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Caltech Physics Professors Earn NASA Medals
10/08/2014

Caltech Physics Professors Earn NASA Medals

Douglas Smith
Jamie Bock, professor of physics at Caltech and a senior research scientist at JPL, and Caltech Professor of Physics Christopher Martin were among those receiving NASA Honor Awards in a ceremony on Tuesday, September 16.
Jamie Bock and Chris Martin
Alumnus Eric Betzig Wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
10/08/2014

Alumnus Eric Betzig Wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Kathy Svitil
Eric Betzig (BS '83) has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Superstring Theorist Honored with Science Writing Prize
08/15/2014

Superstring Theorist Honored with Science Writing Prize

Kathy Svitil
Caltech's Hirosi Ooguri has been selected to receive the Kodansha Prize for Science Books, Japan's only major prize for science books, for his popular science work, Introduction to Superstring Theory.
Sean Carroll Brings Physics to the Masses
07/30/2014

Sean Carroll Brings Physics to the Masses

Douglas Smith
Sean Carroll, a senior research associate in physics at Caltech, has won the 2014 Andrew Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics.
Ed Stone Honored
07/22/2014

Ed Stone Honored

Douglas Smith
Ed Stone, Caltech's David Morrisroe Professor of Physics, has won the aerospace equivalent of an Oscar. On Wednesday, July 16, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) presented him its sixth Lifetime Achievement Award for his "sustained and extraordinary contributions to America's space programs, including innovative planetary missions."
Edward C. Stone
Mathematician Elected to Royal Society
05/01/2014

Mathematician Elected to Royal Society

Kimm Fesenmaier
Vladimir Markovic, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at Caltech, has been named a fellow of Great Britain's Royal Society. Markovic's election brings to seven the number of fellows and foreign members of the Royal Society currently on the Caltech faculty.
Fu, Harrison, and Preskill Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
04/30/2014

Fu, Harrison, and Preskill Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Cynthia Eller
Three professors at Caltech—Gregory Fu, Fiona Harrison, and John Preskill—have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Jamie Bock Wins George W. Goddard Award
04/04/2014

Jamie Bock Wins George W. Goddard Award

Brian Bell
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Theoretical Physicist Wins Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching
02/28/2014

Theoretical Physicist Wins Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Cynthia Eller
Steven C. Frautschi, professor of theoretical physics, emeritus, at Caltech, has been awarded the Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching—Caltech's most prestigious teaching honor.
2014 Sloan Research Fellows
02/19/2014

2014 Sloan Research Fellows

Brian Bell
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