Caltech in the News for the week of January 19, 2009
Caltech In the News is our weekly review of Caltech faculty, staff and students who have appeared in the news media this past week. This is but a sampling of our coverage. Please note that some links may expire after some time.
The latest issue of Popular Mechanics highlights powerful telescopes and some that will define the future of astronomy. Included are the Spitzer Space Telescope, Keck observatories and the Thirty Meter Telescope, among others.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4299775.html
On Jan. 22, Wisconsin Public Radio interviewed geochemist Jess Adkins on his recent deep-sea trip, during which new species were found. Reuters, the Associated Press, New Zealand Herald, and Australian Broadcasting were among many outlets that also covered the story.
http://www.wpr.org/kathleendunn/
http://www.abc.net.au/science/
Also on Jan. 22, Charter Cable's Local Headline News interviewed materials scientist Harry Atwater for a segment on solar energy.
On Jan. 20, Associated Press TV covered a presidential inauguration viewing party held on campus.
A Jan. 19 New York Times story on women in science mentioned chemist and MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Barton.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/science/20angier.html?ref=science
