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Eugene N. Parker, DAA, TB

Caltech Distinguished Alumnus Eugene Parker (PhD '51) passed away on March 15 at age 94. Parker was a pioneer in the field of heliophysics, the study of the sun and how it affects Earth, the planets in our solar system, and space beyond. In 1958, Parker correctly...

William “Bill” J. Sharman

Bill Sharman, fondly known as “Squeeze," grew up in San Diego, CA and entered Caltech in 1971. A resident of Lloyd House, Squeeze played football and numerous intramural sports. He was an Air Force ROTC Cadet and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Force after...

Caltech Analemmatic Sundial

In 2007, supported by the Caltech Alumni Association, Bob Kieckhefer, BS (BS ’74) and Ponzy Lu, PhD (BS ’64) collaborated to give the current students a landmark that would maintain its place on the Caltech campus forever in stone. by Zachary KelchPhoto by Srikar...
Electric Avenue

Electric Avenue

With Brian Sisk, PhD (PhD ’04) helming battery design, Rivian is taking the electric revolution off-road

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Shocking Upset

Shocking Upset

In 1968, Wally Rippel, BS (BS ’68) and his Caltech team challenged MIT students to a cross-country race of electric cars

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