Caltech Educational Outreach (CEO) helps build sustainable programs to inform, inspire, and motivate people of all ages who are interested in lifelong learning. Our goal is to increase public awareness and understanding of basic science and engineering principles and to increase science literacy using informal and formal educational mechanisms and tools.
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Beckman Room PROV
By appointment only
archives@caltech.edu
The Beckman Institute celebrates nearly a century of Dr.
Arnold Beckman's remarkable life, and Caltech's equally illustrious history.
The exhibits in the Beckman Room are an introduction to this history,
and help visitors look forward to the future.
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Big Picture at Griffith Observatory
PMA
S. George Djorgovski
626.395.4415
Caltech scientists have produced the largest astronomical image ever
in order to inspire the public with the wonders of space exploration.
The image has been reproduced as a giant mural in the new exhibit hall
of the landmark Griffith
Observatory in Los Angeles, CA.
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Caltech Alumni
Association DAR
Andrew Shaindlin,
Executive Director
626.395.6592
The Caltech Alumni Association is your lifelong link to the Institute
and your key to unlocking the power of the Caltech network.
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Caltech
Architectural Tours Service PR
Reservations: Susan Lee, Public Relations
626.395.6327
Docents conduct walking tours of the campus, including the Athenaeum
and two dozen other locations on campus. Caltech provides archival research
support and publicity for this volunteer-staffed service.
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Caltech
Campus Tours PR
626.395.6341
Tours for prospective students are led by current Caltech students and depart
daily from the Admissions Office on Monday through Friday, and on some Saturdays
in the fall.. Groups
may arrange for tours three weeks in advance by calling the above phone number.
A self-guided tour booklet is available for download.
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Caltech
Institute Archives PROV
by appointment only
Judith R. Goodstein, University Archivist
The Institute Archives serves as the collective memory of Caltech by preserving
the papers, documents, artifacts and pictorial materials that tell the school's
history, from 1891 to the present. Researchers will also find here a wealth
of sources for the history of science and technology worldwide, stretching
from the time of Copernicus to today.
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Caltech Public Events PR
Denise Nelson Nash, Assistant Vice President
for Public Events
626.395.3841 : Publice Events Outreach Brochure
Caltech Public Events offers a variety of performing arts, lecture series, science programs and special events as well as programs for students in grades k-12. Arts education and science programs are offered during and after school, and on the weekends.
- Reel Science
- School Group Event PR
626.395.6059
A series of science programs featuring high definition movies, followed by discussions with Caltech scientists. Designed for school groups grades 5-12, these programs are held on various Friday mornings throughout the school year. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for certain school districts through the generosity of the Connie Wei-Luen Kao Memorial Scholarship; please call for information.
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Watson Program PR
Cara Stemen
626-395-3841
Interested and talented science high school students, identified by their teachers, are invited to participate in a private lab tour with selected lecturers from the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series. Following the lab and campus tours, students are treated to dinner with a member of the lab group, then attend the Watson Lecture in Beckman Auditorium. - Cultural Expedition Program PR
626.395.4638
The Cultural Expedition Program is a collaborative program between Caltech's Public Events and the Pasadena Unified School District. The goals of the program are to explore different cultural traditions, discovering similarities and differences between them, and creating cultural bridges of appreciation. - School
Bus-ins and Theatreworks/USA PR
Mary Herrera
626-395-6059
Each year, a number of events are scheduled for school bus-ins. These 1-hour performances are held in Beckman Auditorium during school hours, and are presented by Caltech Public Events and Theatreworks/USA.
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Caltech
Speakers Bureau PR
Susan Lee, Public Relations
626.395.6327
The Speakers Bureau, which is managed by the Caltech Public Relations Office,
handles outside requests for presentations to schools and community organizations.
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Caltech
Streaming Theater PR
626.395.6327
This site houses streaming video of many of the programs that were available
to the Caltech community from 1999 to the present. Most of these events
took place on campus in Beckman Auditorium, and feature Caltech faculty,
students, or distinguished visiting speakers. Presentation categories:
Science and Technology, Campus Life, and Society and Culture.
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Caltech Y SA
Athena Castro, Executive Director
626.395.6163
The CaltechY is a unique nonprofit organization on the Caltech campus
that provides students with opportunities to serve the community through
volunteer efforts, and to learn about the needs of society through direct
participation in solving some of the complex problems facing society.
These students have provided the following services: tutoring
Pasadena Unified School District junior and senior high-school students,
volunteering at the Union Station shelter in Pasadena, and volunteering
at the Pasadena Public Library and Huntington Hospital.
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Career
Development Center SA
Jerry
Houser, Director
626.395.6361
Job listings, recruiting and programs. In addition,
a wealth of infomation on subjects such as interviewing, resume writing, networking,
all available for download as pdf documents.
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CUREE/Caltech
Woodframe Project EAS : GPS
Prof. John Hall
CUREE 510.665.3529
The CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project consists of coordinated engineering investigations and implementation activities whose objective is to significantly reduce earthquake losses to woodframe construction.
- ShakeZone! EAS : GPS is
the outreach component of the project and is a hands-on
earthquake education exhibit currently installed at the Riverside County
Youth Museum - Kidzone. ShakeZone! was designed as a community
resource, a venue for educators, a place for students of all ages, a center
for earthquake hazards education, and a replicable model for similar exhibits.
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Earthquake
Research Affiliates (ERA) GPS
Margaret Vinci, Manager
626.395.6318
The ERA is involved with outreach projects within the community, to share
the new technology and information regarding earthquakes with critical users
and the public. October
- December and February - June, every 1st Tuesday and Thursday of each month
ERA conducts special tours for schools grades 6-12. They also provide innovative
activities for teachers to use in their classrooms.
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Einstein
Papers Project HSS
by appointment
Diana Kormos Buchwald,
Director & General
Editor
626.395.8044
The Collected Papers provide the first complete picture of Einstein's massive
written legacy. Every document in The Collected Papers appears in the language
in which it was written, while the introduction, headnotes, footnotes, and
other scholarly apparatus are in English. Upon release of each volume, Princeton
University Press also publishes an English translation of previously untranslated
non-English documents.
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Earnest C. Watson Lectures PR
Named for the late Earnest C. Watson, who founded the series in 1922,
these lectures feature speakers from Caltech and JPL, speaking on cutting-edge
research taking place at Caltech. No tickets or reservations are required.
Many past Watson Lectures are available for viewing online on the Caltech
Theater site.
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Industrial Relations Center (IRC) PROV
Email: general questions
626.395.4041
For more than half a century, the center has provided educational programs
on campus for executives and managers in technology-based industry, and has
offered customized courses at industry sites as well. The center's short-course
programs address topics in the general areas of strategy, quality, technology
innovation, new product development, and leadership.
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Infrared Processing
and Analysis Center (IPAC) PMA
George Helou, Executive Director
626.395.1919
Spitzer Science
Center (SSC)
Michelson
Science Center (MSC)
IPAC is NASA's multi-mission center of expertise for long-wavelength astrophysics. It is also the institutional home of the Spitzer Science Center and the Michelson Science Center, which share IPAC resources.
- Cool Cosmos PMA
Visit the IPAC Education and Public Outreach site, where students of all ages can learn about the fascinating world of infrared technology. Classroom activities, "Ask an Astronomer," images, videos, fun & games and resources, in English and Spanish.
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Jet Propulsion
Laboratory
Education Gateway
JPL's Education Office provides a wealth of resources for educators, students
of all ages, and the general public all with the goal of sharing NASA's missions
of discovery.
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Laser Interferometer
Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) PMA
Jay Marx
LIGO Hanford Observatory in Washington State, and LIGO Livingston Observatory in Louisiana State
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a facility dedicated to the detection of cosmic gravitational waves and the harnessing of these waves for scientific research. It consists of two widely separated installations within the United States operated in unison as a single observatory. LIGO encourages public visits to both observatories.
- Einstein@Home PMA uses computer time donated by computer owners all over the world to process data from gravitational wave detectors. Einstein@Home doesn't affect the performance of computers and greatly speeds up this exciting research.
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On the radio at 9:19 a.m. and 7:04 p.m. at 89.3 KPCC FM, the program explains
the world of science to you with a dash of humor. Hosted by writer/performer
and Caltech alumna Sandra Tsing Loh, it's a program for those who love science
as well as those who avoid it.
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Music, Theater,
Art at Caltech SA
General Information
626.395.3295
Caltech students present public performances of choral and instrumental music
at many locations on campus and in the community throughout the academic year.
The theater arts typically prepare, and perform, two or three plays each academic
year.
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Off-campus Facilities (Observatories) GPS : PMA
Beyond Caltech's campus, there are many facilities that operate and participate in the collection of knowledge and discovery that has become synonymous with Caltech.
- Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO)
PMA
Big Bear City, CA
909.866.5791
- Big Bear Solar Observatory is located about 90 miles east of Pasadena at an elevation of 6700 ft. in the middle of Big Bear Lake. The facility is located in water to avoid disturbance of images by convection from ground heating, making it the world's premier site for observing the Sun. Open to the public. For school classes, call 909.866.5791 Ext. 19.
- Goldstone
Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) JPL
Mojave Desert, CA- Goldstone is part of NASA's Deep
Space Network (DSN) which is an international
network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and
selected Earth-orbiting missions, as well as radio and radar astronomy
observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe.
The network is a facility of NASA, and is managed and operated by JPL.
- Goldstone is part of NASA's Deep
Space Network (DSN) which is an international
network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and
selected Earth-orbiting missions, as well as radio and radar astronomy
observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe.
The network is a facility of NASA, and is managed and operated by JPL.
- Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) PMA
Big Pine, CA
Reservations & directions call 760.938.2114
- OVRO is the largest university-operated
radio observatory in the world. Located near Bishop,
California, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles on the east
side of the Sierra Nevada, tours are offered the first Monday of every
month, excluding holidays.
- OVRO is the largest university-operated
radio observatory in the world. Located near Bishop,
California, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles on the east
side of the Sierra Nevada, tours are offered the first Monday of every
month, excluding holidays.
- Palomar
Observatory PMA
Palomar Mountain, CA
760.742.2119- The Palomar Observatory is perhaps the world's most famous
astronomical observatory. Since the 1930's it has been, and continues
to be, a center of astronomical research. Open to the public
daily (except for December 24 & 25).
- The Palomar Observatory is perhaps the world's most famous
astronomical observatory. Since the 1930's it has been, and continues
to be, a center of astronomical research. Open to the public
daily (except for December 24 & 25).
- W.
M. Keck Observatory PMA
Mauna Kea, HI
808.885.7887
- The W. M. Keck Observatory, situated on Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii, offers many educational programs and services to help families, educators, students, residents and hobbyists in North and West Hawaii better understand and appreciate the field of astronomy. Free tours Sat & Sun, Onizuka Visitor Information Station.
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Seismo
Lab Tours GPS
By Appointment
626.395.6327
The Seismological Laboratory is the working environment of the people that
study earthquakes. The tour visits the Exhibit Center and the Media Room and
includes discussion on how scientists gather information, study earthquakes
and use this information to understand our earth.
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Semana Latina, which began in 1994, combines scholarly presentations, entertainment,
and food to give the community a taste of the rich and diverse Latino culture.
This weeklong event is coordinated by Club
Latino and CLASES, the graduate and undergraduate associations of Latino
students.
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Tectonics
Observatory (TO) GPS
Jean-Philippe Avouac, Director
626.395.8439
The TO brings the diverse range of skills represented by 15 faculty spanning
geophysics, geology and geochemistry to bear on a carefully selected set of
key questions. The ultimate goal is to provide a new view of how and why
the earth's crust and lithosphere are deforming over timescales ranging from
a few tens of seconds, the typical duration of an earthquake, to tens of million
of years.
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United
States Geological Survey (USGS) GPS
Contact
list
The Pasadena, CA USGS Field Office conducts research and promotes activities
to reduce earthquake hazards in southern California. The Office works with
Caltech and the California Geological Survey (CGS) operating the TriNet seismic
network to monitor earthquake activity and provide information for earthquake
response.
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Women's Center SA
Felicia Hunt, Director
626.395.3221
The Women's Center offers a variety of services and educational programming — including
confidential consultation, presentations, workshops, support groups, and cultural
events that examine a variety of issues related to women and gender.
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