News | The Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

10/20/2017

Simon Receives Mathematical Physics Prize

Lorinda Dajose

Caltech mathematician Barry Simon is the recipient of the 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.

12/16/2016

The Mechanical Universe Now on YouTube

Jon Nalick

The critically acclaimed television series The Mechanical Universe… And Beyond, created at Caltech and broadcast on PBS from 1985-86, is now available in its entirety on YouTube.

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10/28/2016

Faculty Profile: Andrew Stuart

Robert Perkins

New faculty member Andrew Stuart uses mathematics to study basic questions about how to interface sophisticated mathematical models with data.

09/29/2016

Quantum MOOC

Robert Perkins

Thousands of students enroll in an online course to study how the laws of quantum mechanics can be used to create secure communications.

08/10/2016

Lifetime of Numbers: Q&A with Barry Simon

Whitney Clavin

A special math conference is being held this month in honor of Barry Simon's 70th birthday.

07/07/2016

Math and Physics Professors Named Simons Investigators

Lorinda Dajose

Anton Kapustin and Vladimir Markovic will each be awarded $100,000 annually for five years as part of the fellowship.

06/09/2016

Shou Receives Fellowship for Studies in Germany

Lorinda Dajose

Senior Laura Shou has received a Graduate Study Scholarship to pursue a master's degree in Germany.

05/11/2016

Ooguri Receives Chunichi Award

Robert Perkins

Hirosi Ooguri, the Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics and founding director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, will be the 2016 recipient of the Chunichi Cultural Award.