John Bryson Elected as Caltech Trustee
News Writer: Cynthia EllerJohn Bryson, former chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International (1990-2008), the parent company of Southern California Edison, has been reelected as a trustee...
View ArticleLance E. Davis
1928–2014News Writer: Kathy SvitilLance E. Davis, Mary Stillman Harkness Professor of Social Science, EmeritusCredit: Caltech ArchivesLance E. Davis, Mary Stillman Harkness Professor of Social Science,...
View ArticleGerald B. Whitham
1927–2014News Writer: Cynthia EllerGerald B. Whitham, Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics, Emeritus, passed away on Sunday, January 26. He was 86 years old.
View ArticleBarbara McConnell Barrett Elected as New Trustee
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBarbara McConnell BarrettBarbara McConnell Barrett, chairman of the Aerospace Corporation and former U.S. ambassador to Finland, was recently elected to the Caltech...
View ArticleG. Bradford Jones Elected as Caltech Trustee
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradG. Bradford Jones, a founding partner of venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures, has been named a trustee of Caltech.Focusing on technology opportunities in Southern...
View ArticleDaniel Yergin to Deliver Commencement Address
News Writer: Cynthia EllerDaniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and energy expert.Credit: Jon Chomitz"As an expert on the geopolitics of energy, Dan Yergin has examined the interface of science...
View ArticleAllen E. Puckett
1919–2014News Writer: Douglas SmithAllen E. Puckett with JPL's 12" supersonic wind tunnel in an undated photo.Allen E. Puckett (PhD '49), the engineer who helped father the delta-winged airplane, the...
View ArticleFacilities Assistant Honored for 45 Years of Service
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradJennifer DanielsCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsJennifer Daniels from the Central Utilities Plant to be honored at Caltech's 59th Annual...
View Article40-Year Service Awardees
Caltech Staff Service Awards 2014News Writer: Douglas SmithFrom left: Susi Martin, Steve Vass, and Eugene Akutagawa.Credit: Lance HayashidaThe 59th Annual Staff Service Awards will be presented in...
View ArticleMaria I. Lopez Wins Schmitt Staff Prize
News Writer: Cynthia EllerFrom left to right: Ted Jenkins (Caltech Board of Trustees), Thomas Schmitt (founder of the Schmitt Prize), Joseph Shepherd (Dean of Graduate Studies), Maria I. Lopez, and...
View ArticlePaul H. Patterson, 1943–2014
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradPaul H. Patterson, the Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus, passed away on Wednesday, June 25. He was 70 years old.
View ArticleNoted Neuroscientist Paul Patterson Dies
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradPaul H. Patterson, the Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus, passed away on Wednesday, June 25.Credit: Bob PazThe Anne P. and...
View ArticleFrederick B. Thompson
1922–2014News Writer: Douglas SmithProfessor of Applied Science and Philosophy Frederick B. Thompson in a 1972 photograph.Credit: Don Ivers/CaltechFrederick Burtis Thompson, professor of applied...
View ArticleFrank E. Marble
1918–2014News Writer: Kathy SvitilFrank E. MarbleCredit: The Caltech ArchivesFrank E. Marble, the Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Jet Propulsion,...
View ArticleImproving Access to Data Across the Board: An Interview with Kristin Antelman
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradKristin Antelman, university librarianCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsThe new university librarian at Caltech sat down with us to talk...
View ArticleRemembering Frank Marble
1918–2014News Writer: Douglas SmithFrank Marble with a student in an undated photograph. Credit: CaltechFrank Earl Marble (Eng '47, PhD '48), Caltech's Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of...
View ArticleRemembering Ray D. Owen (1915-2014)
News Writer: Kathy SvitilRay D. Owen Immunology pioneer Ray D. Owen, professor of biology, emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on Sunday, September 21 at the Californian-Pasadena Convalescent Hospital in...
View ArticleThomas A. Tombrello
1936-2014News Writer: Kathy SvitilThomas A. TombrelloThomas A. Tombrello, Caltech's Robert H. Goddard Professor of Physics, passed away on Tuesday, September 23. He was 78.Related Links: Interview with...
View ArticleGerry Neugebauer
1932-2014News Writer: Kathy SvitilGerry Neugebauer, Caltech's Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Physics, Emeritus, and one of the founders of the field of infrared astronomy, passed away on Friday,...
View ArticleRemembering Gerry Neugebauer
1932–2014News Writer: Kathy SvitilCredit: Caltech ArchivesGerry Neugebauer, Caltech's Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Physics, Emeritus, passed away on September 26, 2014, of complications from...
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