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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.
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
Caltech Alumnus Jin Ming Koh Wins LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society
10/16/2024

Caltech Alumnus Jin Ming Koh Wins LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Cynthia Eller
Jin Ming Koh (BS '23) has won the prestigious LeRoy Apker Award for his undergraduate work on quantum simulation using superconducting quantum processors in the lab of Austin Minnich, professor of mechanical engineering and applied physics.
Headshot of Jin Ming Koh with dark glasses and dark sports jacket
Math Professor Tom Hutchcroft Receives Packard Fellowship
10/15/2024

Math Professor Tom Hutchcroft Receives Packard Fellowship

Whitney Clavin
Thomas Hutchcroft, who studies percolation theory, has been awarded a 2024 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.
Tom Hutchcroft
Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense
07/18/2024

Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense

Julia Ehlert
Two recent PhD graduates, Keefe Mitman and Peiwei Chen, delivered Everhart Lectures about their research on gravitational memory and evolutionary innovations in genome defense, respectively.
Peiwei Chen and Keefe Mitman
Caltech Honors Graduates at 130th Commencement Ceremony
06/14/2024

Caltech Honors Graduates at 130th Commencement Ceremony

Julia Ehlert
Computing pioneer Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of NVIDIA, delivers keynote speech
Confetti falls on the graduating class of 2024 at Commencement
Peiwei Chen Wins Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
05/23/2024

Peiwei Chen Wins Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Cynthia Eller
Caltech graduate student in biology receives the prestigious Weintraub Award.
Peiwei Chen stands before the Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus.
Shri Kulkarni Awarded Shaw Prize in Astronomy
05/22/2024

Shri Kulkarni Awarded Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Whitney Clavin
Shri Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy.
Image of Shri Kulkarni in purple shirt and grey blazer in front of fountain
Two Caltech Students Named Hertz Graduate Fellows
05/18/2024

Two Caltech Students Named Hertz Graduate Fellows

Cynthia Eller
Caltech students Andrew Laeuger and Virginia Canestraight are granted Hertz Fellowships for five years of graduate study.
Faces of Virginia Canestraight and Andrew Laeuger, side by side
Caltech Students Win Fulbright and Schilt Scholarships
04/29/2024

Caltech Students Win Fulbright and Schilt Scholarships

Cynthia Eller
Three Caltech seniors win scholarships for a year of study abroad.
photos of Lucas Abounader, Hannah Fisher, and Andrew Pasco