Person Spotlight Listing
- Undergraduate
Chi Cap
The house system has been a great resource for me. The third- and fourth-year undergrads in my house provided a safe space for me to ask anything, like: ‘How do I email a professor asking to do research in their lab?’ and ‘What classes should I take?’ They helped me adjust to college, adjust to Caltech, make friends, and eventually I became the social vice president of my house! It’s really good to have people who have been through what you’re going through, know what you feel like, and can support you through everything.”
- Undergraduate
Hannah Ramsperger
Everything was new, but it didn’t take long until I felt at home again, because it’s such a welcoming community with kindhearted people here at Caltech. I found friends really fast, and I didn’t expect it to be so easy to transition. Now, when I go to Red Door to get coffee, the staff know my order. I walk in three or four times a day, and they already know what I'll ask for. It's a small thing that makes you feel very welcome, and I think it wouldn’t be like this at a larger university.
- Bren Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar
Karthish Manthiram
In our group, we have chemical engineers, chemists, mechanical engineers, and materials scientists all coming together to do something big. We're going after really, really difficult problems and uncovering Mother Nature's secrets."
- Professor of Medical Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute; Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar
Wei Gao
My interest in biomedical engineering started when I realized that people I loved passed away because of the lack of technologies to diagnose and treat different types of diseases. By analyzing human sweat using a wearable sensor, we could collect large sets of information that could be used for health monitoring and disease diagnosis. And, very importantly, the information could give us early warnings for preventative care."
- Alum
Snigdha Saha (BS '24)
Every single person I know at Caltech is so accomplished, so smart. I’m so lucky to be able to say I went to school with these people. I can guarantee you, in a few years, some of them will be Nobel laureates. Some of them will be winning all sorts of prizes. Some of them will be spearheading companies. There’s a sense of going from imposter syndrome to reaching the end and saying, ‘You know what? I did belong here, and I did really well, and I'm really proud of that.’"
- Barista and Cashier at Red Door Marketplace
Vincent Lopez
One of the best things about Caltech is the diversity. When the World Cup soccer matches are happening, you can go into the dining hall any day and see people from that country cheering on their team. There’s such a wide variety of people from all over the world here, so you get introduced to so many different cultures. I really enjoy that.”