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SFP mourns the passing of Yuk Yung, @Caltech professor of planetary science and @NASAJPL senior research scientist — a founding figure in planetary atmospheric chemistry and a beloved mentor to scores of SURF & WAVE Fellows since 1982.   caltech.edu/about/news/cal…

My interview with @Caltech news after being selected for UN scientific advisory board caltech.edu/about/news/ani…

A new study presents a roadmap for simultaneously combining data on the abundance of greenhouses gases with data on winds to better pinpoint emission sources. caltech.edu/about/news/new…

Brian Stoltz, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, has been awarded this year's Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring. caltech.edu/about/news/bri…

A trio of Caltech faculty members have been selected to receive the 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship: Elias Most, Huy Tuan Pham, and Lingfu Zhang. caltech.edu/about/news/thr…

Congratulations to Brian Stoltz on winning the @Caltech Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring! For decades, he’s championed undergraduate research and built a lab culture rooted in curiosity, respect & collaboration. caltech.edu/about/news/bri…

Congratulations to Adam Wierman, Carl F Braun Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, on being named a 2025 ACM Fellow. awards.acm.org/fellows

Jonas Zmuidzinas (BS '81), the Merle Kingsley Professor of Physics at Caltech, will receive the 2026 James Craig Watson Medal, a National Academy of Sciences honor presented every two years for "outstanding contributions to the science of astronomy." caltech.edu/about/news/cal…

Meet Caltech's tenth president, Ray Jayawardhana!

As our community grappled with loss and uncertainty after the 2025 Los Angeles fires, researchers jumped into action, collecting data as soon as flames erupted. In this podcast series, scientists and engineers lend their expertise and answer questions. scienceexchange.caltech.edu/connect/after-…

Winter Term begins at @Caltech — and what better way to welcome the season than with snowflakes? Prof. Ken Libbrecht, whose research revealed the world’s largest snow crystal, was also among the very first Caltech students to do a SURF back in 1979. magazine.caltech.edu/post/biggest-s…

From advancing early warning systems for natural hazards to breakthroughs in AI and quantum research, @Caltech undergrads worked with faculty through opportunities like #SURF to drive real-world impact across disciplines. caltech.edu/about/news/202…

Astronomers are reporting evidence for a possible second kilonova event, but the case is not closed. In fact, this situation is much more complex. caltech.edu/about/news/pos…

Led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech manages for NASA, and published in the journal Nature, the new study could have implications for scientists' understanding of Titan and other icy moons throughout our solar system. caltech.edu/about/news/sat…

Through #CaltechSURF, William Yang explored black holes, dark matter, and pulsar timing—applying advanced math to real astrophysics. Now studying abroad at the University Cambridge, he’s building a global scientific community. initiativeforstudents.caltech.edu/story-listings…

We’re proud to highlight Alejandro Stefan-Zavala, Caltech WAVE Fellow (’17) + SURF (’18) alum, who’s kicking off this year’s Science Journeys on November 8! Read more about Alejandro’s own journey and about his upcoming talk here: events.caltech.edu/series/science…

A pair of distant black hole mergers, measured just one month apart in late 2024, are improving how scientists understand the nature and evolution of the most violent deep-space collisions in our universe. caltech.edu/about/news/col…

Perona and Belongie wondered if they could replace search words with images, but they knew that it would not be easy to convince people to tediously and appropriately tag every object and its parts in millions of pictures. caltech.edu/about/news/pie…

Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Social Science, @rmichaelalvarez, lends his expertise in a collaborative piece discussing the potential effects of AI in foreign affairs.

Congratulations to @georgiagkioxari , assistant professor of computing + mathematical & electrical engineering at @Caltech, on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow! Her work in computer vision builds models that help machines perceive and reason like humans. caltech.edu/about/news/Gki…