Archives for Welcome to Caltech

November–December Arrivals

February 7, 2010 - Sarah Alaniz, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Patty Alley, audience services representative, Public Events; Sylvain Barbot, postdoctoral scholar in geology; Susan Conner, senior employee and organizational consultant, Human Resources; Xiquan Cui, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Simon Estrada, office assistant for annual giving, Development; postdoctoral scholars Kin Chung Fong, in applied physics, and Pierre Guillard, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Shilpa Khatri, visitor in aerospace; Loretta Lau, library clerk, Library Services; Caroline Murphy, administrative assistant, materials science; James Parker, senior electronics technician, astronomy; Davide Pietrobon, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's astrophysics and space sciences section; Everett Scott Shankle, mechanical designer/draftsperson, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; postdoctoral scholars Ousmane Sy, in JPL's radar science and engineering section, and Nicholas Taylor, in physics; Hima Vatti, associate general counsel, Office of the General Counsel; Jonathan Wang, research technician assistant, biology; Jun Wang, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Linda Webb, assistant director, Caltech Center for Diversity; Damien Woods, senior postdoctoral scholar in computer science; Yongsheng Xu, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section; Michael Zemcov, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics.

Senior Development Officer Appointed

February 7, 2010 - Valerie Otten has joined Caltech as a senior development officer, effective January 11. In addition to managing a portfolio of principal- and major-gift prospects, she will serve as development liaison for the Resnick Institute advisory council and for a second council to be determined. Otten served as assistant dean of development for engineering and the sciences at UC Santa Barbara and, prior to that, as a senior fund-raising executive for several nationally prominent organizations, including the National History Museum of Los Angeles, the Art Center College of Design, and the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation. Otten earned her BA from Virginia Tech and her MA in public communication from American University.

November Arrivals

January 3, 2010 - Raina Beaven, staff support associate, biology; postdoctoral scholars Pedro Maria Beirao, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), and Rohini Bhawar, in JPL's earth atmospheric science section; Nathan Bridges, visitor in geology; David Buennagel, library clerk, Library Services; Timothy Cassidy, postdoctoral scholar in planetary science at JPL; Romeo Chamorro, security officer, Security and Parking; Jacob Crummey, instrument specialist, Seismo Lab; visitors Xiaohong Cui, in chemistry, and Kenneth Diest, in applied physics; Bobbi Focareta, office manager, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Alexander Gagnon, in environmental science and engineering, and Bin Guan, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section; Julie Guan, library clerk, Library Services; Harshal Gupta, postdoctoral scholar in instrument systems implementation at JPL; Heidi Kelman, mechanical designer/draftsperson, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Farbod Khoshnoud, visitor in applied and computational mathematics; postdoctoral scholars Oliver King, in astronomy, and Netanel Lindner, in theoretical physics; Tuong Luu, electrical-mechanical technician, Space Radiation Lab; Brian Majeska, system administrator, IPAC; postdoctoral scholars Jong Hyun Na, in materials science, Kang-Kuen Ni, in quantum optics physics, Noppasin Niamsuwan, in JPL's radar science and engineering section, and Jillian Pearse, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section; Aaron Ramsey and Raymond Rangel, both security officers, Security and Parking; Norbert Schuch, postdoctoral scholar in theoretical physics; Brandi Shanata, phone program associate, Development and Alumni Relations; Julian Vera, second cook, Athenaeum; Wanwan Yang, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Rebecca Zentmyer, assistant research scientist, geological and planetary sciences; Yi Zhao, postdoctoral scholar in quantum physics.

Late October Arrivals

December 20, 2009 - Mandy Abbott, assistant lab technician, materials science; Carolina Acosta, records specialist, Human Resources; Alphan Altinok, imaging processing specialist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Hakim Atek, in astrophysics, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), and Agustin Bompadre, in aeronautics; Jose Calderon, computer system administrator, Space Radiation Lab; Scott Calman, observatory network and computer support, Palomar Observatory; postdoctoral scholars Matthew Eichenfield, in applied physics, Shirin Jalali, in the Center for the Mathematics of Information, Bengt Martin Linden, in applied physics, Wilson Liu, in IPAC, and Jean-Christophe Mauduit, in astronomy, IPAC; Leah Mentch, department assistant, chemistry and chemical engineering; Jennie Murdock, financial analyst, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Hanford, Washington; Elizabeth Nelson, research technician, biology; Hsin-Hung Ou, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering; Francesco Parlati, senior research technician, biology; Saurabh Puri, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; Cindy Santos Valencia, administrative assistant, Project Accounting; visitors Luke Sweatlock, in applied physics, and Yamina Touhami, in IPAC; Steven Vance, postdoctoral scholar in planetary science, JPL; Anissa Williams, administrative assistant, control and dynamical systems; Kevin Young, research assistant, electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Qi Zhao, in biology, and Andreas Zund, in chemical engineering.

September and Early October Arrivals

December 6, 2009 - Syed Ahsan, assistant animal lab technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Thomas Bristow, in planetary science, JPL, Gentian Buzi, in control and dynamical systems, Ann Cheung and Guangbin Dong, both in chemistry, and Seth Finnegan, in geobiology; Erika Garcia, assistant research technician, applied physics; postdoctoral scholars Ronald Grimm, in chemistry, Tobias Heinen, in biology, Douglas Hoffman, in astronomy, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), Lotte Hollands, in physics, Tomoyasu Isobe, in biology, Thomas Jensen, in chemistry, and Takao Kitaguchi, in physics; Mary Kurts, lead project financial analyst, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Hanford, Washington; Michael Maire, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Giuseppe Mitri, senior postdoctoral scholar in planetary science; Evan Pan, director of investments, public markets, Investment Office; Veli-Matti Pelkonen, postdoctoral scholar, IPAC; Eduard Persikov, visitor in geology; postdoctoral scholars Evgenij Raskatov, in chemistry, Christopher Richards, in biology, and Piotr Sulkowski, in physics; Matthew Thill, research assistant, electrical engineering; Kristy Tran, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Peter Varkonyi, visitor in mechanical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Suvir Venkataraman, in bioengineering, and Sze-Man Yu, in chemistry.

Choral Music Director Appointed

December 6, 2009 - Nancy Sulahian has been appointed choral music director, effective September 1; she replaces Desiree LaVertu, who has moved to Occidental College. A longtime professional member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Sulahian also performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and has sung under conductors Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Zubin Mehta, Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur, and Pierre Boulez. In her 12 years as conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale's Chamber Singers, she has presented hundreds of community and school performances throughout Southern California. In addition, she is music director at the First United Methodist Church of Glendale and conductor of Disneyland's annual Christmas Candlelight Procession. Sulahian holds music degrees from USC.

Late September Arrivals

November 18, 2009 - Kristen Abraham, assistant to the officers of the faculty, Vice Provost's Office; Dale Baecker, security officer, Campus Security and Parking; Sandra Behncke, scientific research assistant, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Mykhailo Borysov, visitor, and Rajiv Dulepet, research software engineer, both in biology; postdoctoral scholars Daniel Golovin, in the Center for the Mathematics of Information, Michael Filipe Goncalves Salvador, in electrical engineering, Brian Grefenstette, in physics, Sasha Hinkley, in astronomy, Cynthia Harley, in biology, William Hobbs, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth science section, and Mingyuan Huang, in materials science; Koseki Kobayashi, research assistant, geological and planetary sciences; Manuel Lombardini, research engineer, aeronautics; Jordan Meier, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Manuel Mora, second cook, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars John Nagarah, in biology, Hai Nguyen, in JPL's instrument software and science data systems section, Eranda Nikolla, in chemical engineering, Tosan Omabegho, in bioengineering, and Sri Rama Prasanna Pavani, in electrical engineering; Andrea Pereira, visitor in biology; Jennifer Small, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth atmospheric science section; Ying Tan, visitor in geophysics; Xiaoli Tang, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Valerie Thomas, seismologist, Seismo Lab; postdoctoral scholars Chao-Wei Tsai, in IPAC, Joaquin Vieira, in physics, and Shengji Wei, in geophysics; Wendy Williams, visitor in astronomy.

August and Early September Arrivals

November 1, 2009 - Artur Apresyan, Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar Experimental Physics; Stefan Ballmer, visitor in astrophysics; postdoctoral scholars Matthew Bierman, in chemistry, Robert Brewster, in applied physics, Harry Choi, in bioengineering, Chiraj Dalal, in biology, Joshua Day, in chemistry, Vladimir Dergachev, in physics, Thomas Downes, in experimental cosmology, and Francois Gay-Balmaz, in control and dynamical systems; Yong Hao, research scientist, materials science; postdoctoral scholars Kaveh Hosseini, in electrical engineering, and Hiroshi Ito, in biology; Liang Jiang, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Christoph Keller, McCone Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; postdoctoral scholars Duncan Keppie, in tectonics, Addis Kidane, in aeronautics, and Runhui Liu, in chemistry; Usha McFarling, communications director, Resnick Institute; Gabriele Meloni, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Daisuke Nakao, visitor in electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Samaya Nissanke, in JPL's astrophysics and space sciences section, Thushara Pillai, in physics, Brant Robertson, in astronomy, Fabian Schmidt, in theoretical cosmology, and Yong Shi, in astronomy, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Adam Subhas, research technician, geology and geochemistry; postdoctoral scholars Daw-An Wu, in social neuroscience, and Chengxiang Xiang, in chemistry; Chihiro Yasutake, visitor in biology.

Late August Arrivals

October 18, 2009 - Doron Bergman, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Science; Aparna Bhaskaran, assistant database analyst/programmer, Seismo Lab; postdoctoral scholars Carmen Boening, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section, and Moran Cerf, in biology; Bin Chen, Texaco Postdoctoral Scholar in Geophysics; Stuart Fabel, lighting designer/stage technician, Office of Communications; Ryan Frank, development research specialist, Development and Alumni Relations; Tapan Ganguly, visitor in chemistry; postdoctoral scholars Shen-Shyang Ho, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section, and Evan Kirby, in astronomy; Zachary Likins, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Ruifeng Lu, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Caleb Ng, research technician, biology; Bryce Sadtler, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Sangeetha Satheesan, veterinary technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Nicholas Strandwitz, in chemistry, and Kay Suselj, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section; Anita Titmarsh, visitor in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; David Tsang, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics; Jonathan Wilson, O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology; Benjamin Zwiebel, Lee A. DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics.

Early August Arrivals

October 4, 2009 - Roland Brockers, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's computer-vision group; Kurt Buckland, mechanical designer/draftsperson, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Jeffrey Cooke, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Jia-Sheng Hu, visitor in electrical engineering; Boris Karpichev, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth atmospheric science section; Sarah Keating, visitor in control and dynamical systems; postdoctoral scholars Reijo Keskitalo, in JPL's astrophysics and space science section, Yu Liu, in applied physics, Maria Morales Calderon, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), and Duc Ngo, in aeronautics; Yan Poon, visitor in chemistry; Alex Roper, research assistant, engineering and applied science; postdoctoral scholars Ju-Mee Ryoo, in JPL's climate, oceans and solid earth section, Hyunjin Shim and Sabrina Stierwalt, both in IPAC, Franz Weinert, in applied physics, Fenfang Wu, in physics, Ding-shyue Yang, in chemistry, and Wenzheng Yang, in geophysics; visitors Marianna Yanikke, in biology, and Melanie Zimmermann, in chemistry.

July Arrivals

September 6, 2009 - Sam Abbott, electronics technician, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; postdoctoral scholars Meghan Adams and Michael Bethune, both in biology; Bei Cai, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; postdoctoral scholars Xi Chen, in astrophysics, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Daniel Chung, in aeronautics; Linda Donnelly, administrative assistant, chemistry; postdoctoral scholars Adrienne Erickcek, in physics, Malena Espanol, in aeronautics, Diego Fazi, in physics, and Ladan Foose, in chemistry; Will Gibson, research technician, and Jane Khudyakov, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; postdoctoral scholars Jaemin Kim, in materials science, and Joshua Klein, in biology; Wonhee Lee, research technician, bioengineering; postdoctoral scholars Kevin Lewis, in planetary science, Morgan Llewellyn, in political science, John Marshall, in biology, Euan McLeod, in applied physics, Mrinmoy Nag, in chemistry, Mingxing Ouyang, in bioengineering and applied physics, Rachel Penton, in biology, and Raviv Perahia, in applied physics; Sebastien Pilet, visitor in geochemistry; postdoctoral scholars James Puckett, in chemistry, Rodrigo Reeves, in radio astronomy, Michael Rose, in chemistry, Colette Salyk, in planetary science, Hilke Schlichting, in astrophysics, Frank Christian Seifert, in physics, and Alexander Smith, in economics; Daoyuan Sun, assistant scientist, Seismo Lab; postdoctoral scholars Casimir Wierzynski, in biology, Shuman Xia, in aeronautics, and Jinkyu Yang, in aeronautics; Changjun Yu, visitor in chemistry.

New Communications Editor Joins Caltech

September 6, 2009 - Sara Arnold has joined the Office of Communications as its new copy/production editor, effective August 31. In addition to general proofreading/copyediting and assisting with development communications, she will be responsible for the Caltech Catalog and the departmental section of the Personnel Directory. Arnold comes to Caltech from Brown Publishing Network in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she edited and oversaw production of a variety of K-12 textbooks and other educational materials. She also has substantial freelance experience editing scientific and legal texts. Arnold holds a BA in sociology from Williams College.

Senior Development Officer Appointed

September 6, 2009 - Cathy Cosgrove has been appointed a senior development officer, effective August 31. Bringing with her a broad background in higher-education fund-raising, with a focus on Southern California, she has most recently served as vice president of development for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. Prior to that, Cosgrove held senior management positions in development at both Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University.

Development Director Named

September 6, 2009 - Margie Dufford has been named director of administration and organizational development in Caltech's development office, starting in September. Her responsibilities will include assisting in the integration of the development and communication offices and recommending management and operational improvements to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Dufford comes to the Institute with an extensive management background in higher education, most recently with UC Riverside. She has an MBA from USC, worked for many years there in administration and finance, and was later senior associate dean for administration in USC's Viterbi School of Engineering.

New Senior Development Officer Joins Caltech

September 6, 2009 - Matt Leroux has joined Caltech as a senior development officer, effective August 24. In addition to managing a portfolio of principal and major-gift prospects, he will serve as development liaison for two division-chair councils. He comes from the Arizona State University Foundation, where he worked with ASU donors and prospects in Northern California. He has also raised private support for national nonprofits such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, MIT, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, and Middlebury College. At Middlebury, Leroux earned a BA with a double major in biology and Spanish.

Late June Arrivals

August 19, 2009 - Salman Abolfathe Beikidezfuli, postdoctoral scholar in computer science; Mina Amin, p-card clerk, Procurement Services; Margaret Carlos, administrative assistant, planetary sciences; Joyce Chen, research technician, biology; Christoph Haselwandter, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; John Kerr, visitor, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory, detached duty Hanford, Washington; Andrew Krause, research technician assistant, biology; Bo Li, research scientist, aeronautics; Mingzhi Liang, visitor in biology; Seung-Lark Lim, postdoctoral scholar in neuroeconomics; Annette Maestas-Ramos, assistant to the senior counselor for external relations, Office of the President; Sylvain Malacarne, visitor in astronomy; May Mediano, assistant director, accounting operations, Financial Services; Linda Nguyen, library clerk, Library Services; postdoctoral scholars Subhash Pokharel, in chemistry, and Eric Prouve, in physics; Noah Rahman, research assistant, planetary sciences; Kelly Sandhagen, business administrator, Athletics; Luis Soto-Ortiz, research assistant, control and dynamical systems; Tsutomu Takahashi, research technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Limei Zhang and Binquan Zhuang, both in chemistry.

New EAS Manager of Communications Appointed

August 19, 2009 - Trity Pourbahrami has joined the engineering and applied science division as the new manager of its communications office. A certified mediator and facilitator, she has 15 years of research and communications experience in the physical, biological, and social sciences and has worked on numerous interdisciplinary projects. She also has extensive experience organizing events, training programs, and conferences and has trained educators, health-care workers, and managers in conflict resolution and better communication. Pourbahrami has a BS in physics and physiology and an MS in social welfare and public administration.

Early June Arrivals

August 2, 2009 - Blake Axelrod, research engineer, condensed matter physics; Aydin Babakhani, research scientist, and Joseph Bardin, postdoctoral scholar, both in electrical engineering; Denis Barkats, visitor in physics; Andrew Beyer, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Jeffrey Cady, lecture hall manager, physics; postdoctoral scholars David Galvan, in JPL's tracking systems and applications section, and Sean Gordon, in biology; Fenton Harvey, laboratory manager, materials science; postdoctoral scholars Jianjun Jin, in JPL's earth atmospheric science section, and Kenneth Karanja, in chemistry; David Koos, senior research scientist, biology; visitors Pranav Kosuri, in biology, and Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, in planetary science; postdoctoral scholars Eric Ostby, in applied physics, and Heidi Privett, in biology; Bruce Shapiro, lead computational specialist, biology, and director of the Beckman Institute's Biological Network Modeling Center; Michael Simoneaux, visitor, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory, detached duty Louisiana; Adele Tamboli, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Fenfang Wu, visitor in physics.

Communications Manager Named

August 2, 2009 - Beth Harnick-Shapiro has joined the Office of Communications as its online communications manager, effective August 3. She will supervise the office's web group. Harnick-Shapiro comes to Caltech from UC Irvine, where she was director of web communications for the university. Prior to that, she worked in the UC Irvine school of engineering as web project manager.

May Arrivals

July 5, 2009 - Omar Akbari, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Jasmid Camara, department assistant, Financial Services; Eric Dejong, visitor in planetary science; Daniel Fuster, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; James Goltz, visitor in civil engineering; Wulf Haubensak, assistant staff scientist, biology; Xin Heng, visitor in electrical engineering; Drew Keppel, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Daniel Koo, research support, biology; Josef Meier, visitor in chemistry; Laurent Moreaux, project scientist, biology; Maria Sanchez, custodial assistant, Facilities; postdoctoral scholars Marcos Simoes Costa, in biology, and Timothy Sullivan, in aeronautics.

April Arrivals

June 7, 2009 - Badar Ahmed, visitor in physics; Maen Alkhader, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Sonia Chernobieff, program assistant, Caltech Precollege Science Initiative; John Earle, senior research technician, biology; Alessandro Fabbrizio, postdoctoral scholar in geochemistry; Glenda Freiwald and Suzanne Hum, assistant animal lab technicians, biology; Lawrence Ingalls, finance manager, Technology Transfer; Christopher Kovach, postdoctoral scholar in biology; visitors Loic Ledoux, in physics, and Francisco Martin-Torres, in planetary science; Katie Miller, administrative lab support, applied physics; Madeline Miller, research technician, and Summer Miller, research assistant, both in geology; Milica Milosavljevic, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Sidao Ni, visitor in geophysics; postdoctoral scholars Sascha Schafer, in chemistry, and Celia Shiau, in biology; Stephen Smith, research engineer, electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Amber Southwell, in biology, Luis Guillermo Villanueva Torrijo, in physics, and Hua Wang, in electrical engineering.

March Arrivals

May 3, 2009 - Visitors Samuel Bradford, in aeronautics, Hajer Brahem, in biology, and Kristel Chanard, in geology; postdoctoral scholars Gwyneth Card, in bioengineering, and Alexander Dementsov, in materials science; Kimberly DePrez, building attendant, Athletics; visitors Pak-Wing Fok, in applied and computational mathematics, and Zeev Gross, in chemistry; Daniel Gubler, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Cynthia Hsu, research technician associate, and Cheol-Sang Hwang, staff scientist, both in biology; postdoctoral scholars Jeremiah Johnson, in chemistry, Arun Kumar Kallare Puttaraje Gowda, in biology, and Damien Lafont, in JPL's earth atmospheric science section; Jonas Lee, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry and Howard Hughes Research Associate; Meca Lynn, applications developer, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; postdoctoral scholars Uri Maoz, in biology, and Qixi Mi, in chemistry; visitor Igor Moric and postdoctoral scholar Adrian Perez Galvan, both in physics; postdoctoral scholars Kimberly Petersen, in chemistry, and Andres Prieto Aneiros, in applied and computational mathematics; Anna Maria Salazar, research assistant, biology; postdoctoral scholars Arnab Samanta, in mechanical engineering, and Matthew Shaw, in applied physics; Alethia White, administrative assistant, International Office, JPL.

New VP for DAR Named

May 3, 2009 - Peter deCourcy Hero has been named vice president for development and alumni relations, effective May 1. Former senior advisor to the CEO and board of directors of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), he has most recently served as senior fellow at the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He received his BA and MA in art history from Williams College and MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and has served as director of the Oregon Arts Commission, president of the Maine College of Art, and president and CEO of Community Foundation Silicon Valley (CFSV). His publications include Local Mission, Global Vision: Community Foundations in the 21st Century, which has been translated into four languages.

February Arrivals

April 5, 2009 - Blake Axelrod, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Jennifer Benson, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary science section; postdoctoral scholars Stephen Chapman, in chemical engineering, and Martin Emprechtinger, in physics; Keith Gunapala, research technician/associate, biology; Sarah Harris, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's climate, ocean, and solid-earth science section; Matthew Hollister, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Shusuke Hori, visitor in mechanical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Yoshihiro Kaneko, in tectonics, and Ali Lashgari, in applied and computational mathematics; Guilhem Lavaux, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Wenxi Liang, in chemistry, and Nikolay Markovskiy, in materials science; visitors Yury Minenkov, in physics, and Laurent Remusat, in geochemistry; Jason Schwer, assistant research technician, Heiko Stemmann, visitor, and Ellen Walker, research technician associate, all in biology.

Late January Arrivals

March 22, 2009 - Gloria Anguiano, office assistant, Key and Lock Shop; Shannon Beaty, molecular biology technician, chemistry and chemical engineering; Melinda Beaver, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering; Alain Camiling, contracting officer, Procurement; Brian Chen, investment analyst, Investment Office; postdoctoral scholars Wei-Ting Chen, in chemical engineering, and Meng Cui, in electrical engineering; David Feldbaum, visitor in physics (detached duty, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Louisiana); Kim Ford, guest-relations coordinator, Athenaeum; Feng Gao, research associate, biology; postdoctoral scholars Xoana Gonzalez Troncoso, Piercesare Grimaldi, and Anastasia Kalli, all in biology; Miranda Li, assistant director, Accounting Operations; Jason Macias, guest-relations coordinator, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Andrew Mahon, in chemistry, Sebastian Moeller, in biology, and Ajith Parameswaran, in physics; Alexandra Paul, research assistant, biology; Curtis Schneider, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Anthony Swinbank, visitor in astronomy; Shuo Wang, research technician, humanities and social sciences.

Early January Arrivals

March 8, 2009 - Postdoctoral scholars Motofumi Arii, in electrical engineering, Laurence Bodelot, in aeronautics, Shourov Chatterji, in physics (detached duty, MIT), and Eileen Chollet, in physics; Alexandre Delacroix, mechanical engineer, Caltech Optical Observatories; Jeffrey Fingler, scientific researcher, biology; Nima Ghaderi, researcher, planetary sciences; Robert Graham, senior lab manager and scientist, biology; Yongning He, research scientist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Erik Henriksen, in physics, Laura Jordan, in bioengineering, Jennifer Keeffe and Hao Kueh, both in biology, and Sergiy Levin, in chemistry; Jonathan Malmaud, research programmer, biology; postdoctoral scholars Julien Muffat, in biology, Yanzhong Pei, in material science, and Rachel Poretsky, in geobiology; Nicole Schweers, research technician associate, biology; Geoffrey Steeves, lecture-hall manager, physics; Peili Teo, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Gonzalo Vazquez, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Jigang Wu, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Reika Yokochi, visitor in geochemistry.

December New Arrivals

February 8, 2009 - Young-Kyung Bae, postdoctoral scholar, and Ty Basinger, assistant animal lab technician, both in biology; Monica Brito, server, Athenaeum; Eric Brustad, postdoctoral scholar in chemical engineering; Daniel Disimile, manager of trusts and bequests, Development and Alumni Relations; Arleen Estrada, research aide, biology; Jeffrey Filippini, Moore Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics; Alton Graham, bus person, Athenaeum; Sebastian Haan, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Jens Kaiser, research laboratory specialist, chemistry and chemical engineering; Ljubomir Miljacic, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Barbara Moses, administrative assistant, Kavli Nanoscience Institute; Nader Motee, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Anthony Prave, visitor in geology; Hidee Romero, research support assistant, biology; Carlos Rosas, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Alex So, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Irina Strelnik, grant manager, engineering and applied science; Doris Tse, analyst, biology; postdoctoral scholars Jasim Uddin and Michael Walter, both in chemistry, and Marcin Witek, in JPL's climate, ocean and earth science section.

November New Arrivals

January 11, 2009 - Michael Angerman, research software engineer, biology; Erica Anguiano, host, Athenaeum; Tomoyuki Arai, visitor in electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Jerome Bobin, in applied and computational mathematics, Kuenley Chiu, in astronomy, and Michelle Cluver, in astronomy, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Armando Cobos, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Jeff Cochrane, assistant animal lab technician, Viera Crosignani, research technician, and Jessica Escobedo, postdoctoral scholar, all in biology; Jian Lu, visitor in aeronautics; Wojciech Makowiecki, scientific researcher, Spitzer Science Center; Paola Marcovecchio, research technician, biology; Rowin Meijerink, postdoctoral scholar in planetary science; Hillary Mennella, nurse practitioner, Student Health Center; Lee Peng Mok, biomedical research technician, biology; Gerardo Nava, service mechanic, Facilities; Martin Pilhofer, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Jesus Ramos, dishwasher/general helper, Dining Services; postdoctoral scholars Karla Reyes Gil and Ishu Saraogi, both in chemistry; Philipp Schneider, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in earth science at JPL; Linda Schweizer, visitor in planetary science; Nathaniel Stern, Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics; postdoctoral scholars Chee Wei Tan, in computer science, Yanling Wu, in astronomy, IPAC, and Wen Yi, in chemistry.

Late October Arrivals

December 30, 2008 - Visitors Erik Ameur, in mathematics, Mark Boldin, in biology, and Stefano Cavuoti, in physics; Alejandro Covarrubias, receiving clerk, Athenaeum; Joyce De Leon, research technician, biology; Steven Frost, custodial assistant, Facilities; Amy Garrison, research technician, biology; Hugo Gonzalez, custodial assistant, Facilities; Roberta Hansman, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology; visitors Carsten Hartmann, in control and dynamical systems, Douglas Hofmann, in materials science, and Brendan Kayes, in applied physics; Laleh Rabieirad, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Harald Sodemann, visitor in environmental science and engineering; Maria Sosa, custodial assistant, Facilities.

Mid October Arrivals

December 18, 2008 - Thomas Bristow, O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology; Robert Crabill, senior lab technician, Space Astrophysics Lab; visitors Roman Gaignaire, in applied and computational mathematics, and Michael Gottlieb, in physics; Vlad Iluc, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Matthew Kiewiet, office assistant, humanities and social science; Ung-Jin Kim, database curator, biology; Nicholas Konidaris, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy instrumentation; Angel Krause, marketing and outreach associate and Friends of Beckman Auditorium coordinator, Public Events; postdoctoral scholars Geoffrey Pittman, in biology, and Senthilkumaran Radhakrishnan, in JPL's propulsion and materials engineering section; Carol Spearman, kitchen supervisor, Dining Services; Martin Voss, science writing intern, Media Relations; Tim Wang, desktop support, Information Management Systems and Services; Yoshihiro Yamazaki, senior postdoctoral scholar in materials science.

Early October Arrivals

December 7, 2008 - Postdoctoral scholars Morgan Beeby, in biology, and Tomaso Bontognali, in geobiology; Stijn Cassenaer, electrophysiologist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Yan Chen, in electrical engineering, Justin Crepp, in astronomy, and Willem den Besten, in biology; Robert Engel, grid computing systems administrator/developer, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; postdoctoral scholars Christopher Henry, in chemistry, and Hugh Kim, in JPL's planetary science section; Mark Ladinsky, electron-microscope scientist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Hsi-wen Lo, in electrical engineering, Jessica Lu, in astronomy, Manuel Moliner Marin, in chemical engineering, and Stephen Muchovej, in physics; Alexander Rakitin, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Tristan Smith, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Alessandro Spadoni, in aeronautics, Devin Tesar, in biology, and Oana Tudusciuc, in neuroscience and psychology; David Vander Velde, manager, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility; Stephanie Wang, postdoctoral scholar in economics; Yipeng Wang, visitor in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Feiqin Xie, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth atmospheric science section.

Late September Arrivals

November 25, 2008 - Cheryl Anderson, senior lifeguard, Athletics; Luis Barrios, JPL cook, Dining Services; Daniel Broderick, associate director, Office of Technology Transfer; Helen Chuang, visitor in chemical engineering; James Covington, department assistant, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO); postdoctoral scholars Georgios Alexandros Dimakis, in the Center for the Mathematics of Information, Sarah Dodson-Robinson, in astronomy—Spitzer Fellow; and Robert Eagle, in geochemistry; Inessa Epstein, Clare Boothe Luce Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematics; Wesley Fraser, postdoctoral scholar in planetary sciences; Gregory Grasmehr, associate information security analyst, Information Management Systems and Services; Catherine Holcomb, research technician, humanities and social sciences; postdoctoral scholars James Hollingsworth, in tectonics, and Manuel Lombardini, in aeronautics; Brian Lopez, research support assistant, biology; Matthew Mattson, visitor in chemical engineering; Jon Mauerhan, postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Gurgen Parunakian, mail clerk assistant, Graphic Resources / Mail Services; Jason Perez, library assistant, Library Services; Carina Rumaldo, research support assistant, biology; Darlene Sample, building attendant, Athletics; Zuoqiang Shi, postdoctoral scholar in applied and computational mathematics; Abe Singer, cyber security officer, LIGO; Anne Sullivan, laboratory manager, engineering and applied science; Mika Walton, administrative assistant, Research Administration; Shih-Wei Wu, postdoctoral scholar in neuroeconomics.

Mid September Arrivals

November 13, 2008 - Amir Avestimehr, postdoctoral scholar in the Center for the Mathematics of Information; Tarek Chatila, energy and building management systems control specialist, Facilities; Amanda Cook, visitor in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Alexander Copley, postdoctoral scholar in geology; Jessica Del Vita, psychology intern, Health and Counseling Center; Mary Farrow, postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry; Tor Kit Goh, visitor in chemistry; Cheryl King, assistant lab animal technician, biology; Hyojong Lee, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Joseph Montano, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Heraclio Rivas, cook, Dining Services; Thomas Robertson, psychology intern, Health and Counseling Center; Ulrich Sperhake, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Meng-Chwan Tan, visitor in physics.

Early September Arrivals

November 2, 2008 - Deokkeun An, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Jewel Batdorg-Pals, JPL International Office administrator, Human Resources; postdoctoral scholars Elina Birmingham, in psychology, and Sergio Boixo-Castrillo, in theoretical physics; Alyson Brooks, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics; postdoctoral scholars Ivan Cajigas, in biology, and Darrick Chang, in theoretical physics; Christina Dock, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; postdoctoral scholars Nathan Eddingsaas, in chemistry / geological and planetary sciences, and Fumi Egusa, in astronomy; Ian Eisenman,Texaco Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Science and Engineering; postdoctoral scholars Jean Elkhoury, in geophysics, Eyal Feigenbaum, in applied physics, and Hai Fu, in astronomy; Shana Goffredi, visitor in geobiology; Lusine Hakobyan, general office clerk, Accounting and Gift Endowment; Tanja Hinderer, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics; Lars Jacobsson, postdoctoral scholar in computer science; Stephen Jordan, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; postdoctoral scholars Peter Kalmus, in physics, Michael Kesden, in theoretical astrophysics, Liang Kong, in theoretical physics, Naomi Levin, in geochemistry, Partha Pratim Mondal, in electrical engineering, Heather Murrey, in chemistry, Hiroyuki Noda, in geophysics, Yuriy Roman Leshkov, in chemical engineering, and Tamar Pereg-Barnea and Raquel Rodriguez Monje, both in physics; Rebecca Schulman, visitor in computation and neural systems; Qihui Shi; postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Michael Sweredoski, senior bioinformatician, Beckman Institute.

Late August Arrivals

October 19, 2008 - Rosalina Alcantar, accounts receivable clerk, Athenaeum; Michelle Aldecua, library operations administrator, Library Systems; Thiago Pedro Mayer Alegre, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Teague Allen, metadata librarian, Library Services; Nandini Ananth, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Jesus Castaneda, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Ameya Champhekar, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Victor Diaz, custodial assistant, Facilities; Stephen Hinkel, ticket office customer service coordinator, Public Events; Hanae Inami, visitor in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Michele Judd, managing director, W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies; Lionel Keene, geodetic-imaging/remote-sensing specialist, Tectonics Observatory; Isik Kizilyalli, visitor in applied physics; Bernie Ladnier, senior skilled tradesman, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Sean Mattingly, information-systems generalist support, Spitzer Science Center; postdoctoral scholars Jeremy Munday, in applied physics, and Vasiliki Pavlidou, in astronomy; Santiago Reyes, dishwasher and general helper, Dining Services; Amir Sapir, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Kendrick Watson, department assistant, Campus Housing; Jing Xia, Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics.

Early August Arrivals

October 5, 2008 - Kenta Asahina, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Jake Bailey, Agouran Postdoctoral Scholar in Geobiology; Louis Bouwer, computer assistant, Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory; Matthew Buckley, Lee A. DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Barbara Estrada, administrative assistant, humanities and social sciences; Cristal Gama, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Ernst Gehler, visitor in control and dynamical systems; postdoctoral scholars Janice Hester, in space astrophysics, Gregor Hillers, in geophysics, Francisco Huera Huarte, in aeronautics, Cendri Hutcherson, in neuroeconomics, Seheon Kim, in electrical engineering, Stuart Laurence, in aeronautics, Serin Lee, in bioengineering, and Marina Leite, in applied physics; Elisha Mackey, research technician associate, biology; Aracely Mendez, server, Athenaeum; Astrid Mueller, laser technologist, Beckman Institute; Su Naing, administrative assistant, condensed-matter physics; Jose Robles, JPL dishwasher and general helper, Dining Services; Elijah Sansom, research associate, aeronautics; visitors Matthew Thomson, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Ufuk Topcu, in control and dynamical systems; Jason Young, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary section.

Late July Arrivals

September 26, 2008 - Omar Abdelsaboor, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Melissa Archer, visitor in applied physics; Koray Aydin, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Janice Biferno, senior staff, audit/compliance, Audit Services and Institute Compliance; Matthew Day, postdoctoral scholar in mathematics; Todd Etzel, senior electronic technician, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Aaron Hawk Harris, lifeguard, Athletics; Helen Hsu, grant manager, and Richard Hsu, research technician, both in biology; Nikolai Kandul, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Tracy Morford, lab assistant, observational cosmology; Christian Ott, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics; Bartosz Trzaskowski, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Amanda Updike, veterinary technician, biology; Pun To Yung, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering.

Mid July Arrivals

September 17, 2008 - Silvana Argoti, accounts payable manager, Procurement; postdoctoral scholars Shannon Boettcher, in chemistry, and Nickie Chan, in biology; David Eggleston, campus inspector, Facilities Design and Construction; Mary Gibson, assistant director, Sponsored Research; Mario Hernandez, mechanic's aide, Facilities Management; Dorian Kcira, research scientist / software engineer, high-energy physics; Olivia Mason, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology; Manuel Mendez, JPL floater cook, Dining Services; Maria Arrate Munoz-Barrutia, visitor in biology; Javier Antonio Ruiz Paredes, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics; senior postdoctoral scholar Brian Siana and postdoctoral scholar Daniel Stark, both in astronomy; Bradley Thomson, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary science section; Dawei Zhang, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry.

New Science Writer Named

September 17, 2008 - Lori Oliwenstein has joined Media Relations as senior science writer, effective September 8. She will write press releases and articles and will assist the media. A prolific author, she has written for Time magazine, Psychology Today, Fit Pregnancy, and EverydayHealth.com, as well as for The Loh Down on Science, Caltech's radio science minute. She comes to Caltech from USC, where she worked for the Health Sciences Campus as a science writer, and before that she was an editor for Discover magazine. She is also author of the book Taming Bipolar Disorder and is coauthor of Superhuman: The Awesome Power Within. She received her BS from Union College in 1986 and an MA (with a certificate in science writing) from NYU in 1988.

Early July Arrivals

September 7, 2008 - Amie Boal, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Julie Castillo, visitor in planetary science; Min Chen, assistant scientist, geology; postdoctoral scholars Jiansong Gao, in physics, Keesu Jeon, in chemical engineering, and Shannon Kao, in aeronautics; Ali Ozgun Konca, assistant scientist, geology; Tsun Yin Lai, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Jeonghoon Lee, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; postdoctoral scholars Wonhee Lee, in physics, Sebastien Leprince, in geology, and Louis Levenson, in physics; Cody Nash, assistant research scientist, geology; postdoctoral scholars Adam Rosenthal, in environmental science and engineering, Ueli Rutishauser, in biology, and Crystal Shih, in chemistry; Damien Soghoian, research technician assistant, and Christina Vizcarra, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; postdoctoral scholars Maung Win, in chemical engineering, Jie Yang, in physics, and Aycan Yurtsever, in chemistry.

TACIT Interim Director Appointed

September 7, 2008 - Brian Brophy has been appointed interim director of Theater Arts at Caltech (TACIT), replacing retiring director Shirley Marneus effective August 18. An actor, director, and playwright for nearly 30 years and a college professor for the past 10, Brophy holds an MFA in creative writing for the performing arts from UC Riverside and an MA in theater from Cal State L.A. He has been a Fulbright Scholar at the Peach Research Center in Varanasi at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and has acted in numerous stage productions in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles and in numerous television shows as well as over 30 feature films. As a director of original plays he has worked with Sandra Tsing Loh, Hector Aristizabal, Tim Robbins, and Leilani Chen, among others.

Late June

August 27, 2008 - Daniel Bahmiller, researcher, control and dynamical systems; Ana DeCrow, cashier, Dining Services; Nancy Elias de la Rosa, postdoctoral scholar in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Laura Flower Kim, international-student advisor, Human Resources; Belita Hall, administrative assistant, private events, Athenaeum; Marin Kobilarov, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Jim Latchney, electronic access librarian, Library Services; George Maltezos, visitor in electrical engineering; Juan Santos, environment, health, and safety technician, Environment, Health, and Safety Services; Reyna Sauza, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Keisuke Shimizu, visitor in applied physics; Paul Tarr, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Barnaby Wainfan, visitor in aeronautics; Lichun Zhang, research assistant/lab manager, geochemistry.

Mid June

August 15, 2008 - Koji Arai, visitor in physics; Ryan Camacho, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Thomas Carter, lab assistant, geology; Louise Edwards, postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Jennifer Griffes, assistant research scientist, geochemistry; Vinita Khilnani, research technician/associate, biology; Georgios Matheou, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics and applied physics; John Onderdonk, manager, sustainability programs, Facilities; David Robles, lifeguard, Athletics; Rajib Saha, postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics at JPL; Josue Sanchez, kitchen-services assistant, Athenaeum; Jack Sayers, visitor in physics; David Soloveichik, postdoctoral scholar in computational and neural systems; Marie-Francoise Theodore, administrative assistant, geology; postdoctoral scholars Marc Vermulst, in biology, and Nathan West, in chemistry.

April and Early June

August 3, 2008 - Postdoctoral scholars Yoichi Aso, in physics, Aydin Babakhani, in electrical engineering, and Igor Bargatin, in physics; Matthew Berbee, manager, Energy and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB), Facilities; postdoctoral scholars Mary Dunlop, in control and dynamical systems, and Ebraheem Fontaine, in mechanical engineering; Rassul Karabalin, research scientist/engineer, condensed-matter physics; postdoctoral scholars Hugh Kim, in chemistry, Hansuek Lee, in applied physics, and Ali Mortazavi, in biology; Grace Parra, accounts payable specialist, Procurement Services; Sebastien Pilet, visitor in geochemistry; postdoctoral scholars Tristan Smith, in physics, Kunihiko Taira, in mechanical engineering, and Michael Wolf, in mechanical engineering.

Late May Arrivals

July 20, 2008 - Jeff Cabaniss, information security analyst, Information Management Systems and Services; Ivan Grudinin, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Edward Jackson, database administrator, Spitzer Science Center; Terry Lachlan, visitor in geochemistry; Christa Lacombe, department assistant, Sponsored Research; Natassia Mendez, library assistant, Library Services; Jennifer Palmer, department assistant, Institute Housing; Julie Ponce, department assistant, Center for Advanced Computing Research; Nicholas Reyes, veterinary technician, biology; Darlene Salseda, floater cook, Dining Services; Jason Weibel, visitor in planetary science; Robin Young, department assistant, Institute Housing; Zev Youra, website administrator, humanities and social sciences.

Late April–Early May Arrivals

July 6, 2008 - Rosemary Alles, applications developer, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Julius Barsi, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Mary Daniel, administrative assistant, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; Ruben Gonzalez, housing maintenance technician, Campus Life; postdoctoral scholars Arnulf Graf, in biology, and Chad Hanna, in physics; Karen Harmon, fiscal manager, Athenaeum; Kristina Hovakimyan, department assistant, Project Accounting; Manohar Kashyap, assistant electronic engineer, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Wen-Cheng Kuo, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Jesus Luna, security officer, Security and Parking; postdoctoral scholars Akira Mamiya, in bioengineering, and Janek Szychowski, in chemical engineering; Earl Weinstein, associate director, Technology Transfer.

April Arrivals

June 1, 2008 - Richard August, audio and stage technician, Public Events; John Bogatz, server, Athenaeum; Carol Chaplin, administrative assistant, Humanities and Social Sciences; postdoctoral scholars Benedetto De Martino, in neuroscience, and Katherine Fishwick, in biology; Joel Hurowitz, visitor in geology; postdoctoral scholars Hao Jiang, in mechanical engineering, Vasily Kantsler, in applied physics, and Rassul Karabalin, in physics; Andrew Lacson, card and dining systems support, Dining Services; Vincent Lavallo, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Wannetta Lockhart, secretary, Spitzer Science Center; postdoctoral scholars Florence Mingardon, in biochemistry, Yasuki Noguchi, in biology, and Sina Ober-Bloebaum, in control and dynamical systems; Changlin Pang, visitor in electrical engineering; Hector Rodriguez, senior mechanical technician, Caltech Optical Observatories; Seth Ruffins, visitor in biology; Ashley Smart, postdoctoral scholar in chemical engineering; Kentaro Somiya, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Jan Streuff and Takanori Tamaki, both in chemistry; Lori Valdivia, employee relations consultant, Human Resources; Stephanie Wehner, postdoctoral scholar in computer science; Xinchang Zhang, associate research engineer, condensed matter physics.

March Arrivals

May 4, 2008 - Adetutu Aghedo, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth atmospheric section; Urmila Bajaj, associate director, project accounting, Financial Services; Philippe Bardet, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Derrick Chi, assistant research engineer, condensed matter physics; postdoctoral scholars John Choi, in biology, and Rosemary Conrad, in chemistry; Tony De La Torre, auditorium usher, Public Events; Aaron Evans, visitor in Spitzer Science Center; Peter Fristrup, postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry; Joanne Guerrero, cashier and general helper, Dining Services JPL; David Hale, programmer, Caltech Optical Observatories; Eric Hoopfer, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Amit Kapadia, web developer, Spitzer Science Center; Michael Mackel, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Jesse Martin, web applications developer, Development and Alumni Relations; Jason Masih, associate information-technology auditor, Audit Services and Institute Compliance; Alasdair McDowell, center director / electron-microscope laboratory manager, biology; Deborah Paradis-Cami, postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics; Karen Payne, administrative aide, Development and Alumni Relations; Robson Pereira, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Scott Washburn, assistant animal lab technician, and Melanie Wilke, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; Gary Wong, senior information-technology auditor, Audit Services and Institute Compliance.

New Director of Media Relations Named

May 4, 2008 - Jon Weiner has been named director of media relations, replacing retiring Jill Perry effective May 19. He comes to Caltech from USC, whose Office of Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing he joined in 2000 as media relations manager. He became director of public relations and marketing in 2003 and executive director in 2005. Prior to USC, he worked for 10 years in the broadcast news business, as a television news producer and assignments editor for CBS News in Miami and Los Angeles and at several CBS and NBC affiliates around the country. He received his bachelor's degree in international relations from UC Davis, and his master's degree in journalism from USC, and his honors include two Golden Advocate awards for media relations campaigns. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the National Association of Science Writers, as well as the steering committee of the National Cancer Institutes' Public Affairs Network.

Late February Arrivals

April 20, 2008 - Silvia Castaneda, desktop support, Information Management Systems and Services; Hector Gutierrez, cook, Dining Services; Maureen Heintz, manager of development research, Development; postdoctoral scholars Kathryn Kautzman, in chemical engineering, and Changshi Lao, in chemistry; Peter Mao, senior research scientist, Space Radiation Laboratory; Donna Mireles, administrative assistant to the director, Seismological Laboratory; Anita Mitchell, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Sanjit Mitra, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Jesus Moreno, second cook, Athenaeum; Eduard Persikov, visitor in geochemistry; Daniela Pinheiro Goncalves, scientific research assistant, Spitzer Science Center; postdoctoral scholars Vahan Senekerimyan, in electrical engineering, and Ezgi Taskinoglu, in mechanical engineering; Michael Virgin, fabricator and mechanic, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; Linqing Wen, visitor in physics.

Associate Vice President Resumes Post

April 20, 2008 - Sharon Patterson has returned to Caltech as associate vice president for finance and treasurer, the position to which she was originally promoted in 2001. She will be responsible for all financial activities, including reporting, project accounting, indirect cost studies, property services, purchasing, and accounts payable.

Early February Arrivals

April 6, 2008 - Michele Guala, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Kenneth Hargreaves, senior director of capital projects, modernization and planning, Facilities; visitors Jerome Kaiser, in geobiology, and Haixing Miao, in physics; Angiola Orlando, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; visitors Vadim Pavlov, in geophysics, and Mikhail Rashev, in geophysics; Derek Rinderknecht, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Melody Safavizadeh, assistant electronics engineer, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Jian Shi, electron-microscopy computer scientist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Pablo Strobl Mazzulla and Julia Tischler, both in biology, Tanya Urrutia, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Jeffrey Vieregg, in bioengineering; Ingunn Wehus, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Ahuva Weil, in the Social and Information Sciences Laboratory, and Tomohiro Yanao, in control and dynamical systems.

Coordinator Joins Public Events

April 6, 2008 - Jeshanah Chapman has joined the staff of Caltech Public Events as ticket-office customer-service coordinator, effective March 31. Noted for her experience, customer-service skills, and marketing insights, she was most recently box-office manager and audience-development director for the Actors Co-op theater company, in Hollywood.

Late January Arrivals

March 25, 2008 - Postdoctoral scholars Nicolas Billot, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Catherine Bregere, in biology, and Julien Charreau, in geology; Karen Chase, senior clinical veterinarian, biology; Vikram Chib and Jason DeHart, both postdoctoral scholars in biology; Johnny Huerta, security officer, Security and Parking; Kelly Hume, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Heather Murphy, administrative assistant, Provost's Office / Office of Laboratory Animal Resources; Sidao Ni, visitor in geophysics; Jose Rodriguez, cabinet maker, Facilities; postdoctoral scholars Romelia Salomon Ferrer, in chemistry, and Ankur Saxena, in biology; Eleazar Trejo, cabinet maker, Facilities; Susan Vergara, office assistant, Palomar Observatory.

Mid January Arrivals

March 13, 2008 - Postdoctoral scholars Daniel Appelo, in mechanical engineering, and Haijiang Cai, in biology; Edward Caldwell, locksmith, Facilities; John Ferry, visitor in geochemistry; Constantin Georgescu, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Sudeshna Ghosh, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Midori Greenwood-Goodwin, assistant researcher, chemistry; Dongchan Jang, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Ronald Kong, director of business systems analysis and chief data architect, Information Management Systems and Services; Stuart Laurence, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Michael Laxen, receiver engineer, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; Erika Martinez and Samantha Martinez, both assistant animal lab technicians in biology; Azher Mughal, network engineer, high-energy physics; Sarah Newman, seismic data analyst assistant, Seismo Lab; Reuben Ogburn, postdoctoral scholar in experimental physics; Bradley Olsen, Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemical Engineering; Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Leonardo Rodriguez, executive sous chef, Athenaeum; Maria Claudia Scarlata, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Parag Vaishampayan, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Larkin Walker, assistant animal lab technician, biology.

Early January Arrivals

March 2, 2008 - Henry Allikas, carpenter assistant, Facilities; postdoctoral scholars Swathi Amere and Teodora-Adriana Barbacaru, both in biology; Lijun Chen, research scientist, control and dynamical systems; Koji Endo, visitor in chemistry; Isaac Hilburn, research assistant, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Jian Lu, in aeronautics, and Nolan McDougal, in chemistry; Daniel Nunes, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Kajsa Peffer, building attendant, Palomar Observatory; Lulu Qian, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Drew Roderick, planned maintenance mechanic, Palomar Observatory; Jack Sayers, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Antony Searle, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics.

Late December Arrivals

February 17, 2008 - Santiago Barajas, second cook, Athenaeum; Armando Bobadilla, cook, Dining Services; Arturo Guerrero, second cook, Athenaeum; Portia Harris, assistant director, Women's Center; Tong Huynh, server, Athenaeum; Efren Licona, cook, Dining Services; Susan R. Lloyd, assistant cook and general helper, Dining Services JPL; Cyrus Reed, operation specialist, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Jury Rodriguez, catering supervisor, Dining Services; Luis Rubio, security field supervisor, Campus Security and Parking; Bela Szilagyi, senior postdoctoral scholar; Anthony Torres, research support assistant, biology; Yuko Tsutsui, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Theresa Zuber, housekeeper, Athenaeum.

Early December Arrivals

February 3, 2008 - Monica Alcaraz, visitor in chemistry; Victor Beck, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Norma Chavez, administrative secretary, high-energy physics; Norberto Cresta, project procurement coordinator, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Juan Carlos De La Torre, research support assistant, biology; Daniel Ess, visitor in chemistry; Wick Gankanda, software developer, biology; Joseph Ignacio Garcia, dishwasher and general helper, Dining Services; Lucas Johnson, lab assistant, geological and planetary science; visitors Dong-Hoon Kim, in physics, and Kuang-Yin Lai, in geology; Luisa Lara and Ho-Yin Leung, both research technicians in biology; Lun Li, visitor in control and dynamical systems; Petros Samartzis, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry.

Late November Arrivals

January 27, 2008 - JoAnne Arnold, guest relations coordinator, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Maren Boese, in geophysics, and Isabelle Darolles, in chemistry; Joshua Dickerson, information-services generalist assistant, biology; Kimberly Edwards, administrative assistant, Development and Alumni Relations; Lars Johansson, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Courtney Moreno, research technician assistant, and Huu Ngo, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; postdoctoral scholars Deirdre O'Carroll, in applied physics, and Changlin Pang, in electrical engineering; Ada Parsi, grant manager, biology; Manuel Ramirez, general helper and dishwasher, Dining Services JPL; Jason St Clair, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering.

Mid November Arrivals

January 20, 2008 - Meetanjali Bindra, audit/compliance staff member, Audit Services and Institute Compliance; Tuomas Brock, research technician, biology; Carolyn Bryant, administrative assistant, condensed matter physics; Wendy Burt, information systems group supervisor, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Marco Cavaglia, visitor in physics; Amy Crown, administrative assistant, chemistry; Clive Dickinson, staff scientist, IPAC; Jason Fucik; mechanical technician, Caltech Optical Observatories; Harry Gristick, research technician, biology; Brian Olivas, assistant cook and general helper, Dining Services JPL; visitors James Pizagno, in the Spitzer Science Center, and Andrew Prentice, in planetary science; Kwok Su, lab technician, biology; Paul Upchurch, research engineer in computer science, engineering and applied science; Michel Zamojski, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy and IPAC.

Early November Arrivals

January 13, 2008 - Postdoctoral scholars Murat Acar, in biology, Christoph Baranec, in astronomy, and Corinne Baumgartner and Andrew Boydston, both in chemistry; Kristin Buxton, engineering librarian, Library Services; postdoctoral scholars Wing Chan, in chemistry, Ron Diskin and Chathurani Jayasena, both in biology, and Robert Koenig, in theoretical physics; Minoo Kosarian, visitor in geophysics; postdoctoral scholars Jean-Francois Krawczynski, in aeronautics, Jason Ollerenshaw, in chemistry, and Scott Papp, in quantum optics; Rashmikant Sudiwala, instrument development scientist, observational cosmology; Elitza Tocheva, postdoctoral scholar in biology.

Late October Arrivals

December 26, 2007 - Artemio Agbay, gifts and grants coordinator, Corporate and Foundation Relations; Fernando Cervantes, Web developer, Spitzer Science Center; Ramiro Covarrubias, dishwasher/general helper, Dining Services; Erin Drez, lab administrator, biology; Pedro Guzman, electrician, Facilities Management; Yizhar Or, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Peter Polidoro, scientific mechanical and software engineer, bioengineering; Enrique Resendez, floater cook, Dining Services JPL; Anna Salazar, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Elena Scire, support scientist, Spitzer Science Center; Marek Sosnowski, maintenance custodian, Athenaeum; Ana Ulloa, assistant director, Accounting Operations; Jesus Valladares, cook, Dining Services.

Mid October Arrivals

December 13, 2007 - Laura Adams, lifeguard, Athletics; Shelley Mae Alba, administrative assistant, Corporate and Foundation Relations; Nicholas Chapman, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Jun Chiba, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Sarah Emily de Araujo, academic administrator, humanities and social sciences; Veronica Eliasson, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Stephanie Hancock, travel administrator, Procurement; Jose Licea, server, and Christopher McMains, second cook, both in the Athenaeum; Shuyi Nie, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Rosemary Nomura, senior project accountant, Project Accounting; Martin Ochoa, cook, Dining Services JPL; Gregory Reeves, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Cindy Regal, Robert A. Millikan Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics.

Early October Arrivals

December 2, 2007 - Anna Abelin, visitor in biology; Mark Aizenberg, postdoctoral scholar in biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute associate; postdoctoral scholar Alejandro Balazs, visitor Jefferey Beck, postdoctoral scholars Stijn Cassenaer and Jiangang Du, and research technician Leslie Dunipace, all in biology; postdoctoral scholars Tamer Elsayed, in aeronautics, Murali Ghatkesar, in physics, and Ercan Gurses, in aeronautics; Sarah Hess, contracting officer, Procurement; Glynn Hulley, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Sarah Keating, senior applications developer, control and dynamical systems; Adilia Koch, export compliance coordinator, Sponsored Research; Zhenyu Li, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Tara Masto, research technician, biology; Chase Million, applications developer, space astrophysics; S M Reza Motaghian Nezam, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Lidong Qin, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Regina Salone, subcontracts administrator, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Rosie Sanchez, administrative assistant, materials science; postdoctoral scholars Bryan Stubbert, in chemistry, and Cristina Torres, in physics; Winston Yang, system administrator, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.

Late September Arrivals

November 22, 2007 - Colin Borys, staff scientist, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Tomas Bryllert, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Bophan Chhim, SEM user manager, Kavli Nanoscience Institute; Hannah Dvorak-Carbone, licensing associate, Office of Technology Transfer; Lukasz Fidkowski, postdoctoral scholar in theoretical physics; Suvi Flagan, laboratory technician, geological and planetary sciences; Ralph Gonzales, cook, JPL Dining Services; postdoctoral scholars Rasheeda Hawk, in biology, Xianliang Hu, in applied and computational mathematics, and Matthew Johnson, in theoretical physics; Thomas Lau, applications developer associate, Spitzer Science Center; Douglas McElroy, software engineer, Michelson Science Center; Makan Mohageg, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Todd Niepke, senior Web applications developer, Information Management Systems and Services; Laurent Ponson, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; Rebecca Silva, lab helper, biology; Horst Simon, systems administrator, Information Management Systems and Services; Joris Vankerschaver, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Nikolaus Volgenau, support scientist, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Hector Wong, systems administrator, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.

Mid September Arrivals

November 13, 2007 - Postdoctoral scholars Carrie Bridge, in astrophysics at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Yenyu Chen, in bioengineering; Yunsoo Choi and Dan Coe, both Caltech postdoctoral scholars at JPL; John Dailey, research software developer, Center for Advanced Computing Research; Eduardo Delvillar, custodial assistant, Physical Plant; Michael Dick, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Rhonda DiGiusto, lab manager, biology; Laura Grissom, development records clerk, Development and Alumni Relations; postdoctoral scholars Katherine Hicks, in chemistry, and Marion Martin, in materials science; Lori McGraw, custodian, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; Anna Katrine Museth, lab technician, chemistry; Eric Ryckman, postdoctoral scholar in mathematics; Larry Schrader, cryogenics engineer, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; Hadley Sikes, postdoctoral scholar in chemical engineering; Tatjana Vavilkin, visitor in Spitzer Science Center; postdoctoral scholars May Xiong, in chemical engineering, Xiaolan Zhang, in biology.

Early September Arrivals

November 4, 2007 - Gabriela Alexandru, scientific research assistant, biology; Jonathan Breuer, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; John Brown, custodial assistant, Physical Plant; Luisa Buchman, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Cynthia Carlson, assistant to the vice provosts, Office of the Provost; postdoctoral scholars Ginevra Crosignani, in history, and Piotr Dollar, in electrical engineering; visitors Katherine Dooley, in physics, and Mark Frost, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Thomas Jensen, visitor in chemistry; Ju-Young Kim, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Shohei Kosai, visitor in electrical engineering; Yuan-Chuan Lien, postdoctoral scholar in economics; Kathy Lima, administrative assistant, geology; postdoctoral scholars Luca Maddalena, in aeronautics, and Tomotake Matsumura, in physics; Yasushi Mino, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Kristen Moore, systems administrator, Information Management Systems; Azher Mughal, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Theresa Raub, in geobiology, and Andrea Rentmeister, in chemical engineering; Jose Robles, research support assistant, biology; Erin Ryan, scientific research assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Kirill Saraykin, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; postdoctoral scholars Erik Schlicht, in biology, Alireza Soltani, in biology, Makiko Tanaka, in chemistry, and Shripad Thite, in the Center for the Mathematics of Information; Melanie Watts, administrative assistant, biology; Madoka Yamazaki, research technician, biology; Jeong Ho You, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering.

Late August Arrivals

October 26, 2007 - Eva Arias, custodial assistant, Facilities Management; Aidan Brooks, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Maria Dominguez, cashier, Bursar's Office; Tom Francis, campus plumber, Facilities Management; Marvin Greenberg, dining operations manager, Student Affairs; XiaoQing Han, visitor in chemistry; postdoctoral scholars Todd Hare, in neuroeconomics, and Chul Kim, in chemical engineering; Karen Marquez, custodial assistant, Facilities Management; Jill Meyer, visitor, and Andreea Petric, postdoctoral scholar, both in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Angelica Ramirez, cashier/server, Dining Services; Laura Smart, metadata services manager, Office of the Vice Provost; R. Ali Vanderveld, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Yang Yu, research technician, biology.

Minority Student Education Director Named

October 26, 2007 - Eva Graham has been appointed director of minority student education, effective October 8. She comes to Caltech from JPL, where she has managed minority education initiatives for the past several years, and where she began her career as a synthetic chemist. Highly regarded nationwide as an outstanding and dedicated mentor of underrepresented students, she received her BS in chemistry from Xavier University, her MS in organic chemistry from Tuskegee, and her doctor of education degree from USC. A Pasadena resident, Graham is a member of the Pasadena Unified School District's Partners in Education Board.

Mid August Arrivals

October 17, 2007 - Visitors Amelia Bayo Aran, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), and Anne Bender, in aeronautics; Frank Bernal, planned giving assistant, Development; David Fike, O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geobiology; Yvette Garcia-Flores, research technician, biology; John Hewitt, visitor in IPAC; postdoctoral scholars Andrea Isella, in physics, and Daniel Kennedy, in neuroscience; Wesley Lin, research technician in bioengineering; Robert Mota, administrative secretary, high-energy physics; Mark Phelps, cabinetmaker journeyman, and Antonio Romero, custodial assistant, both in Facilities Management; Marcus Runyan, senior postdoctoral scholar in observational cosmology; Hyunjin Shim, visitor in IPAC; Owen Wolf, admissions counselor-undergraduate; Avinoam Zadok, postdoctoral scholar in the Center for the Physics of Information.

Associate Vice President Appointed

October 17, 2007 - Jim Cowell has been named associate vice president for facilities planning and management, effective September 26. He comes from the Los Angeles Unified School District, where he served as deputy chief facilities executive for new construction, with responsibility for a $12 billion capital-improvement program. Prior to that, he served for 24 years in the U.S. Navy. Commissioned as an ensign in the Civil Engineer Corps in 1980 after graduating from the University of Florida, he most recently as a captain commanded the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Port Hueneme. He also taught courses in naval architecture and ocean engineering at the Naval Academy. In 1988 he earned his master's degree in civil engineering from MIT, and he is a registered professional engineer in California.

Early August Arrivals

October 7, 2007 - Postdoctoral scholars Nathan Albin, in applied and computational mathematics, Brett Barwick, in chemistry, Jesse Bloom, in biology, Jean-Baptiste Bourg, in chemistry, and Steffen Brinckmann, in materials science; Jae-Seok Huh, visitor in applied and computational mathematics; Jeannette Lacoss, assistant director of admissions; postdoctoral scholars Molly McCanta, in geology, and Jason Melbourne, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Juscilene Menezes, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Ines Moreno, visitor in chemical engineering; Zoltan Nadasdy, associate staff scientist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Nga Lee Ng, in chemical engineering, and Christina Othon, in chemistry; Ricardo Sanchez, operations specialist, Information Management Systems and Services; Anand Sengupta, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Rahul Srinivasan, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Tracy Teal, software developer, biology; Stacey Tibayan, lab assistant, chemical engineering; Karen Yook, database curator, biology.

New Writer Joins E&S

October 7, 2007 - Marcus Woo has joined the staff of Engineering & Science, Caltech's quarterly research magazine, effective September 24. He will be writing and editing feature articles. No stranger to E&S, he has just completed an internship with the magazine as the final requirement of the Science Communication graduate program at UC Santa Cruz. Woo received an AB in physics from Cornell in 2003 and an MS in astronomy from the University of Maryland in 2005. In 2006, he worked for the summer at WOSU-AM in Columbus, Ohio, as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow.

Late July Arrivals

September 26, 2007 - Michael Anaya, research technician, Protein Expression Center; postdoctoral scholars Julie Boulware, in chemical engineering, and Kevin Boulware, in biochemistry; Lucas Cheadle, research technician, biology; John Cortese, opto-mechanical simulation physicist, Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Woodward Fischer, Agouron Postdoctoral Scholar in Geobiology; Sarah Gordon, administrative assistant, planetary sciences; Manorama Kalwani, research technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Jared Lewis, in biochemistry, Jason Marden, in the Social and Information Sciences Lab, and Robert Mateescu, in electrical engineering; Leslie Middleton, assistant animal laboratory technician, and Eric Miller, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; Steven Moskovic, audit/compliance manager, Audit Services and Institute Compliance; Inseok Song, staff scientist, Spitzer Science Center; Jennifer Wong, department assistant, Accounting Services; Candace Younger, associate general counsel, Office of the General Counsel; Siyang Zheng, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering.

Mid July Arrivals

September 14, 2007 - Barbara Besse, grant manager, biology; Asaf Cohen, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Kelle Cruz, Spitzer Fellow Postdoctoral Scholar; Jeffrey Fingler, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Thomas Jonas, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Mo Li, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Kenneth Marsh, scientific analyst, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Caer-Eve McCabe, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy and IPAC; Michael Montygierd, executive sous chief, Athenaeum; Vijay Natraj, researcher, geological and planetary services; Max Parrilla, technical operations manager, Public Events; postdoctoral scholars Timothy Raub, in geology, and Laurent Remusat, in geochemistry; Elena Udartseva, research technician, biology; Scott Christopher Virgil, manager, Center for Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis; Lianqi Wang, assistant adaptive optics systems analyst, physics, mathematics and astronomy.

Early July Arrivals

September 2, 2007 - Postdoctoral scholars Paul Barclay, in applied physics, Ulrik Beierholm, in decision theory and neuroscience, and Nawaf Bou-Rabee, in applied and computational mathematics; Donato Ceres, staff scientist, chemistry; Samantha Daly, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Oliver Delaire, scientist/software developer, materials science; postdoctoral scholars Patrick Dondl, in mechanical engineering, Daven Henze, in chemical engineering, Jennifer Kile and Geoffrey Lovelace, both in physics, George Maltezos, in electrical engineering, Robert Owen and Michael Salem, both in physics, Julius Su, in chemistry, and Zhaoyu Zhang, in electrical engineering.

Late June Arrivals

August 19, 2007 - Nileen Garrett, animal laboratory assistant, biology; Fay Goss, department assistant, Campus Life; Keith Grainge, visitor in physics; Gabriella Hernandez, part-time server, Athenaeum; Liang Huang, grid computing systems administrator/developer, physics, mathematics and astronomy; John Kerr, visitor in physics; Melissa Melendes, assistant facility manager, engineering and applied science; Steven Millward, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Jun Mizutani, associate research technician, biology; visitors Keith Plewman, in physics, and Nicolas Puchol, in geology; Shreya Shah, network engineer, high-energy physics; Gary Waters, systems administrator, Information Management Systems and Services.

Early June Arrivals

August 5, 2007 - Saul Alvarado, landscape gardener assistant, Physical Plant; postdoctoral scholars Oscar Alvizo and Lindsay Bremner, both in biology, Christian Defieber, in chemistry, and Emilio Graff, in aeronautics; Willie Lewis, visitor in physics; Eric Marineau, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Richard Menking, landscape gardener assistant, Physical Plant; Jiawang Nie, postdoctoral scholar in the Center for the Mathematics of Information; Miranda Pihlaja, visitor in physics; Marucha Sanchez, MRI animal technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Rebecca Schulman, in computer science, and Aaron Steffen, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Ma'ayan Zaslaver, research assistant, chemistry.

Late May Arrivals

July 22, 2007 - Rong Cai, accountant, Accounting Services; Merih Eken, precision machinist, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Maria C. Lopez, leave program administrator, Human Resources; Frank Masci, staff scientist, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Blake Mattern, information security analyst, Information Management Systems and Services; Alesia McCrary, secretary, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; postdoctoral scholars Nicolas Plachta and June Round, both in biology; Carrie Tuntisi, administrative assistant, biology; Richard Umstaetter, visitor in physics.

Early May Arrivals

July 8, 2007 - Deborah Anderson, department assistant, Housing Office; postdoctoral scholars Justin Bois, in bioengineering, Guillaume Bres, in mechanical engineering, and Fabrizio Carbone, in chemistry; Shirley Chiu, senior trust and tax accountant, Financial Services; postdoctoral scholars Christoph Andreas Kuerten, in environmental science, Jinhwan Lee, in biology, and Giovanni Occhipinti, in JPL's tracking systems and applications section; Theresa Perez, financial analyst, Procurement; David Webster, locksmith, Facilities Management; Kunyun Yang, postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry.

Compensation Consultant Appointed

July 8, 2007 - Supriya Bahri, after working for a short time in the private sector, has returned to Human Resources as a senior compensation consultant, effective June 25.

Late April Arrivals

June 24, 2007 - Sang Hyun Chang, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; Yao H. Cheng, network engineer, high-energy physics; Erin Hartman, server, Athenaeum; Mike Khuong, system administrator, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; visitors Magnus Lindhe, in control and dynamical systems, and Giovanni Losurdo, in physics; Kristin Madsen, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Satoshi Masuda, visitor in electrical engineering; Kevin Mooney, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Anna Nele Meckler, postdoctoral scholar in oceanography; Briana Schweizer, administrative assistant, Seismo Lab; Aradhna Tripati, visitor in geochemistry; Voltaire Vincent Velazco, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Eduardo Villalobos, department clerk, Project Accounting and Cost Studies; Zhengqing Ye, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL.

Early April Arrivals

June 3, 2007 - Postdoctoral scholars Marten Sten Gosta Ahlquist, in chemistry, and Xiaoyan Bao, in biology; Carlos Basulto, assistant director, internal operations, Athletics; Graham Berry, senior systems administrator, Information Management Systems and Services; Alexandre Cunha, research software developer, Center for Advanced Computing Research; Britta Daudert, GRID computing applications developer, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Kavitha Dhandapani, research technician assistant, biology; Haixia Huang, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Kazuaki Inaba, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Sanggeun Jeon, research engineer, engineering and applied science; Alfredo Martinez Estrada, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Peregrine McGeehee, staff scientist, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Abraham Posada, second cook, Athenaeum; Christine Ramirez, option coordinator, engineering and applied science; Julio Vasquez, CAD production manager, Architectural and Engineering Services.

Women's Center Director Named

June 3, 2007 - Felicia Hunt has been named director of the Caltech Women's Center, effective June 18. She has worked in higher education for many years, most recently as director of the Doctoral Support Center at USC. Prior to that she served as assistant dean of students at Cornell University and as institutional effectiveness and assessment coordinator at the College of Micronesia–Federated States of Micronesia, where she worked with administration, faculty, and students to implement a model of institutional assessment and planning. As part of her responsibilities at Caltech, Hunt will serve as the Institute's Title IX officer and as Student Affairs' Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation administrative liaison. She received her PhD in educational leadership from USC.

Late March Arrivals

May 20, 2007 - Simona Bordoni, Moore Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Science; Mark Brodwin, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics and space science; Hui Pan Chan, staff scientist, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Aileen Gonzales, administrative support, JPL International Scholar Services; Alexander Gouaillard, software engineer, biology; Sylvain Guieu, postdoctoral scholar in IPAC; Bracia Hall, system administrator, Information Management Systems and Services; Jiang Liu, applications developer, IPAC; Abha Misra, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Deborah Patrick, assistant director, Development and Alumni Relations; Jorge Ramirez, server and general helper, Dining Services; Patrick Roche, assistant director of annual giving programs, Development and Alumni Relations; Ilaria Taurasi, visitor in physics; Kaspar von Braun, staff scientist, Michelson Science Center; Rong Xiao, research technician assistant, biology; Lin Zhao, postdoctoral scholar in biology.

New Director Appointed

May 20, 2007 - Don A. Crewell has been appointed director of financial aid, effective June 18. With over 20 years of experience in financial aid and enrollment services, Crewell comes to Caltech from the California College of the Arts and Alliant International University (formerly the California School of Professional Psychology), both in the Bay Area. Don also worked at the Educational Testing Services in the College Scholarship Service, as well as Lehigh University, Brandeis University, and Gettysburg College.

Early March Arrivals

May 6, 2007 - Carolyn Brinkworth, staff scientist, Spitzer Science Center; Frank Colberg, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; postdoctoral scholars Antonino Ferrante, in aeronautics, Jenny Ting Chi Ho, in biology, and Hsin-Yi Kuo, in mechanical engineering; Wen-Cheng Kuo, visitor in electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Nuria Llombart Juan, in electrical engineering, and Bradford Morris, in aeronautics; Cloyd Myers, plumber, Facilities Management; Roberta Paladini, staff scientist, Spitzer Science Center; Nooshin Rashnavadi, database administrator, Information Management Systems and Services; Andres Rizo, maintenance mechanic, Owens Valley Radio Observatory; postdoctoral scholars Masaki Seto, in chemistry, and Danielle Tarraf, in control and dynamical systems; Joy Tseng, research technician, biology; Chengxiang Yu, visitor in aeronautics.

Late February Arrivals

April 22, 2007 - Neil Agpaoa, parking assistant, Security and Parking; Abigail Allwood, visitor in geology; Artur Barczyk, network engineer, physics, mathematics and astronomy division–CERN; Abraham Boogert, staff scientist, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Raymon Coutino, café cook, Dining Services; postdoctoral scholars Prashant Joshi, in biology, and James Keith, in materials science; Bridget Konter, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary-science section; Emily Maarschalk, research technician, and Irina Meininger, research support assistant, both in biology; Ana Paguyo, office assistant, Athenaeum; Naddia Palacios, interim assistant director of the Women's Center, Student Affairs; Inbar Primor Amrani, research technician, chemistry; Alexandra Tigno, administrative assistant, geological and planetary sciences; Michal Krzysztof Was, visitor in physics.

Early February Arrivals

April 8, 2007 - Joshua Adams, visitor in aeronautics and bioengineering; John Bender, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Catalino Castillo cook, JPL Café; Tsui-Fen Chou, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Sarah DeFusco, administrative assistant, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Ciro Donalek, in astronomy, and Jiyoung Heo, in chemistry; Sonja Hess, senior research scientist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Song-Gil Lee, in chemistry, Qiang Lin, in applied physics, Axel Muller, in chemistry, Samuel Pfister, in mechanical engineering, Senthil Radhakrishnan, in biology, Thomas Targett, in astronomy, and Haakrho Yi, in geobiology; Rae Yip, systems administrator/computing analyst, geological and planetary sciences.

Late January Arrivals

March 29, 2007 - Postdoctoral scholars Kristin Branson, in electrical engineering, and Konda Reddy Chevva, in control and dynamical systems; Christopher Crabbe, computer programmer and software developer in experimental economics applications, Humanities and Social Sciences; Zane Crawford, visitor in planetary science; Valerie Graham, administrative assistant, Fellowship Advising and Study Abroad Office; Eric Gustafson, instrument science group leader, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO); Peter Heinzelman, postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry; Joe Hernandez Jr. , security officer, Campus Security and Parking; postdoctoral scholars Bruno Letarte, in astronomy, and Fabio Michelucci, in economics; Emmanuelle Morin, information systems generalist, biology; Matthew Muto, postdoctoral scholar in civil engineering; Soo-Young Park, visitor in chemical engineering; Norna Robertson, lead scientist, LIGO; postdoctoral scholars Alexander Sigal, in biology, Debra Wunch, in environmental science, Jie Xiang, in applied physics, and Alon Zaslaver, in biology; Michael Zemcov, visitor in physics.

Mid January Arrivals

March 20, 2007 - Benjamin Elias, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Tobin Fricke, visitor in physics; Daria Halkides, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; Zhen Lei, postdoctoral scholar in applied and computational mathematics; Antonio Lucianetti, visitor in physics; Araceli Madrigal, employment specialist, Human Resources; Gary McIntyre, senior electronic technician coordinator, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO); Ryan Ogliore, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Michelle Palguta, department assistant, Facilities Management; Daryl Patton, audit/compliance staff, Audit Services and Institute Compliance; security officers Bamdad Rassamdana and Frank Rodriguez, Campus Security and Parking; Elijah Sansom, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Nilson Sant'Anna, visitor in astronomy; Donald Webber, senior electronic technician, LIGO.

Early January Arrivals

March 11, 2007 - Anand Akash, staff scientist, engineering and applied science; postdoctoral scholars Kate Campbell, in environmental science and engineering, and Fulvia Castelli, in psychology; Eduard Chekmenev, James Boswell Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry; Lijun Chen, postdoctoral scholar in control and dynamical systems; Tracey Dabbs, assistant animal lab technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars David Flannigan, in chemistry, Arash Kheradvar, in bioengineering, Wei Lai, in materials science, Vinh Lam, in chemistry, Hyosang Lee, in biology, Sujit Nair, in control and dynamical systems, and Vidhya Navalpakkam, in biology; Moses Rolston, system/network administrator, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Rick Schlee, immigration specialist, International Scholar Services; Michael Schodlok, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; Ramon Van Handel, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Regina Vaughns, department assistant, Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies; Pamela Wyatt, research technician, IPAC; Jiang Xia, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry.

Late December Arrivals

February 18, 2007 - Colby Calvert, lab technician, engineering and applied science; Shourov Chatterji, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Noel Colenzo, security officer, Security and Parking; Nora DeMuth, office manager, Dean of Students Office; Leigh Ann Fletcher, zebrafish technician, biology; Claire Fountain, performing and creative arts administrator, Student Affairs; John Hackman, dining operations manager, Dining Services; Laura Howe, options secretary, chemistry; Sonja McKeown, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Sara Meeker, administrative assistant, and Nicolas Moreno Fernandez Sr. , dishwasher, both at the Athenaeum; Jorge Ramirez, server/general helper, Dining Services; Danielle Willis, assistant animal lab technician, biology; postdoctoral scholars Christopher Woods, in JPL's earth-science section, and Zhitao Xu, in chemistry.

Early December Arrivals

February 4, 2007 - Songye Chen, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Javier Correa, dishwasher/general helper, Dining Services; Erik Espinoza, system administrator, physics, mathematics and astronomy; postdoctoral scholars Tai Hwan Ha, in chemistry, and Tatiana Hochgreb, in biology; Davit Janvelyan, scientific applications software engineer, Kari Koppitch, research assistant, and Jose Limontello, research technician associate, all in biology; Rosanne Lombardi, senior department assistant, Development and Alumni Relations; Gayle Lund, assistant director, Sponsored Research; Shirley Pepke, research software developer, Center for Advanced Computing Research; postdoctoral scholars Qingfang Shi, in chemistry, and Byung-Jun Yoon, in electrical engineering; William Zinnanti, visitor in biology.

Late November Arrivals

January 21, 2007 - Marc Baum, visitor in environmental science; Pierre-Henri Blard, O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology; Lisa Christiansen, remote-sensing/GIS specialist, geological and planetary sciences; Katharine Huntington, postdoctoral scholar in geology; Martha Michel, associate director of financial aid, Student Affairs; Nicolas Moreno, dishwasher/general helper, Dining Services; visitors John Moss, in environmental science, and Tom Pinnington, in applied physics; Joelle Radford, administrative assistant, chemistry and chemical engineering; Sunita Verma, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; Hang Xu, research technician, biology; Seok-Ho Yu, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Francisco Zabala, visitor in control and dynamical systems; Elayne Zalis, writer, Development and Alumni Relations.

Early November Arrivals

January 7, 2007 - Michael Campos, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Vijay Chickarmane, senior postdoctoral scholar in biology; Victoria Dennison-Hidalgov, director of catering, Athenaeum; Oleg Fat'yanov, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics; Masaki Fukuchi, visitor in biology; Case Grogan, licensing associate, Office of Technology Transfer; Caltech postdoctoral scholars Joel Hurowitz, at JPL, and Xianan Jiang, in JPL's earth-science section; postdoctoral scholars Yuling Jiao, in biology, and Parag Jog, in chemistry; Sara McBride, scientific research assistant, biology; Akshay Naik, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; An Nguyen, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Patrick Renzi, purchasing administrator, Student Affairs; J Smith, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL; Andrew Sudol, director of annual giving, Development and Alumni Relations; postdoctoral scholars Elizabeth Tricomi, in psychology, and Thai Truong, in biology.

Late October Arrivals

December 27, 2006 - Louise Berben, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Rebecca Bonebrake, lighting designer/stage technician, Public Events; Augusto Carballido Somohano, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics at JPL; postdoctoral scholars Mathias Dietzel, in electrical engineering, and Shinichi Enami, in environmental science and engineering; David Huss, research technician, biology; Sung Hyun Kim, administrative assistant, humanities and social sciences; Lester Laddaran, research lab assistant, biology; Joseph Michalski, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary science and life-detection section; Deborah Miles, administrative assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Anne Sieminski, visitor in geophysics; Noreen Tiangco, research technician, biology; Benjamin Wu, scientific data/computing analyst, geological and planetary sciences.

Mid October Arrivals

December 15, 2006 - Long Cai, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Ingrid Carleton, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Paula Elliott, stewardship assistant, Development and Alumni Relations; Bryanne Fidler, department assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Ya-Ju Hsu, visitor in geophysics; postdoctoral scholars Jixi Li, in biology, and Mi Hee Lim, in chemistry; Fabrice Matichard, visitor in physics, LIGO detached duty, MIT; Kirk McKenzie, visitor in physics; Daniel Molina, operations manager, geological and planetary sciences; Jason Quintero, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Bram Slagmolen, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Anne Taylor, in biology, and Eric Toberer, in materials science; Yoshihiro Yamazaki, visitor in materials science.

Early October Arrivals

December 3, 2006 - Kristy Aubry, department assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Ryan Barnett, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; postdoctoral scholars Sabine Bastian, in chemical engineering, Thomas Blesgen, in aeronautics, and Charles Brown, in biology; Caltech postdoctoral scholars Yang Chen, in JPL's earth-science section, and Jefferson Crowder, in astrophysics at JPL; Jamillah DeLaney, library assistant, Library System; postdoctoral scholars Christian Dose, in chemistry, Xiaoli Feng, applied physics and bioengineering, and Rinat Gabitov, in geochemistry; Zhipu Jin, visitor in control and dynamical systems; postdoctoral scholars Sigrid Leyendecker, in the Center for Integrative Multiscale Modeling, and Liping Liu, in mechanical engineering; Zhen Liu, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; James Locke, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Lelia Marshall, senior department assistant, Development and Alumni Relations; postdoctoral scholars Joshua Milstein, in biology, and Kerstin Preuschoff, in decision theory and neuroscience; Angela Rincon Benavides, visitor in environmental science and engineering; Bernd Schmidt, postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; John Vaillancourt, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; postdoctoral scholars Michael Wakin, in applied and computational mathematics, and Brian Yen and Keiko Yokoyama, both in chemistry.

Late September Arrivals

November 24, 2006 - Todd Anthony, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Chenxia Cai, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; Shuh-Kuen Chang, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Rachel Galimidi, research technician, biology; Andrew Hopkins, club dining manager, Athenaeum; Xun Jiang, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's earth-science section; Kenneth Kuo, office assistant, Student Affairs; Pavle Nikolovski, research technician, biology; Michael Page, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; April Pisano, International Office coordinator, Human Resources; Soshanna Potter, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology; Scott Schlossman, Citrus Bistro supervisor, Student Affairs.

Mid September Arrivals

November 15, 2006 - Roman Chepulskyy, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Gregory Fiete, Lee A. DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Althea Keith, administrative assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Keith Lee, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Carissa Meyer, research technician, biology; Luz Rivas, program manager, Student Affairs; Dave Rogge, audio-visual technician, Public Events; Jianhua Tong, postdoctoral scholar in materials science; Yih-Min Wu, visitor in geology; Vilia Zmuidzinas, administrative assistant, Development and Alumni Relations.

Early September Arrivals

November 5, 2006 - Postdoctoral scholars Tal Arnon, in biology, Vera Asodi, in the Center for the Mathematics of Information, and Francisco Javier De Arcenegui Siemens and Bertrand Echenard, both in physics; Stephen Fairhurst, senior postdoctoral scholar, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Rong Fan, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Chao-Lin Kuo, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Joseph Marsano, John A. McCone Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Eirini Messaritaki, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Yasuki Noguchi, visitor in biology; Toyoko Orimoto, Robert A. Millikan Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics; Fang Peng, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics; Jason Petta, visitor in quantum physics; postdoctoral scholars Peter Plavchan, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Benjamin Recht and Eyal Rozenman, both in the Center for the Mathematics of Information; Natalia Saulina, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Sakura Schafer-Nameki, John A. McCone Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; postdoctoral scholars Scott Schnee, in astronomy, Christopher Snow, in chemical engineering, and Zhijian Yang, in aeronautics.

Late August Arrivals

October 26, 2006 - Anna Abelin, visitor in biochemistry; Jesse Banks, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Anna Chetverkova, foundry assistant, engineering and applied science; Faria Chowdhury, scientific programmer, geological and planetary sciences; Peter Daily, dining operations manager, Dining Services; postdoctoral scholars Kalliopi Dasyra, in astrophysics at IPAC, and Josef Givli, in mechanical engineering; Kent Harris, visitor in chemistry; Astrid Hoffius, administrative assistant, biology; visitors Christopher House, in geobiology, and Camilo Mejia Prada, in astronomy; Arnie Ragland, accounts payable team lead, Financial Services; Xiaodong Wang, database curator, biology; Jeff Zolkower, mechanical engineer, physics, mathematics and astronomy.

Mid August Arrivals

October 17, 2006 - Visitors Arthur Ackerman, in applied physics, and Gregory Brunner, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC); Kieran Cleary, senior postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Michael Filler, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Nicolas Flagey, visitor in IPAC; Ashley Grant, research tech assistant, biology; William Heim, investigation and training coordinator, Security and Parking Services; Stephen Huston, postdoctoral scholar in biology; visitors Keiko Kokeyama, in physics, Agnes Kospal, in IPAC, Matthew Pritchard, in geophysics, and Sonali Shukla, in IPAC; Ian Stewart, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Patricia Tavormina, scientific research associate, geological and planetary sciences; Amanda Tsurutani, assistant animal lab technician, biology.

Early August Arrivals

October 8, 2006 - Cheol Chung, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Nazli Ghaboosi, licensing associate, Office of Technology Transfer; Mareike Goeritz, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Wuxing Li, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Andrea Loettgers, senior postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Biological Circuitry Design; Andrea Martin, Clare Booth Luce Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Physics; Michael Muno, senior postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Anil Ozdemir, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Talis Stol, admissions counselor, Student Affairs; Mankei Tsang, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Claudia Wilimzig, in biology, and Min Yang, in physics.

Late July Arrivals

September 26, 2006 - Tanya Ellerbrock, department assistant, Student Affairs; Vincenzo Galdi, visitor in physics; James Gerken, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Nelson Joseph, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Susan Kientz, technical writer, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Sally Kim, in biology, and Fiona Ku, in applied physics; Eddie Kwon, visitor in aeronautics; Ralph Edward Lee, research MRI technologist, biology; postdoctoral scholars Rowena Lohman, in JPL's earth-science section, and Andrew Silberfarb, in physics; Anthony Walls, research technician, biology; Kjerstin Williams, postdoctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; Marilyn Wright, travel specialist, Financial Services.

New Writer Joins E&S

September 26, 2006 - Elisabeth Nadin has joined the staff of Engineering & Science, Caltech's quarterly research magazine, effective September 14. Nadin, who earned a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz in 2003, received her master's degree in geology from Caltech in 2001, and has just completed her PhD with Caltech professor of geology Jason Saleeby, will be writing and editing feature articles.

Mid July Arrivals

September 15, 2006 - Ching-Tzu Chen, postdoctoral scholar in physics; How-Wei Chen, visitor in geology; Chin-wen Chou, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Wynda Collaro, assistant animal laboratory technician, and Annie Fang, research technician assistant, both in biology; Andrea Fernandes, visitor in biology; Nilay Hazari, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; visitors Pedro Maria Lopes Beirao, in astronomy, at the Spitzer Center, and John Miller, in physics; Ralph Milliken, Caltech postdoctoral scholar at JPL in planetary science; Katherine Plass, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Michelle Reagan, e-commerce administrator, Financial Services; Kartik Srinivasan, postdoctoral scholar, Center for the Physics of Information; Jost Vielmetter, director, Protein Expression Center, Beckman Institute; Martin Weier, visitor in geophysics; Mandy Wong, research technician, biology.

Early July Arrivals

September 3, 2006 - Postdoctoral scholars Donato Ceres, in chemistry, and Olivier Delaire, in materials science; Karl Eek, research scientist, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Arian Forouhar, in bioengineering, Johannes Graumann, in biology, Michael Hochberg, in applied physics, Wenjin Huang, in astronomy, Tamas Keviczky, in control and dynamical systems, Michelle Meyer, in biochemistry, and Terrell Neal, in electrical engineering; Robert Nielsen, scientific researcher, chemistry and chemical engineering; Eh Tan, staff scientist, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Ao Tang, in the Social and Information Sciences Laboratory, and Saurabh Vyawahare, in electrical engineering.

Late June Arrivals

August 25, 2006 - Kia Courtney and Naomi Fujita, assistant animal laboratory technicians, biology; Christine Hong, accountant, Financial Services; Racheal Jackman, assistant animal laboratory technician, biology; visitors Yi-Kai Liu, in theoretical physics, Matteo Negri, in aeronautics, and Eduard Persikov, in geochemistry; Miles Robinson, laboratory assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Graca Rocha, staff scientist, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Kentaro Somiya, visitor in physics; Willy Supatto, postdoctoral scholar in biology.

Mid June Arrivals

August 15, 2006 - Julie Biteen-Johnsen, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Amy Chan, manager of education and public outreach, biology; Jyotsnendu Giri, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Christopher Jillings, visitor in physics; postdoctoral scholars Sanjay Kumar, in biology, and Michael McAlpine, in chemistry; Sanjit Mitra, visitor in physics; Jacqueline Raigosa, veterinary technician, biology; Hubertus Jacobus Rottgering, visitor in astronomy at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Benjamin Rusholme, staff scientist, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Corey Wilson, postdoctoral scholar in biology.

New Director Named

August 15, 2006 - Sandya Narayanswami has joined Caltech as director of corporate and foundation relations, effective August 1. She comes from the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, where she served as senior foundation and corporate relations officer. Previously she was founding consultant for Science Communications & Consulting, director of foundation relations at the University of Washington, and associate staff scientist at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. She received her BSc in biological sciences from Leicester University, England, her PhD from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and her postdoctoral training at l'Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, and at UC Irvine. She is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early June Arrivals

August 6, 2006 - Vyacheslav Bryantsev, scientific researcher, chemistry and chemical engineering; postdoctoral scholars Michael Dougherty, in chemical engineering, and Chee-Kwee Ea, in biology; Kay Gersch, visitor in physics; Evan Goetz, visitor in physics at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Attila Kovacs, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Franco Mascia, visitor in electrical engineering; Wei Mi, software developer and system administrator, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Stefan Mihalas, in biology, Shawn Shadden, in bioengineering, and Cagdas Son, in biology; Gloria Steptoe, visitor in physics; Verona Vandieken, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology.

Late May Arrivals

July 16, 2006 - Heiko Dankert, postdoctoral scholar in electrical engineering; Yajun Du, research data analyst, and Jeremy Emken, postdoctoral scholar, both in biology; Christian Gosalvez, collection specialist, Financial Services; John Johnson, department assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Christopher Lee, researcher, geological and plantetary sciences; Mike Papin, system design engineer, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Paulina Perez, department assistant, Finance; Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, postdoctoral scholar in JPL's Earth-science section.

Early May Arrivals

July 2, 2006 - Alon Amrani, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Chih-Hsiang Cheng, senior postdoctoral scholar in physics; Lionel Cheruzel, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Karina Edmonds, assistant director, Office of Technology Transfer; Shilpa Jeeda, research laboratory assistant, and Kris Khamvongsa, lab specialist, both in biology; Nellie Kim, senior coordinator, private events, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, in biology, Jessica Krick, in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, and Long Li, in biology; Sonya Lincoln, office assistant, engineering and applied science; Alma Ramos Solis, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology; Baljinder Randhawa, research technician, biology; Alice Salazar, manager of awards administration, Financial Services; Paola Sgobbo, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Jeremie Vaubaillon, postdoctoral scholar in the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.

New Keck Director Appointed

July 2, 2006 - Taft Armandroff has been appointed director of the W. M. Keck Observatory, on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, effective July 1. He succeeds Frederic Chaffee, who has been director for the past 10 years. A research astronomer, Armandroff served as associate director at the National Optical Astronomical Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, as well as director of its Gemini Science Center, and he has ties to Hawaii through his work with the Gemini Observatory in Hilo. He will continue the work of improving Mauna Kea's scientific capabilities while respecting its environmental and cultural resources. The Keck Observatory's governing body is the California Association for Research in Astronomy, whose board of directors includes representatives from Caltech, the University of California, and NASA.

Late April Arrivals

June 18, 2006 - Mateo Amador, receiving and inventory clerk, Athenaeum; Lu Gan, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Michelle Gecoso, guest-relations coordinator, Athenaeum; Yunbin Guan, ion microprobe lab manager, geology and geochemistry; Michael Jones, night-guest service coordinator, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Tao Li, in JPL's Earth-science section, and Jean-Pierre Macquart, in astronomy; Timothy Pfeiffer, environmental health and safety technician, Safety; Camilo James Regalado, security officer, Security and Parking Services; Taura Scott, administrative assistant, engineering and applied science; Eiko Shimojo, scientific researcher, biology; Richard Umberger, general helper/dishwasher, Dining Services; Shui-Beih Yu, visitor in geology.

Mid April Arrivals

June 11, 2006 - Peter Baum, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Ranulfo Cadena, dishwasher, Athenaeum; Alison Glazier, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Donna Harrelson, security officer, Security and Parking Services; postdoctoral scholars Jianglai Liu, in physics, Ryan O'Connell and Periklis Pantazis, both in biology, David Poulin, in the Center for the Physics of Information, Maud Reiter, in chemistry, and Hans Riedel-Kruse, in biology; Alex Tang, systems/network administration associate, biology; Margaret Thomas, hotel operations manager, Athenaeum; Jonas Ambjorn Weissenrieder, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Hang Xu, visitor in geology.

Early April Arrivals

June 4, 2006 - Shinichiro Ando, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics; Alexander Cabalu, server, Dining Services; Letty Diaz, administrative aide, Office of the General Counsel; Christopher Foglesong, research technician, biology; Shannon Gilmartin, research associate, Caltech Precollege Science Initiative; Katherine Gora, research technician, engineering and applied science; postdoctoral scholars Yongtian He, in environmental science and engineering, and Sanggeun Jeon, in electrical engineering; Avalon Johnson, systems/network administrator, Center for Advanced Computing Research; John Kastanas, associate director, Foundation and Corporate Relations; Nancy Kiang, visitor in astronomy at the Spitzer Science Center; Barbara Murphy, host, Athenaeum; postdoctoral scholars Yutaka Okochi, in theoretical physics, and Kyungjeen Park, in JPL's Earth-science section; Natalie Piega, trust and bequest coordinator, Gift Planning; Arun Rangarajan, software developer, biology.

Late March Arrivals

May 21, 2006 - Jennifer Alex, colony-management microinjection specialist, biology; Alexander Cabalu, beverage server, Dining Services; Mary Cross, administrative assistant, Development and Alumni Relations; Rudy Enriquez, cook, Dining Services; Wesley Fulgencio, assistant grants manager, engineering and applied science; Adrian Garcia, shipping/receiving clerk, Caltech Bookstore; Amir Give'on, postdoctoral scholar, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Keisuke Goda, visitor in physics, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; Daryn Kobata, writer/editor, Development and Alumni Relations.

Early March Arrivals

May 7, 2006 - Benjamin Bertincourt, research assistant, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Jashua Cach, control specialist, Central Utility Plant; Maria Cantero, visitor in mathematics; Angelica Frausto, research technologist, biology; Ivan Gaor, security officer, Campus Planning; Arturo Iglesias Mendoza, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics; Carlos Larenas, assistant animal laboratory technician, Mui Luong, research technician, Anjanabha Saha, postdoctoral scholar, and Hargun Sohi, research technician, all in biology; Maria Zamora, beverage server, Dining Services.

Employee Relations Consultant Appointed

May 7, 2006 - Ofelia Velázquez-Pérez has joined Caltech as a senior employee relations consultant in Employee Relations, effective April 10. The recipient of a bachelor's degree in international relations from Scripps College and an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center, she has worked in the field of human resources for both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She most recently was director of human resources at Rain Bird Corporation, and prior to that worked at UCLA and Allstate Insurance.

Late February Arrivals

April 16, 2006 - Fernando Banuelos, general helper, JPL's Café 167; assistant animal laboratory technicians Sidali Benazouz and Andrew Delgado, both in biology; Carolina Gonzales, international case coordinator, Human Resources; Miguel Macias, guest relations coordinator, Athenaeum; Katie Polsky, assistant director, Women's Center; Isabel Simrak, JPL store manager, Business Enterprises; Agnes Tong, administrative secretary, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Jonathan Webster, department assistant, Business Enterprises.

Early February Arrivals

April 2, 2006 - Ni Feng, research technician associate, biology; Jan Glascher, postdoctoral scholar in psychology; Timothy Glotch, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary science and life detection section; Woochang Lee, postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering; Lauren Mathews, server, Dining Services; Ming Ni, Web applications developer, Caltech Library System; Diana Perez, research technician assistant, biology; postdoctoral scholars Arne Rau, in astronomy, Suk Fong Sin, in biology, and David Emery White, in chemistry; Dan Zhang, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's Earth science section.

LIGO Executive Director Named

April 2, 2006 - Jay Marx has been named executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). A particle physicist, Marx will succeed Barry Barish, Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus, who led the Caltech-MIT project through its construction and first major science runs. Marx is particularly known for his leadership in the design and construction of particle-physics instruments for national laboratories. He has been a senior physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 1981, and before that he was a member of the physics faculty at Yale University.

Late January Arrivals

March 12, 2006 - May Baird-Hu, major-gifts officer, Development and Alumni Relations; postdoctoral scholars Marisa Buzzeo, in chemistry, Daniel Koch, in chemical engineering, and Robert Korty, in environmental science and engineering; Allison Murao, cash-management analyst, Financial Services; Ming Ni, Web applications developer, Caltech Library System; Fernando Ortez, research support assistant, biology; Mark Robinson, visitor in planetary science; Doaa Salih, cook, Athenaeum; research technicians Rosalyn Sayaman, engineering and applied science, and Matthew Thornton, chemistry and chemical engineering.

New Publications Editor

March 12, 2006 - Allison Benter has joined the Caltech publications staff as an editor, effective March 13. A returning Pasadena native, she spent four years as a book editor at W. W. Norton. She attended Northwestern University, where she received two bachelor's degrees, one in history and the other in music.

Mid January Arrivals

March 5, 2006 - Elizabeth DeClue, construction contracting officer, Financial Services; postdoctoral scholars Omar Green, in chemistry, and Frederic Herman, in geology; Robert Hodyss, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's planetary science and life detection section; Yi Liu, manager, Computational Materials Design Facility; Tao Lu, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; visitors Stuart McDonald, in economics, and Leonard Mlodinow, in biology; Rumana Rashid, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Gloria Rease, administrative assistant, Athenaeum; Monica Sanchez, general helper, Café 167 (JPL).

Early January Arrivals

February 19, 2006 - James Colbert, staff scientist, physics, mathematics and astronomy; Jeff Genrich, research geodesist, geological and planetary sciences; postdoctoral scholars Nima Ghaderi, in chemistry, Eilat Glikman, in astronomy, Chantal Grell, in history, and Hao-Te Hsu, in geology; Youyong Li, scientific researcher, chemistry and chemical engineering; postdoctoral scholars David Lund, in environmental science and engineering, Hyun Park, in chemistry, and Jee Eun Rim, in aeronautics; George Tang, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Meenakshi Wadhwa, visitor in geochemistry.

December New Arrivals

February 5, 2006 - Rayomand Bhadha, systems analyst for Caltech's earthquake monitoring projects, Seismological Laboratory; Gestur Bjorn Christianson, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Kevin Huffenberger, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics and sciences at JPL; Xin Luo, postdoctoral scholar in biology; Evan Maple, control specialist, Physical Plant; Allan Wong, postdoctoral scholar in biology.

New Assistant Professor of Chemistry

January 18, 2006 - William Clemons has joined Caltech's faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry, effective January 1. He is noted for his work in membrane proteins and protein translocation meshes as well as for his skill in crystallography. He received his BS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1995 and his PhD from the University of Utah in 2000.

October/November New Arrivals

January 18, 2006 - Vegen Bagdasayan, catering chef manager, Dining Services; Bertrand Bourlon, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Nicky Caiazza, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology, HHMI associate; Rosemarie Came, postdoctoral scholar in geochemistry; Erin Dunn, assistant athletic trainer, Athletics; Nina Gommermann, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; Frank Gutierrez, assistant animal lab technician, biology; Seth Harkins, visitor in chemistry; postdoctoral scholars Eric Hetland, in geophysics, Kevin Hoff, in chemical engineering, Yousung Jung, in chemistry, Houria Kabbour, in materials science, Ryota Kanai, in biology, and Wyatt Korff, in bioengineering; Lilia Kung, administrative aide, Office of the General Counsel; Joanne Laurence, administrative assistant, biology; Heun Lee, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics; Xiaolin Liang, lab assistant, chemistry and chemical engineering; Ilene Mates, assistant director of restricted funds, Financial Services; Zachary Morgan, postdoctoral scholar in geology; April Neidholdt, administrative aide, engineering and applied physics; Walter Nunfio, cook, Dining Services; Oded Ofek, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy; Daniele Procissi, MRI scientist, biology; Diane Robinson, administrator, Nanosystems Biology Cancer Center; postdoctoral scholars Edward Silverman, in biology, and Rozamond Sweeney, in chemical engineering; Baijun Tian, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in JPL's Earth remote sensing science section; Jesus Vidal Solano, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics; Liming Wang, assistant research technician, biology; Yun Wang, postdoctoral scholar in geobiology; David Wei, environmental health and safety technician, Campus Planning; Jean-Pierre Williams, O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar; Jochen Woessner, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics; Dongzi Yu, research technician, biology; Junhua Yuan, postdoctoral scholar in physics; Muhammad Adeel Zafar, visitor in physics.

Ido Yavetz Is First Eleanor Searle Visiting Professor of History

January 4, 2006 - Ido Yavetz joined Caltech and the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens this fall as the first-ever Eleanor Searle Visiting Professor of History, a position he will hold for the academic year. Through this newly established joint program, he will teach two courses at Caltech and conduct research at the Huntington in the area of ancient Greek astronomy. A specialist in this area as well as classical electromagnetic field theory, electrical technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and entomology in the 19th century, he received his BA in 1978 and his PhD in 1989 from Tel Aviv University, where he is a senior lecturer.

John Grotzinger Joins Faculty as Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology

January 4, 2006 - John Grotzinger has joined Caltech's faculty as Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology. An eminent sedimentologist and stratigrapher with wide-ranging interests in sedimentary processes, geobiology, and Earth's early history, he is also a key member of the Mars Exploration Rover team, responsible for assessing the role of liquid water in shaping Martian landforms. He received his BS from Hobart College in 1979, his MS from the University of Montana in 1981, and his PhD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1985.