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Barry Barish Elected to Great Britain's Royal Society
04/24/2019

Barry Barish Elected to Great Britain's Royal Society

Whitney Clavin
Barry Barish has been named a foreign member of the Royal Society.
Barry Barish
2,700 Pages Later, a Space Mission Is Born
04/23/2019

2,700 Pages Later, a Space Mission Is Born

Whitney Clavin
Jamie Bock discusses SPHEREx, a new mission recently selected by NASA
Jamie Bock and a stack of SPHEREx mission proposals.
Mental Math and Life Stories
04/04/2019

Mental Math and Life Stories

Hamed Hamze (MS ’10) uses math to study how people make decisions. As a graduate student in economics, he models scenarios ranging from the hypothetical to real-world social choices such as voting.
Hamed Hamze
The Mathematics of Flow
03/28/2019

The Mathematics of Flow

Whitney Clavin
New Caltech professor Philip Isett uses math to understand the chaotic nature of fluids.
Philip Isett
NSF Director France Córdova to Speak at Caltech's 125th Commencement Ceremony
03/28/2019

NSF Director France Córdova to Speak at Caltech's 125th Commencement Ceremony

Davin Malasarn
The distinguished astrophysicist, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Caltech alumna (PhD '79), will give the keynote speech at Caltech's 2019 Commencement ceremony on June 14.
Headshot of France Córdova
Breaking New Ground in Exoplanet Imaging
03/27/2019

Breaking New Ground in Exoplanet Imaging

Whitney Clavin
Cutting-edge instrument using optical interferometry reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet.
Artist's impression of the exoplanet in study.
LIGO and Virgo Resume Search for Ripples in Space and Time
03/26/2019

LIGO and Virgo Resume Search for Ripples in Space and Time

Whitney Clavin
The hunt continues for extreme events in the cosmos, such as collisions between black holes.
Engineers working on LIGO upgrades
Nets Katz Named 2019 Simons Fellow
03/25/2019

Nets Katz Named 2019 Simons Fellow

Whitney Clavin
Mathematics professor Nets Katz plans to use his Simons Fellowship for a sabbatical at Indiana University Bloomington.
Nets in front of green background
Fireflies, Heartbeats, and the Science of Sync
03/07/2019

Fireflies, Heartbeats, and the Science of Sync

Whitney Clavin
New experiments in the "science of sync" may ultimately lead to improved tools for controlling power grids and heart arrhythmias.
Picture of fireflies flashing in unison.
Caltech Announces the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
03/01/2019

Caltech Announces the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

Caltech has announced five recipients of this year's Distinguished Alumni Award.
photo of the Distinguished Alumni Award medal