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Construction and Parking
Location of the Frank J. Malina Laboratory for High-Speed Flight Dynamics construction project.
Construction Impacts
- Ginsburg Center: Construction of the main building is ongoing and progressing as scheduled.
- South Gate Plaza: From Monday, January 12, to Friday, January 21, underground excavation will occur between East Bridge and Linde Hall. Minimal noise and vibration are expected. Construction activity in the general area will increase in the following months.
- Frank J. Malina Laboratory for High-Speed Flight Dynamics: Construction on the south side of the Guggenheim Laboratory (location pictured above) has begun.
- Downs-Lauritsen Lab: Construction work on the bridge that connects Downs-Lauritsen with the Ginsburg Center continues.
Parking and Traffic
- There are no new parking and traffic updates at this time.
Pedestrian Access
- There are no new pedestrian access updates at this time.
Community Member Milestones
- Welcome to Caltech:
Lucas Fagan
On January 5, Lucas joined Caltech as a research scientist in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, where he'll work on building reinforcement learning agents to solve research-level math problems. Prior to this role, Lucas was a visiting student at Caltech and earned his PhD in math from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Celebrating a promotion:
Tye Welch
On December 1, Tye was promoted to associate vice president for Audit Services and Institute Compliance, where he previously served as senior director of compliance and interim associate vice president. In this new role, Tye will direct the annual internal audit and compliance plans, facilitate the Institute's enterprise risk management program, and direct numerous advisory projects.
- Welcome to Caltech:
Robbie Nock
Robbie joined Caltech on October 20 as the deputy director of the Center for Technology and Management Education (CTME) in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science, where he will advance the center's custom programs and professional education offerings. He comes to CTME from ArtCenter College of Design, where he led entrepreneurship and professional education programs as an administrator and assistant professor.
- Celebrating a remarkable career:
Cynthia Eller
In December, Cynthia will be retiring after six years of dedicated service at Caltech, three of those years in the early 1980s and three in the 2020s. As a science writer in the Office of Communications and External Relations, she covered research news across all six of Caltech’s academic divisions, but especially the humanities and social sciences division.
- Celebrating a recognition:
Georgia Squyres
On November 12, Georgia was awarded a L'Oréal USA 2025 For Women in Science grant. Georgia is a postdoctoral scholar studying how bacteria coordinate complex tasks within biofilms in the lab of Dianne Newman, Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology and Merkin Institute Professor.
- Welcome to Caltech:
Terrance "Terry" Tumey
Terry joined Caltech as director of Athletics, Recreation and Instruction (ARI) on October 28. Prior to Caltech, Terry's multifaceted career included tenures as a college football player and coach, as a college athletics administrator at NCAA Division I, II, and III level schools, and as an executive in the National Football League (NFL).
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