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The Flavor Fanatic

by Zachary Kelch Photograph by Elli Sekine “Each place has its own flavor, and the flavor of the world isn’t restricted to food. It’s all around you all the time—as you’re walking down the street and you get a whiff of a tree, or somebody cooking, or the exhaust from...

Kitchen Aid

by Marisa Demers Photography by Amanda Friedman "You look at all the interesting ways robots are being deployed in other fields and you wonder why restaurants are being left behind."— Ryan Sinnet, PhD (BS ’07)Americans love eating out. They spend more money at their...

Abe M. Zarem

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Abe M. Zarem, who made numerous contributions to the United States’ defense systems and space programs and had a decorated career in technology, business development, and management training, died in Los Angeles on March 8, 2023....

Samuel Phillips

Samuel Robinson Phillips, age 87, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on March 8, 2023, in the company of his loved ones, who will continue to honor his memory. Sam was born on April 8, 1935, into a military family in Long Beach, CA. He was the only...

Caltech in San Diego

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Mario Peraza Appointed to Lead Alumni Engagement Efforts

In this joint appointment between the Institute and the Caltech Alumni Association (CAA), an independent 501c3 organization, Peraza will lead efforts to nurture relationships with 25,000 Techers worldwide.

Informatics Approach to Forecasting & Optimizing Batteries: Will Chueh

The vast design space and long lifetime of batteries have limited the speed of innovations at the materials, cell, and systems level. In this talk, I will overview efforts at Stanford to dramatically accelerate the pace of research and development for lithium-ion batteries by hybridizing physics-based and data-driven approaches.

Gunnar Bergman

Obituary

PhD ’51

Jose Rial

Obituary

PhD ’79

Watson Lecture: Linda Hsieh-Wilson

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David B. MacKenzie

Obituary

BS ’50

Robert J. McEliece

Obituary

BS ’64 | PhD ’67

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: My Transition from SoCal to NorCal

Sean McKenna

In the most recent two months of my project, some noteworthy events have occurred. I spent March and the first half of April in Southern California, largely continuing the activities I described in my first update.