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12/05/2014

Einstein Online: An Interview with Diana Kormos-Buchwald

Kimm Fesenmaier

The Einstein Papers Project at Caltech, the Princeton University Press, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have launched a digital edition of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. We recently spoke with Diana Kormos-Buchwald, director and general editor of the Einstein Papers Project, about the new, free resource.

12/03/2014

India Becomes TMT Partner

Shayna Chabner McKinney

Leaders of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project announced on Tuesday that the government of India has signed on as a full partner in the construction of what will be the world's largest ground-based telescope.

12/01/2014

Senior Named Marshall Scholar

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

Adam Jermyn, a Caltech senior, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in Great Britain.

11/24/2014

Caltech to Host Prestigious International Conference on Space Research

Shayna Chabner McKinney

In July 2018, Caltech, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will host the 42nd biennial scientific assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) in Pasadena, California.

11/20/2014

New Center Supports Data-Driven Research

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

The new Center for Data-Driven Discovery makes advanced computational tools available to researchers from all six Caltech divisions, plus JPL researchers.

11/17/2014

Watson Lecture: "Photosynthesis: A Planetary Revolution"

Douglas Smith

Two and a half billion years ago, single-celled organisms called cyanobacteria harnessed sunlight to split water molecules, producing energy to power their cells and releasing oxygen into an atmosphere that had previously had none. These early environmental engineers are responsible for the life we see around us today, and much more besides. At 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium, Professor of Geobiology Woodward "Woody" Fischer will describe how they transformed the planet. Admission is free.

11/12/2014

Caltech Receives Amgen Scholars Program Grant

Kathy Svitil

Caltech has been named as a host institution for the next phase of the Amgen Scholars Program. Funding from the Amgen Foundation will allow Caltech to provide hands-on laboratory experience to 20 undergraduate students each summer for the next four years.

11/11/2014

Stock Receives KINGDOM Educational Software Grant

Kathy Svitil

Seismological Laboratory professor Joann Stock has been awarded a three-year KINGDOM Software educational user license from IHS Global, Inc.

11/11/2014

New Trustee Named

Kathy Svitil

Richard H. Scheller (PhD '80) has been named a trustee of Caltech. He is executive vice president and head of research and early development at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

11/03/2014

Using Simulation and Optimization to Cut Wait Times for Voters

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

By developing a tool to help better prepare polling places, Caltech sophomore Sean McKenna is hoping to minimize the amount of time we spend in line at the polls.

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