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Incoming Caltech Undergrad Is Published in Physical Review Letters
10/02/2023

Incoming Caltech Undergrad Is Published in Physical Review Letters

Cynthia Eller
Amith Varambally of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, comes to Caltech as a first-year undergraduate student in fall 2023 already a co-author of a journal article related to his work as a high school intern at MIT in summer 2022.
Amith Varambally on Caltech campus
Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space
09/28/2023

Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space

Whitney Clavin
Keck Cosmic Web Imager offers best glimpse yet of the filamentous network that connects galaxies
3-D picture of the cosmic web.
Announcing the 2023-24 Watson Lecture Season
09/26/2023

Announcing the 2023-24 Watson Lecture Season

Katie Neith
The 101st season of Caltech's Watson Lectures will feature new engagement activities in addition to the stimulating talks on research and innovation for which the series is known.
Exterior Beckman Auditorium with Caltech logo block letter sign
SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech
09/21/2023

SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech

Whitney Clavin
The infrared-seeking space telescope is undergoing tests inside a customized chamber
SPHEREx team members can be seen here in a reflection from the chamber's gold-coated, sapphire window.
The Joy of Discovery: Convocation Welcomes New Students to Campus
09/20/2023

The Joy of Discovery: Convocation Welcomes New Students to Campus

Julia Ehlert
Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, delivered a keynote address to new undergraduate and graduate students about the passionate pursuit of discovery.
Students walk under a balloon arch into Convocation
Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) Receives New 6-Year Grant
09/12/2023

Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) Receives New 6-Year Grant

Whitney Clavin
The National Science Foundation has awarded Caltech's hub for cutting-edge quantum research $13.8 million to support six more years of operations.
Graduate student Adam Shaw talks to prospective graduate students
WAVE Alumni Return to Caltech for Grad School
09/11/2023

WAVE Alumni Return to Caltech for Grad School

Julia Ehlert
Meet seven incoming graduate students who found their future at Caltech.
Photos of seven students
On the Road to Spotting Alien Life
09/08/2023

On the Road to Spotting Alien Life

Whitney Clavin
Planning is underway for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Artist's concept of an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of its star.
Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator
09/05/2023

Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator

Whitney Clavin
Phil Hopkins has been named a 2023 Simons Investigator, an honor that comes with $150,000 in research support per year for five years.
Phil Hopkins
Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway
08/28/2023

Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway

Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory’s 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory