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Upcoming Events

July 21, 2026 4:30 pm

Science Tuesdays: Dieter Baumgartner

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Dieter Baumgartner, Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Geobiology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech,

Science Tuesdays

July 24, 2026 8:00 pm

Stargazing Lecture

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Lee Armus, Senior Research Scientist, Caltech IPAC,

Stargazing Lecture Series

July 25, 2026 6:30 pm

Science and Sunsets

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Dr. Shana Goffredi, Chair of the Biology Department, Occidental College,

Science and Sunsets

July 28, 2026 4:30 pm

Science Tuesdays: Madison Dunitz

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Madison Dunitz, Graduate Student in Geobiology, Caltech,

Science Tuesdays

July 29, 2026 8:00 pm

Outdoor Movie Night: A Knight's Tale

Sherman Fairchild Library, Amphitheatre

August 4, 2026 4:30 pm

Science Tuesdays: Victoria Orphan

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Victoria Orphan, Caltech,

Science Tuesdays

August 11, 2026 4:30 pm

Science Tuesdays: Britt Abrahamson

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Britt Abrahamson,

Science Tuesdays

August 11, 2026 4:30 pm

Science Tuesdays: Pilar Vergeli

Kerckhoff Marine Lab, 101 Dahlia Ave, Corona del Mar

Pilar Vergeli,

Science Tuesdays

August 12, 2026 8:00 pm

Outdoor Movie Night: She's the Man

Sherman Fairchild Library, Amphitheatre

August 25, 2026 12:00 pm

JPL and the Search for Life Beyond Earth

August 27, 2026 7:30 pm

Moveable Feast: Gronk in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Ramo Auditorium

October 9, 2026 7:00 pm

AIM Public Lecture Series: Terence Tao

Beckman Auditorium

Terence Tao, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UCLA,

AIM Public Lecture Series

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Rudolph A. (Rudy) Marcus, Caltech's John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, passed away on July 16, 2026. The prolific chemist, who approached theory with infinite curiosity and the background of an experimentalist, was five days shy of his 103rd birthday.

Marcus was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theoretical work on electron transfer among molecules in chemical reactions, a concept that lies at the heart of phenomena ranging from the slow encroachments of rust to the rapid reactions of photosynthesis. In neither case do any of the atoms rearrange; only the electrons are in motion. The Marcus theory explains why electrons in various settings behave so differently.

The Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) was established at Caltech in January 2008 with an initial grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation. The Institute is a “think and do tank,” that is shaping the future of space exploration, science, and technology.

This unique organization links the study elements of a think tank with the implementation elements of designing and developing prototypes. The Institute is centered on the intellectual, instrumentation, and research strengths of the Caltech Campus and JPL — and augments those strengths by inviting external experts from academia, government, and industry to engage in its programs.

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For the first time, researchers have developed a new method for making radium-containing molecules in the lab, a challenging feat considering how difficult radium is to work with. The new molecules will help the Caltech researchers search for clues to the mystery of what happened to all the anti-matter in our universe.

Learn more through the link in our story.

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In this edition of #AskCaltech, Caltech student Bryan Kim explains the science behind the knuckleball. With almost no spin, the airflow around the ball hits a phenomenon called the drag crisis, causing the pressure around it to shift unpredictably, keeping goalkeepers guessing until the very last second.

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