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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.

06/23/2023

Voyager Scientist Celebrates 50 Years at Caltech

Julia Ehlert

Alan Cummings (PhD ‘73), senior research scientist in the Space Radiation Laboratory, is recognized for 50 years of service to Caltech.

06/16/2023

Caltech Introduces New Leadership Chairs and Named Professorships

This year, Caltech recognized three faculty members with leadership chairs and 13 with named professorships.

04/17/2023

Two Faculty Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships

Alyce Torrice

Computer scientist Anima Anandkumar and physicist Hirosi Ooguri received the prestigious award, with funds to pursue their research

01/06/2023

Three Caltech Grad Students and Two Alumni Named Quad Fellows

Julia Ehlert

Caltech graduate students Rikuto Fukumori, Gordon Li, and Ryoto Sekine and alumni Shubh Agrawal (BS ’22) and Kavya Sreedhar (BS ’19) have been named to the inaugural class of the Quad Fellowship.

12/22/2022

Undergraduate Majoring in Math and Computer Science Named Marshall Scholar

Emily Velasco

Laura Lewis has received one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious scholarships and will study at both Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh.

12/19/2022

2022 Year in Review

As the end of 2022 quickly approaches, Caltech News looks back at our coverage of the research, discoveries, events, and experiences that shaped the Institute. Here are some highlights.