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Decade of Discovery
12/19/2019

Decade of Discovery

As December winds down, we mark not just the end of another year of discovery at Caltech but the conclusion of a decade of remarkable accomplishments and research breakthroughs.
collage image for decade in review story
Emperor of Japan to Bestow Medal of Honor on Hirosi Ooguri
11/01/2019

Emperor of Japan to Bestow Medal of Honor on Hirosi Ooguri

Whitney Clavin
The government of Japan is honoring Hirosi Ooguri with a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.
Hirosi Ooguri with Medal of Honor
Fiona Harrison and Fernando Brandão win American Physical Society Awards
10/22/2019

Fiona Harrison and Fernando Brandão win American Physical Society Awards

Whitney Clavin
Caltech researchers win this year's Hans A. Bethe Prize, and Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award.
Fiona Harrison and Fernando Brandão
Caltech Faculty Honored with Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes
09/06/2019

Caltech Faculty Honored with Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes

Robert Perkins and Whitney Clavin
Caltech's Katherine L. (Katie) Bouman, Xie Chen, and Xinwen Zhu recognized for contributions in physics and mathematics.
Breakthrough Prize
Philip Isett Wins Clay Award
08/30/2019

Philip Isett Wins Clay Award

Whitney Clavin
The Clay Research Award honors "outstanding achievements of the world's most gifted mathematicians."
Philip Isett
Gil Refael and Nets Katz Named Simons Investigators
06/20/2019

Gil Refael and Nets Katz Named Simons Investigators

Whitney Clavin
Physics and mathematics professors named Simon Investigators.
Nets Katz and Gil Refael
Shaw Prize in Astronomy Awarded to Ed Stone
05/21/2019

Shaw Prize in Astronomy Awarded to Ed Stone

Whitney Clavin
The 2019 Shaw Prize in Astronomy has been awarded to Caltech's Ed Stone, long-time project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission.
Ed Stone
Seven from Caltech Elected to National Academy of Sciences
05/01/2019

Seven from Caltech Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Lori Dajose
Two faculty members and five alumni have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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
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
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