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The class of 2024 has faced unique challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so today's Commencement ceremony proved particularly celebratory.

Caltech Honors Graduates at 130th Commencement Ceremony Computing pioneer Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of NVIDIA, delivers keynote speech

Congratulations to Caltech's Class of 2024!

Today at 10 a.m. PT we celebrate Caltech's 130th Commencement. Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA will deliver the keynote address.
Watch the full live stream on Caltech's Commencement website: https://commencement.caltech.edu/watch

Tomorrow Caltech undergraduates will cheer and celebrate their house mates as they walk across the Commencement stage with several different traditions that have been passed down through generations of students. Guests at the ceremony can expect to hear a gong, bells, train whistles, rhythmic clapping, a Viking horn, sawing, and a cannon.

Gong (Lloyd House)• Bells (Fleming House and Page House)• Train whistles (Venerable House)• Saw cutting (Blacker House)• Rhythmic clapping (Dabney House)• Viking horn (Dabney House)• Triangle (Avery House)• Cannon (Fleming House) The cannon may be fired up to three times, each time with celebratory blanks.

Our community mourns the passing of Edward C. Stone, the David Morrisroe Professor of Physics, Emeritus.

A giant in the fields of space physics and planetary astronomy, Stone spent six decades at Caltech, leading numerous space missions, overseeing the construction of the W. M. Keck Observatory, establishing the Institute's Space Radiation Lab, serving in distinguished leadership roles, and paving the way for the next generation of giant telescopes.

Stone was perhaps best known for his role as project scientist for NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, a project of discovery that he spearheaded for 50 years.

Edward C. Stone, 1936-2024 Caltech mourns the loss of Edward C. Stone, leader of humanity’s first foray into interstellar space.

One week from today!

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang to Give Caltech's 130th Commencement Address Jensen (Jen-Hsun) Huang, Founder and CEO of technology company NVIDIA will deliver the keynote address at Caltech’s 130th Annual Commencement Ceremony on June 14, 2024.

Distinguished planetary scientist and astrophysicist Jonathan I. Lunine (PhD '85) has been appointed chief scientist of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In his new role, Lunine’s leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.

Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory In his new role, Lunine’s leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.

Ocean-inspired tech could speed up carbon capture from ships Tech from USC, Caltech could slash carbon footprint of the shipping industry.

When David Politzer was a graduate student at Harvard in 1973, he made an astounding discovery that would forever reshape the field of particle physics. In this Q&A, he talks about solving the mystery of the strong force more than 50 years ago.

Remembering a Pivotal Physics Calculation A Q&A with physicist David Politzer about solving the mystery of the strong force more than 50 years ago.

During its annual Celebration of Excellence, the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CCID) recognized members of the community for leadership and excellence in advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.

Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity Hosts 2024 Celebration of Excellence The Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CCID) recognizes members of the community for leadership and excellence in advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.

Sarah Reisman, the Bren Professor of Chemistry and a leader in the area of natural product synthesis has been selected as the new chair of Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE).

New CCE Division Chair Announced Organic chemist Sarah Reisman will begin a five-year term as the Norman Davidson Leadership Chair on July 1.

For the first time, ultrasound imaging has been used to image a patient's brain outside a hospital setting while the subject performs tasks such as video gaming and guitar playing. Using a cranial prosthetic that provides a literal window onto the brain through which ultrasound can pass unhindered, the Caltech-led proof-of-concept study opens the door to a better understanding of the brain, improved diagnostics for brain conditions, and the possibility of a direct interface between the brain and a computer that could allow patients to, for example, control a cursor on a computer screen with their thoughts and intentions alone.

A Window Into the Brain New research demonstrates that ultrasound can be used to precisely and noninvasively image the human brain and its activity following the placement of a transparent cranial prosthetic.

The newly formed Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech announced the 2024 class of Brown Investigators. Each investigator, recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics, will receive up to $2 million over five years.

Caltech Announces Eight Recipients of the 2024 National Brown Investigator Award Each investigator, recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics, will receive up to $2 million over five years

Congrats to all of the honorees at this year's Staff Service & Impact Awards ceremony!

Caltech Staff Honored at 69th Staff Service & Impact Awards Ceremony Caltech honored 213 staff members on May 22 at the 69th Staff Service & Impact Awards ceremony held in Beckman Auditorium.

Established in 2023, Caltech's Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy has provided a forum for research, education, and debate on scientific innovations and their ramifications for communities and governments around the world. Now, a $10 million gift from Ronald Linde (MS '62, PhD '64) and his wife, Maxine Linde, will invigorate this vital work at a pivotal early stage of the center's development.

Ronald and Maxine Linde Support Center for Science, Society, and Policy A lead naming gift from the Lindes endows The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy (LCSSP).

Caltech mournns the passing of Fred C. Anson (BS '54), the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, who served as chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from 1984 to 1994.

Fred C. Anson (BS '54), 1933–2024 Fred C. Anson (BS ’54), the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, who served as chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from 1984 to 1994, passed away on May 22. He was 91.

It's today, frosh! Ditch Day has been celebrated by Caltech students for more than 100 years. An annual tradition in which seniors “ditch” school for the day, leaving behind puzzles and elaborate challenges called “stacks” for underclassmen to solve, this year’s event embodied ingenuity, creativity, and a uniquely Caltech style of fun.

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is Caltech's highest honor for alumni. This year, the awards went to four alumni who, because of both personal commitment and professional contributions, have made remarkable impacts in a field, on the community, or in society more broadly.

The 2024 class of DAAs are: David Brin (BS '73), Louise Chow (PhD '73), Bill Coughran (BS, MS '75), and Timothy M. Swager (PhD '88).

Caltech Celebrates Its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Science fiction author David Brin (BS ’73), electron microscopist Louise Chow (PhD ’73), startup investor Bill Coughran (BS, MS ’75), and chemist Timothy M. Swager (PhD ’88) were honored at Caltech’s 87th Annual Seminar Day on May 18.

Shri Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy "for his ground-breaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other variable or transient astronomical objects."

Shri Kulkarni Awarded Shaw Prize in Astronomy Shri Kulkarni, the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Shaw Prize in Astronomy.

A Caltech-led mission to map greenhouse gasses globally has been named a finalist by NASA.

Caltech-Led Mission to Map Greenhouse Gas Emissions Named Finalist by NASA Proposal seeks to place an instrument in space to map CO2 and methane emissions at unprecedented resolution

The Spring 2024 issue is here! Featuring stories on how Caltech researchers are making farming more sustainable, the 75th anniversary of the Palomar Observatory, and the coolest thing in your office.
https://magazine.caltech.edu/

The final scene of the series "Young Sheldon" was shot right here on campus!

Sheldon Goes Off to Caltech | Young Sheldon FINALE S7x14 Young Sheldon s7x14 "Memoir" Promo (Series Finale) - YOUNG SHELDON ends its seven-year run with a must-see two-episode series finale. Jim Parsons and Mayim ...

Using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, a Southern California high school student creates new "space music." You can try your own hand at sonifying supernovas!

High School Student Creates Soundscape of Exploding Stars Using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, Southern California high school student Vanya Agrawal creates new "space music."

Caltech neuroscientists are making progress toward showing that a device they developed to implant into the brains of patients who have lost the ability to speak could one day help all such patients communicate by simply thinking and not speaking or miming.

Brain-Machine Interface Device Predicts Internal Speech in Second Patient Summary

Congrats to Caltech's Thomas Y. Hou and Jonas C. Peters on being elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences this year. Membership in the academy is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.

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.

A new vaccine could be effective against coronaviruses that have yet to emerge, with hopes it could be used to battle future pandemics, research suggests.

Scientists at Caltech, Cambridge, and Oxford, are developing a novel approach called "proactive vaccinology," which aims to train the body's immune system to recognize several different coronaviruses.

New vaccine could protect against coronaviruses which have yet to emerge Researchers are developing a vaccine that will protect us against the next coronavirus pandemic

In a public talk on May 22, microelectronics pioneer Carver Mead will draw on more than 70 years of research and perspective to highlight Institute breakthroughs.

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 e...

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.

So You Decided to Build a Jellyfish Treadmill — Caltech Magazine by Katie Neith John Dabiri (PhD ’05), Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, has studied jellyfish through a variety of lenses over the years. He has sought to understand their energy-saving locomotion strategies so that ocean vessels might copy their efficient

Congratulations to three Caltech seniors on winning scholarships for a year of study abroad!

Caltech Students Win Fulbright and Schilt Scholarships Three Caltech seniors win scholarships for a year of study abroad.