Alumni News

Eric G. Adelberger (BS ’60, PhD ’67) Awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

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Submit your Nominations for the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA)—Caltech’s highest honor for alumni—is presented this year to four alumni who, because of both personal commitment and professional contributions, have made remarkable impacts in a field, on the community, or in society more...

A Message from the Caltech Alumni Association

June 9, 2020 Dear Fellow Alumni, What happens to one of us affects all of us. We Caltech Alumni are, by and large, a community that sought science, engineering, academia, and other intellectual pursuits as these practices enable us to make positive contributions to...

Dr. Carel Otte, Jr. (PhD ’54) 1922-2018

It is with great sadness that we announce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Carel Otte, Jr. (MS '50, PhD '54) passed away on July 21. He was 96 years old. A native of the Netherlands, Dr. Otte came to the United States in 1948 to attend Caltech after earning a bachelor's...

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Why Caltech?

Why Caltech?

From the President of the Caltech Alumni Association David Tytell, President, Caltech Alumni AssociationIt’s a question every Techer has heard multiple times in their lives. And for each of us, the answer is a little different. Sure, thematically there are...

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Moonshot

Moonshot

Last year, Caltech’s Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST)—an interdisciplinary research center that is developing the next generation of autonomous robots—announced five ambitious goals to guide its work.

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Scenes from Frosh Camp

This year, Caltech's freshman orientation took place on September 18 and 19 in Ventura, California. Over the two days, students from the class of 2021 attended talks about the Honor Code and academics, met deans and resident associates, and participated in elective...

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