Ned Irons

Nov 19, 2022 | Obituary

Ned Irons Ned quietly passed away at his Makaha Beach home on the island of Oahu, on November 19,2022. Ned was the Co-founder and first chairman of the Computer Science Department at Yale University. Education; Undergraduate Princeton University, Masters, Cal Tech,...

Science In Action

Nov 19, 2022 | Fall 2022, Opener, Transforming

Science in Action Caltech’s campus is getting a sustainable upgrade from Yazdani Studios Photography by Yazdani Studio The Los Angeles-based architecture firm created an innovative design incorporating mass timber for the Resnick Sustainability Resource Center....

Americans in Paris

Nov 14, 2022 | Fall 2022, Interviews

Americans in Paris Travel is more than a destination. And despite the cliché, it’s more than the journey. The right travel companions can make a good trip into a great experience. by Zachary Kelch On Techer Alumni Tours, Caltech community members explore and learn...

Mining the Skies

Nov 12, 2022 | Fall 2022, Featured, Pioneering

Mining the Skies Have Joel Sercel, PhD (MS ’87, PhD ’93) and TransAstra finally figured out how to unlock the promise of asteroid mining? by Steven Boyd Saum Photography by Leah Lee Until A Few Years Ago, the total number of satellites in orbit was just a few...

William Helman

Nov 8, 2022 | Obituary

William Helman Phillip Helman passed away peacefully on the 8th of November, 2022 in South Bend, IN. He was born November 2, 1936 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the son of John Phillip and Claire Goldsmith Helman. He had one sister, Jacqueline Beatrice Campbell who died...