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Three Caltech Professors Named 2022 Sloan Fellows
02/15/2022

Three Caltech Professors Named 2022 Sloan Fellows

Whitney Clavin
Three Caltech professors have been awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships.
Katerina Chatziioannou, Maxwell Robb, and Lu Wei
Tinkering with Physics
02/11/2022

Tinkering with Physics

Whitney Clavin
Zach Tobin has made a career out of having fun with gadgets.
Zach Tobin in front of the Rubens' tube demo.
Astronomy Researchers Celebrate Mentors
02/11/2022

Astronomy Researchers Celebrate Mentors

Alyce Torrice
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, three Caltech researchers share who has inspired them along their personal and professional journey.
split-screen image, woman in glasses and dark teal shirt on left, woman in light teal shirt in a laboratory on right
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Receives Decommissioning Permit
02/10/2022

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Receives Decommissioning Permit

Whitney Clavin
Caltech has received the final approval needed to begin decommissioning the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) from Maunakea in Hawai‘i.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Caltech Remembers Longtime Mathematics Professor Richard Dean
02/07/2022

Caltech Remembers Longtime Mathematics Professor Richard Dean

Whitney Clavin
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, Richard Dean has passed away at the age of 97.
Richard Dean
Puffy Planets Lose Atmospheres, Become Super-Earths
02/03/2022

Puffy Planets Lose Atmospheres, Become Super-Earths

Whitney Clavin
Observations with the Keck and Hubble telescopes find gas escaping from a class of exoplanets called mini-Neptunes.
Illustration of the mini-Neptune TOI 560.01, located 103 light-years away in the Hydra constellation.
Palomar Survey Instrument Analyzes Impact of Starlink Satellites
01/17/2022

Palomar Survey Instrument Analyzes Impact of Starlink Satellites

Whitney Clavin
A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks.
ZTF image of Andromeda galaxy with a Starlink streak through it.
Ginsburgs Give to Create New Quantum Center and Building at Caltech
01/14/2022

Ginsburgs Give to Create New Quantum Center and Building at Caltech

Ann Motrunich
The center will unite researchers exploring quantum systems and their potential uses.
Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg
Jenny Wan Named Churchill Scholar
01/12/2022

Jenny Wan Named Churchill Scholar

Whitney Clavin
Scholarship will fund her first year of studies at University of Cambridge.
Jenny Wan
Astronomers Find Most Luminous "Cow" to Shine in X-Rays
01/10/2022

Astronomers Find Most Luminous "Cow" to Shine in X-Rays

Whitney Clavin
A newfound, bright X-ray star explosion is providing answers to the riddle of the Cow supernovae.
Artwork comparing normal supernova and Cow-like supernova.