Ray Jayawardhana,
Ph.D.
President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Astronomy
B.S., Yale University, 1994; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2000. Professor, Caltech, 2026-; President, 2026-; Davidow Presidential Chair, 2026-.
John N Abelson,
Ph.D.
George Beadle Professor of Biology, Emeritus
B.S., Washington State University, 1960; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1965. Professor, Caltech, 1982-91; Beadle Professor, 1991-2002; Beadle Professor Emeritus, 2002-. Chair, Division of Biology, 1989-95.
Yaser Abu-Mostafa,
Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
B.Sc., Cairo University, 1979; M.S.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1981; Ph.D., Caltech, 1983. Garrett Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering, 1983; Assistant Professor, 1983-89; Associate Professor, 1989-94; Professor, 1994-.
Rana Adhikari,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Florida (Gainesville), 1998; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-12; Professor, 2012-.
Jess F Adkins,
Ph.D.
Smits Family Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science
B.S., Haverford College, 1990; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-16; Smits Professor, 2017-.
Ralph Adolphs,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology
B.S., Stanford University, 1986; M.S., 1986; Ph.D., Caltech, 1993. Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, 2004-05; Bren Professor, 2005-; Professor of Biology, 2005-17; Davis Leadership Chair, 2017-21; Director, Caltech Brain Imaging Center, 2008-13, 2017-21.
Andreas Aebi,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in German
M.A., University of Southern California, 1970; Ph.D., 1974. Lecturer in French, Caltech, 1978; Lecturer in German, 1978-83; 1986-; Instructor in German, 1983-1986.
Theodor Agapie,
Ph.D.
John Stauffer Professor of Chemistry; Executive Officer for Chemistry
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001; Ph.D., Caltech, 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-14; Professor, 2014-23; Stauffer Professor, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2021-.
Aliakbar Aghamohammadi,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, 2013. Caltech, 2026-28.
Marina Agranov,
Ph.D.
Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Economics
B.A., St. Petersburg State Technical University, 1999; M.A., Tel Aviv University, 2004; Ph.D., New York University, 2010. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2010-17; Professor, 2017-25; Axline Professor, 2025-.
Jason F Alicea,
Ph.D.
William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S., University of Florida, 2001; M.A., University of California (Santa Barbara), 2005; Ph.D., 2007. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2012-15; Professor, 2015-22; Davis Professor, 2022-.
John M Allman,
Ph.D.
Frank P. Hixon Professor of Neurobiology
B.A., University of Virginia, 1965; A.M., University of Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., 1971. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1974-77; Associate Professor, 1977-84; Professor, 1984-89; Hixon Professor, 1989-.
Paolo Aluffi,
Ph.D.
Visiting Professor in Mathematics
M.S., University of Turin, 1983; Ph.D., Brown University, 1987. Professor, Florida State University, 2000-. Caltech, 2008-26.
R M Alvarez,
Ph.D.
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Social Science
B.A., Carleton College, 1986; M.A., Duke University, 1990; Ph.D., 1992. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1992-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2002; Professor, 2002-24; Flintridge Foundation Professor, 2024-.
Aaron D Ames,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Control and Dynamical Systems, and Aerospace; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies; Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies
B.S., University of St. Thomas, 2001; B.A., University of St. Thomas, 2001; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2006; Ph.D., 2006. Lecturer, Caltech, 2007; Professor, 2017; Bren Professor, 2017-; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, 2025-; Director, 2025-.
Animashree Anandkumar,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Indian Institutes of Technology, 2004; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2009; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017; Bren Professor, 2017-.
Costas Anastassiou,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., ETH Zurich, 2001. Ph.D., Imperial College London, 2007. Caltech, 2025-28.
Richard A Andersen,
Ph.D.
James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience; T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center Leadership Chair; Director, T&C Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center
B.S., University of California (Davis), 1973; Ph.D., University of California (San Francisco), 1979. Boswell Professor, Caltech, 1993-; Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center Leadership Chair, 2017-; Director, 2017-.
David J Anderson,
Ph.D.
Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology; Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience
A.B., Harvard University, 1978; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1983. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1986-92; Associate Professor, 1992-96; Professor, 1996-2004; Roger W. Sperry Professor, 2004-09; Benzer Professor, 2009-; Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair, 2017-; HHMI Investigator, 1989-; Director, 2017-.
Jose E Andrade,
Ph.D.
George W. Housner Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Florida Institute of Technology, 2001; M.S., Stanford University, 2003; PhD, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2010; Associate Professor, 2010-13; Professor, 2013-17; Housner Professor, 2017-; Drinkward Leadership Chair, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 2017-22; Executive Officer, 2016-22.
Erik K Antonsson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., Cornell University, 1976; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978; Ph.D., 1982. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1984-90; Associate Professor, 1990-97; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1997-2009. Visiting Associate, 2009-14; Professor, Emeritus, 2026-; Executive Officer for Mechanical Engineering, 1998-2002; Chief Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2002-06.
Dimitrios Antsos,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 1990; M.S., 1991; Ph.D., 1994. Caltech, 1994-99; 2004-10; 2012-18; 2020-21; 2023; 2025; 2026.
Pilar Ariza ,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
M.S., University of Seville, 1997; Ph.D., 2002. Visiting Associate in Aerospace, 2003-06; 2007; 2009: 2010-13; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021-22. Caltech, 2023-26.
Gloria Arjona,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Spanish
B.A., California State University, 1993; M.A., University of Southern California, 1997; Ph.D., 2002. Caltech, 2000-26.
Frances H Arnold,
Nobel Laureate, Ph.D., D.h.c.
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry; Director, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center
B.S., Princeton University, 1979; Ph.D., University of California, 1985; D.h.c., Stockholm University. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1986; Assistant Professor, 1987-92; Associate Professor, 1992-96; Professor, 1996-99; Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, 1999-2000. Dickinson Professor, 2000-17; Pauling Professor, 2017-; Director, Rosen Bioengineering Center, 2013-.
Simran Arora,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 2019. Ph.D., Stanford University, 2025. Caltech, 2026.
Darmindra Arumugam,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Electrical Engineering
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2011. Caltech, 2025-28.
Michael Aschbacher,
Ph.D.
Shaler Arthur Hanisch Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1966; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1969. Bateman Research Instructor, Caltech, 1970-72; Assistant Professor, 1972-74; Associate Professor, 1974-76; Professor, 1976-96; Hanisch Professor, 1996-2013; Hanisch Professor, Emeritus, 2013-; Executive Officer for Mathematics, 1991-94.
Domniki Asimaki,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Dipl., National Technical University of Athens, 1998; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000; Ph.D., 2004. Caltech, 2014-.
Paul D Asimow,
Ph.D.
Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Geology and Geochemistry
A.B., Harvard University, 1991; M.S., Caltech, 1993; Ph.D., 1997. Assistant Professor, 1999-2005; Associate Professor, 2005-2010; Professor, 2010-; McMillan Professor, 2016-.
Harry A Atwater,
Ph.D.
Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science; Director, Liquid Sunlight Alliance
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982; M.S., 1983; Ph.D., 1987. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-94; Associate Professor, 1994-99; Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, 1999-2002; Howard Hughes Professor, 2002-. Director of Resnick Sustainability Institute, 2009-15; Director of Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, 2014-21; Division Chair, 2021-; Booth Leadership Chair, 2021-; Director, Liquid Sunlight Alliance, 2021-.
Joanna M Austin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Aerospace
B.E., University of Queensland, 1996; B.S., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1998; Ph.D., 2003. Caltech, 2014-.
Jean-Philippe Avouac,
Ph.D.
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Geology and Mechanical and Civil Engineering
M.E., Ecole Polytechnique, 1987; Ph.D., Institut de Physique du Globe, 1991; Habil., 1992. Professor, Caltech, 2003-11; Earle C. Anthony Professor, 2012-; Director, Tectonic Observatory, 2004-13; Associate Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, 2022-25.
Hyun Ji (Jane) Bae,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Aerospace; Susan Wu Scholar
B.S., Caltech, 2011; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2018. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2021-; Wu Scholar, 2025-.
John D Baldeschwieler,
Ph.D.
J. Stanley Johnson Professor and Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
B.Chem.E., Cornell University, 1956; Ph.D., University of California, 1959. Professor, Caltech, 1973-96; Johnson Professor and Professor of Chemistry, 1996-99; Johnson Professor and Professor Emeritus, 1999-. Chairman, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1973-78.
Sara E Ballance,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Music
B.A., University of Rochester, 2007; B.M., Eastman School of Music, 2007; M.A., 2009; Ph.D., University of California (Santa Barbara), 2017. Caltech, 2024-26.
Barry C Barish,
Nobel Laureate, Ph.D., Laurea h.c.
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus
B.A., University of California, 1957; Ph.D., 1962; Laurea, h.c., University of Bologna. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1963-66; Assistant Professor, 1966-69; Associate Professor, 1969-72; Professor, 1972-91; Linde Professor, 1991-2005; Linde Professor Emeritus, 2005-. Principal Investigator of LIGO, 1994-97; Director, LIGO, 1997-2006.
Alan H (Al) Barr,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1973; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., 1983. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1984; Assistant Professor, 1984-90; Associate Professor, 1990-98; Professor, 1998-; Executive Officer for Computer Science, 2000-01.
Brian Bartell,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in English
B.A., Arizona State University, 2022; M.A., San Francisco State University, 2009; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2018. Caltech, 2025-26.
Jacqueline K Barton,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c., D.L.h.c.
John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, Emerita
A.B., Barnard College, 1974; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1978; D.Sc.h.c., New Jersey Institute;
Kenyon College; Yale University; Hamilton College; Williams College; Lawrence University; Columbia
University; D.L.h.c., Skidmore College. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1989; Professor, 1989-97; Hanisch Professor, 1997-17; Kirkwood-Noyes Professor, 2017-; Division Chair, 2009-19; Davidson
Leadership Chair, 2016-19; Kirkwood-Noyes Professor Emerita, 2022.
Konstantin Batygin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science
B.S., UC Santa Cruz, 2008; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2010; Ph.D., 2012. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2014-19; Van Nuys Page Scholar, 2017-19, Professor, 2019-.
Jesse L (Jack) Beauchamp,
Ph.D.
Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1964; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1967. Noyes Research Instructor, Caltech, 1967-69; Assistant Professor, 1969-71; Associate Professor, 1971-74; Professor, 1974-2000; Ferkel Professor, 2000-23; Ferkel Professor Emeritus, 2023-.
James L (Jim) Beck,
Ph.D.
George W. Housner Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus
B.Sc., University of Auckland, 1969; M.Sc., 1970; Ph.D., Caltech, 1979. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1981-87; Associate Professor, 1987-96; Professor, 1996-2011; Housner Professor, 2012-17; Housner Professor, Emeritus, 2017-; Executive Officer for Applied Mechanics and Civil Engineering, 1993-98.
Whitney M Behr,
Ph.D.
Visiting Professor in Geophysics
B.Sc., California State University Northridge, 2006; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2011. Caltech, 2025.
Charles Beichman,
Ph.D.
Senior Faculty Associate in Astronomy
A.B., Harvard College, 1973, M.S., University of Hawaii, 1975, M.S., 1976; Ph.D., 1979. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1991-99; 2003-05; 2015-16. Caltech, Senior Faculty Associate, 2005-12; 2015-2016; 2018-28.
Josette Bellan,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., Lycee Jules Ferry, 1964; M.S., University of Sciences (Paris), 1969; M.S., Princeton University, 1972; Ph.D., 1974. Senior Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997-. Lecturer in Jet Propulsion, Caltech, 1992-93; Visiting Associate in Aeronautics, 1995-2006; Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 2006-27.
Paul M Bellan,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics
B.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1970; M.A., Princeton University, 1972; Ph.D., 1976. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1977-83; Associate Professor, 1983-89; Professor, 1990-.
John E Bercaw,
Ph.D.
Centennial Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1967; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1971. Arthur Amos Noyes Research Fellow, Caltech, 1972-74; Assistant Professor, 1974-77; Associate Professor, 1977-79; Professor, 1979-93; Shell Distinguished Professor, 1985-90; Centennial Professor, 1993-15; Centennial Professor, Emeritus, 2015-. Executive Officer for Chemistry, 1999-2002.
Marco Bernardi,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics, Physics and Materials Science
B.S., University of Rome La Sapienza, 2004; M.S., University of Rome Tor Vergata, 2008; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2015-21; Professor, 2021-.
Kaushik Bhattacharya,
Ph.D.
Howell N. Tyson, Sr., Professor of Mechanics and Materials Science
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 1986; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1993-99; Associate Professor, 1999-2000; Professor, 2000-10; Tyson, Sr., Professor, 2010-; Executive Officer, 2007-16; Vice Provost, 2016-25.
Devaki Bhaya,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1983. Caltech, 2026-29.
Kathryn Bikle,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.A., University of California (Santa Cruz), 1981; M.A., University of California, 1984. Lecturer in Chemistry, Caltech, 2000-17, 2022, 2023; Lecturer in Geology, 2000-14; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026.
Pamela J Bjorkman,
Ph.D.
David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Merkin Institute Professor
B.A., University of Oregon, 1978; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1984. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-98; Professor, 1998-2004; Delbruck Professor, 2004-15; Centennial Professor, 2015-18; Baltimore Professor, 2018-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2021-; HHMI Investigator, 1989-2015; Executive Officer, 2000-06, 2020-22.
Eric Black,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Physics
B.S., University of Tennessee, 1991; M.S., University of Colorado, 1994; Ph.D., 1996. Caltech, 2001-26.
Geoffrey A (Geoff) Blake,
Ph.D.
Professor of Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Duke University, 1981; Ph.D., Caltech, 1986. Assistant Professor of Cosmochemistry, 1987-93; Associate Professor of Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences, 1993-97; Professor, 1997-99; Professor of Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Chemistry, 1999-. Deputy Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, 2000-06; Master of Student Houses, 2009-14.
Adam Blank,
M.S.
Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Academic Consultant, First-Year Success
Research Institute
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2012; M.S., 2014. Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2018-2020; Teaching Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2020-2022; Caltech, 2022-.
Guillaume Blanquart,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., M.S., Ecole Polytechnique, 2002; M.S., Stanford University, 2004; Ph.D., 2008; Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-15; Professor, 2015-.
Henry Blauvelt,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Cornell University, 1978; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1983. Caltech, 2020-28.
Alexander S Blum,
Ph.D.
Professor of History
VorDiplom, University of Leipzig, 2004;MSc, Michigan State University, 2005; PhD., University of Heidelberg, 2009. Caltech, 2017, 2023.
Dolev Bluvstein,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2025; B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2019. Caltech 2025-27.
James J (Jamie) Bock,
Ph.D.
Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
B.S., Duke University, 1987; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1990; Ph.D., 1994. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 1994-2012; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1994-2008; Senior Faculty Associate, 2008-12; Professor, 2012-24; Goldberger Professor, 2024-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2012-.
Justin S Bois,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1999; Ph.D., Caltech, 2007. Caltech, 2014-.
Katherine L (Katie) Bouman,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013; Ph.D., 2017; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2018-19; Assistant Professor, 2019-24; Associate Professor, 2024-25; Professor, 2025-; Rosenberg Scholar, 2019-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.
Matt Bradford,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
B.S., Stanford University, 1994; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2001. Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2003-. Caltech, 2004-28.
John F Brady,
Ph.D.
Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1975; M.S., Stanford University, 1977; Ph.D., 1981. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1985-89; Professor, 1990-99; Chevron Professor, 1999-; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2005-. Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering, 1993-99; 2013-19.
Christopher E (Chris) Brennen,
D.Phil.
Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus
B.A., University of Oxford, 1963; M.A., D.Phil., 1966. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1969-72; Senior Research Fellow, 1972-75; Research Associate, 1975-76; Associate Professor, 1976-82; Professor, 1982-2005; Hayman Professor, 2005-10; Hayman Professor, Emeritus, 2010-. Master of Student Houses, 1983-87; Dean of Students, 1988-92; Executive Officer for Mechanical Engineering, 1993-97; Vice President for Student Affairs, 1997-2002.
John Brewer,
Ph.D.
Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of History and Literature, Emeritus
B.A., University of Cambridge, 1968; M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1973; M.A. Honorary Degree, Harvard University. Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2001; Professor, 2002-; Broad Professor, 2003-16; Broad Professor, Emeritus, 2017-.
Bjoern Bringmann,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.Sc., Technical University Munich, 2014; M.Sc., 2016, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2021. Caltech, 2026-.
Alaina A Brinley,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Electrical Engineering
B.A., Kalamazoo College, 2007; Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2012; M.D., 2016; Caltech, 2016-26.
Charles J Brokaw,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1955; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1958. Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1960; Assistant Professor, 1961-63; Associate Professor, 1963-68; Professor, 1968-2000; Professor Emeritus, 2000-. Executive Officer for Biology, 1976-80; 1985-89; Associate Chairman of the Division of Biology, 1980-85.
Marianne Bronner,
Ph.D.
Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology; Director of the Beckman Institute
Sc.B., Brown University, 1975; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1979. Professor, Caltech, 1996-2000; Ruddock Professor, 2000-21; Distinguished Professor, 2021; Lewis Professor, 2021-; Executive Officer, 2013-16; Director, Beckman Institute, 2019-.
Norman H Brooks,
Ph.D.
James Irvine Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1949; M.S., Harvard University, 1950; Ph.D., Caltech, 1954. Instructor in Civil Engineering, 1953-54; Assistant Professor, 1954-58; Associate Professor, 1958-62; Professor, 1962-70; Professor of Environmental Science and Civil Engineering, 1970-76; Irvine Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, 1976-77; Irvine Professor of Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering 1977-95; Irvine Professor Emeritus, 1995-. Academic Officer for Environmental Engineering Science, 1972-74; Director, Environmental Quality Laboratory, 1974-93; Executive Officer for Environmental Engineering Science, 1985-93.
Michael E (Mike) Brown,
Ph.D.
Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy; Terence D. Barr Leadership Chair, Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution; Director, Caltech Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution
A.B., Princeton University, 1987; M.A., University of California, 1990; Ph.D., 1994. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1995; Assistant Professor, 1997-2002; Associate Professor, 2002-04; Professor, 2005-2008; Rosenberg Professor, 2008-; Barr Leadership Chair, 2021-, Director, 2020-.
Warren C Brown,
Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.S., Tufts University, 1985; M.A., University of Cincinnati, 1993; Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles), 1997. Assistant Professor, Caltech 1997-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-10; Professor, 2010-.
Jehoshua (Shuki) Bruck,
Ph.D.
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Computation and Neural Systems and Electrical Engineering, Emeritus
B.Sc., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1982; M.Sc., 1985; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1989. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1994-98; Professor, 1998-2001; Moore Professor, 2001-25; Moore Professor, Emeritus, 2025-; Director, Information Science and Technology, 2003-05.
Oscar P Bruno,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics
Lic., University of Buenos Aires, 1982; Ph.D., New York University (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences), 1989. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1995-98; Professor, 1998-. Executive Officer for Applied Mathematics, 1998-2000.
Claire E Bucholz,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geology
B.S., Yale University, 2009; Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2017-24; Professor, 2024-
Jed Z Buchwald,
Ph.D.
Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History
B.A., Princeton University, 1971; M.A., Harvard University, 1973; Ph.D., 1974. Caltech, 2001-.
Joel W Burdick,
Ph.D.
Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist
B.S., Duke University, 1981; M.S., Stanford University, 1982; Ph.D., 1988. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-94; Associate Professor, 1994-2000; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2000-02; Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, 2002-12; Executive Officer for Bioengineering, 2006-07; Hayman Professor, 2012-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2014-.
Adrien Burlacot,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
M.S., École polytechnique, 2016; Ph.D., Aix Marseille University, 2019. Caltech, 2026-29.
Donald S Burnett,
Ph.D.
Professor of Nuclear Geochemistry, Emeritus
B.S., University of Chicago, 1959; Ph.D., University of California, 1963. Research Fellow in Physics, Caltech, 1963-65; Assistant Professor of Nuclear Geochemistry, 1965-68; Associate Professor, 1968-75; Professor, 1975-2006; Professor Emeritus, 2006-. Academic Officer, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, 1979-87.
Russel E Caflisch,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Michigan State University, 1975; M.S. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 1977; Ph.D., 1978. Caltech, 1995-96; 2005; 2026.
Long Cai,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A, Harvard University, 2001; Ph.D., 2006. Visiting Associate 2017-18; Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2010-17; Research Professor, 2017-2018; Professor, 2018-; Executive Officer, 2026-.
Joern Callies,
Ph.D.
Professor of Oceanography and Environmental Science
M.S., University of Hamburg, Germany, 2011; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. Caltech, Assistant Professor, 2017-23; Professor, 2023-.
Odilon Camara,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.S., University of Brasilia, 2000; M.A., Catholic University of Brasilia, 2002; Ph.D., University of Illinois (Urbana), 2009. Caltech, 2018, 2025.
Colin F Camerer,
Ph.D.
Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics; T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Director, T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1976; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1979; Ph.D., 1981. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1993; Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics, 1994-2008; Kirby Professor of Behavioral Finance and Economics, 2008; Kirby Professor, 2008-;Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Leadership Chair, 2017-; Executive Officer, 2017-19; Director, Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience, 2017- .
Stefano Campagnola,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Aerospace
M.S., Politecnico Di Milano, 2002; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2010. Caltech, 2018-25.
Judith L Campbell,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry and Biology
B.A., Wellesley College, 1965; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1974. Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Caltech, 1977-83; Associate Professor, 1983-85; Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biology, 1985-89; Professor, 1989-.
Jinghao Cao,
Ph.D.
von Karman Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., ETH Zurich, 2021, M.S., 2021, Ph.D., 2024. Caltech, 2024-26.
Mengyi Cao,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., Colorado College, 2011; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017. Caltech, 2023-28.
Peter P Caradonna,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A., Boston University, 2011, M.Phil., University of Oxford, 2013; M.A. Georgetown University, 2017; Ph.D., 2022. Caltech, 2022-.
Jean-Lou A Chameau,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
President Emeritus
Ing., Ecole Nationale Superieure D'Arts et Metiers, 1976; M.S., Stanford University, 1977; Ph.D., 1981; D.Sc.h.c., Occidental College. Professor of Civil Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, 2006-13; Davidow Presidential Professor, 2013; President, 2006-13; President Emeritus, 2013-.
Joe Champion,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of North Dakota, 2001; M.S., 2003. Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, 2010. Caltech, 2026-28.
David C Chan,
Ph.D.
Harold and Violet Alvarez Professor of Biology; Dean of Graduate Studies
A.B., Harvard College, 1988; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1996; Ph.D., 1996. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Bren Scholar, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-23; Alvarez Professor, 2023-; Dean, 2020-; HHMI Investigator, 2008-14.
Garnet K Chan,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Chemistry; Director, Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry
B.A., University of Cambridge, 1996; M.A., 2000; Ph.D., 2000. Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2014, 2015; Bren Professor, 2016-; Director, 2025-.
Venkat Chandrasekaran,
Ph.D.
Kiyo and Eiko Tomiyasu Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering; Executive Officer for Electrical Engineering
B.A., Rice University, 2005; B.S., 2005; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007; Ph.D., 2011. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2012-17; Professor, 2017-24; Tomiyasu Professor, 2024-; Executive Officer, 2026-.
Kanianthra M (Mani) Chandy,
Ph.D.
Simon Ramo Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 1965; M.S., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1966; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969. Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 1988; Visiting Professor, 1988-89; Professor, 1989-97; Ramo Professor, 1997-2014; Ramo Professor, Emeritus, 2014-. Executive Officer for Computer Science, 1997-2000; Deputy Chair, 2009-12.
Caroline J Charpentier,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.S., Ecole Normale Superieure, 2009; MSc, 2011; Ph.D., University College (London), 2016. Caltech, Lecturer, 2018. Caltech, 2023-26.
Abhishek Chatterjee,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
M.S.E., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007; Ph.D., 2012. Caltech, 2026-29.
Goutam Chattopadhyay,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
Ph.D., Caltech, 1999. Senior Member of the Engineering Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2005-. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2006-17, 2023-28.
Katerina Chatziioannou,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., University of Athens, 2010; M.S., Montana State University, 2013; Ph.D, 2016. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2020-26; Professor, 2026-; Hurt Scholar, 2021-.
Xiaohui Chen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Zhejiang University, 2006; M.S., University of British Columbia, 2008; Ph.D., 2013. Caltech, 2026-27.
Xie Chen,
Ph.D.
Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
B.S., Tsinghua University China, 2006; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2014-17; Associate Professor, 2017-19; Professor, 2019-24; Eddleman Professor, 2024-; Director, 2025-.
Yanbei Chen,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., Peking University, 1999; Ph.D., Caltech, 2003. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2005-07; Assistant Professor, 2007-10; Associate Professor, 2010-13; Professor, 2013-.
Zhen Chen,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.Sc., Peking University, 2009; M.A., Rice University, 2012; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 2019. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2023; Assistant Professor, 2023-.
Clifford W Cheung,
Ph.D.
John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics and Theoretical Physics; Director, Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics
B.S., Yale University, 2004; M.A., Harvard University, 2006; Ph.D., 2009. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2012-19; Professor, 2019-26; McCone Professor, 2026-; Director, 2025-.
Arthur B Chmielewski,
M.S.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., University of Michigan, 1980; M.S., University of Southern California, 1985. Caltech, 2024-29.
Jaeheung Cho,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geobiology
B.S., Pukyong National University, 2000; M.S., 2002; Ph.D., Kanazawa University, 2005. Caltech, 2018-2019, 2026-27.
Jeong Ho Cho,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Medical Engineering
Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology, 2006. Caltech, 2025.
Chang Hyuck Choi,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., KAIST, 2007; Ph.D., 2012. Caltech 2025-27.
Anne Chomyn,
Ph.D
Senior Research Associate in Biology, Emeritus
B.S., Drexel University, 1972; Ph.D., Caltech, 1978. Research Fellow, 1978-82; Senior Research Fellow, 1982-87; Senior Research Associate, 1989-2007; Senior Research Associate Emeritus, 2007-; Lecturer in Biology, 2007.
Shasha Chong,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2008; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2014. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2020-21; Assistant Professor, 2021-; Willens Scholar, 2021-.
Tsui-Fen Chou,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1999; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2006. Caltech, 2018-27
Lionel A Christiaen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Ecole Normale Supérieure, 1994; M.S., 1997; Ph.D., University Paris XI, 2004. Caltech, 2025-28.
Vasileios N Christopoulos,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Technical University of Crete, 2003; M.S., University of Minnesota, 2005; Ph.D., 2010. Caltech, 2019-27.
Soon-Jo Chung,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1998; S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002; Sc.D., 2007. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2016-18; Professor, 2018-19; Bren Scholar, 2016-19; Bren Professor, 2019-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2016-22; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2022-.
Yun-Chi Chung,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 2006. Caltech, 2026.
Robert W Clayton,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus
B.A.Sc., University of Toronto, 1973; M.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1976; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1981. Assistant Professor of Exploration Geophysics, Caltech, 1981-85; Associate Professor, 1985-89; Professor of Geophysics, 1989-2023; Professor Emeritus, 2023-. Executive Officer for Geophysics, 1987-94; Acting Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1989; 2008-09; Deputy Director, 1989-90; Academic Officer, 2008-19.
William M (Bil) Clemons,
Ph.D.
Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Biochemistry
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995; Ph.D., University of Utah, 2000. Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Caltech, 2005-07; Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, 2007-13; Professor, 2013-21; Hanisch Professor, 2021-.
Elizabeth S Cochran,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
B.S., University of California (Santa Barbara), 2000; M.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 2003; Ph.D., 2005. Caltech, 2011-26.
Jeffrey A Cockburn,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
Ph.D., Brown University, 2015. Caltech, 2025-27.
Judith G Cohen,
Ph.D.
Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
B.A., Radcliffe College, 1967; M.S., Caltech, 1969; Ph.D., 1971; B.S., University of Arizona, 1978. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1979-88; Professor, 1988-2005; Page Professor, 2005-18; Page Professor, Emeritus, 2018-. Executive Officer for Astronomy, 1995-96.
Marshall H Cohen,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
B.E.E., Ohio State University, 1948; M.S., 1949; Ph.D., 1952. Visiting Associate Professor, Caltech, 1965; Professor of Radio Astronomy, 1968-90; Professor of Astronomy, 1990-95; Professor Emeritus, 1995-. Executive Officer for Astronomy, 1981-85.
Andres Collazo,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Cornell University, 1985; Ph.D., University of California, 1990. Scientist II, Section Chief,
House Ear Institute, 2000-. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1991-94; Senior Research Fellow, 1994-96;
Visiting Associate, 2005-10; Lecturer, 2015-26.
Tim Colonius,
Ph.D.
Frank and Ora Lee Marble Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Cecil and Sally Drinkward Leadership Chair, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering; Executive Officer for Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1987; M.S., Stanford University, 1988; Ph.D., 1994. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1994-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-05; Professor, 2005-16; Marble Professor, 2017-; Drinkward Leadership Chair, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2022-.
David Conlon,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., University of Dublin Trinity College, 2003; M.A., University of Cambridge, 2006; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2009; Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2018; Professor, 2019-.
James M Cordes,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
B.S., University of California Santa Barbara, 1971; Ph.D., University of San Diego, 1975. Caltech 2022, 2025, 2026.
Michael C Cross,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
B.A., University of Cambridge, 1972; Ph.D., 1975. Professor, Caltech, 1984-2016; Professor Emeritus, 2016-.
Scott K Cushing,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., West Virginia University, Morgantown, 2011; Ph.D., 2015; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2018; Assistant Professor, 2018-.
Curt J Cutler,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
B.S., Yale University, 1983; Ph.D., 1989. Caltech, Senior Faculty Associate, 2006-22; Visiting Associate, 1999-2006, 2022-27.
Jaksa Cvitanic,
Ph.D.
Richard N. Merkin Professor of Mathematical Finance
B.A., University of Zagreb (Croatia), 1985; M.S., 1988; M.Phil., Columbia University, 1991; Ph.D., 1992. Professor, Caltech, 2005-13; Merkin Professor, 2013-; Associate Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences, 2015-16; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences, 2016-22.
John O Dabiri,
Ph.D.
Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Princeton, 2001; M.S., Caltech, 2003; Ph.D., 2005. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-09; Associate Professor, 2009-10; Professor, 2010-16; Visiting Associate, 2019; Centennial Professor, 2019-; Dean of Undergraduate Students, 2014-16.
Nathan F Dalleska,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Environmental Science and Engineering
M.S., University of Minnesota, 1988; Ph.D., University of Utah, 1993. Lecturer in Chemistry, 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2014; 2017-18; Lecturer in Geochemistry, 2016; 2018-20; 2020; 2022; 2024. Lecturer in Environmental Science and Engineering, 2003-06; 2023-26.
Chiara Daraio,
Ph.D.
G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.S.; M.S., University of Ancona (Italy), 2001; M.S., University of California (San Diego), 2003; Ph.D., 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-10; Professor, 2011-21; Jones Professor, 2021-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.
Nelson Darkwah Oppong,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., ETH Zurich, 2014; M.S., 2016; Ph.D., Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2021. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2023-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-.
Sujit Datta,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2008; M.S., 2008; A.M., Harvard University, 2010; Ph.D., 2013. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2024; Professor, 2024-.
Mark E Davis,
PH.D.
Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1977; M.S., 1978; Ph.D., 1981. Professor, Caltech, 1991-93; Schlinger Professor, 1993-23; Schlinger Professor Emeritus, 2023-. Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering, 1999-2004.
Katherine R de Kleer,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy; Hufstedler Family Scholar
B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mathematics & Physics), 2009; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2013; Ph.D., 2017. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2019-26; Professor, 2026-; Hufstedler Family Scholar, 2022-.
Ramit Debnath,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computational Social Science
B.A., Sharda University, 2014; M.A., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2016; M.A., University of Cambridge, 2018; Ph.D., 2021. Caltech, 2021-26.
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Tobias Delbruck,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of California San Diego, 1983; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1993. Caltech, 2024-27
Gozde S Demirer,
Ph.D.
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.S., Koc University, 2015; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2020. Booth Luce Assistant Professor, 2022-.
Tracy K Dennison,
Ph.D.
Edie and Lew Wasserman Professor of Social Science History; Ronald and Maxine Linde Leadership Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A., Bucknell University, 1992; M.Phil., University of Oxford, 1999; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2004. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-09; Associate Professor, 2009-11; Professor, 2011-2022; Wasserman Professor, 2022-; Division Chair, 2022-; Linde Leadership Chair, 2022-.
Peter B Dervan,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
Bren Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
B.S., Boston College, 1967; Ph.D., Yale University, 1972; D.Sc.h.c., Boston College. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1973-79; Associate Professor, 1979-82; Professor, 1982-88; Bren Professor, 1988-2019; Bren Professor, Emeritus, 2020-; Chair, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1994-99; Vice President for Development and Institute Relations, 2011-12.
Raymond J (Ray) Deshaies,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Emeritus
B.S., Cornell University, 1983; Ph.D., University of California, 1988. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1994-99; Associate Professor, 2000-05; Professor, 2005-17; HHMI Investigator, 2000-17; Executive Officer, 2006-16; Visiting Associate 2017-22; Emeritus, 2025-.
Michael H Dickinson,
Ph.D.
Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics
Sc.B., Brown University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1989. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2001-02; Professor, 2002-03; Zarem Professor, 2003-; Executive Officer, 2020-26.
Vesselin Dimitrov,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
A.B., Harvard University, 2010; M.S., Yale University, 2014; Ph.D., 2017. Professor, Caltech, 2024-.
Paul Dimotakis,
Ph.D.
John K. Northrop Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Applied Physics
B.S., Caltech, 1968; M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1973. Research Fellow, 1973-74; Research Fellow and Lecturer, 1974-75; Assistant Professor, 1975-81; Associate Professor, 1981-85; Professor, 1986-95; Northrop Professor, 1995-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Chief Technologist, 2006-11.
Kayane K Dingilian,
Ph.D.
Lecturer of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2016; M.S., Ohio State University Columbus, 2019; Ph.D., 2020. Caltech 2023-26.
Stanislav G (George) Djorgovski,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy and Data Science
B.A., University of Belgrade, 1979; M.A., University of California, 1981; Ph.D., 1985; Assistant Professor, Caltech 1987-90; Associate Professor, 1990-97; Professor, 1997-; Director, Center for Data Driven Discovery, 2014-19; Executive Officer for Astronomy, 2016-19.
Olivier P Dore,
Ph.D.
Senior Faculty Associate in Physics
Ph.D., Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, 2001. Caltech, 2010-29.
Dennis A Dougherty,
Ph.D.
George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Bucknell University, 1974; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1978. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1979-85; Associate Professor, 1985-89; Professor, 1989-2001; Hoag Professor, 2002-. Executive Officer for Chemistry, 1994-99; Director, 2018-19; Division Chair, 2019-24; Davidson Leadership Chair, 2019-24.
John C Doyle,
Ph.D.
Jean-Lou Chameau Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems, Electrical Engineering, and Bioengineering, Emeritus
B.S., M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977; Ph.D., University of California, 1984. Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Caltech, 1985; Visiting Associate Professor, 1986; Visiting Associate in Chemistry, 1986-87; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1987-91; Professor, 1991-2001; Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems, Electrical Engineering, and Bioengineering, 2002-04; Braun Professor, 2004-08; 2009-13; Chameau Professor, 2013-25; Chameau Professor, Emeritus, 2025-.
Jeff S Dukes,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
A.B., Brown University, 1992; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2000. Caltech, 2026-29.
William G Dunphy,
Ph.D.
Grace C. Steele Professor of Biology
A.B., Harvard College, 1980; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1985. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2001; Professor, 2001-08; Steele Professor, 2008-.
Frederick D Eberhardt,
Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
B.S., London School of Economics, 2002; M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005; Ph.D., 2007. Caltech, 2013-.
Bertrand Echenard,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of High Energy Physics
Ph.D., Geneva University, 2005. Caltech, 2009-.
Michelle Effros,
Ph.D.
George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering; Vice Provost
B.S., Stanford University, 1989; M.S., 1990; Ph.D., 1994. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1994-2000. Associate Professor, 2000-05; Professor, 2005-13; Van Osdol Professor, 2013-; Vice Provost, 2021-.
Bethany L Ehlmann,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science
A.B., Washington University in St. Louis, 2004; M.Sc., University of Oxford, 2005; M.Sc., 2007; M.S., Brown University, 2008; Ph.D., 2010. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-17; Professor, 2017-; Davis Leadership Chair, Keck Institute for Space Studies, 2023-25; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2011-20; Associate Director, 2018-23; Director, Keck Institute for Space Studies, 2023-25.
Joel Ehrenkranz,
M.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
A. B., Amherst College, 1973; M. D., Stanford University, 1977. Caltech, 2022-27.
John M Eiler,
Ph.D.
Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and Geochemistry; Ted and Ginger Jenkins Leadership Chair, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
B.S., University of Iowa, 1989; M.S., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1991; Ph.D., 1994. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1994-97; Senior Research Fellow 1997-98; Assistant Professor, 1998-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-06; Professor, 2006-08; Sharp Professor, 2008-; Division Chair, 2024-; Jenkins Leadership Chair, 2024-.
James P (Jim) Eisenstein,
Ph.D.
Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Oberlin College, 1974; Ph.D., University of California, 1980. Professor of Physics, Caltech, 1996-2004; Roshek Professor, 2004-05; Roshek Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, 2005-17; Roshek Professor, Emeritus, 2017-.
Charles Elachi,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science, Emeritus
B.Sc., University of Grenoble, 1968; Dipl. Ing., National Polytechnical Institute (Grenoble), 1968; M.S., Caltech, 1969; Ph.D., 1971; M.B.A., University of Southern California, 1978; D.Sc.h.c., Occidental College. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1971-73; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, 1982-88; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science, 1988-2001; Professor, 2002-16. Vice President and Director, 2001-16; Professor Emeritus, 2016-.
Kareem J El-Badry,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Astronomy
B.S., Yale University, 2016; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2021. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2022-23; Assistant Professor, 2023-26; Associate Professor, 2026-.
Richard S Ellis,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
B.Sc., University College (London), 1971; D. Phil., University of Oxford, 1974; D.Sc.h.c., University of Durham. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1997-98; 2015-2016; 2017-2023. Professor, 1999-2002; Steele Professor, 2002-2015. Deputy Director, Palomar Observatory, 1999-2000; Director, 2000-02; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories, 2002-27.
Michael B Elowitz,
Ph.D.
Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
B.A., University of California, 1992; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1999. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2003-09; Bren Scholar, 2003-09; Associate Professor, 2009-10; Professor, 2010-24; Dickinson Professor, 2024-; HHMI Investigator, 2008-; Executive Officer, 2013-20.
Azita Emami,
Ph.D.
Andrew and Peggy Cherng Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Director, Center for Sensing to Intelligence
B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 1996; M.S., Stanford University, 1999; Ph.D., 2004. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2007-13; Professor, 2013-17; Cherng Professor, 2017-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21; EAS Division Deputy Chair, 2015-18; Executive Officer, 2018-24; Director, 2021-.
Manuel A Endres,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
M.Sc., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 2008; Ph.D., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2015-16; Assistant Professor, 2016-21; Professor, 2021-; Rosenberg Scholar, 2019-23.
Jean E Ensminger,
Ph.D.
Edie and Lew Wasserman Professor of Social Sciences, Emeritus
B.A., Cornell University, 1974; M.A., Northwestern University, 1976; Ph.D., 1984. Professor of Anthropology, Caltech, 2000-07; Wasserman Professor of Anthropology, 2007-09; Wasserman Professor, 2009-24; Wasserman Professor, Emeritus, 2024-. Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002-06.
Thomas E (Tom) Everhart,
Ph.D., D.L.h.c., D.h.c.
President Emeritus; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1953; M.Sc., University of California (Los Angeles), 1955; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1958; D.L.h.c., Illinois Wesleyan University; Pepperdine University; D.h.c., Colorado School of Mines. Professor, Caltech, 1987-99; Professor Emeritus, 1999-. President, 1987-97; President Emeritus, 1997-.
Pamela L Eversole-Cire,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology
B.S. (Biology), B.S. (Chemistry), University of California (Irvine), 1982; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1994. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1995-98; Senior Research Fellow, 1998-2001; Visiting Associate, 2008-28.
Ezin, Max,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Spelman College, 1996; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2002. Caltech, 2009-11; 2021-29.
Katherine T Faber,
Ph.D.
Simon Ramo Professor of Materials Science, Emeritus
B.S., Alfred University, 1975; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1978; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1982. Ramo Professor, Caltech, 2014-26; Ramo Professor, Emeritus, 2026-.
Jenny L Factor,
M.F.A.
Lecturer in Poetry
A.B., Harvard-Radcliffe College, 1991; M.F.A., Bennington College, 2000; M.A., Brandeis University, 2018. Caltech, 2018-21; 2022, 2023; 2025; 2026.
Joseph L Falson,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., University of New South Wales, 2009; M.S., Tohoku University, 2012; Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2019; Assistant Professor, 2020-; Hurt Scholar, 2021-.
Andrei Faraon,
Ph.D.
William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2004; M.S., Stanford University, 2009; Ph.D., 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2011-12; Assistant Professor, 2012-18; Professor, 2018-23; Valentine Professor, 2023-; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director, 2025-.
Kenneth A (Ken) Farley,
Ph.D.
W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry
B.S., Yale University, 1986; Ph.D., University of California (San Diego), 1991. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1993-96; Associate Professor, 1997-98; Professor, 1998-2003; Keck Foundation Professor, 2003-. Director, Tectonic Observatory, 2003-04; Division Chair, 2004-14.
Daniel R Faulkner,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
B.S., University of Leeds, 1992; Ph.D., University of Manchester, 1997. Caltech, 2026.
Mordechai Feingold,
Ph.D.
Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of the History of Science and the Humanities
B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1972; M.A., 1976; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1980. Visiting Associate Professor, Caltech, 1994. Professor, 2002-19; Kate Van Nuys Page Professor, 2019-.
Yejun Feng,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
B.S., Fudan University, 1996, M.S., City College of New York, 1999, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2003. Caltech 2015-28.
Isaac Fianu,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.A., University of Ghana, 2012; M.A., International Max Planck Research School, 2016; Ph.D., 2020. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024; Assistant Professor, 2024-; Hurt Scholar, 2026-.
Bradley W Filippone,
Ph.D.
Francis L. Moseley Professor of Physics
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1977; M.S., University of Chicago, 1979; Ph.D., 1982. Research
Fellow, Caltech, 1983-84; Assistant Professor, 1984-90; Associate Professor, 1990-95; Professor,
1995-2016; Moseley Professor, 2016-.
Woodward Fischer,
Ph.D.
Jean-Lou Chameau Professor of Geobiology; Divisional Academic Officer for Geological and Planetary Sciences
B.A., Colorado College, 2000; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007; D.h.c., Colorado College. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-14; Professor, 2014-25; Chameau Professor, 2025-; Associate Director, 2018-21; Divisional Academic Officer, 2025-.
Geoffrey W Fisher,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroeconomics
B.A., Cornell University, 2010. Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2015. Caltech, 2025.
Matthias Flach,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Dipl., Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe University (Frankfurt), 1986; Ph.D., St. John's College, 1991. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1995-99; Professor, 1999-. Executive Officer for Mathematics, 2006-09.
Richard C Flagan,
Ph.D.
Irma and Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S.E., University of Michigan, 1969; S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971; Ph.D.,
1973. Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, Caltech, 1975-81; Associate Professor, 1981-84; Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, 1984-85; Professor, 1986-90; Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1990-2000; McCollum Professor of Chemical Engineering, 2000-03; McCollum Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2003-04; McCollum-Corcoran Professor of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science and Engineering, 2004-. Acting Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering, 1996; Executive Officer, 1997; 2004-13.
Kara D Fong,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., Stanford University, 2016; M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2017; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2022. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2022-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-; Hurt Scholar, 2026-.
Stephen J Forman,
M.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemical Engineering
B.A., St. John's College, 1970; M.D., University of Southern California, 1974. Staff Physician and Chairman of the Board of Directors, City of Hope, 2001-. Caltech, 2005-26.
Abigail Fraeman,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.S., Yale University, 2009; M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2011; Ph.D., 2014. Caltech, 2016- 26.
Rupert L Frank,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mathematics
Dipl., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich, 2003; Ph.D., Royal Institute of Technology, 2007. Caltech, 2013-2026.
Christian Frankenberg,
Ph.D.
Chandler Family Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
B.S., University of Bayreuth, 2002; Ph.D., Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, 2005. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2015-18; Professor, 2018-24; Chandler Family Professor, 2024-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2015-25; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2025-.
Steven C Frautschi,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1954; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1958. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1962-64; Associate Professor, 1964-66; Professor, 1966- 2006; Professor Emeritus, 2006-. Executive Officer for Physics, 1988-97; Master of Student Houses, 1997-2002.
Gregory C Fu,
Ph.D.
Norman Chandler Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1991. Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2011; Altair Professor, 2012-16; Chandler Professor, 2016-.
Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., Clarkson University, 2011; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015; Ph.D., 2017. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2019-20; Assistant Professor, 2021-; Hurt Scholar, 2024-.
Megumi Fujio,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Japanese
B.A., Yamaguchi University, 1996; M.A., University of Colorado (Boulder), 2004; Ph.D., McGill University, 2017. Caltech, 2017-26.
James (Jim) Fuller,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
B.A., Whitman College, 2008; M.S., Cornell University, 2011; Ph.D., 2014. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2017; Assistant Professor, 2017-23; Professor, 2023-.
Brent Fultz,
Ph.D.
Barbara and Stanley R. Rawn, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics
B.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; M.Sc., University of California, 1978; Ph.D., 1982. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1985-90; Associate Professor, 1990-97; Professor of Materials Science, 1997-2002; Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics, 2003-13; Rawn Professor, 2013-.
Vatsa B Gandhi,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2018; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2019; Ph.D., 2023. Caltech, 2025-30.
Wei Gao,
Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.S., Huazhong University of Science & Technology, 2007; M.S., Tsinghua University, 2009; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2014. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2017-24; Professor, 2024-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-; Willens Scholar, 2021-25.
Daniel A Garcia,
M.A.
Lecturer in Spanish
Lic., National University of Columbia, 1988; M.A., University of Southern California, 1991. Caltech, 1996-.
Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
M.Sc., University of Barcelona, 1991; Ph.D., 1995. Associate Professor, Technical University of Catalonia, 2003-. Caltech, 2006-13; 2018-27.
George R Gavalas,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., Technical University of Athens, 1958; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1962; Ph.D., 1964. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1964-67; Associate Professor, 1967-75; Professor, 1975-2002; Professor Emeritus, 2002-.
Dawn Gelino,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1996; Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 2001. Caltech, 2024-27.
Glen A George,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.S. (Engineering and Applied Science), Caltech, 1981; B.S. (Electrical Engineering), 1982; M.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 1984. Lecturer in Applied Science, Caltech, 1986-1991; Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1992-2015; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, 2015-2019; Teaching Professor of Electrical Engineering, 2020-.
Natasha L George,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science
B.S., University of California (Santa Cruz), 2017; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2024. Caltech, 2024-26.
Alireza Ghaffari,
M.S.
Lecturer in Applied Physics and Materials Science, Lab Administrator for the Micro/Nano Center
B.S., California State University, 1986; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2008. Lecturer, 2005-09; 2010-26.
Morteza (Mory) Gharib,
Ph.D.
Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Medical Engineering
B.S., Teheran University, 1976; M.S., Syracuse University, 1978; Ph.D., Caltech, 1983. Professor of Aeronautics, 1992-2001; Professor of Aeronautics and Bioengineering, 2001-02; Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioengineering, 2002-06; Professor of Bioengineering, 2006-09; Professor of Bioinspired Engineering, 2009-13; Liepmann Professor, 2006-; Director, Linde Institute, 2014-15; Vice Provost, 2010-16; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2015-25; Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, 2017-25; Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair, 2018-25.
Matthew M Gherman,
Ph.D.
Hearst Teaching Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Duke University, 2017; M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 2019; Ph.D., 2023. Caltech 2025.
Konstantinos P Giapis,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dipl., National Technical University of Athens, 1984; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989. Lacey Instructor, Caltech, 1992-93; Assistant Professor, 1993-98; Associate Professor, 1999-2010; Professor, 2010-.
Michael B Gibilisco,
Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Creighton University, 2010; M.A., University of Rochester, 2014; Ph.D., 2017; Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2017-24; Professor, 2024-.
Kevin M Gilmartin,
Ph.D.
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of English; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Student Affairs; Vice President for Student Affairs
B.A., Oberlin College, 1985; M.A., University of Chicago, 1986; Ph.D., 1991. Assistant Professor,
Caltech, 1991-97; Associate Professor of Literature, 1997-2004; Associate Professor of English, 2004-07; Professor, 2007-18; Kenan Professor, 2018-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2020-. Dean of Undergraduate Students, 2016-20; Vice President, Student Affairs, 2020-.
Dehn Gilmore,
Ph.D.
Professor of English; Executive Officer for the Humanities
B.A., Harvard University, 2002; M.Phil., University of Cambridge (Trinity College), 2003; M.Phil., Columbia University, 2005; Ph.D., 2009. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-15; Professor, 2015-; Executive Officer, 2022-.
Georgia Gkioxari,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
Diplom, National Technical University of Athens, 2010; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2016. Visiting Associate, 2022; Assistant Professor, 2023-; Hurt Scholar, 2023-.
Paul E Glick,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Geobiology
B.S., University of California, San Diego, 2014; M.S., 2018; Ph.D., 2021. Caltech, 2026.
David M Glover,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., University of Cambridge, 1969; Ph.D., University College (London), 1972. Caltech, 2019-.
William A (Bill) Goddard,
Ph.D.
Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Applied Physics
B.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 1960; Ph.D., Caltech, 1965. Noyes Research Fellow in Chemistry, 1964-66; Noyes Research Instructor, 1966-67; Assistant Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, 1967-71; Associate Professor, 1971-74; Professor, 1974-78; Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics, 1978-84; Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, 1984-2001; Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Applied Physics, 2001-.
Lea A Goentoro,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-18; Professor, 2018-.
Peter Goldreich,
Ph.D.
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus
B.S., Cornell University, 1960; Ph.D., 1963. Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy, Caltech, 1966-69; Professor, 1969-81; DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, 1981-2002; DuBridge Professor Emeritus, 2002-. Acting Chairman, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, 1989.
Roni Goldshmid,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B.S., University of California (Berkeley), 2012; M.S., Technion, 2016; Ph.D., 2020. Caltech, 2024-27.
Sunil Golwala,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics; Deputy Executive Officer for Astrophysics
B.A., University of Chicago, 1993; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1995; Ph.D., 2000. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2003-10; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-; Director, Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, 2013-24; Deputy Executive Officer, 2019-.
Aidyl S Gonzalez-Serricchio,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1994; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2000. Caltech, 2023-28.
Judith R Goodstein,
Ph.D
University Archivist, Emeritus
B.A., Brooklyn College, 1960; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1969. Faculty Associate, Caltech, 1982-2009; Lecturer, 1989; 2001; 2002; 2007. Registrar, 1989-2003; Institute Archivist, 1968-95; University Archivist, 1995-2009; University Archivist, Emeritus, 2009-.
Thomas B Graber,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
A.B., Harvard, 1994; M.A. University of California (Los Angeles), 1995; Ph.D., 1998. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2005-08; Professor, 2008-; Executive Officer, 2022-25.
Viviana Gradinaru,
Ph.D.
Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Richard N. Merkin Institute for Translational Research; Director, Richard N. Merkin Institute for Translational Research
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2005; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2010. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2012; Assistant Professor, 2012-18; Professor, 2018-23; Troendle Professor, 2023-; HHMI Investigator, 2025-;Davis Leadership Chair, 2024-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21; Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2017-24; Director, Richard N. Merkin Institute for Translational Research, 2024-.
Matthew J Graham,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Astronomy
B.A., University of Oxford (Trinity College), 1993; Ph.D., University of Central Lancashire, 1996. Lecturer, 2017; Research Professor, 2017-.
Harry B Gray,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c., D.L.h.c., Fil.dr.h.c., Laurea.h.c., Ph.D.h.c., D.h.c.
Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry; Founding Director, Beckman Institute
B.S., Western Kentucky College, 1957; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1960; D.Sc.h.c., Northwestern University; University of Rochester; University of Chicago; University Paul Sabatier(France); Göteborg University; University of Pennsylvania; Bowling Green State University; University of Arizona; Colombia University; Oberlin College; Carleton University (Canada); University of South Carolina; University of Copenhagen; University of Edinburgh; Occidental College; Simon Fraser University; Carleton College; Fil.dr.h.c., Gothenburg University; Bowling Green State University; Laurea h.c., University of Florence; D.L.h.c., Illinois Wesleyan University; Ph.D.h.c., Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel); Visiting Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Caltech, 1965; Professor of Chemistry, 1966-81; William R. Kenan Professor, 1976-81; Beckman Professor, 1981-. Chairman, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1978-84; Director, Beckman Institute, 1986-2001; Founding Director, 2001-.
Tom Greene,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Astronomy; Executive Director of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz, 1982; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1991. Caltech 2025-.
Julia R Greer,
Ph.D.
Ruben F. and Donna Mettler Professor of Materials Science, Mechanics and Medical Engineering; Executive Officer for Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997; M.S., Stanford University, 2000; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2007-13; Professor, 2013-19; Mettler Professor, 2019-; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director, 2019-25; Executive Officer, 2025-.
John M Gregoire,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Concordia College (Moorhead), 2004; M.S., Cornell University, 2006; Ph.D., 2009. Caltech, 2021-.
Zeev Gross,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., Bar-Ilan University (Israel), 1979; M.S., 1982; Ph.D., 1987. Visitor, Caltech, 1999, 2009;
Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2013-14; Visiting Associate, 2011, 2017-26.
Arthur Grossman,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Brooklyn College, 1973; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978. Caltech, 2026-29.
Yuval Grossman,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Theoretical Physics
Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, 1996. Caltech 2026-2027.
John P Grotzinger,
Ph.D.
Harold Brown Professor of Geology
B.S., Hobart College, 1979; M.S., University of Montana, 1981; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. Visiting Associate Professor, Caltech, 1996; Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2004; Fletcher Jones Professor, 2005-21; Brown Professor, 2021-; Division Chair, 2014-24; Jenkins Leadership Chair, 2016-24.
Fernando Brandao,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.Sc., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2004; M.Sc., 2005; Ph.D. Imperial College London, 2008. Bren Professor, Caltech, 2016-.
Sergei G Gukov,
Ph.D.
John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
B.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1997; M.S., Princeton University 2001; Ph.D., 2001. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2005-07; Professor, 2007-21; MacArthur Professor, 2021-.
Michael C Gurnis,
Ph.D.
John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics
B.S., University of Arizona, 1982; Ph.D., Australian National University, 1987. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1994-96; Professor, 1996-2005. Smits Professor, 2005-. Associate Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1995-2003; Director, 2009-24; Director, Schmidt Academy, 2019-26; Allen Leadership Chair, 2023-24.
Mitchell Guttman,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 2006; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2012-13; Assistant Professor, 2013-19; Professor, 2019-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21; Executive Officer, 2026-.
Fred Y Hadaegh,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Aerospace
B.S., University of Texas (Austin), 1975; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1984. Caltech, 2023-.
Ryan G Hadt,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Minnesota, Duluth, 2007; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2014; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2018; Assistant Professor, 2018-25; Professor, 2025-.
S A (Ali) Hajimiri,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Co-Director, Space-Based Solar Power Project
B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 1994; M.S., Stanford University, 1996; Ph.D., 1998. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1998-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-06; Professor, 2006-10; Myers Professor, 2010-16; Bren Professor, 2016-; Executive Officer, 2015-18; Director, Information Science and Technology, 2015-16; Co-Director, 2016-.
John F Hall,
Ph.D.
Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., West Virginia University, 1972; M.S., University of Illinois, 1973; Ph.D., University of California, 1980. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1980-83; Lecturer, 1981-83; Assistant Professor, 1983-89; Associate Professor, 1989-97; Professor, 1997-19; Professor Emeritus, 2019-. Executive Officer for Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1998-2005. Dean, 2005-10; Acting Vice President, 2006-07.
Susanne E Hall,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Writing and Director of the Hixon Writing Center
B.A., Wake Forest University, 2001; M.A., University of California (Irvine), 2003; Ph.D., 2008. Caltech, 2012-.
Gregg W Hallinan,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy; Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory
B.Sc., National University of Ireland, 2002; Ph.D., 2008. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2012-18; Professor, 2018-; Director, 2019-.
Fiona A Harrison,
Ph.D., D.techn.h.c.
Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics
A.B., Dartmouth College, 1985; Ph.D., University of California, 1993; D.techn.h.c., Danish Technical University. Robert Millikan Research Fellow, Caltech, 1993-95; Assistant Professor of Physics, 1995-99; Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1999-2001; Associate Professor 2001-2005; Professor, 2005-13; Rosen Professor, 2013-; Division Chair; 2015-25; Kresa Leadership Chair, 2015-25.
Babak Hassibi,
Ph.D.
Mose and Lillian S. Bohn Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of Tehran, 1989; M.S., Stanford University, 1993; Ph.D, 1996. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2001-03; Associate Professor, 2003-2008; Professor, 2008-2013; Binder/Amgen Professor, 2013-16; Executive Officer, 2008-15; Associate Director, 2010-2012; Bohn Professor, 2016-.
Gerald Haug,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
Ph.D., ETH Zurich, 2001. Caltech, 2025-28.
Kristine L Haugen,
Ph.D.
Professor of English
B.A., University of Chicago, 1996; M.A., Princeton University, 1998; Ph.D., 2001. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-11; Professor, 2011-.
Egill Hauksson,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus
M.S., University of Trondheim (Norway), 1974; M.A., Columbia University, 1978; M. Phil., 1980; Ph.D., 1981. Research Fellow, 1989-92; Senior Research Associate, 1992-2014, Research Professor, 2014-23; Research Professor Emeritus, 2023-.
Bruce A Hay,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1982; Ph.D., University of California (San Francisco), 1989. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1996-2002; Associate Professor, 2002-08; Professor, 2008-.
Thomas H Heaton,
Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering Seismology, Emeritus
B.S., Indiana University, 1972; Ph.D., Caltech, 1978. Visiting Associate in Geophysics, 1980-91;
Faculty Associate, 1991-95; Lecturer in Geophysics, 1993-94; Lecturer in Engineering Seismology,
1995; Professor, 1995-2020; Professor Emeritus, 2020-.
Kathrin H Hellmuth,
Ph.D.
von Karman Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Julius-Maximilians University of Wurzburg, 2017; M.S., 2020; Ph.D., 2025.
Ariane N Helou,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Humanities; Beckman Institute Administrator and Scientific Grant Writing Specialist
B.A., University of California, 2003; A.M., Brown University, 2007; Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz), 2015. Scientific Writing Specialist, Caltech, 2025; 2026.
George Helou,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
B.S., American University of Beirut, 1975; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1980. Senior Research Associate, 1998-2014. Executive Director of IPAC, 1999-2025. Research Professor, Caltech, 2014-.
Lynne Hillenbrand,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy
A.B., Princeton University, 1989; M.S., 1989; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1995. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-; Executive Officer, 2007-12.
Alexander V Hirsch,
Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., Yale University, 2003; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2010. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2014-16; Professor, 2016-.
Chris P Hiszpanski,
M.S.
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2006; M.S., 2007. Caltech, 2026.
Christopher R Hitchcock,
Ph.D.
J. O. and Juliette Koepfli Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Princeton University, 1986; M.A. (Philosophy); M.A. (Mathematics), University of Pittsburgh,
1990; Ph.D., 1993. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1998-2002; Professor, 2002-14; Koepfli Professor,
2014-; Executive Officer, 2018-22.
David G Hitlin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.A., Columbia University, 1963; M.A., 1965; Ph.D., 1968. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1979-85; Professor, 1986-.
Andre Hoelz,
Ph.D.
Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
B.Sc., Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, 1993; M.Sc.,1997; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 2004. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2010-16; Professor 2016-23; Ferkel Professor, 2023-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21; HHMI Investigator, 2024-.
Philip T Hoffman,
Ph.D.
Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics and History, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1969; M.A., University of California, 1971; Ph.D., Yale University, 1979.
Lecturer in History, Caltech, 1980-81; Instructor, 1981-82; Assistant Professor, 1982-84; Associate
Professor of History and Social Science, 1984-95; Professor, 1995-2003; Richard and Barbara
Rosenberg Professor of History and Social Science, 2003-08; Axline Professor, 2008-22; Axline Professor Emeritus, 2023-. Executive Officer for the Humanities, 1995-2000.
Franca Karoline Olga (Franca) Hoffmann,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., Imperial College London, 2010; M.S., 2013; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2017. Instructor, Caltech, 2017-20; Visiting Associate, 2020-22; Assistant Professor, 2022-; Hurt Scholar, 2026-.
Michael R Hoffmann,
Ph.D.
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus
B.A., Northwestern University, 1968; Ph.D., Brown University, 1974. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1973-76; Associate Professor, 1980-85; Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, 1986-90; Professor of Environmental Chemistry, 1990-96; James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science, 1996-16; Wu Professor, 2016-18; Chen Professor, 2018-24; Chen Professor, Emeritus, 2024-; Executive Officer for Environmental Engineering Science, 1996-2002; Dean of Graduate Studies, 2002-2009.
Amy E Hofmann,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geochemistry
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2008, Ph.D., 2010. Caltech, 2022-26.
Douglas C Hofmann,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., University of California (San Diego), 2003; M.S., 2004; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2006; Ph.D., 2008. Visiting Associate, 2011-24; 2026-27. Lecturer, 2011-26.
Jocelyn Holland,
Ph.D.
Professor of Comparative Literature
B.A., Harvard-Radcliffe College, 1995; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1998; Ph.D., 2003. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016-17; Professor, 2017-.
Elizabeth J (Betty) Hong,
Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience; Chen Scholar
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2002; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2014-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-23; Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, 2015-21; Professor, 2023-; Chen Scholar, 21-.
John J Hopfield,
Ph.D.
Roscoe G. Dickinson Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Emeritus
A.B., Swarthmore College, 1954; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1958. Dickinson Professor, Caltech, 1980-97; Dickinson Professor Emeritus, 1997-.
Philip F (Phil) Hopkins,
Ph.D.
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
B.A., Princeton University, 2004; M.A., Harvard University, 2005; Ph.D., 2008. Assistant Professor Caltech, 2013-16; Associate Professor, 2016-17; Professor, 2017-22; Bowen Professor, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2019-22.
Hans G Hornung,
Ph.D., D.h.c.
C. L. "Kelly" Johnson Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus
B.S., University of Melbourne, 1960; M.S., 1962; Ph.D., University of London (Imperial College), 1965; D.h.c., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Johnson Professor, Caltech, 1987-2005; Johnson Professor Emeritus, 2005-. Director, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, 1987-2004.
Sona Hosseini,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2015. Caltech 2026 – 2027.
Yizhao T (Thomas) Hou,
Ph.D.
Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., South China University of Technology, 1982; M.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 1985; Ph.D., 1987. Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, Caltech, 1993-98; Professor, 1998-2000; Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2000-04; Powell Professor, 2004-. Executive Officer for Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2000-06.
Andrew W Howard,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy; Executive Officer for Astronomy
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998; M.A., Harvard University, 2001; Ph.D., 2006. Professor, Caltech, 2016-; Executive Officer, 2023-.
David Hsieh,
Ph.D.
Donald A. Glaser Professor of Physics; Executive Officer for Physics
B.S., Stanford University, 2003; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2009. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2012-18; Professor, 2018-22; Glaser Professor, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2023-.
Linda C Hsieh-Wilson,
Ph.D.
Milton and Rosalind Chang Professor of Chemistry; Merkin Institute Professor
B.S., Yale University, 1990; Ph.D., University of California, 1996. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-2-17; Hanisch Professor, 2017-20; Chang Professor, 2021-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2024-; HHMI Investigator, 2005-14.
Renyu Hu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.S., Tsinghua University, 2007; Dip. Eng., Ecole Centrale Paris, 2009; M.S., Tsinghua University, 2009; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. Caltech, 2015-26.
Alice S Huang,
Ph.D.
Senior Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1961; M.S., 1963; Ph.D., 1966. M.A. h.c., Harvard University; D.Sci.h.c., Wheaton College; Mt. Holyoke College; Medical College of Pennsylvania. Faculty Associate, Caltech, 1997-2007; Senior Faculty Associate, 2007-27.
Hsin Yuan Huang,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., National Taiwan University, 2018; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2024. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2024-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-, Hurt Scholar, 2025-.
Julian M Humml,
Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Aerospace
B.S., ETH Zurich, 2016; M.S., 2018; Ph.D., 2023. Caltech, 2026-29.
Melany L Hunt,
Ph.D.
Dotty and Dick Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1983; M.S., University of California, 1985; Ph.D., 1987. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2001; Professor, 2001-2011; Kenan Professor, 2012-13; Hayman Professor, 2013-; Executive Officer, 2002-2007; Vice Provost, 2007-14.
Allen L Husker,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Geophysics
B.S., University of Washington, 1998; M.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 2003; Ph.D., 2008. Visiting Associate, 2020. Caltech, 2021-28.
Thomas M (Tom) Hutchcroft,
Ph.D.
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Mathematics
B.A. and MMath, University of Cambridge, 2013; Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2017. Professor, Caltech, 2021-25; Moore Professor, 2025-.
Nicholas R (Nick) Hutzler,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2007; A.M., Harvard University, 2009; Ph.D., 2014. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017; Assistant Professor, 2017-26; Professor, 2026-.
Seung Jun Hwang,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., KAIST, 2007; M.S., 2009; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2018. Caltech 2025-27.
Sonjong Hwang,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
B.S., Sogang University (Korea), 1987; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1994. Caltech, 2001-09, 2010, 2012, 2017; 2018; 2020; 2022;2024; 2026.
Andrew P Ingersoll,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science, Emeritus
B.A., Amherst College, 1960; A.M., Harvard University, 1961; Ph.D., 1966. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1966-71; Associate Professor, 1971-76; Professor, 1976-2003; 2011-22; Anthony Professor, 2003-11; Professor Emeritus, 2022-; Executive Officer for Planetary Science, 1987-94.
Philip (Phil) Isett,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Maryland, 2008; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2013; Caltech, Assistant Professor, 2018-19, Professor, 2019-.
Rustem F Ismagilov,
Ph.D.
Ethel Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Merkin Institute Professor; Director of the Jacobs Institute for Molecular Engineering for Medicine
B.S., Higher Chemical College of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1994; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998. Miles Professor, Caltech, 2011-13; Bowles Professor, 2013-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2021-; Director, Jacobs Institute, 2013-.
Brian R Jacobson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Visual Culture
B.S., Appalachian State University, 2002; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2011. Caltech, 2020-.
Jennifer A Jahner,
Ph.D.
Professor of English; Dean of Undergraduate Studies
B.A., Western Washington University, 1998; M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2012. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2012-19; Professor, 2019-; Dean, 2023-.
Julian C Jamison,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.S., Caltech, 1994; M.S., 1997; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. Research Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 2006-. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2006-07, 2026.
Pawel W Janas,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.A, B.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016; M.S., 2016; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2022. Caltech, 2022-.
Min Jang,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2006; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2013. Caltech, 2024-27.
Paul C Jennings,
Ph.D.
Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Emeritus
B.S., Colorado State University, 1958; M.S., Caltech, 1960; Ph.D., 1963. Research Fellow in Civil Engineering, 1965; Assistant Professor of Applied Mechanics, 1966-68; Associate Professor, 1968-72; Professor, 1972-77; Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1977-2002; 2004-2007. Professor Emeritus, 2002-04; 2007-. Executive Officer for Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1975-80; Chairman, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, 1985-89; Vice President and Provost, 1989-95; Acting Vice President for Business and Finance, 1995; 1998-99; Provost, 2004-07.
William L Johnson,
Ph.D.
Ruben F. and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus
B.A., Hamilton College, 1970; Ph.D., Caltech, 1975. Assistant Professor of Materials Science, 1977-80; Associate Professor, 1980-84; Professor, 1984-89; Mettler Professor, 1989-2019; Mettler Professor Emeritus, 2019-.
Lucy M Jones,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Geophysics
A.B., Brown University, 1976; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981. Research Associate, U.S. Geological Survey, 1984-. Caltech, 1984-2027.
Catherine Jurca,
Ph.D.
Professor of English and Visual Culture
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1987; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1992; Ph.D., 1995. Instructor, Caltech, 1995; Assistant Professor, 1995-2001; Associate Professor of Literature, 2001-04; Associate Professor of English, 2004-10; Professor of English, 2010-21; Professor of English and Visual Culture, 2021-; Master of Student Houses, 2002-09; Executive Officer, 2014-18.
Susan Juster,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in History
B.A., Brown University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1990. Caltech, 2023-27. Lecturer, 2025.
Hiroo Kanamori,
Ph.D.
John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus
B.S., University of Tokyo, 1959; M.S., 1961; Ph.D., 1964. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1965-66; Professor, 1972-89; Smits Professor, 1989-2005; Smits Professor Emeritus, 2005-. Director, Seismological Laboratory, 1990-98.
Anton N Kapustin,
Ph.D.
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
M.S., Moscow State University, 1993; Ph.D., Caltech, 1997. Assistant Professor, 2001-04; Associate Professor, 2004-10; Professor, 2010-12; Earle C. Anthony Professor, 2012-.
Smruthi Karthikeyan,
Ph.D.
Gordon and Carol Treweek Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
Btech, Anna University (Chennai), 2012; M.S., Columbia University, 2014; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2022; Treweek Assistant Professor, 2023-; Hurt Scholar, 2023-.
Mansi M Kasliwal,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy; Director, Palomar Observatory
B.S., Cornell University, 2005; M.S., Caltech, 2007; Ph.D., 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2014-15; Assistant Professor, 2015-21; Professor, 2021-; Director, 2025-.
Jonathan N Katz,
Ph.D.
Kay Sugahara Professor of Social Sciences and Statistics
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990; M.A., University of California (San Diego), 1992; Ph.D., 1995. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1995-98; Associate Professor, 1998; 2000-2003; Professor, 2003-11; Sugahara Professor, 2012-; Executive Officer for the Social Sciences, 2007; Director, Linde Institute, 2013-14; Division Chair, 2007-14.
Alexander Kechris,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
M.S., National Technical University, Athens, 1969; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1972; D.h.c., University of Athens. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1974-76; Associate Professor, 1976-81; Professor, 1981-25; Professor, Emeritus, 2025-. Executive Officer for Mathematics, 1994-97.
Mary B Kennedy,
Ph.D.
The Allen and Lenabelle Davis Professor of Biology
B.S., St. Mary's College, 1969; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1975. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1981-84; Associate Professor, 1984-92; Professor, 1992-2002; Davis Professor, 2002-.
Laura H Kerber,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.A., Pomona College, 2006; M.S., Brown University, 2011; Ph.D., 2011. Caltech, 2024-26
Daniel J Kevles,
Ph.D.
J. O. and Juliette Koepfli Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus
A.B., Princeton University, 1960; Ph.D., 1964. Assistant Professor of History, Caltech, 1964-68; Associate Professor, 1968-78; Professor, 1978-86; Koepfli Professor of the Humanities, 1986-2001; Koepfli Professor Emeritus, 2001-. Executive Officer for the Humanities, 1978-81.
Ali Khoshnan,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, 1984; M.S., 1988; Ph.D., University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, 1995. Caltech, 2002-09; 2022-24, 2025-28.
Farbod Khoshnoud,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B.S., Azad University, 1998; M.S., 2001; Ph.D., Brunel University London, 2005. Caltech, 2020-2024, 2026-27.
D R (Rod) Kiewiet,
Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
B.A., University of Iowa, 1974; Ph.D., Yale University, 1980. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1979-82; Associate Professor, 1982-89; Professor, 1989-. Dean of Students, 1992-96; Dean of Graduate Studies, 2000-02; Dean of Undergraduate Students, 2011-14.
Daniel S Kim,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2019. Caltech, 2026.
Hugh I Kim,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2003. Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008. Caltech 2003-28.
Hyungjun Kim,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2004; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2009. Caltech, 2022-27.
Ka-Hyun Kim,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
Ph.D., Ecole Polytechnique, 2012. Caltech, 2025-26.
Na Yeon Kim,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.A., Yale University, 2013; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2021. Caltech, 2025-26.
Youngwook Kim,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Hanyang University, 2009; Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology, 2015. Caltech, 2024; 2026.
Hannah Druckenmiller,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., Stanford University, 2014; M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2018; Ph.D., 2021. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2023; Assistant Professor, 2023-; Hurt Scholar, 2023-.
Joseph (Joe) Kirschvink,
Ph.D.
Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology, Emeritus
B.S., M.S., Caltech, 1975; M.A., Princeton University, 1978; Ph.D., 1979. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1981-87; Associate Professor, 1987-92; Professor, 1992-2004; Van Wingen Professor, 2004-26; Van Wingen Professor, Emeritus, 2026-.
Robert P Kirshner,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Astronomy
A.B., Harvard University, 1970; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1975. Caltech 2022-27.
Alexei Kitaev,
Ph.D.
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Dipl., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1986; Ph.D., Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 1989. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1998-99; Lecturer, 1998-99; Senior Research Associate, 2001-02; Professor, 2002-13; Linde Professor, 2013-.
Patrice M. Klein,
Ph.D
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
M.S., Ecole Superieure des Mines, 1971; Ph.D., Paris University, 1973; Ph.D., Marseille University, 1980. Lecturer, 2016; 2024. Caltech, 2016-27.
Andrew T Klesh,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science; Associate Director and Chief Systems Engineer, The Brinson Exploration Hub
B.S., University Michigan, 2005; M.S., 2006; Ph.D., 2009. Lecturer, 2017-19; 2022; 2026.; Visiting Associate, 2022-27.
Dorit Kliemann,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Cognitive Neuroscience
M.S., Freie Universitat Berlin, 2008; Ph.D., 2013. Caltech, 2020-21; 2022-29.
Robert A Kloner,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B.S., Northwestern University, 1971; Ph.D., 1974; M.D., 1975. Caltech, 2024-2027.
Lisa M Kluen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.S., Cardiff University, 2010; M.S., Mcgill University, 2015; Ph.D., University of Hamburg, 2018. Caltech, 2023-26.
Wolfgang G Knauss,
Ph.D.
Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1958; M.S., 1959; Ph.D., 1963. Research Fellow in Aeronautics, 1963-65; Assistant Professor, 1965-69; Associate Professor, 1969-78; Professor, 1978-82; Professor of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, 1982-2001; von Karman Professor, 2001-2004; von Karman Professor Emeritus, 2004-.
Heather A Knutson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science
B.Sc., Johns Hopkins University, 2004; A.M., Harvard University, 2006; Ph.D., 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2010-11; Assistant Professor, 2011-17; Professor, 2017-. Divisional Academic Officer, 2022-25.
Monica D Kohler,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
A.B., Harvard University, 1988; Ph.D., Caltech, 1995. Assistant Research Engineer, University of California (Los Angeles), 1998-2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2007-11; Lecturer, 2009, 2012, 2013; Research Assistant Professor, 2011-17; Research Professor, 2018-.
Issa Kohler-Hausmann,
Ph.D.
Moore Distinguished Scholar
B.A., University of Wisconsin, 2000; M.A., Northwestern University, 2006; J.D., Yale University, 2008; Ph.D., New York University, 2014. Caltech, 2026.
Charles A Kollmer,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in History; Visitor in History
B.A., Williams College, 2010; M.A., New York University, 2013; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2020. Instructor, 2020-23; Caltech, 2026.
Diana L Kormos-Buchwald,
Ph.D.
Robert M. Abbey Professor of History; Director and General Editor, The Einstein Papers Project
B.Sc., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1981; M.Sc., Tel Aviv University, 1983; A.M., Harvard University, 1985; Ph.D., 1990. Instructor, Caltech, 1989-90; Assistant Professor, 1990-96; Associate Professor, 1996-2005; Professor, 2005-2017; Abbey Professor, 2018-.
Julia A Kornfield,
Ph.D.
Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.S., Caltech, 1983; M.S., 1984; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1988. Assistant Professor, Caltech,
1990-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2001; Professor, 2001-19; Gilloon Professor, 2020-26; Schlinger Professor, 2026-.
Victoria Kostina,
Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2004; M.S., University of Ottawa, 2006; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2013. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2014-2020; Professor, 2020-.
J M Kousser,
Ph.D.
Professor of History and Social Science, Emeritus
A.B., Princeton University, 1965; M.Phil., Yale University, 1968; Ph.D., 1971. Instructor in
History, Caltech, 1969-71; Assistant Professor, 1971-74; Associate Professor, 1974-79; Professor, 1979-80; Professor of History and Social Science, 1980-2013, 2018-20; Kenan Professor, 2013-18; Emeritus, 2020-.
Prakash Kulkarni,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Karnatak University, 1976; Ph.D., Mangalore University, 1983. Caltech 2022-27.
Shrinivas R (Shri) Kulkarni,
Ph.D., D.h.c.
George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, 1978; Ph.D., University of California, 1983; D.h.c., Radboud University. Millikan Research Fellow in Radio Astronomy, Caltech, 1985-87; Assistant Professor of Astronomy, 1987-90; Associate Professor, 1990-92; Professor, 1992-96; Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, 1996-2001; MacArthur Professor, 2001-17; Hale Professor, 2017-; Executive Officer for Astronomy, 1997-2000. Director of Caltech Optical Observatories, 2006-18.
Akiko Kumagai,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology
B.S., Kyoto University (Japan), 1979; Ph.D., 1986. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1989-95; Senior Research Associate, 1996-2014; Research Professor, 2014-27.
Takashi Kurumaji,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Tokyo, 2010; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., 2014. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2022-23. Lecturer, 2024 -25. Research Professor, 2023-.
Michael P Lamb,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geology
B.S., University of Minnesota, 2001; M.S., University of Washington, 2004; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2008. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-14; Professor, 2014-.
Nadia Lapusta,
Ph.D.
Lawrence A. Hanson, Jr., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics
Dipl., Kiev State University, 1994; M.S., Harvard University, 1996; Ph.D., 2001. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2002-03; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics, 2003-08; Associate Professor, 2008-10; Professor, 2010-19; Hanson Professor, 2019-.
Vincent Lavallo,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., University of California (Riverside), 2005; Ph.D., 2008. Caltech, 2023-2028.
Albion Lawrence,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
A.B., University of California, 1991; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1996. Caltech, 2023-26.
Joseph Lazio,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
B.S., University of Iowa, 1989; M.S., Cornell University, 1992, Ph.D, 1997. Caltech, 2010-13; 2016-26.
Jared R Leadbetter,
Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Microbiology
B.S., Goucher College, 1991; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1997. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-.
Brice Lecampion,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
M.A., Sorbonne Université, 1999; Ph.D., Ecole Polytechnique, 2002. Caltech 2025-26.
John O Ledyard,
Ph.D., D.Lit.h.c.
Allen and Lenabelle Davis Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, Emeritus
A.B., Wabash College, 1963; M.S., Purdue University, 1965; Ph.D., 1967; D.Lit.h.c., Purdue
University. Professor, Caltech, 1985-2016; Davis Professor, 2002-16; Davis Professor, Emeritus, 2016-. Executive Officer for the Social
Sciences, 1989-92; Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1992-2002.
Brian Lee,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of Southern California, 1999; Ph.D., Caltech, 2006; M.D., University of Southern California, 2008. Caltech, 2013-28.
Darrin J Lee,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemical Engineering
B.S., Brown University, 2002; Ph.D., University of California (Davis), 2013; M.D., University of California (Irvine), 2009. Caltech, 2018-26.
Jonghyun Lee,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.A., Seoul National University, 2007. Ph.D., Stanford University, 2014. Caltech, 2024-25.
Patrick A Lee,
Dr.
Visiting Associate in Theoretical Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966; Ph.D, 1970. Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2010. Caltech, 2016-2026.
Stephanie Leifer,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1989; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1993; Ph.D., 1995. Caltech, 2021-29.
Anthony Leonard,
Ph.D.
Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1959; M.S., Stanford University, 1960; Ph.D., 1963. Professor, Caltech, 1985-2000; von Karman Professor, 2000-2005; von Karman Professor Emeritus, 2005-.
Edan Lepucki,
M.F.A.
Lecturer in Creative Writing
B.A., Oberlin College, 2002; M.F.A., University of Iowa, 2006; Caltech, 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024-26.
Henry A Lester,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
A.B., Harvard College, 1966; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1971. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1973-76; Associate Professor, 1976-83; Professor, 1983-2000, 2017-; Bren Professor, 2000-2017; Executive Officer, 2010-13; Option Representative for Neurobiology.
Daniel Lewis,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in History
B.A, University of Redlands, 1981; M.A., University of California (Riverside), 1988, Ph.D, 1997. Caltech, 2018-26.
Nathan S (Nate) Lewis,
Ph.D.
George L. Argyros Professor and Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Caltech, 1977; M.S., 1977; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1988-91; Professor, 1991-2001; Argyros Professor, 2002-.
Promise Li,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in English
B.A., Occidental College, 2017; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2024. Caltech, 2024-26.
Kenneth G Libbrecht,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., Caltech, 1980; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1984. Visiting Associate in Solar Astronomy, Caltech, 1984; Assistant Professor of Astrophysics, 1984-89; Associate Professor, 1989-95; Professor of Physics, 1995-. Executive Officer, 1997-13.
Jonathan Libgober,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.A., University of Chicago, 2012; M.A., Harvard University, 2014; Ph.D., 2018. Caltech, 2026.
Chujun Lin,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Psychology
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2019. Caltech, 2023-25.
Lin Lin,
Ph.D.
Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Peking University, 2007; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2026; Hufstedler Professor, 2026-.
E J List,
Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, Emeritus
B.E., University of Auckland, 1961; M.E., 1962; Ph.D., Caltech, 1965. Research Fellow, 1965-66; Assistant Professor, 1969-72; Associate Professor, 1972-78; Professor, 1978-97; Professor Emeritus, 1997-. Executive Officer for Environmental Science, 1980-85.
Charles Y Liu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S.E., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1987; Ph.D., Rice University, 1993; M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1996. Resident Physician, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 1996-. Caltech, 2002-11; 2014-26.
Junjie Liu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S., Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 2000; M.S., 2003; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2007. Caltech, 2017-27.
Shih-Chii Liu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983; M.S.,University of California, Los Angeles, 1988; Ph.D.,California Institute of Technology, 1997. Caltech 2024-27.
Yang Liu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geochemistry
B.S., Chengdu University of Technology, 1995; M.S., University of Michigan, 1998; Ph.D., 2003. Lecturer, 2015. Caltech, 2013-27.
Philippe Lognonne,
Ph.D.
Moore Distinguished Scholar in Geophysics
B.S., Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint Cloud, 1982; M.S.in Fundamental Physics, Universite de Paris VI, 1983; M.S., in Geophysics, 1986; Ph.D., University of Paris VII, 1989. Assistant Visiting Professor, Caltech, 1995; Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2026.
Carlos Lois,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology
M.D., University of Valencia, 1991; Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1995. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2014-15; Research Professor 2015-2030.
Stan F Looijmans,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemical Engineering
B.S., Eindoven University of Technology, 2015; M.S., 2017; Ph.D., 2023. Caltech, 2025-27.
Rosaly M Lopes,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.Sc., University College London, 1978; Ph.D., 1986. Caltech 2026-28.
Philippos Louis,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.S., University of Cyprus, 2005; M.S., Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2007; Ph.D., 2012. Caltech, 2026.
Steven H Low,
Ph.D.
Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering; Director, Schmidt Academy for Software
Engineering
B.S., Cornell University, 1987; M.S., University of California, 1989; Ph.D., 1992. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Professor, 2006-18; Gilloon Professor, 2018-; Director, 2026-.
Adrian Lozano Duran,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Aerospace
B.S., Polytechnic University of Madrid, 2010; M.S., 2012; Ph.D., 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024; Associate Professor, 2024-.
Jay Lu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.A., Cornell University, 2006; M.A., Princeton University, 2010; Ph.D., 2014. Caltech, 2026.
Jonathan Lunine,
Ph.D.
Professor of Planetary Science
B.S., University of Rochester, 1980; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1983; Ph.D., 1985; Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2018; Visiting Professor, 2018; Visiting Associate, 2018-19; Professor, 2024-.
Jacopo Magnani,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.A., University of Trento, 2006; M.A., University of Turin, 2009; Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz), 2014. Caltech, 2025.
John S Magyar,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Geochemistry
M.S., Northwestern University, 1999; Ph.D., 2002. Caltech, 2025.
Urmila M Mahadev,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Nickerson Scholar
B.S., University of Southern California, 2010; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2018. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2019-20; Assistant Professor, 2020-; Nickerson Scholar, 2021-.
Nikolai Makarov,
Ph.D.
Richard Merkin Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Leningrad University, 1982; Ph.D., LOMI Mathematics Institute (Leningrad), 1986. Visiting Professor, Caltech, 1991; Professor, 1991-13; Merkin Professor, 2013-.
Martin Maldovan,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
B.S., University of Buenos Aires, 1999; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001; Ph.D., 2004. Caltech, 2026-29.
Lute M Maleki,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., University of Alabama, 1969; M.S., Louisiana State University (New Orleans) , 1972; Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1975. Caltech, 2025-27.
Nareen Manoukian,
Ed.D.
Lecturer in Writing; Writing Specialist
B.A., California State University, Northridge, 2008; M.A., 2011; M.Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2015; Ed.D., University of Southern California, 2019. Caltech, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Karthish Manthiram,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar; Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering
B.S., Stanford University, 2010; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2015. Visitor, Caltech, 2015-16; Visiting Associate, 2021; Professor, 2021-25; Bren Professor, 2025-; Hurt Scholar, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2025-.
Elena Mantovan,
Ph.D.
Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor of Mathematics, Executive Office for Mathematics
Laurea, University of Padova, 1995; M.A., Harvard University, 1998; Ph.D., 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-10; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-23; Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2016-19, 2025-.
Uri M Maoz,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2008; Ph.D., 2008. Caltech, 2019-26.
Alireza Marandi,
Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
B.S., University of Tehran, 2006; M.S., University of Victoria, 2008; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-24; Professor, 2024-.
Matilde Marcolli,
Ph.D.
Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Laurea, University Degli Studi, 1993; M.Sc., University of Chicago, 1994; Ph.D., 1997. Caltech, Professor, 2008-19, Christy Professor, 2019-.
Alain J Martin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus
B.S., University of Marseille, 1965; Ing., Polytechnic Institute (Grenoble), 1969. Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1981-83; Visiting Associate Professor, 1983; Associate Professor, 1983-86; Professor, 1986-2016; Professor, Emeritus, 2016-. Executive Officer, 1994-97.
Christopher Martin,
Ph.D.
Edward C. Stone Professor of Physics; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories
B.A., Oberlin College, 1978; Ph.D., University of California, 1986. Professor, Caltech, 1993-23; Stone Professor, 2023-; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2022-23.
Vincent R Martinez,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.A., The College of New Jersey, 2008. Ph.D., Indiana University (Bloomington), 2014. Caltech, 2025-26.
Tara L Mastro,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of California, Riverside, 2006; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2015. Caltech, 2021-26.
Andrey B Matsko,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science; Lecturer in Applied Physics and Materials Science
M.S., Moscow State University, 1994; Ph.D., 1996. Lecturer, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; Caltech, 2023-26.
Kaosu Matsumori,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.A., Kyoto University, 2010; M.A., Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2012; Ph.D., 2019. Caltech, 2026-27.
Kenji Matsumoto,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
M.S., Kyoto University, 1993; Ph.D., 1996. Caltech, 2007-08; 2026-27.
Ricardo Matthews,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in English
B.A., University of California (Los Angeles), 1991; M.A., Louisiana State University, 1997; M.A., University of California (Irvine), 2016; Ph.D., 2016. Caltech, 2025-26.
Dimitri P Mawet,
Ph.D.
David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist; Director of Instrumentation for the Caltech Optical Observatories
Dipl., University of Liege, 2002; M.Phil., 2004; Ph.D., 2006. Caltech, Associate Professor, 2015-2019; Professor, 2019-22; Morrisroe Professor, 2022-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, 2015-22; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2022-; Director, 2025-.
Mary E Maxon,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate
Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, 1994. Caltech, 2026-28.
Stephen L (Steve) Mayo,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry; Merkin Institute Professor
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1983; Ph.D., Caltech, 1987. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1991-92; Assistant Professor, 1992-98; Associate Professor, 1998-2003; Professor, 2003-07; Bren Professor, 2007-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2021-; HHMI Investigator, 1994-07; Executive Officer for Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, 2004-07; Vice Provost, 2007-10; Division Chair, 2010-20; Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, 2012-20.
Sarkis Mazmanian,
Ph.D.
Luis B. and Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology; Merkin Institute Professor
B.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 1995; Ph.D., 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-
12; Professor, 2012-14; Soux Professor, 2014-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2024-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21.
Eric V Mazumdar,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Economics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2021. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2021-.
Peter J McAniff,
MBA
Lecturer in Economics
B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1989; MBA, University of California (Los Angeles), 1994; J.D., 1994. Caltech, 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026.
Lee P McCuller,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Texas, Austin, 2010; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2015. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2021-22; Assistant Professor, 2022-.
Margaret J McFall-Ngai,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of San Francisco, 1973; Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles), 1983. Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2011-12, 2013; Caltech, 2022-27.
Andrew P McMahon,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., University of Oxford, 1978; Ph.D., University College, London, 1981. Caltech, 2024-26.
Carver Mead,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c., D.h.c.
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1956; M.S., 1957; Ph.D., 1960; D.Sc.h.c., University of Lund (Sweden); D.h.c., University of Southern California. Instructor in Electrical Engineering, Caltech, 1958-59; Assistant Professor, 1959-62; Associate Professor, 1962-67; Professor, 1967-77; Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1977-80; Moore Professor of Computer Science, 1980-92; Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, 1992-99; Moore Professor Emeritus, 1999-.
Daniel I (Dan) Meiron,
Ph.D.
Fletcher Jones Professor of Aeronautics and Applied and Computational Mathematics
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; Sc.D., 1981. Research Fellow in Applied Mathematics, Caltech, 1981-83; Visiting Associate, 1984-85; Assistant Professor, 1985-89; Associate Professor, 1989-94; Professor, 1994-2000; Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2000; Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, 2001-06; Jones Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, 2006-09. Jones Professor, 2009-;Executive Officer for Applied Mathematics, 1994-98; Associate Provost for Information and Information Technology, 2000-04. Associate Director, 2009-12.
Markus Meister,
Ph.D.
Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences
Dipl., Technische Universitat Munchen, 1980; Ph.D., Caltech, 1987. Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2004; Professor, 2012-13; Hanson Professor, 2013-15; Biaggini Professor, 2015-; Executive Officer, 2017-20.
Michael Mello,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., Bridgewater State College, 1985; M.S., University of Rochester, 1988; Ph.D., Caltech, 2012. Lecturer, 2014-2020; Caltech, 2020-.
Jeff M Mendez,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 1999; Ph.D., 2008. Caltech, 2013-26.
Dimitris Menemenlis,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.Eng., McGill University, 1984; M.A.Sc., Waterloo University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Victoria, 1993. Caltech, 2025-27.
Trevor C Merrill,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in French
B.A., Yale University, 2000; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2011. Caltech, 2012-13; 2014-26.
Victoria F Meyer,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Engineering
B.S., University of Bordeaux, 2008; M.S., EGID Institute, Bordeaux, 2010; Ph.D.,University of Toulouse, 2017. Caltech, 2021-26.
Elliot Meyerowitz,
Ph.D., D.h.c., D.Sc.h.c.
George W. Beadle Professor of Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A.B., Columbia University, 1973; M.Phil., Yale University, 1975; Ph.D., 1977; D.h.c., École Normale Supérieure; D.Sc.h.c., Yale University. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1980-85; Associate Professor, 1985-89; Professor, 1989-2002; Beadle Professor, 2002-; HHMI Investigator, 2013-; Executive Officer, 1995-2000; Chair, Division of Biology, 2000-10.
Anna M Michalak,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.Sc., University of Guelph, 1997; M.S., Stanford University, 1998; Ph.D., 2003. Caltech, 2025-26.
Spiros Michalakis,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2008. Caltech, 2026.
Ioannis Mikellides,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geochemistry
B.S., Ohio State University, 1992; M.S., 1995; Ph.D. 1999. Caltech, 2026-28.
Drew Miles,
Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., University of Iowa, 2011; B.S., 2015. M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2018; Ph.D., 2021. Caltech, 2024-.
Charles E Miller,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S., Duke University, 1986; Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley), 1991. Caltech, 2012-14; 2016-26.
Brent M Minchew,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geophysics
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2008; M.S., 2010; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2016. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024-25; Professor, 2025-.
Austin J Minnich,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; EAS Division Deputy Chair
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2006; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008; Ph.D., 2011. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-17, Professor, 2017-; Division Deputy Chair, 2022-.
Mohammad Mirhosseini,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
B.S., University of Tehran, 2010; M.S., University of Rochester, 2013; Ph.D., 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2020; Assistant Professor, 2020-.
Liviu M Mirica,
Ph.D.
Moore Distinguished Scholar
B.S., Caltech, 1999; Ph.D., Stanford, 2005. Caltech, 2025.
Prakash Mishra,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2019. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2025-26; Assistant Professor, 2026-.
Dean Mobbs,
Ph.D.
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Caltech Brain Imaging Center; Director, Caltech Brain Imaging Center
B.S., University of Birmingham, 1999; Ph.D., University College London, 2008. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2016-20; Professor, 2020-; Chen Scholar, 2019-21; Davis Leadership Chair, 2021-; Director, 2021-.
Johannes Morstein,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
B.S., Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2013; M.S., 2016; Ph.D., New York University, 2021. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2024-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-.
Elias R Most,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., Georg-August Universitat Gottingen, 2013; M.S., Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe University (Frankfort), 2017; Ph.D., 2020. Caltech, Visiting Associate, 2022-23; Assistant Professor, 2023-; Hurt Scholar, 2026-.
Olexei I Motrunich,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S., University of Missouri (Columbia), 1996; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2001. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2006-12; Professor, 2012-.
Richard M Murray,
Ph.D.
Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering
B.S., Caltech, 1985; M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1988; Ph.D., 1990. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 1991-97; Associate Professor, 1997-2000; Professor, 2000-05; Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems, 2005-06; Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems; 2006-09; Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering, 2009-; Chair, Engineering and Applied Science, 2000-05; Director, Information Science and Technology, 2006-2009; Interim Chair, Engineering and Applied Science, 2008-09; Chair, Biology and Biological Engineering, 2020-24; Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, 2020-24.
Hillary Mushkin,
M.F.A.
Research Professor of Art and Design in Engineering and Applied Science and the Humanities and Social Sciences
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 1991; MFA, University of California (Irvine), 1994. Caltech, 2011-.
Suraj Ravindran,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B. Tech., University of Kerala, 2008; M. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 2011; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2018. Caltech, 2023-26.
Stevan Nadj-Perge,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science
M.S., Belgrade University, 2006; Ph.D., Delft University of Technology, 2010. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2015; Assistant Professor, 2016-23; Professor, 2023-.
Hosea M Nelson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Ph.D., Caltech, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2021; Professor, 2021-.
Dianne K Newman,
Ph.D.
Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology; Merkin Institute Professor
B.A., Stanford University, 1993; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-05; Associate Professor, 2005-06; Professor, 2006-16; Binder/Amgen Professor, 2016-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2017-20; Merkin Institute Professor, 2024-; HHMI Investigator, 2005-16; Executive Officer, 2017-23.
Harvey B Newman,
Sc.D., D.h.c.
Professor of Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968; Sc.D., 1973; D.h.c., University Politehnica of Bucharest; Pavol Jozef Safarik University. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1982-90; Professor, 1990-17, 2022-; Goldberger Professor, 2017-22.
Nga Lee (Sally) Ng,
Ph.D.
Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
B.E., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2004; Ph.D., 2007. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2026; Gilloon Professor, 2026-.
Hien T Nguyen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics; Lecturer in Physics
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1993. Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2002-. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2007-27; Lecturer, 2007; 2008; 2009; 2014; 2015-26.
Yi Ni,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Peking University, 2001; M.S., 2003; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-15; Professor, 2015-.
Kirby K Nielsen,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.A., Rice University, 2013; M.A., Ohio State University, 2014; Ph.D, 2018. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2020-24; Professor, 2024-; Hurt Scholar, 2021-.
Axel Niemeyer,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.Sc., University of Mannheim, 2017; M.Sc., University of Bonn, 2019; Ph.D., 2023. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2023-.
Gunter Niemeyer,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.A., RWTH Aachen University, 1986; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990; Ph.D., 1996. Visiting Associate, 2018-19. Lecturer, 2020-24. Caltech, 2024-
Shouleh Nikzad,
Ph.D.
Senior Faculty Associate in Physics
B.S., University of Southern California, 1982; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1983; Ph.D., 1983. Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1992-. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1990-91; Visiting Associate, 1992-96; 2012-23.; Lecturer, 2016-17; 2019-22. Senior Faculty Associate, 2025-.
Trevor M Nolan,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Iowa State University, 2013; Ph.D., 2018. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024; Asst Professor, 2024-.
John P O'Doherty,
Ph.D.
Fletcher Jones Professor of Decision Neuroscience
B.A., University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1996; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 2000. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2004-07; Associate Professor, 2007-09; Professor, 2009-; Fletcher Jones Professor, 2021-; Director, Caltech Brain Imaging Center, 2013-17.
Hiroshi (Hirosi Ooguri) Oguri,
Ph.D.
Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics; Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
B.A., Kyoto University (Japan), 1984; M.A., 1986; Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 1989. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1999-2000; Professor, 2000-07; Kavli Professor, 2007-; Deputy Chair, 2010-15; Director, Burke Institute, 2014-25; Division Chair, 2025-; Kresa Leadership Chair, 2025-.
Yuki Oka,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.A., The University of Tokyo, 2002; Ph.D., 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2014-20; Professor, 2020-; Chen Scholar, 2019-2022; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.
Mitchio Okumura,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Physics
B.S., Yale University, 1979; M.S., 1979; C.P.G.S., University of Cambridge, 1980; Ph.D., University of California, 1986. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-94; Associate Professor, 1994-2003; Professor, 2003-; Executive Officer, 2006-10.
Michael V Ol,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Aerospace
B.S.E., University of Michigan, 1992; M.S.E., 1994. Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2001. Caltech, 2025-27.
Christiane H Orcel,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in French
M.A., Princeton University, 1987; Ph.D., 1992. Instructor, Caltech, 1990-93; Lecturer, 1993-95; 1995-.
Ethan Ordentlich,
M.S.
Teaching Assistant Professor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2021; M.S., University of California, 2023. Caltech, 2025-28.
Peter C Ordeshook,
Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science, Emeritus
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1969. Professor, Caltech, 1987-2009, 2013-23; Harkness Professor, 2009-13; Professor, Emeritus, 2023-; Executive Officer, 1992-95.
Victoria J Orphan,
Ph.D.
James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science and Geobiology; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994; Ph.D., 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2004-2010; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-16; Irvine Professor, 2016-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2020-; Director, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions, 2020-.
Michael Ortiz,
Ph.D.
Frank and Ora Lee Marble Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., Polytechnic University of Madrid, 1977; M.S., University of California, 1978; Ph.D., 1982. Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 1994-95; Professor, 1995-2004; Hayman Professor, 2004-13; Marble Professor, 2013-20; Marble Professor, Emeritus, 2020-.
Houman Owhadi,
Ph.D.
IBM Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Control and Dynamical Systems
B.S., Ecole Polytechnique (France), 1994; M.S., Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, 1997; Ph.D., Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland), 2001. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2004-11; Professor, 2011-25; IBM Professor, 2025-.
Sukru F (Furkan) Ozturk,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geobiology and Geochemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S.c., Bilkent University, 2018; M.A., Harvard University, 2021; Ph.D., 2024. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2025; Assistant Professor, 2025-; Hurt Scholar, 2025-.
Lior S Pachter,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Caltech, 1994; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. Bren Professor, Caltech, 2017-.
Stephen Padin,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
B.Sc, University of Manchester, 1982; Ph.D, 1985. Caltech, 2009-2027.
Sharmila Padmanabhan,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Electrical Engineering
B.S., University of Mumbai, 2001; University of Massachusetts (Amherst), 2004; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2009. Caltech, 2022-26.
Oskar J Painter,
Ph.D.
John G Braun Professor of Applied Physics and Physics
B.S., University of British Columbia, 1994; M.S., Caltech, 1995; Ph.D., 2001. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2001-02; Assistant Professor, 2002-08; Associate Professor, 2008-10; Professor, 2010-13; Braun Professor, 2013-; Executive Officer, 2010-13, 2019; Co-Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2011-13, 2015-19.
Thomas R Palfrey, III,
Ph.D.
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Economics and Political Science, Emeritus
B.A., University of Michigan, 1975; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Caltech, 1981. Professor, Caltech, 1986-2002; Flintridge Foundation Professor, 2003-05; 2006-23; Flintridge Foundation Professor, Emeritus, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2001-02.
Anna Pandolfi,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
M.S., Politecnico Di Milano, 1984. Ph.D., Universite de Lorraine (Metz), 2007. Caltech,1996-2001; 2005-06; 2008-13; 2023-29.
Michele Papucci,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S., University of Pisa, 2001; M.S., Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, 2002; Ph.D., Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, 2009. Caltech 2019 -.
Nicholas C Parazoo,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S., Colorado State University, 2004; M.S., 2007; Ph.D., 2011. Caltech, 2026-29.
Sangmin Park,
Ph.D.
von Karman Instructor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of St. Andrews, 2018; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2025. Caltech, 2025-27.
Sarah S Park,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
Ph.D., The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. Caltech 2025-27.
Yoonsu Park,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2014; Ph.D., 2019. Caltech 2025-27.
Carl S Parker,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
B.A., University of Rochester, 1973; Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, 1977. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1981-87; Associate Professor, 1987-92; Professor, 1992-; Executive Officer, 2000-04.
Gary Parker,
Ph.D.
Visiting Professor in Geology
B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1991; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1974. Caltech 2026.
Joseph Parker,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Imperial College London, 2001; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2005. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017; Assistant Professor, 2017-24; Professor, 2025-; Chen Scholar, 2022-24.
Alina Patke,
Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Free University of Berlin, 1998; M.Sc., 2001; Ph.D., Humboldt University, 2007. Caltech, 2018-26.
Ryan B Patterson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., Caltech, 2000; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2010-17; Professor, 2017-.
Sergio Pellegrino,
Ph.D.
Joyce and Kent Kresa Professor of Aerospace and Civil Engineering; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist; Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace Leadership Chair, Executive Officer for Aerospace; Co-Director, Space-Based Solar Power Project
Laurea, University of Naples, 1982; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1986. Professor, Caltech, 2007-2010; Kresa Professor, 2010-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2009-; Co-Director, Space-Based Solar Power Project, 2016-; Booth and Kresa Leadership Chair, 2026-; Executive Officer, 2026-; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2025-26.
Pietro Perona,
Ph.D.
Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director, Information Science and Technology
D.Eng., University of Padua (Italy), 1985; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1990. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1991-96; Professor, 1996-2008; Puckett Professor, 2008-; Director, Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering, 1999-2004; Executive Officer, 2006-10; Director, 2025-.
Jonas C Peters,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Chemistry; Director, Resnick Sustainability Institute
B.S., University of Chicago, 1993; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1998. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1999-2004; Associate Professor, 2004-06; Professor, 2006-09; Bren Professor, 2010-; Executive Officer, 2013-15; Director, Resnick Sustainability Institute, 2015-.
Danny Petrasek,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of California (Los Angeles), 1980; M.D., Chicago Medical School, 1985; Ph.D., Caltech, 2002. Clinical Professor, University of California (Los Angeles) School of Medicine, 2004-. Senior Research Fellow in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering, 2002-08;
Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering, 2005-11, 2013; 2014; 2016-2024;. Visiting
Associate, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering, 2008-13. Lecturer in Medical
Engineering, 2004-2024. Visiting Associate, Medical Engineering, 2013-25. Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering, 2026.
Stefan Petrovic,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., Bucknell University, 2014; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2022. Caltech 2025-26.
Robert B Phillips,
Ph.D.
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1986; Ph.D., Washington University, 1989. Clark Millikan Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1997; Professor, 2000-2011; Morris Professor, 2012-.
E S (Sterl) Phinney,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
B.S., Caltech, 1980; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1983. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1985-91; Associate Professor, 1991-95; Professor, 1995-; Executive Officer, 2013-16.
Niles A Pierce,
Ph.D.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering;
B.S.E., Princeton University, 1993; D.Phil., University of Oxford, 1997. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-24; MacArthur Professor, 2024-; Acting Executive Officer, 2007; Executive Officer, 2007-13, 2020-26.
George Pigman, III,
Ph.D.
Professor of English, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1973; M.Phil., Yale University, 1975; Ph.D. (Comparative Literature), 1977; Ph.D., (Psychoanalysis), Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, 1989. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1977-83; Associate Professor, 1983-93; Professor, 1993-25; Emeritus, 2025-; Executive Officer, 2003-08.
Scott Ploen,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Aerospace
Lecturer in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Steven Plotkin,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.Sc., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1992; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998. Caltech, 2024-25.
Charles R Plott,
Ph.D., D.Lit.h.c., D.h.c
William D. Hacker Professor of Economics and Political Science, Emeritus
B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1961; M.S., 1964; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1965; D.Lit.h.c., Purdue University; D.h.c., Universite Pierre Mendes. Professor, Caltech, 1971-87; Harkness Professor, 1987-2013; Hacker Professor, 2013-22; Hacker Professor, Emeritus, 2022-.
Hugh D (David) Politzer,
Nobel Laureate, Ph.D.
Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S., University of Michigan, 1969; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1974. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1975-76; Associate Professor, 1977-79; Professor, 1979-2004; Tolman Professor, 2004-. Executive Officer, 1986-88.
Jay Polk,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Aerospace
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1984; M.S., Princeton University, 1986; Ph.D., 1996. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2007-12; Lecturer, 1999-2002; 2005-08; 2010-26.
Luciano Pomatto,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics; Executive Officer for the Social Sciences
B.A., Universita di Torino, 2007; M.A., 2009; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2015. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2016-22; Professor, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2025-.
Mauricio Rene Ponga De La Torre,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., National University of La Plata, 2007; M.S., University of Seville, 2010; Ph.D., 2013. Caltech, 2025-26
Klaus M Pontoppidan,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.S., University of Copenhagen, 1998; M.S., 2000. Ph.D., Leiden University, 2004. Caltech, 2023-27.
Adriana Popescu,
MLS
University Librarian
MLS, Rutgers University, 1997. Caltech, 2025-.
Frank C Porter,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
B.S., Caltech, 1972; Ph.D., University of California, 1977. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1977-78; Weizmann Research Fellow, 1978-80; Senior Research Fellow, 1980-82; Assistant Professor, 1982-88; Associate Professor, 1988-94; Professor, 1994-.
John P Preskill,
Ph.D.
Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology
A.B., Princeton University, 1975; A.M., Harvard University, 1976; Ph.D., 1980. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1983-90; Professor, 1990-2002; MacArthur Professor, 2002-09; Feynman Professor, 2010-; Davis Leadership Chair, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, 2017-.
Glenn Price,
Ph.D.
Director of Performing and Visual Arts
B.S., University of Toronto, 1977; M.S., University of Rochester, 1981; Ph.D., 1986. Caltech, 2016-.
Thomas A (Tom) Prince,
Ph.D.
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Physics, Emeritus
B.S., Villanova University, 1970; M.S., University of Chicago, 1972; Ph.D., 1978. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1979-80; Robert A. Millikan Research Fellow, 1980-82; Senior Research Fellow, 1982-83; Assistant Professor, 1983-86; Associate Professor, 1986-92; Professor, 1992-16; Bowen Professor, 2017-21; Bowen Professor, Emeritus, 2021-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2017-23; Associate Director, Advanced Computer Research, 1995-2001; Director, Keck Institute for Space Studies, 2008-23; Chief Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2001-06; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2006-21; Deputy Executive Officer, 2013-16.
David Prober,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
B.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1995; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2002. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2009-2017; Professor, 2017-; Executive Officer, 2026-.
Carmie Puckett Robinson,
M.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Michigan State University, 1970; M.D., 1975. Professor, University of Southern California, 2000-. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1986-1992; Visiting Associate, 2006-09, 2010-26.
Dale I Pullin,
Ph.D.
Robert H. Goddard Professor of Aeronautics
B.Sc., University of Melbourne, 1966; B.E., University of Sydney, 1968; Ph.D., Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, 1974. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1990; Professor, 1991-2006, von Karman Professor, 2006-2017; Goddard Professor, 2017-.
Lulu Qian,
Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering
B.E., Southeast University, 2002; Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2013-18; Professor, 2019-.
Steven R Quartz,
Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., University of Western Ontario, Huron College, 1986; M.A., 1988; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1993. Instructor, Caltech, 1998-99; Assistant Professor, 1999-2002; Associate Professor, 2002-10; Professor, 2010-.
Amir R Rahmani,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Aerospace
B.S., Amirkabir University of Technology, 2000; M.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2003; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2008. Caltech, 2020; 2022; 2023; 2024-26.
Eric M Rains,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1991; B.S., 1991; M.S., 1991; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995. Visiting Associate and Lecturer, Caltech, 2002; Professor, 2007-23, Professor, Emeritus, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2019-22.
Mina Rais-Zadeh,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Electrical Engineering
B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2002; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. Caltech, 2024-27.
Aditya Rajagopal,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Electrical Engineering
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2008; M.S., 2010; Ph.D., 2014. Caltech, 2017-26.
Dinakar Ramakrishnan,
Ph.D.
Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1980. Professor, Caltech, 1988-2007; Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor, 2007-2022; Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor, Emeritus, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2013-16.
Michael Ramsey-Musolf,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989. Professor, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 2007-. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2001; 2007-27; Senior Research Associate, 2001-07; Lecturer, 2005-06.
Lisa R Rand,
Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Barnard College, 2005; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2011; Ph.D., 2016. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2021-25; Hurt Scholar, 2022-25; Research Assistant Professor; 2025-26.
Antonio Rangel,
Ph.D.
Bing Professor of Neuroscience, Behavioral Biology, and Economics; Head Faculty in Residence
B.Sc., Caltech, 1993; M.S., Harvard University, 1996; Ph.D., 1998. Instructor, Caltech, 1997-98; Visiting Associate, 2005-06; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-13; Bing Professor, 2013-; Head Faculty in Residence, 2018-.
Evgenij A Raskatov,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
Diploma, Heidelberg University, 2006; Ph.D., Oxford University, 2009. Caltech, 2014-15, 2024-27.
Morgan R Raven,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geobiology
B.A.S., Stanford University, 2005; M.S., 2006; Ph.D. Caltech, 2016. Caltech, 2025-27.
Vikram Ravi,
Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy
B.S., Australian National University, 2009; Ph.D., University of Melbourne, 2014. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2018-19; Assistant Professor, 2019-25; Professor, 2025-.
Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran,
Ph.D., D.h.c.
John E. Goode, Jr., Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
B.E., University of Madras (Regional Engineering College), 1981; Sc.M. (Solid Mechanics and Structures), Brown University, 1983; Sc.M. (Applied Mathematics), 1984; Ph.D., 1987; D.h.c., Paul Verlaine University. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1990-95; Associate Professor, 1995-99; Professor, 1999-2005; Goode Professor, 2005-; Booth Leadership Chair, 2015-21; Associate Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2008-09; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2009-15; Division Chair, 2015-21.
Animesh Ray,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
Ph.D., Monash University, 1984. Caltech, 2016-27.
Anthony C Readhead,
Ph.D.
Robinson Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
B.Sc., University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1968; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1972. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1974-75; Senior Research Fellow, 1976-79; Research Associate, 1979-81; Professor, 1981-2000; Rawn Professor, 2000-13; Robinson Professor, 2013-15; Robinson Professor, Emeritus, 2015-; Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, 1981-86, 2007-18; Executive Officer, 1990-92, 2012-13; Director, Chajnantor Observatory, 2006-2011; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2006-15.
Douglas C (Doug) Rees,
Ph.D.
Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Yale University, 1974; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1980. Professor, Caltech, 1989-2004; Dickinson Professor, 2004-; HHMI Investigator, 1997-25; Executive Officer, 2002-06, 2007-15; Dean, Graduate Studies, 2015-20; Executive Officer for Biochemistry, 2025-26.
Gil Refael,
Ph.D.
Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S.,Tel Aviv University, 1997; M.S., 1998; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2003. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-2008; Associate Professor, 2008-11; Professor, 2011-17; Lawrence Professor, 2017-; Executive Officer, 2014-20.
Sarah E Reisman,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Chemistry; Norman Davidson Leadership Chair, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
B.A., Connecticut College, 2001; Ph.D., Yale University, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2008-14; Professor, 2014-20; Bren Professor, 2020-; HMRI Investigator 2015-21; Executive Officer, 2015-21; Division Chair, 2024-; Davidson Leadership Chair, 2024-.
David H Reitze,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics; Executive Director of the LIGO Project
B.A., Northwestern University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin), 1993. Professor, University of Florida, 1998-. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1996-97; 2000; 2003; 2007-11; Senior Research Associate, 2011-16; Executive Director, 2011-26.
Anna H Resnick,
B.S.
Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science; Career Educator and First Year Career Instructor
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2019. Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, 2024; Caltech, 2024; 2025; 2026.
Robert C Ritchie,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in History
A.B., Occidental College, 1960; Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles), 1970. W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research, Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1992-2011. Lecturer, 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2005; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1993-26.
Kimberly A See,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S. Colorado School of Mines, 2009; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017; Assistant Professor, 2017-25; Professor, 2025-.
Maxwell J Robb,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Colorado School of Mines, 2009; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2017-24; Professor, 2024-.
Scott N Roberts,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Applied Physics and Materials Science
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2009; Ph.D., 2014. Caltech 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026.
Jose A Rodriguez,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2012. Caltech 2023-28.
Ares J Rosakis,
Ph.D.
Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering
B.Sc., University of Oxford, 1978; Sc.M., Brown University, 1980; Ph.D., 1982. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1982-88; Associate Professor, 1988-93; Professor, 1993-2004; von Karman Professor, 2004-; Booth Leadership Chair, 2013-15; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, 2004-09; Division Chair, 2009-15.
Paul A Rosen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1981; M.S., 1982; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1989. Technical Group Supervisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1992-. Lecturer, 2000-03; 2005-2008; 2022-23; 2025. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1998-2027.
Rachel Rosen,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Theoretical Physics
B.S., Brown University, 2003; Ph.D., New York University, 2009. Caltech 2020, 2026.
Thomas F Rosenbaum,
Ph.D.
President Emeritus; William A. Fowler Professor of Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1977; M.A., Princeton University, 1979; Ph.D., 1982. Professor, Caltech, 2014-26; President, 2014-26; Davidow Presidential Chair, 2014-26; Fowler Professor, 2026; Fowler Professor, Emeritus, 2026-; President Emeritus, 2026-.
Robert A Rosenstone,
Ph.D.
Professor of History, Emeritus
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1957; Ph.D., 1965. Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1966-68; Assistant Professor, 1968-69; Associate Professor, 1969-75; Professor, 1975-2012; Professor, Emeritus, 2012-; Executive Officer, 1983-86.
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal,
Ph.D.
Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences
B.A., Reed College, 1984; Ph.D., Caltech, 1988. Professor, 2006-2008; Axline Professor, 2008-; Executive Officer, 2007-13; Division Chair, 2014-22; Linde Leadership Chair, 2016-22; Director, Linde Institute, 2022-;
Zachary E Ross,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geophysics; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.S., University of California, Davis, 2009; M.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2011; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2016. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2019-25; Professor, 2025-; Hurt Scholar, 2021-.
Paul W Rothemund,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and Computation and Neural Systems
B.S., Caltech, 1994; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2001. Beckman Senior Research Fellow, 2001-04; Senior Research Fellow, Computation and Neural Systems and Computer Science, 2004-08; Senior Research Associate, 2008-2015; Research Professor, 2015-2023; Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2001 2023-26.
Ellen Rothenberg,
Ph.D.
Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology
A.B., Harvard University, 1972; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1982-88; Associate Professor, 1988-94; Professor, 1994-2007; Ruddock Professor, 2007-21; Distinguished Professor, 2021; Lewis Professor, 2021-.
Nina Rouhani,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University, 2008, M.A., Columbia University, 2013, Ph.D., Princeton University, 2020. Caltech, 2025-26.
Michael L Roukes,
Ph.D.
Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1978; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1985. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1992-96; Professor, 1996-2011; Abbey Professor, 2011-17; Roshek Professor, 2018-; Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2004-06; Co-Director, 2008-2013.
Ned G Ruby,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Stetson University, 1971; Ph.D., University of California (San Diego), 1977. Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2011-12; Caltech, 2022-27.
Damon S Russell,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
B.S., University of California (Santa Barbara) 1995; M.S., Santa Clara University, 1999; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2013. Lecturer, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021. Caltech, 2019-22; 2024-26.
Ueli Rutishauser,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of Applied Sciences, Rapperswil, 2003; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008. Caltech, 2013-21; 2022-27.
David B Rutledge,
Ph.D.
Kiyo and Eiko Tomiyasu Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
B.A., Williams College, 1973; M.A., University of Cambridge, 1975; Ph.D., University of California,1980. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1980-84; Associate Professor, 1984-89; Professor, 1989-2001;
Tomiyasu Professor, 2001-18; Tomiyasu Professor, Emeritus, 2018-; Executive Officer, 1999-2002; Division Chair, 2005-08.
John E Sader,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Aerospace and Applied Physics
B.S., University of New South Wales, 1989; Ph.D., 1993. Visiting Associate, 2009; 2010; 2012-22; Caltech, 2022-.
Anil Saigal,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay); M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980; Ph.D., 1983. Caltech, 2022; 2025; 2026.
Kota Saito,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
M.A., University of Tokyo, 2007; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2011. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-16; Professor, 2017-.
Anneila I Sargent,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
B.Sc., University of Edinburgh, 1963; M.S., Caltech, 1967; Ph.D., 1977; D.Sc.h.c., University of Edinburgh. Research Fellow, 1977-79; Member of the Professional Staff, 1979-88; Senior Research Fellow, 1988-90; Senior Research Associate, 1990-98; Professor, 1998-2004, 2016-17; Rosen Professor, 2004-13; Bowen Professor, 2013-16; Bowen Professor, Emeritus, 2018-; Associate Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, 1992-96; Executive Director, 1996-98; Director, 1998-2007; Director, Interferometry Science Center, 2000-03; Director, Michelson Science Center, 2003; Vice President, Student Affairs, 2007-15.
Tilman Sauer,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in History
Dipl., Free University (Berlin), 1990; Ph.D., 1994. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2001-03; Senior Research Fellow, 2003-05; Senior Research Associate, 2005-; Lecturer, 2006; 2008; 2009. Caltech, 2018-27.
Jack Sayers,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2008. Caltech, 2016-.
Mark Scheel,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1996. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 2005-; Lecturer, 2005-06; 2014-
15; Research Professor, 2015-.
Axel Scherer,
Ph.D.
Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Physics; Merkin Institute Professor
B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1981; M.S., 1982; Ph.D., 1985. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1993-95; Professor, 1995-2000; Neches Professor, 2000-; Merkin Institute Professor, 2021-; Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2006-08; Co-Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2008-11.
Florian Schmaltz,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in History
B.A., University of Hamburg, 1993;. M.A., Free University of Berlin, 2000; Ph.D., University of Bremen, 2004. Caltech, 2024-27.
Tapio Schneider,
Ph.D.
Theodore Y. Wu Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
Vordipl., Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, 1993; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2001. Assistant
Professor, Caltech, 2002-08; Associate Professor, 2008-09; Professor, 2009-10; Gilloon Professor,
2010-18; Wu Professor, 2018-; Director, Linde Center, 2011-12; Executive Officer, 2011-12; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2016-24.
Josh Schneiderman,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Writing; Writing Specialist
M.A., University of Georgia, Athens, 2005; M.Phil., City University, 2012; Ph.D., 2021. Caltech, 2021-26.
Peter Schroeder,
Ph.D.
Shaler Arthur Hanisch Professor of Computer Science and Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., Technical University of Berlin, 1987; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990; M.A., Princeton University, 1992; Ph.D., 1994. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1995-98; Associate Professor, 1998-2001; Professor, 2001-13; Hanisch Professor, 2013-; Division Deputy Chair, 2012-15; Acting Director, Center for Advanced Computing Research, 2013-14.
Leonard J Schulman,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988; Ph.D., 1992. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2000-05; Professor, 2005-.
Keith C Schwab,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics
B.A., University of Chicago, 1990; Ph.D., University of California, 1996. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2009-10; Professor, 2010-; Fletcher Jones Foundation Co-Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2013-15.
John H Schwarz,
Ph.D.
Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1962; Ph.D., University of California, 1966. Research Associate, Caltech, 1972-81; Senior Research Associate, 1981-85; Professor, 1985-89; Brown Professor, 1989-2014; Brown Professor, Emeritus, 2015-.
Nicholas Z (Nick) Scoville,
Ph.D.
Francis L. Moseley Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
B.A., Columbia University, 1967; Ph.D., 1972. Professor, Caltech, 1984-96; Moseley Professor, 1996-2016; Moseley Professor, Emeritus, 2016-; Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, 1986-96; Executive Officer, 2000-04.
Thayer Scudder,
Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1952; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1960. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1964-66; Associate Professor, 1966-69; Professor, 1969-2000; Professor, Emeritus, 2000-.
Charles T (Chip) Sebens,
Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009; M.St., University of Oxford, 2010; M.S., University of Michigan, 2013; Ph.D., 2015. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2018-23; Professor, 2023-.
John H Seinfeld,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
Louis E. Nohl Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., University of Rochester, 1964; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1967; D.Sc.h.c., University of Patras; Carnegie Mellon University; Clarkson University. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1967-70; Associate Professor, 1970-74; Professor, 1974-79; Nohl Professor, 1979-2025; Nohl Professor Emeritus, 2025-; Executive Officer, 1974-90; 2016-17; Division Chair, 1990-2000.
Daniel R (Dan) Semlow,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar
B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana, 2005; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2019-2020, Assistant Professor, 2020-; Willens Scholar, 2021-.
Alex L Sessions,
Ph.D.
Nico and Marilyn van Wingen Professor of Geobiology
B.A., Williams College, 1991; M.Sc., Dartmouth College, 1996; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2003-10; Associate Professor, 2010; Professor, 2010-23; van Wingen Professor, 2023-.
Angkur J Shaikeea,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Aerospace; Bren Scholar
Btech, National Institute of Technology Calicut, 2015; Ph,D., University of Cambridge, 2022. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2025; Assistant Professor, 2025-; Bren Scholar, 2025-.
Shu-ou Shan,
Ph.D.
Altair Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Maryland, 1994; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2000. Assistant Professor, Caltech,
2005-11; Professor, 2011-; Altair Professor, 2019-; Executive Officer, 2015-25.
Mikhail Shapiro,
Ph.D.
Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
B.S., Brown University, 2004; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2013; Assistant Professor, 2014-18; Professor, 2019-23; Delbrück Professor, 2023-; HMRI Investigator, 2015-21; Schlinger Scholar, 2017-18; HHMI Investigator, 2021-.
Sandeep Sharma,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 2003; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024; Professor, 2025-.
Mohammad H Shehata,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Cairo University, Egypt, 2001; Ph.D., University of Toyama, Japan, 2011. Caltech, 2016-26.
Joseph E Shepherd,
Ph.D.
C. L. "Kelly" Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus
B.S., University of South Florida, 1976; Ph.D., Caltech, 1981. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1993-99; Professor, 1999-08; Johnson Professor, 2008-25; Johnson Professor, Emeritus, 2025-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2018-20; Dean, Graduate Studies, 2009-15; Vice President, Student Affairs, 2015-20.
Melanie M Sherazi,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Writing; Writing Specialist
B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2000; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2015. Caltech, 2017-19; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024-26.
Robert P (Bob) Sherman,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics and Statistics
B.A., Marquette University, 1978; M.A., University of Louisville, 1985; M.Phil., Yale University,
1987; Ph.D., 1991. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1996-99; Associate Professor, 1999-2005;
Professor, 2005-; Executive Officer, 2019-22.
Drora S Samra,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
M.D.,Tel Aviv University, 1986; Ph.D, 1986. Caltech, 2025-26.
Shinsuke (Shin) Shimojo,
Ph.D.
Gertrude Baltimore Professor of Experimental Psychology
B.A., University of Tokyo, 1978; M.A., 1980; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1997-98; Professor, 1999-2010; Baltimore Professor, 2010-.
Matt S Shum,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Economics
B.A., Columbia University, 1992; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1998. Professor, Caltech, 2008-16; Johnson Professor, 2016-22; Hacker Professor, 2023-24; Visiting Associate, 2024-27.
Athanassios G (Thanos) Siapas,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computation and Neural Systems
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990; M.S., 1992; Ph.D., 1996. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2002-08; Bren Scholar 2003-08; Associate Professor, 2008-10; Professor, 2010-; Executive Officer, 2017-20.
Daniel M Silevitch,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996; Ph.D., John Hopkins University, 2003. Caltech, 2015-.
David W Simmons-Duffin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Theoretical Physics
A.B., Harvard University, 2006; A.M., 2006; CASM., University of Cambridge, 2007; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2012. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016-17; Assistant Professor, 2017-20; Associate Professor, 2020-21; Professor, 2021-.
Barry M Simon,
Ph.D.; D.Sc.h.c.
International Business Machines Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1966; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1970; D.Sc.h.c., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; University of Wales Swansea; Ludwig Maximilians-Universitat Munchen. Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 1980-81; Professor, 1981-84; International Business Machines Professor, 1984-2016; International Business Machines Professor, Emeritus, 2016-; Executive Officer, 1997-2003; 2009-13.
Melvin I (Mel) Simon,
Ph.D.
Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences, Emeritus
B.S., City College of New York, 1959; Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1963. Professor, Caltech, 1982-86; Biaggini Professor, 1986-2005; Biaggini Professor Emeritus, 2005-; Division Chair, 1995-2000.
Mark Simons,
Ph.D.
John W. and Herberta M. Miles Professor of Geophysics; Director, Brinson Exploration Hub
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1989; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1997-2003; Associate Professor, 2003-2007; Professor, 2007-17; Miles Professor, 2017-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Chief Scientist, 2017-23; Director, 2024-.
Andrew J Sinclair,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Finance
B.S., University of Toronto, 2007; M.Acc., University of Waterloo, 2009; Ph.D., Yale University, 2017. Visiting Assistant Professor, 2022-26; Caltech, 2026-29.
Paul Siqueira,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.S., Iowa State University, 1987; M.S., 1990; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996. Caltech, 2024-2026.
Russell Smith,
B.S.
Lecturer in Geobiology
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2014. Caltech 2026.
Sue Smrekar,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
B.S., Brown University, 1984; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1990. Caltech, 2019-26.
B T Soifer,
Ph.D.
Harold Brown Professor of Physics, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1968; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1978-81; Senior Research Associate, 1981-89; Professor, 1989-15; Brown Professor, 2015-17; Kresa Leadership Chair, 2014-15; Brown Professor, Emeritus, 2017-; Director, Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) Science Center, 1997-2004. Director, Spitzer Science Center, 2004-21; Deputy Chair, 2008-10; Acting Division Chair, 2010; Division Chair, 2010-15.
Antoine Y Song,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Pierre and Marie Curie University, 2014; M.S., 2015; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2019. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2022-25; Professor, 2025-.
Hee Eun Song,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S., Ewha Womans University, 2000; M.S., 2002. Ph.D., Washington University, 2009. Caltech, 2025-26.
Maria Spiropulu,
Ph.D.
Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics
B.Sc., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1993; M.A., Harvard University, 1995; Ph.D., 2000. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2008-11; Professor, 2011-17; Ch'en Professor, 2017-.
Charles D Sprenger,
Ph.D.
William D. Hacker Professor of Economics
B.A., Stanford University, 2002; M.Sc., University College London, 2005; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2011. Professor, Caltech, 2020-25; Hacker Professor, 2025-; Executive Officer, 2022-25.
Laurent F Stainier,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
B.S., University of Liege, 1992; Ph.D., 1996. Visiting Professor, 2018-19; Caltech, 2004-05, 2011, 2013, 2022-26.
Damian A Stanley,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Psychology
Ph.D., New York University, 2005. Caltech, 2016-27.
Angelike (Angela) Stathopoulos,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., University of California, 1992; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1998. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-11; Professor, 2011-; Director, 2024-; Executive Officer, 2026-.
Charles (Chuck) Steidel,
Ph.D.
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy
A.B., Princeton University, 1984; Ph.D., Caltech, 1990. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1995-97; Associate Professor, 1997-98; Professor 1998-2004; DuBridge Professor, 2004-. Executive Officer, 2004-2007.
Paul W Sternberg,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Biology; William K. Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.A., Hampshire College, 1978; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1987-92; Associate Professor, 1992-96; Professor, 1996-2004; Morgan Professor, 2004-17; Bren Professor, 2017-; Division Chair, 2024-; Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, 2024-; HHMI Investigator, 1992-2017.
David J (Dave) Stevenson,
Ph.D., D.S.c.
Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Planetary Science, Emeritus
B.S., Victoria University (New Zealand), 1971; M.S., 1972; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1976; D.S.c., Victoria University. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1980-84; Professor, 1984-95; Van Osdol Professor, 1995-2011; Goldberger Professor, 2011-21; Goldberger Professor, Emeritus, 2021-; Division Chair, 1989-94.
Joann M Stock,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geology and Geophysics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981; M.S., 1981; Ph.D., 1988. Visiting Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1990; Associate Professor, 1992-98; Professor, 1998-.
Jason Stohler,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in History; Fund Accounting Analyst
B.A., Grinnell College, 2000; M.A., New York University, 2007; Ph.D., University of California (Santa Barbara), 2017. Caltech, 2026.
Edward M Stolper,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c., D. Phil.h.c.
Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Geology, Emeritus
A.B., Harvard College, 1974; M.Phil., University of Edinburgh, 1976; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1979; D.Sc.h.c., University of Bristol; University of Edinburgh; D.Phil.h.c., Hebrew University. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1979-82; Associate Professor, 1982-83; Professor, 1983-90; Leonhard Professor, 1990-2019; Millikan Professor, 2020-21; Distinguished Professor, 2021-22; Hufstedler Professor, 2022-25; Hufstedler Professor Emeritus, 2025-; Larson Provostial Chair, 2013-17; Executive Officer, 1989-94; Division Chair, 1994-2004; Acting Provost, 2004; Provost, 2007-17; Interim President, 2013-2014; Senior Advisor, 2017-19.
Brian M Stoltz,
Ph.D.
Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.A., B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1993; M.A., Yale University, 1996; Ph.D., 1997. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2000-06; Associate Professor, 2006-07; Professor, 2007-; Bowles Professor, 2007-12; Atkins Professor, 2022-. Executive Officer, 2010-12; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.
Ellen G Strauss,
Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate in Biology, Emeritus
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1960; Ph.D., Caltech, 1966. Research Fellow, 1969-73; Senior Research Fellow, 1973-84; Senior Research Associate, 1984-2007; Senior Research Associate Emeritus, 2007-.
Andrew M Stuart,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of Bristol, 1983; Ph.D., University of Oxford, 1986. Bren Professor, Caltech, 2016-.
Jennifer M Jackson,
Ph.D.
William E. Leonhard Professor of Mineral Physics; Vice Provost
B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999; M.S., University of Notre Dame, 2000; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2005. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2007-12; Professor, 2012-20; Leonhard Professor, 2020-; Vice Provost, 2025-.
Anne Sullivan,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in English
B.A., University of California (Riverside), 2008; M.A., 2012; Ph.D., 2018. Instructor, 2018-2022. Caltech, 2025, 2026.
Carlos A Taboada,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.A., University of Buenos Aires, 2011; Ph.D., 2017. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2025-.
Reza Tadayon Nejad,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
Ph.D., University of Calgary, 2011; M.D., Ahwaz University of Medical Science, 2004. Caltech, 2019-27.
Shervin Taghavi Larigani,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2001; Ph.D., 2006. Caltech, 2015-20; 2021-28.
Yu-Chong Tai,
Ph.D.
Anna L. Rosen Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1981; M.S., University of California, 1986; Ph.D., 1989. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2000; Professor, 2000-13; Rosen Professor, 2013-; Cherng Leadership Chair, 2017-22; Executive Officer, 2005-2008, 2013-22.
Omer Tamuz,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics and Mathematics
B.Sc., Tel Aviv University, 2006; M.Sc., Weizmann Institute of Science, 2010; Ph.D., 2013. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2015-19; Professor, 2019-.
Sarah M Tashjian,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Neuroscience
B.A., University of Florida, 2007; B.S., 2007; J.D., Columbia Law School, 2010; M.A., University of California (Los Angeles), 2016, Ph.D., 2020. Caltech, 2023-26.
Joao Teixeira,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
Ph.D., University of Lisbon, 2000. Caltech, 2010-27.
Julia Tejada,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geobiology; William H. Hurt Scholar
B.Sc., Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2008; M.Sc. University of Florida, 2015; M.A., Columbia University, 2017; M. Phil, 2019; Ph.D., 2020. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2022; Assistant Professor, 2023-; Hurt Scholar, 2024-.
Saul A Teukolsky,
Ph.D.
Robinson Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
B.Sc., University of the Witwatersrand, 1970; Ph.D., Caltech, 1973. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2015-16; Robinson Professor, 2017-.
Andrew F Thompson,
Ph.D.
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science; Executive Officer for Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S., Dartmouth College, 2000; C.A.S., University of Cambridge, 2001, M.Phil., 2002; Ph.D., Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 2006. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2011-17; Professor, 2017-24; Chen Professor, 2024-; Academic Officer, 2019-22; Director, Linde Center, 2023-; Executive Officer, 2023-.
Matthew W Thomson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computational Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.A., Harvard University, 2001; Ph.D., 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016; Assistant Professor, 2017-24; Professor, 2024-; HMRI Investigator, 2018-.
Kip S Thorne,
Nobel Laureate, Ph.D, D.Sc.h.c., D.h.c., L.H.D.h.c.
Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
B.S., Caltech, 1962; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1965; D.Sc.h.c., Illinois College; Utah State University; University of Chicago; D.h.c., Moscow University; University of Glasgow; L.H.D.h.c., The Claremont Graduate University. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1966-67; Associate Professor, 1967-70; Professor, 1970-91; Kenan Professor, 1981-91; Feynman Professor, 1991-2009; Feynman Professor, Emeritus, 2009-.
David A Tirrell,
Ph.D., D.h.c.
Provost; Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Carl and Shirley Larson Provostial Chair
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974; M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1976; Ph.D., 1978; D.h.c., Eindhoven Technical University. McCollum-Corcoran Professor and Professor, Caltech, 1998-; Larson Provostial Chair, 2017-; Division Chair, 1999-2009; Director, Beckman Institute, 2011-17, Provost, 2017-.
Francois Tissot,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geochemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
Diplôme d'Ingenieur, École National Supérieure de Géologie, 2009; M.Sc., Lulea University of Technology, 2009; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-24; Professor, 2024-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-.
Ritsuko H Toner,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Japanese
B.A., Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (Japan), 1974; M.A., University of Southern California, 1979; Ph.D., 1987. Caltech, 1992-.
Steven Tran,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.Sc., University of Toronto, 2012; Ph.D., 2016. Caltech, 2025-27.
Sandra Troian,
Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics, Aeronautics, and Mechanical Engineering
B.A., Harvard University, 1980; M.S., Cornell University, 1984; Ph.D., 1987. Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 2004-05; Professor, 2006-.
Joel A Tropp,
Ph.D.
Steele Family Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.A., B.S., University of Texas, Austin, 1999; M.S., 2001; Ph.D., 2004. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2007-12; Professor, 2012-17; Steele Family Professor, 2017-.
Chace Tydell,
DVM
Lecturer in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of California (Davis), 1980; D.V.M., 1982. Adjunct Professor, Pasadena City College, 2007-2010. Instructor Biological Sciences, Cerritos College, 2010 -. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2007-10; Lecturer, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-26.
Christopher M (Chris) Umans,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science; William M. Coughran Jr. Leadership Chair, Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Executive Officer for Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.A., Williams College, 1996; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2000. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2002-08; Associate Professor, 2008-10; Professor, 2010-; Coughran Leadership Chair, 2022-; Division Deputy Chair, 2018-20; Executive Officer, 2020-.
Carl R Urbinati,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana, 1992; Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago, 1998. Caltech, 2017-18; 2019; 2022-26.
Kerry J Vahala,
Ph.D.
Ted and Ginger Jenkins Professor of Information Science and Technology and Applied Physics
B.S., Caltech, 1980; M.S., 1981; Ph.D., 1985. Research Fellow in Applied Physics, Caltech, 1985; Assistant
Professor, 1986-90; Associate Professor, 1990-96; Professor, 1996-2002; Jenkins Professor, 2002-;
Executive Officer, 2013-25.
Palghat P Vaidyanathan,
Ph.D.
Kiyo and Eiko Tomiyasu Professor of Electrical Engineering
B.Sc., University of Calcutta, 1974; B.Tech., 1977; M.Tech., 1979; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1983-88; Associate Professor, 1988-93; Professor, 1993-2018; Tomiyasu Professor, 2018-; Executive Officer, 2002-05.
Michele Vallisneri,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
Laurea, University of Parma, Italy, 1997; M.S., 2000; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2002. Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2005-. Lecturer, Caltech, 2003-05; Visiting Associate, 2005-28.
David A Van Valen,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003; Ph.D., Caltech, 2011; M.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Research Assistant Professor, 2018; Assistant Professor, 2018-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-; HHMI Hrabowski Scholar, 2023-.
Michael C Vanier,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., McGill University, 1986; M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1993; Ph.D., 2001. Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2004-2020; Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2020-.
Alexander J Varshavsky,
Ph.D.
Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology
B.S., Moscow State University, 1970; Ph.D., Institute of Molecular Biology, 1973. Smits Professor, Caltech, 1992-17; Morgan Professor, 2017-.
Gautam Vasisht,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate of Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.E., Indian Institute of Technology, 1990; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1996. Caltech, 2023-26.
Lise Vesterlund,
Ph.D.
Moore Distinguished Scholar
B.A., University of Copenhagen, 1990; M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1995; Ph.D., 1997. Caltech, 2026.
Roman Vetter,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.Sc., ETH Zurich, 2010; M.Sc., 2011; Ph.D., 2015. Caltech, 2025.
Mike A Vicic,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor in Chemical Engineering
B.S., University of Akron, 1992; Ph.D., Caltech, 1999. Lecturer, 2003-08; 2010; 2012-2030.
Thomas G Vidick,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Ph.D., University of California, 2011. Caltech, 2024-26.
Scott C Virgil,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chemistry
B.S., Caltech, 1987; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1991. Caltech, 2008; 2009: 2010; 2011; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024-26.
Petr Vogel,
Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate in Physics, Emeritus
Ph.D., Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (USSR), 1966. Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1970-75; Research Associate, 1975-81; Senior Research Associate, 1981-2004; Lecturer, 1983-90; 1992; 1995-96; 1999-2000; 2006; Senior Research Associate Emeritus, 2004-.
Rochus E (Robbie) Vogt,
Ph.D.
R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Physics, Emeritus
S.M., University of Chicago, 1957; Ph.D., 1961. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1962-65; Associate Professor, 1965-70; Professor, 1970-82; Avery Distinguished Service Professor, 1982-2002; Avery Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, 2002-; Chief Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1977-78; Division Chair, 1978-83; Acting Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, 1980-81; Vice President and Provost, 1983-87; Director, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Project, 1987-94.
Peter W Voorhees,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Applied Physics and Materials Science
B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1977; Ph.D., 1982. Caltech, Moore Distinguished Scholar, 2019; Visiting Associate, 2019-25; Faculty Associate, 2025-28; Lecturer, 2026.
Rebecca M Voorhees,
Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
B.S., Yale University, 2007; M.Sc., 2007; Ph.D., MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016-17; Assistant Professor, 2017-25; Professor, 2025-; HMRI Investigator, 2017-2023; HHMI Hrabowski Scholar, 2023-.
Daniel A Wagenaar,
Ph.D.
Research Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
M.S., University of Amsterdam, 1997; M.S., King's College - London, 1998; Ph.D., Caltech, 2006; 2016-28.
Duane E Waliser,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Planetary Science
B.S., Oregon State University, 1985; M.S., University of California (San Diego), 1987; Ph.D., 1992. Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2004-. Caltech, 2004-28.
Fabian Walter,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
M.S., University of New Mexico Albuquerque, 1995; Ph.D., University of Bonn, 1999. Caltech, 2015-28.
Jialan Wang,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Finance
B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2003; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. Caltech, 2024-26.
Kaihang Wang,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., University College, London, 2004; Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2008. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-.
Lihong Wang,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering; Andrew and Peggy Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair;
Executive Officer for Medical Engineering
B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1984; M.S., 1987; Ph.D., Rice University, 1992. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2016; Bren Professor, 2017-; Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair, 2022-; Executive Officer, 2022-.
Pai Wang,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Shaanxi Normal University, 2013; M.A., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014; Ph.D., University of California (San Diego), 2022. Caltech, 2022-26.
Zhen-Gang Wang,
Ph.D.
Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.Sc., Beijing University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1987. Assistant Professor, Caltech,
1991-97; Associate Professor, 1997-2002; Professor, 2002-15; Hanson Professor, 2015-17; Dickinson
Professor, 2017-; Executive Officer, 2019-25.
Michael M Watkins,
Ph.D.
Professor of Aerospace and Geophysics; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Keck Institute for Space Studies; Director, Keck Institute for Space Studies
B.S., University of Texas, Austin, 1983; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1989. Professor, Caltech, 2016-; Vice President and Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2016-21; Davis Leadership Chair, Keck Institute for Space Studies, 2025-; Director, Keck Institute for Space Studies, 2025-.
Lu Wei,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Ronald and Joanne Willens Scholar
B.S., Nanjing University, 2010; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-25; Professor, 2025-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-; Willens Scholar, 2024-.
Sander Weinreb,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Astronomy
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958; Ph.D., 1963. Caltech, 1999-2026.
Alan J Weinstein,
Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
A.B., Harvard University, 1978; Ph.D., 1983. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1988-95; Associate Professor, 1995-99; Professor, 2000-; Executive Officer, 2020-23.
Cindy A Weinstein,
Ph.D.
Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English
B.A., Brandeis University, 1982; Ph.D., University of California, 1989. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2005; Professor, 2005-16; Broad Professor, 2016-; Executive Officer, 2008-14; Vice Provost, 2014-18, 2019-21; Chief Diversity Officer, 2015-18, 2019-21.
Daniel P (Dan) Weitekamp,
Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Physics
B.A., Harvard College, 1974; Ph.D., University of California, 1982. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1985-91; Associate Professor, 1991-2006; Professor, 2006-.
Paul O Wennberg,
Ph.D.
R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering
B.A., Oberlin College, 1985; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1994. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1998-2001; Professor, 2001-04; Avery Professor, 2004-; Director, Linde Center, 2008-11, 2014-23; Executive Officer, 2012-23; Acting Director, Linde Center, 2012-14.
Michael W Werner,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Physics
B.A., Haverford College, 1963; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1968. Caltech, 1992-96; 2009-13; 2016-27.
Brian P Wernicke,
Ph.D.
Chandler Family Professor of Geology, Emeritus
B.S., University of Southern California, 1978; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982. Visiting Professor, Caltech, 1990; Professor, 1992-2001; Chandler Professor, 2001-24; Emeritus, 2024.
Nicolas Wey-Gomez,
Ph.D.
Professor of History
B.A., Brandeis University, 1986; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1987; M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1996. Associate Professor, Caltech, 2010; Professor, 2010-.
Adam C Wierman,
Ph.D.
Carl F Braun Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2001; M.S., 2004; Ph.D., 2007. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2007-12; Professor, 2012-24; Braun Professor, 2024-; Executive Officer, 2015-20; Associate Director, Information Science and Technology, 2015-16; Director, Information Science and Technology, 2016-25.
John C Williams,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
B.S., University of California (Santa Cruz), 1990; M.S., Columbia University, 1993; Ph.D, 1995. Caltech, 2020-30.
Porter Williams,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Philosophy
B.A., University of California (Irvine), 2009; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2016. Caltech, 2026.
Richard M Wilson,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
B.S., Indiana University, 1966; M.S., Ohio State University, 1968; Ph.D., 1969. Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, 1976; Professor, 1980-2014; Professor, Emeritus, 2014-.
Erik Winfree,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science, Computation and Neural Systems, and Bioengineering
B.S., University of Chicago, 1991; Ph.D., Caltech, 1998. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1999-2006; Associate Professor, 2006-10; Professor, 2010-.
Jay R Winkler,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Chemistry; Lecturer in Chemistry; MBI & Director, Laser Resource Center
B.S., Stanford University, 1978; Ph.D., Caltech, 1984. Lecturer, 2002; 2004-05; 2009-10; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025. Faculty Associate, 2008-.
Kenneth J Winston,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Economics
B.S., Caltech, 1973; M.S., 1974; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Caltech, 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026.
Barbara J Wold,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Molecular Biology; Merkin Institute Professor
B.S., Arizona State University, Tempe, 1973; Ph.D., Caltech, 1978. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1978; Assistant Professor, 1981-88; Associate Professor, 1988-96; Professor, 1996-2002; Bren Professor, 2003-; Davis Leadership Chair, Merkin Institute; 2019-23; Merkin Institute Professor, 2024-; Director, Beckman Institute, 2001-11, Director, Merkin Institute, 2019-23.
Juliann Wolfgram,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Art History
B.A., Scripps College, 1979; M.A., University of Kansas, 1986; M.Phil., 1986; Ph.D., 1986. Caltech, 1992-2012: 2016; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025.
James F Woodward,
Ph.D.
J. O. and Juliette Koepfli Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus
B.A., Carleton College, 1968; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1977. Mellon Postdoctoral Instructor, Caltech, 1983-86; Assistant Professor, 1986-88; Associate Professor, 1988-92; Professor, 1992-2001; Koepfli Professor, 2001-2010; Koepfli Professor, Emeritus, 2010-. Executive Officer; 1992-95; 2000-2003.
Haiyan Wu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Psychology
B.A., Guangxi Normal University, 2007; M.A., Zhejiang University, 2010; Ph.D., Beijing Normal University, 2013. Caltech, 2017; 2024-27.
Kewen Wu,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computing & Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Peking University, 2020; Ph.D., University of California, 2025. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2026; Assistant Professor, 2026-.
Wai Ling (Kimmy) Wu,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2015. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2024-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-.
Peter J Wyllie,
Ph.D., D.Sc.h.c.
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
B.Sc. (Geology and Physics), Saint Andrews University (Scotland), 1952; B.Sc. (Geology), 1955; Ph.D., 1958; D.Sc.h.c., Saint Andrews University. Professor, Caltech, 1983-99; Professor, Emeritus, 1999-; Division Chair, 1983-87; Divisional Academic Officer, 1994-99.
Yi Xin,
Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
B.A., B.S., Peking University, 2012; M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 2016; Ph.D., 2018. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2018-26; Professor, 2026-.
Xiangtao Xu,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.S., Peking University, 2012; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2017. Caltech, 2026.
Changhuei Yang,
Ph.D.
Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
B.S. (Electrical Engineering); B.S. (Physics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997; M.S.(Engineering), 1997; B.S. (Mathematics), 2002; Ph.D., 2001. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2003-09; Associate Professor, 2009-10; Professor, 2010-16; Myers Professor, 2016-; HMRI Investigator, 2021-; Executive Officer, 2024-26.
Amnon Yariv,
Ph.D.
Martin and Eileen Summerfield Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1954; M.S., 1956; Ph.D., 1958. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1964-66; Professor, 1966-79; Myers Professor, 1979-96; Summerfield Professor, 1996-.
Linda Ye,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Tsinghua University, 2012; M.E., University of Tokyo, 2014; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. Visiting Associate, Caltech 2022-23, Assistant Professor, 2023-.
Nai-Chang Yeh,
Ph.D.
Thomas W. Hogan Professor of Physics
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1983; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-97; Professor, 1997-2022; Hogan Professor, 2022-; Fletcher Jones Foundation Co-Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, 2013-19.
Justin Yokota,
M.S.
Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.A., University of California, 2021; B.S., 2021; M.S., 2022. Caltech, 2026.
Julia Jiangyue Zhu,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in Chinese
B.A., Peking University, 2009; M.A., 2012; Ph.D., University of Sorbonne, 2018. Caltech, 2021-26.
Tony Yue Yu,
Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
B.A., Peking University, China and École normale supérieure Paris, 2011; M.S., École normale supérieure Paris, 2013; Ph.D., University of Paris, 2016. Professor, Caltech, 2021-.
Guo-Cheng Yuan,
Ph.D.
Moore Distinguished Scholar in Biology and Biological Engineering
B.S., Peking University, 1992; M.A., 1994; Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 1999. Caltech, 2026.
Yisong Yue,
Ph.D.
Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., University of Illinois, 2005; Ph.D., Cornell University, 2010. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2014-20; Professor, 2020-.
Emily J Zakem,
Ph.D.
Faculty Associate in Environmental Science and Engineering
B.F.A., University of Michigan, 2004; M.S., University of Colorado Boulder, 2011; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. Caltech, 2029.
Magdalena (Magda) Zernicka-Goetz,
Ph.D.
Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
Ph.D., University of Warsaw, 1993. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2018-19; Bren Professor, 2019-.
Zhongwen Zhan,
Ph.D.
Professor of Geophysics; Clarence R. Allen Leadership Chair, Seismological Laboratory; Director, Seismological Laboratory; Associate Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2006; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., Caltech, 2013. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2015-22; Professor, 2022-; Allen Leadership Chair, 2025-; Director, Seismological Laboratory, 2025-; Associate Director, Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, 2026-.
Anqi Zhang,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Engineering; Chen Scholar
B.S., Fudan University, 2014; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2020. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2024-25; Assistant Professor, 2025-; Chen Scholar, 2025-.
Lingfu Zhang,
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2022. Assistant Professor, Caltech 2024-.
Benzhong Zhao,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. Caltech, 2025.
Yue Zhou,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Chemistry
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2015. Caltech, 2022-27.
Kai G Zinn,
Ph.D.
Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Biology
B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1977; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1983. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-1999. Professor, 1999-2017; Smits Professor, 2017-.
Jonas Zmuidzinas,
Ph.D.
Merle Kingsley Professor of Physics
B.S., Caltech, 1981; Ph.D., University of California, 1987. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 1989-95; Associate Professor, 1995-2000; Professor 2000-10; Kingsley Professor, 2010-; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist, 2005-11; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Chief Technologist, 2011-16; Director, Micro-Devices Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2007-11; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories, 2018-23.
Konstantin M Zuev,
Ph.D.
Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, 2003; M.S., 2008; Ph.D., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2009. Visiting Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2011-13; Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2015-20; Teaching Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, 2020-22; Caltech, 2022-.
Cinzia Zuffada,
Ph.D.
Visiting Associate in Geophysics
Ph.D., University of Pavia, 1979. Caltech 2023-27.
Christin Zurbach,
Ph.D.
Lecturer in History
B.A., Columbia University, 2014; M.A., University of California, 2021; Ph.D., 2024. Caltech, 2026.
Kathryn M Zurek,
Ph.D.
Louis E. Nohl Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S., Bethel University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2006; Professor, Caltech, 2019-25; Nohl Professor, 2025-.