July 05, 2013 By: Elizabeth Emerald Comment Featured News Featured Chocolate Soufflé for Valentine's Day Enjoy a tasty recipe from alumnus Andrew Casteel (BS ‘00), founder of Laughing Monk Brewing in San Francisco Obituary: Walter Munk (BS ’39, MS ’40) Caltech mourns the loss of geophysicist Walter Munk who passed away last night in La Jolla, CA. He was 101 years old. Watson Lecture: Elliot Meyerowitz “Plant Growth: How Stem Cells Make Stems” by Elliot Meyerowitz, Feb. 13, 2019 Richmond Wolf (MS '94, PhD '97) Elected as New Caltech Trustee Alumnus Richmond Wolf, partner at Capital World Investors, has been elected to the Board of Trustees. Caltech Women's Network Summit is Saturday, March 9 Celebrate and be inspired by your network of fellow alumnae and current female students on campus, March 9! When Black Holes Collide Physicists, including a Caltech alumnus, create the most accurate model yet of black hole mergers. Distinguished Alumna Sharon Long (BS '73) Wins Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Long is a pioneering molecular biologist whose research helps make agriculture more sustainable. Jacqueline Barton Wins National Academy of Sciences Prize Jacqueline K. Barton has been awarded the 2019 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award in Chemical Sciences.
