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11/19/2012

Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees

Ann Motrunich

Aerospace leader David W. Thompson (MS '78) has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology. A National Medal of Technology–winner, Thompson founded Orbital Sciences Corporation four years after he graduated from Caltech with a degree in aeronautics.

11/16/2012

David Lee Named Chair of Caltech Board of Trustees

Ann Motrunich

David L. Lee (PhD '74) has been named the new chair of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A Caltech trustee since 2000, Lee began his term as chair October 27, 2012. As chair, Lee will foster communication with Caltech faculty, administration, and students and represent the Board with the Caltech community and the public. He will preside at board meetings and offer advice and support to the president of Caltech. Lee succeeds Kent Kresa, who has served as chair since 2005.

11/15/2012

Bottling Liquid Gold

Andrew Allan

If you happen to see groups of people perched in the trees along Caltech's famed Olive Walk and Beckman Mall on Friday, whacking at the branches with rakes and PVC pipes—rest assured there's nothing unusual going on. They are participants in this year's Olive Harvest Festival, just trying to gather as many pounds of olives as possible in a day's time.

11/08/2012

How to Grow an Entrepreneur

Ann Motrunich

Recent Caltech grads Cole Hershkowitz (BS '11) and Ka Suen (BS '12) are among many students and young alumni taking advantage of opportunities at Caltech that prepare young entrepreneurs to succeed.

11/06/2012

How I Landed on Mars

Shayna Chabner McKinney

As one of five Caltech graduate students currently staffing the Mars Science Laboratory mission, Katie Stack is simultaneously exploring the geologic pasts of both Mars and Earth.

11/01/2012

Beware of Falling Pumpkins

Douglas Smith

At midnight on Halloween, several dozen pumpkins ride the Millikan Gravitational Accelerator—a fancy way of saying they are tossed off the roof of the nine-story Millikan Memorial Library.

10/29/2012

Watson Lecture: "Engineering with Impact"

Douglas Smith

Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran is an expert on breakups—of ceramics and metals, not relationships. The John E. Goode, Jr., Professor of Aerospace and professor of mechanical engineering and the director of the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at Caltech, Ravichandran will talk about his work at the leading edge of impact mechanics on Wednesday, October 24, at 8:00 p.m. in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.

10/21/2012

Clean-Energy Research Accelerates

Ann Motrunich

Caltech clean-energy research is accelerating thanks to the renovation of the Earle M. Jorgensen Laboratory. Transformed into a cutting-edge facility for energy science, the lab unites two powerhouse programs: the Resnick Sustainability Institute and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis.

10/17/2012

Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

Andrew Allan

Get ready to drop, cover, and hold on! On Thursday, October 18, Caltech will once again participate in the Great California ShakeOut, the annual statewide earthquake-preparedness drill. Caltech students, faculty, staff, and visitors are encouraged to join the more than 8 million Californians who will have the opportunity to practice how to protect themselves during an earthquake.

10/16/2012

Cassini Turns 15

Douglas Smith

Fifteen years after its launch, the Cassini mission to Saturn continues to give us a close-up, long-term view of the ringed planet and its astonishingly diverse collection of moons. Here are some of the highlights so far.

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