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Vibrations
The Newsletter for the EAS Community
Selected Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
STEMinar: Women in Science Now with Lisa Munoz (Faculty & Staff)
Location: Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
STEMinar: Women in Science Now with Lisa Munoz (Students)
Location: Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
AAPI Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration
Location: Alles Courtyard
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Caltech STEM-Adjacent Career Exploration Day
Location: Olive Walk
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Womxn in EAS (WiEAS) Personal Branding Series: How to Craft a Meaningful Social Media Presence as a Scientist, with Prof. Andrea Armani (PhD '07), USC (RSVP here)
Location: Chen 100
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Watson Lecture: Caltech and the Science and Engineering that Changed the World - Carver Mead (BS '56, PhD '60), the Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus
Location: Beckman Auditorium
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Caltech and the Origins of Electric Vehicles
Location: Ramo Auditorium
Demetriades - Tsafka - Kokkalis Prizes - Call for Nominations
Nominations for the Demetriades - Tsafka - Kokkalis Prizes are due May 15, 2024.
Graduate students may be nominated for the best thesis, publication, or discovery in the following fields:
- Biotechnology or Related Fields;
- Environmentally Benign Renewable Energy Sources or Related Fields;
- Nanotechnology or Related Fields; and
- Seismo-Engineering, Prediction, and Protection or Related Fields.
Additionally, a prize in Entrepreneurship or Related Fields is awarded to a graduating (undergrad or grad) student for the best business plan, proposal, start-up, or related effort at Caltech.
Nominations from Caltech faculty members should be submitted by email to Winter Koifman. Send the name and the PhD thesis of the nominee; please indicate which prize you are nominating for. For the Entrepreneurship prize, please provide the name, CV and business plan of the nominee.
EAS New Horizons Award - Call for Nominations
With the New Horizons Award, the Division of Engineering and Applied Science annually recognizes and honors individuals within the EAS community who have actively contributed to our goal to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive engineering community. The award is available to members of the EAS community, including current students, postdoctoral scholars, staff, and faculty, whose activities have impact and may include demonstrated leadership, advocacy and community organizing, development of equity and inclusion resources, and engagement in engineering outreach to local schools or communities. Nomination period closes May 10, 2024. Learn more and nominate!
Spotlight On Our People
Yuchun Sun
Graduate Student, Applied Physics and Materials Science
I am a graduate student in Materials Science, working with Professor Julia R. Greer. My research focuses on utilizing photopolymerization 3D printing techniques to create micro-architected energy storage materials. We hope to find innovative approaches to build batteries with higher energy density and longer lifetime. I was raised around Tianjin and Beijing in China. Before coming to Caltech, I received my bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and applied math from UC Berkeley. Outside of research, I spend a lot of time playing board games and poker with my friends at Caltech. I also enjoy growing flowers and green plants at home, creating a vibrant and lively space as my important energy source.
Jared Sisler
Graduate Student, Applied Physics and Materials Science
I am a 4th year graduate student in Applied Physics, working in Professor Harry Atwater's group. My research focuses on developing active metasurfaces: tunable optical elements capable of controlling the properties of light with nanostructured materials. Using these devices, we are specifically interested in steering laser light quickly and efficiently for applications such as LiDAR and optical communication. I enjoy the variety of work that is involved in my research which is split between simulation and design, nanofabrication, and optical measurements. Outside of the lab, I spend most of my time riding my bike.
We'd like to feature you!
Introducing the inaugural Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB)
The Division is proud to introduce the inaugural Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB). The purpose of this GSAB is to provide insights and feedback in order to achieve a continuing understanding of students' perspectives and program quality. Visit the GSAB site to learn more and meet your representatives.
EAS News Highlights
Virtual Sensors Help Aerial Vehicles Stay Aloft When Rotors Fail
AI and Physics Combine to Reveal the 3D Structure of a Flare Erupting Around a Black Hole
How Insects Control Their Wings: The Mysterious Mechanics of Insect Flight
Mikhail Shapiro Selected as Fulbright U.S. Scholar for France
Abigail Jiang (BS '23) Awarded Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
Calls for Nomination & Funding Opportunities
Caltech’s Office of Foundation Relations maintains an online database and email subscription service of primarily non-federal funding opportunities as a resource for the Caltech community. Opportunities include calls for proposals released by private foundations, public charities, associations, corporations, internal Caltech opportunities and federal limited opportunities.
RSI Explorer Grant Proposal Call
The Resnick Sustainability Institute (RSI) is offering grants of up to $150,000 for projects that address significant challenges and opportunities associated with climate change and the stewardship of natural resources. The call is limited to lead PIs who have their primary affiliation with one of Caltech's academic divisions and the ability to conduct research on campus. Only one application per lead PI is allowed. The application deadline is Tuesday, May 7. Learn more.
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
