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Stories of Impact

Co-Curricular Experience

Honoring the Mentor Who Shaped Students into Scientists

During his 48-year career at Caltech, the late Yuk L. Yung sparked a passion for science in young people. A gift to support undergraduate researchers commemorates his legacy.

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Graduate Fellowships

Sharif Family Fellowship Invests in the Next Generation of Researchers

A graduate fellowship enabled Masoud Sharif (PhD ’06) to conduct award-winning doctoral research at Caltech. Now he hopes to help future graduate students make breakthroughs of their own.

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Graduate Fellowships

Testing Economic Theories to Build a Better World

Humanities and Social Sciences fellowship recipient challenges a "one-size-fits-all" approach through behavioral economics.

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Graduate Fellowships

From Flashlight to Fellowship: A Journey Toward Climate Solutions

Inspired by her firsthand experience of climate change and supported by the Peter and Melanie Cross Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Melanie Rodríguez Pabón is using electrochemistry to drive a more sustainable future—and helping others follow her path.

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Graduate Fellowships

A Graduate Fellowship Helps Give EAS Student the Freedom to Find his Driving Passion

Gilchrist Johnson, a second-year graduate student in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science, turned a car accident into a research focus on autonomous vehicles.

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