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Miles and Miles of Mojave

Image: Nick Van Buer Nick Van Buer, PhD (BS ’05), a geology professor at Cal Poly Pomona, trekked 530 miles across the Mojave Desert from January to March 2022 to explore its geological wonders. He documented his journey in a YouTube series called “Across the Mojave...
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A Legendary Hack Turns 40

Image: Caltech Archives In this moment of Caltech mischief that required months of planning, students Ted Williams, PhD (BS ’84) and Dan Kegel (BS ’86) manipulated the scoreboard during the January 2, 1984, Rose Bowl game between Illinois and UCLA. The acronym “DEI,”...
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Binding Lights

Image: Alireza Marandi In a recent research paper, assistant professor Alireza Marandi delves into the innovative realm of mode-locked lasers. These lasers emit light in pulses, providing unparalleled precision and power compared to continuous beams. Marandi’s team...
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The Pioneers

On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first four-year female graduates reflect on their time on campus—and where they went from here. by Melisa Demars Caltech's 1974 commencement is famous for Richard Feynman’s “Cargo Cult Science” address, but another...
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Miral Kim-E, PhD

Miral Kim-E, PhD

Vice Chair, Governance

BS ’78 | Portfolio Manager and Partner, Frontier Global Partners | La Jolla, CA

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Laurie Leshin

MS '89, PhD '95Laurie Leshin, PhD (MS '89, PhD '95), president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), is lauded "for her barrier-breaking leadership at universities such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which has been recognized for both teaching and research...

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Kam-Yin Lau

BS '78, MS '78, PhD '78Kam-Yin Lau (BS '78, MS '78, PhD '81), professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley, is honored for his innovations in and commercialization of laser diode and radio-over-fiber technologies that broadly...

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Sudhir Jain

MS '80, PhD '83Sudhir Kumar Jain (MS '80, PhD '83), vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University in India, is recognized for his lifesaving impact as India's preeminent earthquake engineer, for his research, advocacy, and establishment of training programs for...

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Bette Korber

PhD '88Bette Korber (PhD '88) is a laboratory fellow in theoretical biology and biophysics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She is lauded for pioneering achievements in virology research and computational vaccine design, which provide hope against diseases such as...

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Kenneth Suslick

BS '74Kenneth Suslick (BS ’74), the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is recognized for profound contributions to sonochemistry (the study of chemical reactions powered by high-frequency sound waves)...

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Eugene Myers

BS '75Eugene Myers (BS ’75), director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Germany, is recognized for his transformative impact on the field of bioinformatics. He created the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) that...

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Karen Maples, MD

BSS '76Karen Maples, MD (BS ’76), who served as an obstetrician and gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente for 38 years, is recognized for her trailblazing role as one of the first Black female undergraduates at Caltech, and for her outstanding accomplishments as an...

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Nader Engheta

MS '79, PhD '82Nader Engheta (MS ’79, PhD ’82), the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is recognized for his pioneering advancements in optics, including optical nanocircuits and metamaterials, which have brought a new understanding to how...

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Wireless Access on Campus

There are three campus-wide wireless networks: BeaverNet, Registered, and Caltech Guest. Alumni visiting campus should connect to the Caltech Guest network. No password is required. Access to the Caltech Guest wireless network is provided at the discretion of the...

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