From the President and CEO of the Caltech Alumni Association
Spring 2023
Caltech by the Numbers
The Caltech Alumni Association (CAA) was founded in 1920. Today, CAA serves a growing community of 25,500 Caltech alumni around the world, including some of the brightest minds in science, engineering, and business.
Electric Avenue
With Brian Sisk, PhD (PhD ’04) helming battery design, Rivian is taking the electric revolution off-road
Shocking Upset
In 1968, Wally Rippel, BS (BS ’68) and his Caltech team challenged MIT students to a cross-country race of electric cars
Paper Trails
This grizzly bear is made from a single sheet of handmade paper
Groundbreakers
On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech reflect on the experience
Transmission
From the Board Chair of the Caltech Alumni Association
The Flavor Fanatic
“What is it about food that makes it so appealing? We need to eat, we need to fuel ourselves, but why is it delicious?”
Kitchen Aid
In a sector eager to cut costs, Ryan Sinnet, PhD (BS ’07) has developed a solution. As cofounder and chief research officer at Miso Robotics in Pasadena, Sinnet sees the untapped potential of a human-robot workforce
Mint Green
How Ethan Frey is using cryptocurrency to address climate change
Solving the Equation
Lorraine Lois Foster (PhD ‘64) demonstrates her skill at dissecting mathematical matrices