California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech)}} is a private research university in Pasadena, California. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advances and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States that are devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences.The institution was founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in 1891 and began attracting influential scientists such as George Ellery Hale, Arthur Amos Noyes, and Robert Andrews Millikan in the early 20th century. The vocational and preparatory schools were disbanded and spun off in 1910, and the college assumed its present name in 1920. In 1934, Caltech was elected to the Association of American Universities, and the antecedents of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech continues to manage and operate, were established between 1936 and 1943 under Theodore von Kármán.
Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphasis on science and engineering, managing $423 million in sponsored research in 2022. Its primary campus is located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles, in Pasadena. First-year students are required to live on campus, and 95% of undergraduates remain in the on-campus housing system at Caltech. Students agree to abide by an honor code which allows faculty to assign take-home examinations. The Caltech Beavers compete in 13 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).
Scientists and engineers at or from the university have played an essential role in many modern scientific breakthroughs and innovations, including advances in space research, sustainability science, quantum physics, earthquake monitoring, protein engineering, and soft robotics. , there are 79 Nobel laureates who have been affiliated with Caltech, making it the institution with the highest number of Nobelists per capita in America. This includes 46 alumni and faculty members (47 prizes, with chemist Linus Pauling being the only individual in history to win two unshared prizes). In addition, four Fields Medalists and six Turing Award winners have been affiliated with Caltech. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Of TechnologyGet access
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3by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Of TechnologyGet access
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4by Paula B. Matheus Carnevali (Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute), Craig W. Herbold (Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna), Kevin P. Hand (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), John C. Priscu (Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University), Alison E. Murray (Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute)Get access
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)
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5by Konopka, Paul, Tao, Mengchu, Ploeger, Felix, Hurst, Dale F., Santee, Michelle L., Wright, Jonathon S., Riese, Martin, Tao, Mengchu; 2 Carbon Neutrality Research Center Institute of Atmospheric Physics Beijing China, Ploeger, Felix; 1 Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich Germany, Hurst, Dale F.; 3 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences University of Colorado Boulder CO USA, Santee, Michelle L.; 5 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USA, Wright, Jonathon S.; 6 Department of Earth System Science Tsinghua University Beijing China, Riese, Martin; 1 Forschungszentrum Jülich Jülich GermanyGet access
Published in Geophysical Research Letters (2022)
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6by Sasgen, Ingo, Wouters, Bert, Gardner, Alex S., King, Michalea D., Tedesco, Marco, Landerer, Felix W., Dahle, Christoph, Save, Himanshu, Fettweis, Xavier, Division of Glaciology, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany, Department of Geoscience & Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Columbus, USA, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA, Department of Geodesy, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany, Center for Space Research at The University of Texas, Austin, USA, Department of Geography, SPHERES research unit, University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumGet access
Published in Communications Earth & Environment (2020)
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7by Anbajagane, D., Chang, C., Jain, B., Adhikari, S., Baxter, E. J., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Bocquet, S., Calzadilla, M. S., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Chown, R., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., Cui, W., de Haan, T., Di Mascolo, L., Dobbs, M. A., Everett, W. B., George, E. M., Grandis, S., Halverson, N. W., Holder, G. P., Holzapfel, W. L., Hrubes, J. D., Lee, A. T., Luong-Van, D., McDonald, M. A., McMahon, J. J., Meyer, S. S., Millea, M., Mocanu, L. M., Mohr, J. J., Natoli, T., Omori, Y., Padin, S., Pryke, C., Reichardt, C. L., Ruhl, J. E., Saro, A., Schaffer, K. K., Shirokoff, E. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological Physics, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, Staniszewski, Z. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Stark, A. A. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Vieira, J. D. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, Williamson, R. California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA . Jet Propulsion Lab., Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological PhysicsGet access
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023)
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8by Tritscher, Ines, Pitts, Michael C., Poole, Lamont R., Alexander, Simon P., Cairo, Francesco, Chipperfield, Martyn P., Grooß, Jens‐Uwe, Höpfner, Michael, Lambert, Alyn, Luo, Beiping, Molleker, Sergey, Orr, Andrew, Salawitch, Ross, Snels, Marcel, Spang, Reinhold, Woiwode, Wolfgang, Peter, Thomas, Tritscher, Ines; 1 Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung, Stratosphäre, IEK‐7 Jülich Germany, Poole, Lamont R.; 3 Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton VA USA, Alexander, Simon P.; 4 Australian Antarctic Division Kingston TAS Australia, Cairo, Francesco; 5 Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima Rome Italy, Chipperfield, Martyn P.; 6 School of Earth and Environment University of Leeds Leeds UK, Grooß, Jens‐Uwe; 1 Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung, Stratosphäre, IEK‐7 Jülich Germany, Höpfner, Michael; 7 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany, Lambert, Alyn; 8 Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USA, Luo, Beiping; 9 ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science Zurich Switzerland, Molleker, Sergey; 10 Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Mainz Germany, Orr, Andrew; 11 British Antarctic Survey, NERC Cambridge UK, Salawitch, Ross; 12 University of Maryland College Park MD USA, Snels, Marcel; 5 Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima Rome Italy, Spang, Reinhold; 1 Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut für Energie und Klimaforschung, Stratosphäre, IEK‐7 Jülich Germany, Woiwode, Wolfgang; 7 Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe Germany, Peter, Thomas; 9 ETH Zurich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science Zurich SwitzerlandGet access
Published in Reviews of Geophysics (2021)
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10by Burleigh, ScottContributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
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11by Pruett, Jeter A.Contributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
Published 1942
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12Contributors: “...NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)-NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)...”
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13Contributors: “...NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)-NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)...”
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14Contributors: “...NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)-NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)...”
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15Contributors: “...NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)-NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)...”
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16by Fiorucci, I., Muscari, G., Froidevaux, L., Santee, M., Manney, G. L.Contributors: “...Froidevaux, L.; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA USA...”
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2011)
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17by Gancarz, Alexander JohnContributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
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18by Benson, Carl S.Contributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
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19by Gancarz, Alexander JohnContributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
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20by Benson, Carl S.Contributors: “...California Institute of Technology...”
Published 1960
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