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Sink or Swim: Students Prep for RoboSub Competition
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBruce practicing in the pool at Caltech.Credit: Caltech Robotics TeamStudents on the Caltech Robotics Team have created a robotic submarine that will compete in the...
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The Birth and Death of Our Solar System: An Interview with Konstantin Batygin
News Writer: Cynthia EllerKonstantin Batygin, assistant professor of planetary scienceCredit: Lance HayashidaKonstantin Batygin recently joined the Caltech faculty as assistant professor of planetary...
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Quantum Information Meets Condensed Matter: Inside the Mind of Xie Chen
News Writer: Cynthia EllerXie Chen comes to Caltech after a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley. Originally from China, Chen received her BS from Tsinghua University in Beijing and her PhD...
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SURF Students Present Research
News Writer: Kathy SvitilThe SURF program supports students from Caltech and other universities while they participate in real laboratory research on campus. Since the program's inception in 1979, more...
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Improving 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...
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New Master of Student Houses Appointed
News Writer: Kathy SvitilFollowing Caltech tradition, the MOSH is a professorial faculty member who focuses on promoting a positive overall experience for Caltech undergraduates and acts as a liaison...
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Honored Student Scientists Return for their Senior Year
News Writer: Kathy SvitilGoldwater Scholars Adam Jermyn (left) and Charles Tschirhart (right).Among this year's cadre of returning Caltech students are four seniors—Adam Jermyn, Ann Miao Wang, Charles...
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What Is Possible in Real-World Communication Systems: An Interview with...
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCaltech's newest assistant professor of electrical engineering, Victoria Kostina, works in the field of information theory. Using mathematical modeling, she tries to...
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Finessing Finance: An Interview with Richard Roll
News Writer: Cynthia EllerCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and Communications"Everything has a price," the saying goes, and though that might sound cynical, taking the adage seriously can lead...
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Caltech Researchers Receive NIH BRAIN Funding
News Writer: Kathy SvitilAmong the 58 projects funded in furtherance of President Obama's "Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnology"—or BRAIN—Initiative are five projects either led...
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The Risk and Reward of Venture Capital: An Interview with Michael Ewens
News Writer: Cynthia EllerCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsMichael J. Ewens recently joined the faculty at Caltech as associate professor of finance and entrepreneurship...
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Orchestrating the Healing Process in a Damaged Cornea
News Writer: Kathy SvitilSURF fellow Jacqueline Masehi-Lano has experimented with various growth factors that might inhibit the formation of scar tissue and promote orderly wound healing.Related Links:...
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Sensors to Simplify Diabetes Management
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradFrom left to right: Sagar Vaidyanathan, a visiting undergraduate researcher from UCLA, and Caltech sophomore Sophia Chen. Chen spent her summer in the laboratory of...
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Seismology and Resilient Infrastructure: An Interview with Domniki Asimaki
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsDomniki Asimaki, professor of mechanical and civil engineering in the Division of Engineering and Applied...
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Improving The View Through Tissues and Organs
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCredit: iStockThis summer, several undergraduate students at Caltech had the opportunity to help optimize a promising technique that can make tissues and organs—even entire...
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How to Grip an Asteroid
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCaltech junior Edward Fouad looks through cut-outs of one of two microspine designs he tested for a robotic gripper. Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing &...
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No Galaxy Too Small: An Interview with Evan Kirby
News Writer: Douglas SmithAlthough "going out to the telescope is far more romantic," Caltech Assistant Professor of Astronomy Evan Kirby sometimes does his observing by remote control from his...
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Using Simulation and Optimization to Cut Wait Times for Voters
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBy developing a tool to help better prepare polling places, Caltech sophomore Sean McKenna is hoping to minimize the amount of time we spend in line at the...
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Making Hotter Engines and Lasting Artwork: An Interview with Katherine Faber
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradKatherine Faber, the Simon Ramo Professor of Materials ScienceCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsNew faculty member Katherine Faber, the...
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Converting Data Into Knowledge: An Interview with Yisong Yue
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradYisong Yue, assistant professor of computing and mathematical sciencesCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsNew faculty member Yisong Yue,...
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