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California Institute of Technology<br />
2011 Annual Report<br />
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Caltech<br />
[a year of firsts]<br />
[Look for this symbol throughout the book,<br />
celebrating first-time achievements, discoveries,<br />
and innovations by Caltech faculty, students,<br />
and community members.]<br />
1 CONTENTS <br />
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2 Letter from the Chairman and the President<br />
4 Award Highlights<br />
6 Research<br />
16 Academics and Campus Life<br />
22 Development<br />
28 Faculty Awards<br />
34 Board of Trustees<br />
36 Financial Summary <br />
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Our Mission<br />
The mission of the California Institute of Technology is<br />
to expand human knowledge and benefit society through<br />
research integrated with education. We investigate the<br />
most challenging, fundamental problems in science<br />
and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary<br />
atmosphere, while educating outstanding studen<a title="2011 Annual Report page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=1"> California Institute of Technology </a>
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<a title="2011 Annual Report page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=6"> TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=7"> NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE Barton and Yariv</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=8"> K N O W L E D G E E X PA N D S </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=9"> “Caltech is an extraordinarily collaborative, i</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=10"> “This event is the best-recorded great earthquake</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=11"> C O G N I T I V E C O M P R E H E N S I O N Adolp</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=12"> TECHNOLOGICALIMPLICATIONSThesingle-cell barcode c</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=13"> Team cooks up alternative sources of energy. The </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=14"> “ DISCOVERING A NEW CLASS OF SUPERNOVAE </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=15"> STUDYING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT Can sea urchins</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=16"> 14 CALTECH 2011 :: A YEAR OF FIRSTS</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=17"> BLAZING TRAILS IN OUTER SPACE Missions explore J</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=18"> C H A N G E B E G I N S 16 CA</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=19"> “I didn't appreciate how rewarding learning new</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=20"> RICHARD P. FEYNMAN PRIZ E FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACH</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=21"> STUDENT LIFE Students spend summer SURFing. More</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=22"> TEDxCALTECH 1 [First TEDxCaltech event] Celebr</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=23"> “The most important thing we do at Caltech is p</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=24"> P O S S I B I L I T I E S E M E R G E </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=25"> “When you bring innovative scientists together </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=26"> THOR CENTER </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=27"> DOW C HEMICAL PARTNERSHIP 1 Dow Ch</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=28"> “Caltech gave me a chance to change my life, whic</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=29"> CITY OF HOPE PARTNERSHIP Partnership brings cutt</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=30"> L E A D E R S T H R I V E RS </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=31"> “In life, leadership and learning are inextrica</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=32"> “Our Breakthrough Award winners not only capture</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=33"> NIH DIRECTOR'S AWARDS Risky research reaps rewar</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=34"> FACULTY AWARDS MEDALS AND DISTINCTIONS White Ho</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=35"> AWARDS American Chemical Society, 2011 Roger Adam</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=36"> BOARD OF TRUSTEES (as of January 2012) Officers of</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=37"> Senior Trustees Gordon M. Binder Managing Dir</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=38"> 36 CALTECH 2011 :: A YEAR OF FIRSTS</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=39"> F INANCIAL SUMMARY</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=40"> LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AND F</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=41"> FINANCIAL SUMMARY For the fiscal years ended Sept</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=42"> B OUNDARIES DISAPPEAR SA A </a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=43"> “At Caltech, we focus on developing creative mi</a>
<a title="2011 Annual Report page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a446d238?page=44"> California Institute of Technology 1200 East Cali</a>