivedita Mahesh

Jon Nalick
Nivedita Mahesh, the David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Astronomy, is a volunteer dance instructor for the Los Angeles-based dance group Bollypop.
A dancing woman wearing traditional Indian dress
Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
01/21/2025

Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Cynthia Eller
Katie Bouman, Katerina Chatziioannou, and Nick Hutzler receive Presidential Early Career awards.
Winners of the PECASE award in 2025, from left to right, Katie Bouman, Katerina Chatziioannou, and Nick Hutzler
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