A Caltech-Sponsored Pittsburgh Trip!

Caltech sponsored Pittsburgh trip to the National Conference of Undergrad Research + exploring the city!

My Favorite Lab at Caltech

CNS 162 !

A Conference and Party Weekend!

An eventful Saturday spent attending a conference and a Caltech interhouse party!

The Ins and Outs of a Caltech SURF

Caltech's SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) program allows undergraduate students to participate in a 10-week funded summer research project. Here are some tips on how to find a SURF@Caltech!

From Rocks Outside to Results in Lab

From rocks outside to results in lab

SURFing at Stony Brook University

What happens when one Caltech student ends up at Stony Brook University for the summer...?

Brand New City – Onto an Off-Campus SURF Adventure

To go off of a famous quote: If we want the rewards of going to a brand new city by ourselves and doing things our mother would never let us do (like having ice cream for dinner), we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of taking adequate care of ourselves.

The Ice and Its Many Cables – or, what I learned about instrumentation physics

SURF is an awesome summer research opportunity; not only a chance to research new science, but also research about yourself as a scientist: Is computation your thing, or can you not stand staring at a screen for hours? Do you really like experimental physics, or is this next cable going to be your last straw? Here is what I learned about instrumentation, or experimental physics in general, through this epic journey of five fortnights:

Undergraduate Admissions

Research

a siesta in santa cruz

Summer Reflections: SURFing in Pittsburgh