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Jiunn-Jenq Wu

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Alyx Herrmann

BS '84 Alice Kamakaokalani Herrmann (sometimes known as Anne, Alix and Alyx), died December 4, 2023, aged 61, in Capitola, California. Born March 15, 1962, in Los Angeles, Alyx achieved BA Physics/Astronomy, Pomona College (‘84); BS Engineering and Applied Science,...

The Science of Art

Disney/Pixar Until A Few Years Ago, the total number of satellites in orbit was just a few thousand. In the next decade, experts expect 100,000 satellites to be launched—the vast majority into low earth orbits. That sounds great, but today’s rockets are not well...

Charles T. Munger

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Charles T. Munger, the longtime vice chairman of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway widely referred to as the “Oracle of Pasadena,” died in California on November 28. He was 99. “Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its...

Jessica Mao, PhD

MS / PhD ’06 | Global Market Access Lead, Bayer AG | Berlin, Germany

Keith Karasek, PhD

BS ’74 | Director of Experiential & Career Development, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences | Watertown, MA

Linda Maepa, BS

BS ’96 | Founder and Executive Director, Now and Then, For the Future | Woodside, CA

Richard Pollak

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BS ’49

Alumna Nivetha Karthikeyan (BS ’20) Awarded Third Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize

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November 13, 2020 Caltech has awarded the third annual Milton and Rosalind Chang Career Exploration Prize to alumna Nivetha (Niv) Karthikeyan (BS ’20) for her proposed project “Intersections: Building Solidarity Through Community Archives,” which intends to construct...