Sandy Krasner has dedicated over 45 years to his work as a System Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He is also the leader of the Pasadena-Foothills chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), an international nonprofit organization advocating for national and global climate action, and a Pasadena 100 climate coalition member.
2024 has been one of the most important years for Caltech, which continues to build on its legacy of scientific discovery, innovation, and academic excellence.
The search for life beyond Earth is a key priority for both the public and NASA. The observation of billions of galaxies in our universe has led us to ask: “Are we alone?” “Is there life out there?”
In the field of Neurotechnology, there is a lot of work being done to use brain machine interfaces to help people with motor disabilities regain lost abilities. When reading Professor Andersen’s papers as a high schooler, I remember thinking: this is the kind of research that can help a lot of people.
Flashback to 1965. The integrated circuit was already heralding a revolution in computation, empowering Fairchild Semiconductor to become its sole profitable manufacturer in the United States.
My research work at Caltech is trying to precisely address the most fundamental questions that have ever been posed by a human being: “How did the universe begin?”
