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A host of minerals have been named by, and for, Caltech researchers. These are their stories.


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The Algebra of Language
The Algebra of Language
What it Means to Name a Mineral
What it Means to Name a Mineral
How Wearable Sensors Will Transform the Practice of Medicine
How Wearable Sensors Will Transform the Practice of Medicine
A Big Eye on the Universe: 75 Years of the Palomar Observatory
A Big Eye on the Universe: 75 Years of the Palomar Observatory
The Roots of the Matter
The Roots of the Matter
This Caltech Alum Helps Farmers Get Paid to Store Carbon in Their Soils
This Caltech Alum Helps Farmers Get Paid to Store Carbon in Their Soils
So You Decided to Build a Jellyfish Treadmill
So You Decided to Build a Jellyfish Treadmill
What Computer Vision Can Tell Us About the Natural World
What Computer Vision Can Tell Us About the Natural World
Caltech’s Astronomers Teach You What to Find in the Night Sky
Caltech’s Astronomers Teach You What to Find in the Night Sky
New Class Teaches Caltech Students Start-Up Skills
New Class Teaches Caltech Students Start-Up Skills
Policy in Progress
Policy in Progress
The 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards
The 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Building Community: How the First-Year Success Research Institute Forges Long-lasting Bonds
Building Community: How the First-Year Success Research Institute Forges Long-lasting Bonds
How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator
How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator
Walking the Moore Walk
Walking the Moore Walk
Solar Power at All Hours: Inside the Space Solar Power Project
Solar Power at All Hours: Inside the Space Solar Power Project
The Professor of Musical Comedy
The Professor of Musical Comedy
New Generative AI Course Brings the Cutting Edge to the Caltech Classroom
New Generative AI Course Brings the Cutting Edge to the Caltech Classroom
The Program That Lets High School Students Dip Their Toes in University Research
The Program That Lets High School Students Dip Their Toes in University Research
Caltech Class Project Turns Seawater into Hydrogen Fuel
Caltech Class Project Turns Seawater into Hydrogen Fuel
Best in Class: Caltech's Initiative for Students
Best in Class: Caltech's Initiative for Students
Carbon Capture Goes Out to Sea
Carbon Capture Goes Out to Sea
The Startup That Captures CO2 Out of Thin Air
The Startup That Captures CO2 Out of Thin Air
Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech
Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech
These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base
These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base
Ready to Launch: How Caltech Supports Student Entrepreneurs
Ready to Launch: How Caltech Supports Student Entrepreneurs
Caltech Students and Alumni Take on the World’s Hardest Puzzle Hunt at MIT—and Win
Caltech Students and Alumni Take on the World’s Hardest Puzzle Hunt at MIT—and Win
Sledgehammering the South Pole: What It’s Like to Do Fieldwork in Antarctica
Sledgehammering the South Pole: What It’s Like to Do Fieldwork in Antarctica
Court Vision: Coach Oliver Eslinger and the Caltech Basketball Turnaround
Court Vision: Coach Oliver Eslinger and the Caltech Basketball Turnaround
The New Class of Coaches Transforming Caltech Athletics
The New Class of Coaches Transforming Caltech Athletics
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Jeff Kimble (1949-2024)
Jeff Kimble (1949-2024)
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Deep DIVE: A New Summer Program Helps Veterans Find Their Path in STEM
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Mike Wong (PhD ’18) Explains the Real Science of the “3 Body Problem”
Why Einstein First Visited Caltech
Why Einstein First Visited Caltech
Virginia V. Weldon (1935–2024)
Virginia V. Weldon (1935–2024)
Fred C. Anson (BS '54) (1933–2024)
Fred C. Anson (BS '54) (1933–2024)
Edward C. Stone (1936-2024)
Edward C. Stone (1936-2024)
PST ART, Where Art & Science Collide
PST ART, Where Art & Science Collide
Three Questions for Reza Sadri, Director of the AI Bootcamp
Three Questions for Reza Sadri, Director of the AI Bootcamp
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The Brinson Exploration Hub Is a New Paradigm for Discovery
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What's the Coolest Thing in Your Office?
The Origins of PARSEC: Propulsion, Aeronautics, and Rocket Systems Engineering at Caltech
The Origins of PARSEC: Propulsion, Aeronautics, and Rocket Systems Engineering at Caltech
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Inside Look: What Physics Professor Rana Adhikari Keeps in His Office
The Power of Caltech Mentors
The Power of Caltech Mentors
David Goodstein (1939–2024)
David Goodstein (1939–2024)
Connecting to Neuroscience Through Dance
Connecting to Neuroscience Through Dance
Phil Korngut and SPHEREx Featured in Nature
Phil Korngut and SPHEREx Featured in Nature
Mars, Texas Pt. 2: What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation
Mars, Texas Pt. 2: What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation
Bethany Ehlmann Pens Washington Post Op-Ed on U.S. Space Leadership
Bethany Ehlmann Pens Washington Post Op-Ed on U.S. Space Leadership
What the Past Can Tell Us About Forecasting the Future
What the Past Can Tell Us About Forecasting the Future
Beauty in Chaos: The Unpredictable Science of Turbulence
Beauty in Chaos: The Unpredictable Science of Turbulence
Hunting For Exoplanets with Astronomer Jessie Christiansen
Hunting For Exoplanets with Astronomer Jessie Christiansen
Caltech Students Take the International Stage at Science Theater Festival in Italy
Caltech Students Take the International Stage at Science Theater Festival in Italy
Building a Burger with Math
Building a Burger with Math
Fred E. Culick (1933–2023)
Fred E. Culick (1933–2023)
Frank Borman (MS '57) (1928–2023)
Frank Borman (MS '57) (1928–2023)
Celebrating 10 Years of BBE
Celebrating 10 Years of BBE
Origins: How the Department of Medical Engineering Was Born
Origins: How the Department of Medical Engineering Was Born