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Martin Walt

Martin Walt passed away on December 15, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 95 years old at the time of his death. Martin was born in West Plains, Missouri but spent most of his childhood in La Crescenta, CA, graduating from Glendale High School in 1944. It...

James A. Ibers, DAA

James A. Ibers, PhD and Caltech Distinguished Alumnus 1997 passed away in Chicago, IL on December 14, 2021 at the age of 91. He was Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University at the time of his passing. More information about his career is available in the memoir...

Robert Russell Marley

After a short illness, Robert R. (Bob) Marley passed away on December 9, 2021. He was blessed with a long, healthy life and accomplished most of the things he wished in life. Born May 7, 1940 in London, Ontario, Canada to Alma and Robert Marley, he attended and...

The Artistry of Medicine

Sumana Mahata For Sumana Mahata (BS ’17), there is an invaluable connection between her life as a UC San Diego medical student and her passion for design. “I am finding myself asked to step up to being an artist in medicine. It’s a path that I didn’t really know...
Mining the Skies

Mining the Skies

Have Joel Sercel, PhD (MS ’87, PhD ’93) and TransAstra finally figured out how to unlock the promise of asteroid mining?

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