Alumni who went on to become members of the faculty are listed only in this category.
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Rohan Abeyaratne, PhD 1979 •
Allan Acosta, BS 1945, PhD 1952; former faculty; engineer; Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech • Mihran S. Agbabian, MS 1948; Professor Emeritus of Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC) and President Emeritus of the American University of Armenia; member of National Academy of Engineering; known for fundamental contributions to the application of advanced methods of applied mechanics to structural design, and contributions to the field of structural response to blast and shock and the reduction of seismic hazards to existing structures •
Mohamed-Slim Alouini, PhD 1998 •
George E. Apostolakis, PhD 1973, engineer; Korea Electric Power Corporation Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Professor of Engineering Systems Emeritus, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; former Commissioner of Nuclear Regulatory Commission; known for innovations in the theory and practice of probabilistic risk assessment and risk management, particularly with regards to nuclear safety; member of National Academy of Engineering • Irving L. Ashkenas, BS, MS 1939; distinguished aerospace engineer and cofounder of Systems Technology, Inc.; elected member of National Academy of Engineering; known for leadership in flying qualities theory and practice, and for contributions to flight control systems and aerospace vehicle system design •
Michael Aziz, BS 1978; the Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies at the
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences • Mary Baker, PhD 1972; Chairman and President of ATA Engineering Inc.; elected member of National Academy of Engineering for computer simulation methods for structural mechanics problems and engineering leadership •
William F. Ballhaus, Sr., PhD 1947 • Michael I. Baskes, BS 1965, PhD 1970; member of National Academy of Engineering; materials engineer known for contributions to the embedded atom method for predicting the structure and properties of metals and alloys •
Robert L. Behnken, PhD 1997, NASA astronaut, flew on
STS-123 •
Jacobo Bielak, PhD 1971 •
Maurice Anthony Biot, PhD 1932 •
Pratim Biswas, PhD 1985 •
Alexandria Boehm, BS 1996 •
Frank Borman, MS 1957; NASA astronaut, commanded Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 space missions •
Robert W. Bower, PhD 1973 •
James E. Broadwell, MS 1944; research scientist in aeronautical engineering; elected member of National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the understanding and management of turbulent mixing with application to chemical laser design • Norman H. Brooks, PhD 1954; former faculty; James Irvine Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech; member of National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering; expert in hydraulic engineering, environmental fluid mechanics, and water resources and technology •
Arthur E. Bryson, PhD 1951 •
Sébastien Candel, PhD 1972 • Brian J. Cantwell, PhD 1976; Edward C. Wells Professor of Engineering (Aeronautics and Astronautics) at Stanford University; member of National Academy of Engineering; known for studies of the space-time structure of turbulent flows and for the development of fast-burning fuels for hybrid propulsion •
Gregory Chamitoff, MS 1985; NASA astronaut, flew on
STS-124 and stayed on Expedition 17 on the
International Space Station •
Dean Roden Chapman, BS 1944, PhD 1948 •
Uma Chowdhry, MS 1970 •
Deborah Chung, BS/MS 1973 • Francis H. Clauser, BS 1934, PhD 1937; former faculty; Clark Blanchard Millikan Professor of Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech; pioneer in the study of boundary layer theory, turbulent flows, guided missiles, spacecraft, magnetohydrodynamics, and partial differential equations; member of National Academy of Engineering •
Ray W. Clough, MS 1943;
National Medal of Science recipient •
Julian Cole, PhD 1949; former faculty • Donald E. Coles, PhD 1953; former faculty; Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus at Caltech; contributed to study of supersonic and turbulent boundary layer flows, Couette flows, and fluid flow instrumentation design; member of National Academy of Engineering • Robert Conn, PhD 1968; President of the Kavli Foundation and Zable Professor and Dean, Emeritus, of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego; leading researcher in plasma physics, fusion energy, energy policy and materials science; member of National Academy of Engineering and recipient of E.O. Lawrence award from Department of Energy •
Stanley Corrsin, PhD 1947 • Charles Crouse, PhD 1974; Principal Engineer at AECOM. Elected member of National Academy of Engineering "for contributions to public safety and infrastructure resilience through leadership in transferring research advances into seismic design practice." •
Slobodan Ćuk, PhD 1977; inventor of
Ćuk switched-mode DC-to-DC voltage converter; former professor of Electrical Engineering at Caltech •
John Dabiri, PhD 2005, Centennial Chair Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at Caltech; awarded
MacArthur Fellowship; recipient of National Medal of Science • James Wallace Daily, PhD 1945, Professor of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering Emeritus, at University of Michigan; former professor at MIT; known for contributions to fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering, especially in the areas of cavitation, hydraulic machinery, the flow of suspensions, and the design of fluid-mechanics laboratories; member of National Academy of Engineering •
Raffaello D'Andrea, MS, PhD 1997 • Frank W. Davis, BS 1936; engineer, test pilot, and executive with Convair and General Dynamics; elected member of National Academy of Engineering; known for design, development, and testing of supersonic aircraft and missile systems •
Satish Dhawan, PhD 1951 • Paul Dimotakis, BS 1968, PhD 1973; faculty; John K. Northrop Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Applied Physics at Caltech and senior research scientist at JPL; former chief technologist at JPL; known for contributions to the fluid mechanics of jet propulsion and other processes involving turbulence, mixing, and transport; member of National Academy of Engineering •
James Duderstadt, PhD 1967,
National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient •
Regina E. Dugan, PhD 1993, 19th director of
DARPA, first female director • Dean B. Edwards, PhD 1977; professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Emeritus at University of Idaho; noted researcher in electric vehicle battery research; elected member of National Academy of Inventors •
Charles Elachi, PhD 1971, former faculty • Julie S. Eng, BS 1989; Chief Technology Officer for Coherent Corp. Elected member of National Academy of Engineering "for contributions to high-speed optoelectronic devices and modules." •
Nader Engheta, PhD 1982 •
Richard G. Folsom, BS 1928, PhD 1933 •
C. Gordon Fullerton, BS 1957, MS 1958, Space Shuttle astronaut and test pilot •
Yuan-Cheng Fung, PhD 1948;
Russ Prize winner;
National Medal of Science recipient •
Morteza Gharib, PhD 1983; faculty; Vice Provost for Research and Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering at Caltech •
Edward Gibson, MS 1960, PhD 1964, NASA astronaut, flew on Skylab 4 •
Roy W. Gould, BS 1949, PhD 1956, former faculty; Simon Ramo Professor of Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech; made several important contributions to field of plasma physics; member of National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering •
Meredith Gourdine, PhD 1960 •
Wallace D. Hayes, PhD 1947 • R. Richard Heppe, A.Eng (Degree of Aeronautical Engineer) 1947; retired vice president at Lockheed Corporation; elected member of National Academy of Engineering; known for significant contributions to aerodynamics, design, and disciplined technical management of numerous military and commercial aircraft developments •
George W. Housner, PhD 1941; former faculty; Carl F Braun Professor of Engineering, Emeritus at Caltech;
National Medal of Science recipient •
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD 1939, "father of China's rocket program" •
Donald E. Hudson, BS 1938, PhD 1942, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Emeritus at Caltech •
Arthur T. Ippen, PhD 1936 • Wilfred D. Iwan, BS 1957, PhD 1961, former faculty; Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus at Caltech; major contributor to theory of vibrations, modeling of structural systems, nonlinear system identification, machinery dynamics and vibration, earthquake response of structures, earthquake response of nonstructural components, engineering seismology, offshore drilling, and public policy for earthquake risk mitigation; member of National Academy of Engineering •
Ali Jadbabaie, PhD 2000 •
Sudhir K. Jain, PhD 1983 • Paul C. Jennings, PhD 1963, former faculty; Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Emeritus at Caltech; authority on earthquake engineering and dynamics of structures, including high-rise buildings, offshore drilling towers, and nuclear power plants; member of National Academy of Engineering and fellow of American Academy of Arts and Science • William L Johnson, PhD 1975, faculty; Ruben F. and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech; made major contributions to study of bulk metallic glasses; member of National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering •
Ann Karagozian, PhD 1982, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); recognized for important research contributions to combustion and propulsion as well as education and service to profession; elected member of National Academy of Engineering{{cite web •
Joseph Katz, PhD 1982 •
Leon M. Keer; BS 1956, MS 1958, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering at Northwestern University; known for research on application of elasticity to design problems involving contact and fracture; member of National Academy of Engineering
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