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Voyager Scientist Celebrates 50 Years at Caltech
06/23/2023

Voyager Scientist Celebrates 50 Years at Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Alan Cummings (PhD ‘73), senior research scientist in the Space Radiation Laboratory, is recognized for 50 years of service to Caltech.
Alan Cummings
Caltech Introduces New Leadership Chairs and Named Professorships
06/16/2023

Caltech Introduces New Leadership Chairs and Named Professorships

This year, Caltech recognized three faculty members with leadership chairs and 13 with named professorships.
Caltech Hosts Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM
06/13/2023

Caltech Hosts Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM

Julia Ehlert
Regional conference highlights Black researchers across disciplines.
Group photo of the Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM
New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula
06/12/2023

New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula

Whitney Clavin
Imaging spectrograph will trace cosmic gas in exquisite detail.
The Keck and Subaru observatories atop Maunakea summit in Hawaiʻi.
Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova
06/12/2023

Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova

Ivona Kostadinova, ZTF
Rare supernova find will help probe distribution of matter in galaxies
The four, duplicated images of SN Zwicky are seen here, observed at the highest possible resolution with the W.M. Keck Observatory. The surroundings are observed at a lower resolution.
Hertz Graduate Fellows Announced
06/06/2023

Hertz Graduate Fellows Announced

Cynthia Eller
Caltech Graduate Student Philip Kocheril and Two Incoming Graduate Students Win 2023 Hertz Fellowships
Composite image of 2023 Hertz Fellows
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Removal Update
06/02/2023

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope Removal Update

Caltech will disassemble the mirror from the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and remove it in pieces this summer.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Physicists to Listen Closely to Black Holes Ring
05/25/2023

Physicists to Listen Closely to Black Holes Ring

Whitney Clavin
New methods will allow for better tests of Einstein’s general theory of relativity using LIGO data.
Artwork of a ringing black hole
LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe
05/24/2023

LIGO Ready to Explore Secrets of the Universe

Global network of gravitational-wave detectors starts next observing run
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Lousiana
Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty
05/22/2023

Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty

Whitney Clavin
Director of student programming and graduate student discuss PMA student advisory board
Back row, left to right: Andrew Graven, Sara Vanovac, and Dylan King. Front row, left to right: Mika Walton and Tara Leininger.