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Performing & Visual Arts Housing Dining Caltech Y Wellness Services Diversity Center Security Emergency Information Search Search Thomas Hou and Jonas Peters Elected to National Academy of Sciences May 8, 2024 Thomas Hou and Jonas Peters Elected to National Academy of Sciences The mathematician and chemist join a long list of Caltech faculty members who are members of the prestigious scientific academy. Read Full Article Watson Lecture: Carver Mead (BS ’56, PhD ’60) Shares a History of Transformative Caltech Innovations May 8, 2024 Watson Lecture: Carver Mead (BS ’56, PhD ’60) Shares a History of Transformative Caltech Innovations In a public talk called Historic Innovations by Caltech People that Transformed our Everyday Lives,” which closes the 101st season of the Watson Lectures, Mead will illuminate the contributions of campus scientists and engineers who have worked to identify and eliminate Los Angeles smog; to engineer the semiconductors that ushered in Silicon Valley and the age of digital information; to create the lasers that made the World Wide Web possible; to bring GPS to the masses; and to make cars electronic. His discussion will span both his own work and that of colleagues, students, and fellow alumni who pursued excellence, defied convention, and made all our lives better. Read Full Article So You Decided to Build a Jellyfish Treadmill May 6, 2024 So You Decided to Build a Jellyfish Treadmill Link opens in a new tab To turn jellyfish into deep sea scientists, John Dabiri (PhD ’05), Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, first needed to ensure they could swim for several days with the necessary tiny electronic devices attached to them. He was going to need a bigger tank. Read Full Article Video Lightbox Did You Know? 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Jenkins , Assistant Professor , Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment , Princeton University , May 20, 2024 7:30 pm Astronomy on Tap "Supermassive Black Holes" and "Ocean Worlds" Jean Somalwar , PhD Candidate , Department of Astronomy , Caltech , Kevin Hand , Research Scientist , NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , May 22, 2024 7:30 pm Watson Lecture - Historic Innovations by Caltech People That Transformed Our Everyday Lives Beckman Auditorium VIEW ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Life at Caltech Image Gallery Lightbox Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 9, 2024 NASA Images Help Explain Eating Habits of Massive Black Hole Link opens in a new tab Spitzer Space Telescope’s data has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently than others. 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