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. Mascot Website The California Institute of Technology (abbreviated Caltech) is a located in, United States. Although founded as a preparatory and vocational school by in 1891, the college attracted influential scientists such as, and 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 1921.

In 1934, Caltech was elected to the and the antecedents of 's, which Caltech continues to manage and operate, were established between 1936 and 1943 under. The university is one among a small group of which is primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied sciences. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphasis on science and engineering, managing $332 million in 2011 in sponsored research. Its 124-acre (50 ha) primary campus is located approximately 11 mi (18 km) northeast of. First-year students are required to live on campus and 95% of undergraduates remain in the on-campus. Although Caltech has a strong tradition of practical jokes and pranks, student life is governed by an honor code which allows faculty to assign. The compete in 13 intercollegiate sports in the 's.

Caltech is frequently cited as one of the world's best universities. Caltech alumni and faculty include ( being the only individual in history to win two unshared prizes), 4 and 71 have won the United States. There are 112 faculty members who have been elected to the. In addition, numerous faculty members are associated with the as well as. According to a 2015 Pomona College study, Caltech ranked number one in the U.S. For the percentage of its graduates who go on to earn a PhD.

Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, California, 1908, on its original campus at downtown Pasadena Caltech started as a founded in Pasadena in 1891 by local businessman and politician. The school was known successively as, (and Manual Training School) and before acquiring its current name in 1920. The vocational school was disbanded and the preparatory program was split off to form an independent in 1907.

At a time when scientific research in the United States was still in its infancy, a solar astronomer from the, founded the in 1904. He joined Throop's board of trustees in 1907, and soon began developing it and the whole of Pasadena into a major scientific and cultural destination.

He engineered the appointment of, a literary scholar untutored in science but a capable administrator and fund raiser, to Throop's presidency in 1908. Scherer persuaded retired businessman and trustee Charles W. Gates to donate $25,000 in seed money to build Gates Laboratory, the first science building on campus. World Wars In 1910, Throop moved to its current site. Arthur Fleming donated the land for the permanent campus site. Throop Hall, 1912 In the same year, a bill was introduced in the calling for the establishment of a publicly funded 'California Institute of Technology', with an initial budget of a million dollars, ten times the budget of Throop at the time.

The board of trustees offered to turn Throop over to the state, but the presidents of and the successfully lobbied to defeat the bill, which allowed Throop to develop as the only scientific research-oriented education institute in southern California, public or private, until the onset of the World War II necessitated the broader development of research-based science education. The promise of Throop attracted from to develop the institution and assist in establishing it as a center for science and technology. With the onset of World War I, Hale organized the to coordinate and support scientific work on military problems. While he supported the idea of federal appropriations for science, he took exception to a federal bill that would have funded engineering research at land-grant colleges, and instead sought to raise a $1 million national research fund entirely from private sources. To that end, as Hale wrote in: Throop College of Technology, in Pasadena California has recently afforded a striking illustration of one way in which the Research Council can secure co-operation and advance scientific investigation. This institution, with its able investigators and excellent research laboratories, could be of great service in any broad scheme of cooperation. President Scherer, hearing of the formation of the council, immediately offered to take part in its work, and with this object, he secured within three days an additional research endowment of one hundred thousand dollars.

Through the National Research Council, Hale simultaneously lobbied for science to play a larger role in national affairs, and for Throop to play a national role in science. The new funds were designated for physics research, and ultimately led to the establishment of the Norman Bridge Laboratory, which attracted experimental from the in 1917.

During the course of the war, Hale, Noyes and Millikan worked together in Washington on the NRC. Subsequently, they continued their partnership in developing Caltech.

And at Caltech, 1932 Millikan served as 'Chairman of the Executive Council' (effectively Caltech's president) from 1921 to 1945, and his influence was such that the Institute was occasionally referred to as 'Millikan's School.' Millikan initiated a visiting-scholars program soon after joining Caltech. Scientists who accepted his invitation include luminaries such as, and.

Arrived on the Caltech campus for the first time in 1931 to polish up his, and he returned to Caltech subsequently as a visiting professor in 1932 and 1933. During World War II, Caltech was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the which offered students a path to a Navy commission. The also maintained a naval training school for, resident inspectors of ordnance and naval material, and a liaison officer to the on campus. Project Vista From April 1 to December 1, 1951, Caltech was the host of a federal classified study,.

The selection of Caltech as host for the project was based on the university’s expertise in rocketry and nuclear physics. In response to the war in Korea and the pressure from the Soviet Union, the project was Caltech’s way of assisting the federal government in its effort to increase national security. The project was created to study new ways of improving the relationship between tactical air support and ground troops. The Army, Air Force, and Navy sponsored the project, however it was under contract with the Army.

The study was named after the hotel, Vista del Arroyo Hotel, which housed the study. The study operated under a committee with the supervision of President., a professor at Caltech, was selected as research director.

More than a fourth of Caltech’s faculty and a group of outside scientists staffed the project. Moreover, the number increases if one takes into account visiting scientists, military liaisons, secretarial, and security staff. In compensation for its participation, the university received about $750,000. Post-war growth In the 1950s–1970s, Caltech was the home of and, whose work was central to the establishment of the of particle physics. Feynman was also widely known outside the physics community as an exceptional teacher and colorful, unconventional character. During 's tenure as Caltech's president (1946–1969), Caltech's faculty doubled and the campus tripled in size. DuBridge, unlike his predecessors, welcomed of science.

New research fields flourished, including, and. A 200-inch telescope was dedicated on nearby Palomar Mountain in 1948 and remained the world's most powerful optical telescope for over forty years. Caltech opened its doors to female undergraduates during the presidency of in 1970, and they made up 14% of the entering class. The fraction of female undergraduates has been increasing since then. Caltech undergraduates have historically been so apathetic to politics that there has been only one organized student protest in January 1968 outside the Burbank studios of, in response to rumors that NBC was to cancel. In 1973, the students from protested a presidential visit with a sign on the library bearing the simple phrase '. The following week, Ross McCollum, president of the, wrote an open letter to Dabney House stating that in light of their actions he had decided not to donate one million dollars to Caltech.

The Dabney family, being Republicans, disowned Dabney House after hearing of the prank. 21st century Since 2000, the has been located at Caltech. The project was established in 1986 to assemble, preserve, translate, and publish papers selected from the literary estate of Albert Einstein and from other collections. The new Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology In fall 2008, the freshman class was 42% female, a record for Caltech's undergraduate enrollment.

In the same year, the Institute concluded a six-year-long fund-raising campaign. The campaign raised more than $1.4 billion from about 16,000 donors.

Nearly half of the funds went into the support of Caltech programs and projects. In 2010, Caltech, in partnership with and headed by Professor, established a aimed at developing revolutionary methods to generate fuels directly from sunlight. This hub, the, will receive up to $122 million in federal funding over five years. Since 2012, Caltech began to offer classes through (MOOCs) under, and from 2013,.

Jean-Lou Chameau, the eighth president, announced on February 19, 2013, that he would be stepping down to accept the presidency. Was announced to be the ninth president of Caltech on October 24, 2013, and his term began on July 1, 2014. The Millikan Library, the tallest building on campus Caltech's 124-acre (50 ha) primary campus is located in, approximately 11 miles (18 km) northeast of. It is within walking distance of and the and therefore the two locations are frequent getaways for Caltech students. In 1917 Hale hired architect to produce a master plan for the 22 acres (8.9 ha) campus. Goodhue conceived the overall layout of the campus and designed the physics building, Dabney Hall, and several other structures, in which he sought to be consistent with the local climate, the character of the school, and Hale's educational philosophy. Goodhue's designs for Caltech were also influenced by the traditional of Southern California.

During the 1960s, Caltech underwent considerable expansion, in part due to the philanthropy of alumnus. In 1953, Beckman was asked to join the Caltech Board of Trustees.: 282 In 1964, he became its chairman.: 275 Over the next few years, as Caltech's president emeritus describes it, Arnold Beckman and his wife Mabel 'shaped the destiny of Caltech'.: 288 The Beckmans made a major gift to Caltech in 1962, when they funded the construction of the Beckman Auditorium, a concert hall designed by architect. When the circular white stone hall opened with a gala concert on February 25, 1964, it was praised for its acoustics.: 289–291 The auditorium was the first of several expansions at Caltech that the Beckmans supported. In 1974, the Beckman Laboratory of Behavioral Biology (BBB) was dedicated.: 291 The building was seen as a significant step towards the establishment of a new program focusing on and a multi-leveled understanding of brain and its mechanisms at the chemical, cellular, and systems levels.: 153–154 On April 25, 1986, the Beckman Laboratory of Chemical Synthesis was dedicated. The Beckmans' gift supported not only the building, but also the installation of state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation in six customized laboratories.

Finally, the Beckmans funded the, a multi-disciplinary center for research in the chemical and biological sciences. In 1986, Beckman agreed to donate $50 million towards the institute and its endowment.

Designed by architect in a Spanish style, the Beckman Institute was dedicated on October 26, 1989, and opened in 1990.: 275–290 In 1971 a in caused some damage to the Caltech campus. Engineers who evaluated the damage found that two historic buildings dating from the early days of the Institute—Throop Hall and the Goodhue-designed Culbertson Auditorium—had cracked. These were some of the first buildings, and their plans did not contain enough details (such as how much had been embedded in the concrete) to be sure they were safe, so the engineers recommended demolition. However, demolishing these historic structures required considerably more effort than would have been necessary had they been in real danger of collapse. A large was used to demolish Throop Hall, and smashing the concrete revealed massive amounts of rebar, far in excess of safety requirements. The rebar had to be cut up before the pieces could be hauled away, and the process took much longer than expected.

New additions to the campus include the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics and the and Center for Information Science and Technology, which opened in 2009, and the Warren and Katherine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering followed in March 2010. The Institute also concluded an upgrading of the in 2006.

In late 2010, Caltech completed a 1.3 MW projected to produce approximately 1.6 GWh in 2011. Organization and administration. The Bridge Laboratory of Physics The mission statement of Caltech reads: The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society. Caltech is incorporated as a non-profit corporation and is governed by a privately appointed 46-member who serve five-year terms of office and retire at the age of 72. Is chaired by, co-founder of The Trustees elect a President to serve as the chief executive officer of the Institute and administer the affairs on the Institute on behalf of the board, a Provost who serves as the chief academic officer of the Institute below the President, and ten other vice presidential and other senior positions.

Former provost became the eighth president of Caltech on September 1, 2006, replacing who had served since 1997. Chameau's compensation for 2008–2009 totaled $799,472. Chameau served until June 30, 2013. Was announced to be the ninth president of Caltech on October 24, 2013, and his term began on July 1, 2014. Caltech's endowment is governed by a permanent Trustee committee and administered by an Investment Office. The Kerckhoff Laboratory of the Biological Sciences The Institute is organized into six primary academic divisions: Biology and Biological Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Applied Science, Geological and Planetary Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy. The voting faculty of Caltech include all professors, instructors, research associates and fellows, and the University Librarian.

Faculty are responsible for establishing admission requirements, academic standards, and curricula. The Faculty Board is the faculty's representative body and consists of 18 elected faculty representatives as well as other senior administration officials. Full-time professors are expected to teach classes, conduct research, advise students, and perform administrative work such as serving on committees.

The (JPL) is a (FFRDC) owned by and operated as a division of Caltech through a contract between NASA and Caltech. In 2008, JPL spent over $1.6 billion on research and development and employed over 5,000 project-related and support employees.

The JPL Director also serves as a Caltech Vice President and is responsible to the President of the Institute for the management of the laboratory. Academics.

National 7 6 10 34 Global 9 4 3 5 National Program Rankings Program Ranking Biological Sciences 5 Chemistry 1 Computer Science 11 Earth Sciences 1 Engineering 4 Mathematics 7 Physics 2 Global Program Rankings Program Ranking Biology & Biochemistry 23 Chemistry 18 Computer Science 51 Engineering 59 Geosciences 1 Materials Science 36 Mathematics 52 Molecular Biology & Genetics 81 Physics 6 Space Science 1 Caltech is a small four-year, highly residential research university with a slight majority in graduate programs. The Institute has been accredited by the since 1949. Caltech is on the: the fall term starts in late September and ends before Christmas, the second term starts after New Years Day and ends in mid-March, and the third term starts in late March or early April and ends in early June. Caltech was ranked 1st internationally between 2011 and 2016 by the.

Caltech was ranked as the best university in the world in two categories: Engineering & Technology and Physical Sciences. It was also found to have the highest faculty citation rate in the world. The (ARWU), a ranking with an emphasis on bibliometric data and scientific research, ranked Caltech 8th in the world and 6th in the U.S.

In 2012, the Center for World University Rankings ranked Caltech fifth in the world and fourth nationally in its CWUR World University Rankings. Ranked Caltech 10th in the country out of the nearly 1500 schools it evaluated for its 2014 Best Colleges ranking. Ranked Caltech 12th in the country out of the nearly 2000 schools it evaluated for its 2014 Best Colleges ranking.

Ranked Caltech as tied for the 10th best university in the United States in their 2016 national rankings, with the graduate programs in chemistry and earth sciences ranked first in the nation. The released its latest Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs in 2010, and 23 of the 24 graduate programs of Caltech were ranked within the top four programs in the nation in their size quartile as determined by both the R95 and S95 rankings. Of particular note, programs that were placed within the top 10% of all size programs in that field based on an average of the R95 and S95 rank order include Aeronautics, Astrophysics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Bioengineering, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Planetary Science, and Social Science (Economics). In 2013 a paper published in the ranked Caltech 2nd in the U.S. (after ) for revealed preference. The sample of the study was 3240 high achieving students (students ranked in the top 10% of public high school class or top 20% of private high school class). Rankings were based on number of students who accepted offered admission.

Admissions For the Class of 2021 (enrolled Fall 2017), Caltech received a record 7,339 applications and accepted 568 (7.7%); 235 enrolled. Admission to Caltech is extremely rigorous and requires the highest test scores in the nation. The middle 50% range of scores for enrolled freshmen were 740-800 for critical reading, 770-800 for math, and 730-800 for writing. The middle 50% range Composite score was 34-36. The SAT Math Level 2 middle 50% range is 800–800. Tuition and financial aid Undergraduate tuition for the 2013–2014 school year was $39,990 and total annual costs were estimated to be $58,755.

In 2012–2013, Caltech awarded $17.1 million in need-based aid, $438k in non-need-based aid, and $2.51 million in self-help support to enrolled undergraduate students. The average financial aid package of all students eligible for aid was $38,756 and students graduated with an average debt of $15,090. Undergraduate program The full-time, four-year undergraduate program emphasizes instruction in the arts and sciences and has high graduate coexistence. Caltech offers 24 majors (called 'options') and six minors across all six academic divisions. Caltech also offers interdisciplinary programs in Applied Physics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Computation and Neural Systems, Control and Dynamical Systems, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geobiology and Astrobiology, Geochemistry, and Planetary Astronomy. The most popular options are Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Physics. Prior to the entering class of 2017, Caltech requires students to take a core curriculum of three terms of mathematics, three terms of physics, two terms of chemistry, one term of biology, two terms of lab courses, one terms of scientific communication, three terms of physical education, and 12 terms of humanities and social science.

Breezeway of Arms Laboratory A typical class is worth 9 academic units and given the extensive core curriculum requirements in addition to individual options' degree requirements, students need to take an average of 40.5 units per term (more than four classes) in order to graduate in four years. 36 units is the minimum full-time load, 48 units is considered a heavy load, and registrations above 51 units require an overload petition. Approximately 20 percent of students double-major. This is achievable since the humanities and social sciences majors have been designed to be done in conjunction with a science major.

Although choosing two options in the same division is discouraged, it is still possible. First-year students are enrolled in first-term classes based upon results of placement exams in math, physics, chemistry, and writing and take all classes in their first two terms on a Pass/Fail basis. There is little competition; collaboration on is encouraged and the Honor System encourages take-home tests and flexible homework schedules.

Caltech offers co-operative programs with other schools, such as the Pasadena and. Upon graduation, Caltech alumni have one of the highest median starting salary among graduates of other colleges or universities in 2012–2013, of $67,400, according to.

The mid-career median pay is $120,700. Caltech was found to offer the second highest return of investment of college education, at $1,991,000 over a 30-year period, according to the same study. Caltech offers Army and Air Force in cooperation with the. Graduate program. Of the California Institute of Technology The graduate instructional programs emphasize doctoral studies and are dominated by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.

The Institute offers graduate degree programs for the Master of Science, Engineer's Degree, Doctor of Philosophy, BS/MS and MD/PhD, with the majority of students in the PhD program. The most popular options are Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Applicants for graduate studies are required to take the. GRE Subject scores are either required or strongly recommended by several options. A joint program between Caltech and the, and the grants MD/PhD degrees.

Students in this program do their preclinical and clinical work at or, and their PhD work with any member of the Caltech faculty, including the Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering and Applied Sciences Divisions. The MD degree would be from USC or UCLA and the PhD would be awarded from Caltech. The research facilities at Caltech are available to graduate students, but there are opportunities for students to work in facilities of other universities, research centers as well as private industries. The graduate student to faculty ratio is 4:1. Approximately 99 percent of doctoral students have full financial support.

Financial support for graduate students comes in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships or a combination of fellowship and assistantship support. Graduate students are bound by the Honor Code, as are the undergraduates, and the Graduate Honor Council oversees any violations of the code.

Research Caltech was elected to the in 1934 and remains a research university with 'very high' research activity, primarily in. Caltech manages research expenditures of $270 million annually, 66th among all universities in the U.S. And 17th among private institutions without medical schools for 2008. The largest federal agencies contributing to research are, and.

Caltech received $144 million in federal funding for the physical sciences, $40.8 million for the life sciences, $33.5 million for engineering, $14.4 million for environmental sciences, $7.16 million for computer sciences, and $1.97 million for mathematical sciences in 2008. The Institute was awarded an all-time high funding of $357 million in 2009. Active funding from the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Science (MPS) for Caltech stands at $343 million as of 2011, the highest for any educational institution in the nation, and higher than the total funds allocated to any state except California and New York. The new Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering In 2005, Caltech had 739,000 square feet (68,700 m 2) dedicated to research: 330,000 square feet (30,700 m 2) to physical sciences, 163,000 square feet (15,100 m 2) to engineering, and 160,000 square feet (14,900 m 2) to biological sciences. In addition to managing JPL, Caltech also operates the in, the in, the and at the, the at and, and in. The Institute launched the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech in 2006, the in 2008, and is also the current home for the.

The Spitzer Science Center (SSC), part of the located on the Caltech campus, is the data analysis and community support center for 's. Partnered with to establish a Joint Center for Translational Medicine (UCLA-Caltech JCTM), which conducts experimental research into clinical applications, including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer. Caltech operates several stations as part of an international collaborative effort of measuring greenhouse gases globally. One station is on campus.

The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics Undergraduates at Caltech are also encouraged to participate in research. About 80% of the class of 2010 did research through the annual program at least once during their stay, and many continued during the school year. Students write and submit SURF proposals for research projects in collaboration with professors, and about 70 percent of applicants are awarded SURFs. The program is open to both Caltech and non-Caltech undergraduate students. It serves as preparation for graduate school and helps to explain why Caltech has the highest percentage of alumni who go on to receive a PhD of all the major universities.

The licensing and transferring of technology to the commercial sector is managed by the Office of (OTT). OTT protects and manages the intellectual property developed by faculty members, students, other researchers, and JPL technologists. Caltech receives more invention disclosures per faculty member than any other university in the nation.

As of 2008, 1891 patents were granted to Caltech researchers since 1969. Student life House system.

The Caltech Beavers' logo Caltech has athletic teams in baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, fencing, men's soccer, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, track and field, women's volleyball, and men's and women's water polo. Caltech's mascot is the Beaver, a homage to nature's engineer. Its teams (with the exception of the fencing team) play in the, which Caltech co-founded in 1915.

The fencing team competes in the 's, facing teams from, and, among others. On January 6, 2007, the Beavers' men's basketball team snapped a 207-game losing streak to Division III schools, beating 81–52. It was their first Division III victory since 1996.

Until their win over Occidental on February 22, 2011 the team had not won a game in play since 1985. Ryan Elmquist's free throw with 3.3 seconds in regulation gave the Beavers the victory. The documentary film concerns the events of the Beavers' 2005–06 season. On January 13, 2007, the Caltech women's basketball team snapped a 50-game losing streak, defeating the Sagehens 55–53. The women's program, which entered the in 2002, garnered their first conference win.

On the bench as honorary coach for the evening was, 2005 Nobel laureate in Chemistry. The team went on to beat Whittier College on February 10, for its second SCIAC win, and placed its first member on the All Conference team.

The 2006–2007 season is the most successful season in the history of the program. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, the women's table tennis team (a club team) competed in nationals. The women's club team, known as 'Snatch', has also been very successful in recent years, ranking 44 of over 200 college teams in the Ultimate Player's Association. On February 2, 2013, the Caltech baseball team ended a 228-game losing streak, the team's first win in nearly 10 years.

The track and field team plays at the South Athletic Field in, the site of the first. The school also sponsored a football team prior to 1976, which played part of its home schedule at the, or, as Caltech students put it, 'to the largest number of empty seats in the nation'. Performing and visual arts The Caltech/ Orchestra is a full seventy-piece orchestra composed of students, faculty, and staff at Caltech and nearby Occidental College. The orchestra gives three pairs of concerts annually, at both Caltech and Occidental College. There are also two Caltech Jazz Bands and a Concert Band. For vocal music, Caltech has a mixed voice and a smaller group.

The theater program at Caltech is known as TACIT, or Theater Arts at the California Institute of Technology. There are two to three plays organized by TACIT per year, and they were involved in the production of the, released in 2011.

Student life traditions Annual events Every, Dabney House conducts the infamous 'Millikan pumpkin-drop experiment' from the top of Millikan Library, the highest point on campus. According to tradition, a claim was once made that the shattering of a pumpkin frozen in and dropped from a sufficient height would produce a spark. This yearly event involves a crowd of observers, who try to spot the elusive spark. The title of the event is an oblique reference to the famous which measured e, the. On Ditch Day, the seniors ditch school, leaving behind elaborately designed tasks and traps at the doors of their rooms to prevent underclassmen from entering. Over the years this has evolved to the point where many seniors spend months designing mechanical, electrical, and software obstacles to confound the underclassmen.

Each group of seniors designs a 'stack' to be solved by a handful of underclassmen. The faculty have been drawn into the event as well, and cancel all classes on Ditch Day so the underclassmen can participate in what has become a highlight of the academic year. Another long-standing tradition is the playing of Wagner's ' at 7:00 each morning during finals week with the largest, loudest speakers available. The playing of that piece is not allowed at any other time (except if one happens to be listening to the entire 14 hours and 5 minutes of ), and any offender is dragged into the showers to be drenched in cold water fully dressed. The playing of the Ride is such a strong tradition that the music was used during to awaken Astronaut, a Caltech alumnus. Unfortunately, the tradition arose at different times in different Houses, so Schmitt did not react as expected.

Instead, he just became confused. The Fleming cannon Caltech students have been known for the many (also known as 'RFs'). The two most famous in recent history are the changing of the to read 'Caltech', by judiciously covering up certain parts of the letters, and the changing of the scoreboard to read Caltech 38, MIT 9 during the. But the most famous of all occurred during the, where Caltech students altered the flip-cards that were raised by the stadium attendees to display 'Caltech', and several other 'unintended' messages. This event is now referred to as the. In recent years, pranking has been officially encouraged by Tom Mannion, Caltech's Assistant VP for Student Affairs and Campus Life. 'The grand old days of pranking have gone away at Caltech, and that's what we are trying to bring back,' reported the Boston Globe.

In December 2011, Caltech students went to New York and pulled a prank on Manhattan's. The prank involved making sculpture look like the Weighted Companion Cube from the video game. Caltech pranks have been documented in three Legends of Caltech books, the most recent of which was edited by alumni Autumn Looijen '99 and '98 and published in May 2007. Rivalry with MIT. Main article: As of 2017, Caltech has 37 to its name awarded to 22 alumni, which includes 5 Caltech professors who are also alumni (, and ), and 15 non-alumni professors. The total number of Nobel Prizes is 38 because Pauling received prizes in both and. The official Nobel Prize count is when including temporary academic staff such as visiting professors and postdoctoral scholars.

Seven faculty and alumni have received a from the, while 58 have been awarded the U.S., and 13 have received the. One alumnus, won the in 2010. Other distinguished researchers have been affiliated with Caltech as postdoctoral scholars (for example, and ) or visiting professors (for example, and ). Students Demographics of Caltech student body (2016–17) Undergraduate Graduate 29% 35% 42% 11% 16% 5% 9% 46% Two or more races / Unknown 4% 3% Caltech enrolled 979 undergraduate students and 1,261 graduate students for the 2016–2017 school year.

Women made up 41% of the undergraduate and 29% of the graduate student body. The racial demographics of the school substantially differ from those of the nation as a whole. The four-year graduation rate is 79% and the six-year rate is 92%, which is low compared to most leading U.S. Universities, but substantially higher than it was in the 1960s and 1970s. Students majoring in traditionally have graduation rates below 70%. Faculty and staff. Aerial view of Caltech in Other alumni have turned their gaze to the universe.

(BS 1957, MS 1958) piloted the third mission. Astronaut (and later, ) (BS 1957) was the only geologist to have ever walked on the surface of the moon. Astronomer (BS 1947, MS 1948) co-discovered (a comet which crashed into the planet ) and was the first person buried on the moon (by having his ashes crashed into the moon). Astronomer George O. Abell (BS 1951, MS 1952, PhD 1957) while a grad student at Cal Tech participated in the National Geographic Society-Palomar Sky Survey. This ultimately resulted in the publication of the Abell Catalogue of Clusters of Galaxies, the definitive work in the field.

Undergraduate alumni founded, or co-founded, companies such as manufacturer Varitronix, and (which created ), while graduate students founded, or co-founded, companies such as, and the non-profit educational organization, the. (PhD 1928) invented the and commercialized it with the founding of. His success with that company enabled him to provide seed funding for (BS 1932), who had co-invented and wanted to commercialize them. Shockley became the founding Director of the division of Beckman Instruments. Shockley had previously worked at, whose first president was another alumnus, (BS 1898). Because his aging mother lived in, Shockley established his laboratory near her in. Shockley was a co-recipient of the in 1956, but his aggressive management style and odd personality at the Shockley Lab became unbearable.

In late 1957, eight of his researchers resigned and with support from formed. Among the ' was (PhD 1954), who later left Fairchild to co-found. Other offspring companies of Fairchild Semiconductor include and, which in turn spawned more technology companies in the area. Shockley's decision to use – instead of – as the material, coupled with the abundance of silicon semiconductor related companies in the area, gave rise to the term ' to describe that geographic region surrounding Palo Alto. Caltech alumni also held public offices, with (PhD 1984) the Deputy Prime Minister of, (PhD 1948) the 4th and 7th, (PhD 1972) the, and (PhD 1993) the 19th director of.

The 20th director for DARPA, is also a Caltech alumna (PhD 1984). In 2013, President Obama announced the nomination of (PhD 1979) as the director of the and Ellen Williams (PhD 1982) as the director for. Notable Caltech alumni include:. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 16, 2015. California Institute of Technology.

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The graduate program in CCE provides students with the educational training and research experiences needed to achieve a PhD degree. (In special circumstances, a master's of science degree may be given.) Students can choose from one of the following three degree programs:. The program in is designed to provide students with academic training and research experience in chemical physics, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and electrochemistry, organometallic chemistry, and biochemistry and molecular biophysics.

The program in trains students to apply mathematics, engineering, and the physical, chemical, and biological sciences to grow their understanding of systems involving chemical reactions and transport phenomena and to apply their knowledge to the development of new chemical processes and materials. The program in is an interdisciplinary option run in coordination with the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering.

Its curriculum and research opportunities are designed to provide students with a broad background in the biochemistry and biophysics of macromolecules and molecular assemblies. Acceptance to these top-ranked graduate options is competitive, and students are carefully selected for creativity and breadth of interests. Each program is designed to immerse CCE's graduate students in original research from the time of their enrollment, allowing them to follow their scientific curiosity wherever it takes them. To learn more about applying to the graduate program, visit website. Other Related Graduate Programs.