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Astronomers and Astorphysicists: Under One Roof
Olive Walk Vintage
Above left to right: Undergraduates Dvin Adalian and Ricky Jones on the Olive Walk.
A Fond Farewell
Pictured above: Carolyn with her son, Steve, and granddaughter’s Madelyn, Skylar, and Hayley.
Science is for Kids
Pictured above, along with many eager helpers (left to right): president of the CCC board of trustees, Marionne Epalle, Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau, and the CCC executive director, Susan Wood.
Architect’s maquette at left.
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In
December 2008, astronomers and astrophysicists at Caltech will have
a new home. Last January, the campus community gathered to break
ground for the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. For
the first time, Caltech's astronomers and astrophysicists will be
housed in one building. "Pulling together the Division's many
activities in astronomy and astrophysics to achieve optimal synergy
has been our goal for some time," says Tom Tombrello, Division
Chair for Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy. "The Cahill Center
is an essential step in this progression." The $50 million center
will be located on the south side of California Boulevard, between
the Institute's athletic facilities on the south and the rest of
the campus on the north. Internationally recognized architect Thom
Mayne and his firm, Morphosis, designed the visually impressive,
yet functional structure. Keep track of the construction at: 
Pictured above (left to right): 
Upon enouragement from
Caltech's new president (and an invitation to Chez Chameau upon success),
students Dvin Adalian and Ricky Jones went into olive oil production
last fall. Gallons of olives from the Olive Walk's Olea europaea
specimens, many blenders, five screens and some processes better
left undescribed all went into the first pressing of Caltech's very
own. Although not ready for a Caltech spin-off, the students were
successful enough to dine with President Chamaeu and his wife, Carol
Carmichael, several weeks later.
After 30 Years at Caltech, Carolyn Ash, Director of Student-Faculty
Programs, is hanging up her SURF board and heading off to retirement.
Carolyn’s contributions to the Institute and undergraduate
research are enormous and immeasurable—hard to quantify even
for a place like Caltech. Over 400 students now participate each
year in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF) that she
nurtured and expanded over many years. Many of the students increasingly
find SURF opportunities at JPL—so many that Dr. Charles Elachi,
Director of JPL and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary
Science, remarked at her retirement bash that by extrapolating current
numbers, he calculates that the entire work force of JPL will be
made up of SURF students by about 2020.
The Children's Center at Caltech (CCC) is building "The Science
Lab at the CCC." Early this year, President Chameau, with president
of the CCC board of trustees, Marionne Epalle, and CCC executive
director, Susan Wood, led the "floor-breaking" (as one
of the kids described it) with help from the youngsters. This indoor-outdoor
laboratory, a delightful and creative structure (see image of maquette
below), will grow out from two existing CCC buildings. Our budding
scientists will be able to perform experiments and make science-based
inquiries year round. What a wonderful start!
Get to know the Children's Center at: 