Convocation Archive
Convocation 2021
The program includes greetings from President Thomas F. Rosenbaum and an introduction to student life at Caltech by Vice President for Student Affairs Kevin M. Gilmartin, and featured the following speakers:
Mission to Mars: The Future of Mars and Space Exploration
Prof. Kenneth A. (Ken) Farley, Mars 2020 Mission Project Scientist
W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry
Perseverance on Mars
Hemani Kalucha, graduate student
My Time on Mars (So Far)
Eva Linghan Scheller, graduate student
From Study Abroad Semester at Caltech to Five Years on Perseverance
Nathan Stein (PhD '20), postdoctoral scholar
Journeying to Mars from Caltech
Katie Stack Morgan (PhD '15), Mars 2020 Mission Deputy Project Scientist
Exploring the Surface of Mars with the Curiosity and Perseverance Rovers
Convocation 2020
The program included greetings from President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, featured a special cameo appearance and welcome from a Caltech alumnus NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken , as well as a brief introduction by Kevin Gilmartin, Vice President for Student Affairs, and featured the following speakers:
CALTECH Y AND RISE PROGRAM
Laura Hu, Undergraduate Student, and Caltech Y Student Ex-Comm President
Welcome from the Caltech Y
Liz Jackman, Caltech Y Associate Director of Student Programs
Rise Program
Cam Buzard, Graduate Student
Being a Grad Student Rise Mentor
Melba Nuzen, Undergraduate Student
Experiences of a Rise Tutor
Athena Castro, Caltech Y Executive Director
Closing Remarks from the Caltech Y
Convocation 2019
The program included greetings from President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, and a brief introduction to student life at Caltech by Joseph E. Shepherd, Vice President for Student Affairs, and featured the following speakers:
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT CALTECH
Candace Rypisi, Director, Student-Faculty Programs
Eric Moreno, Junior, Physics
"Caltech to CERN: My SURF Journey"
Morgan Hooper, Fourth-Year Graduate Student, Aerospace
"Paying It Forward: How Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers Has Prepared Me for the Future, While Helping to Build an Inclusive Community"
David Van Valen, Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering
"From Student to Professor: Why Everyone Benefits from Undergraduate Research"