Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series

JPL's Theodore von Kármán Lectures bring the excitement of JPL's missions to an audience of both Caltech/JPL employees and the general public. (And they're free to attend!)

Named after the founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and presented by JPL's Communications and Education Directorate, these lectures bring the excitement of the space program's missions, instruments and other technologies to both JPL employees and the local community.

Lectures take place twice per month, on consecutive Thursdays and Fridays. The Thursday lectures take place in JPL's Theodore von Kármán Auditorium, and Friday lectures take place at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Both evenings start at 7:00 p.m.

Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

Admission and parking are free for all lectures, with no tickets or reservations required.

Can't make the Friday lectures at Caltech? The Thursday lectures at JPL are streamed live via Ustream, and are archived on YouTube for later viewing.

You may also be interested in Caltech's other signature lecture series, the Earnest C. Watson Lectures.