Explore Caltech 2024
DISCOVER THE WONDER OF SCIENCE
Saturday, September 28, 2024, 10:00am to 2:00pm
At Bechtel Mall, Across from 525 S Wilson Ave
At Bechtel Mall, Across from 525 S Wilson Ave
Interactive Science Booths
Get hands-on with science! Our interactive booths feature fun demonstrations and activities that bring Caltech's cutting-edge research to life.
'Meet a Scientist' Panels
Ask a scientist! Our panels are your chance to hear from Caltech researchers about their life, work, and the exciting world of science.
TED-Style Talks
Big ideas, short talks. Hear from Caltech's top minds as they share their groundbreaking research and passions in a series of engaging, TED-style presentations.
Exciting Games
Time for some fun! Challenge your mind with our exciting games, where science and play come together for the whole family.
Food Trucks
Feeling hungry? Take a break and recharge. A food truck will be on site with delicious food and drinks available for purchase.
And Even More
The discovery continues! Keep an eye out for even more fun activities around campus, including creative face painting and other surprises waiting for you.
Caltech Astronomy
Solar telescopes, marshmallow activity, radio interferometer demo
Math Circle
Math games for all ages from the Julia Robinson Math Festival
Chemistry of food
Color and wavelength of juices, cabbage juice as an indicator, acid-base reactions; flavors, liquid nitrogen ice cream; various other not-food-related demos
Double slit experiment
Using light driven reactions for scientific discovery and some artistic fun
Levitating superconductor
Experience a ceramic puck levitating above magnets after being cooled in liquid nitrogen. A fascinating showcase of superconductivity in action
Pasadena public library
STEAM kits, family-friendly crafts, free books
Math booth
Map coloring, mazes, the Tower of Hanoi, toothpicks and putty to make 3D shapes, and big bubbles. Build hyberbolic surfaces with foam.
Diversity in Chemistry Initiative
Discover the wonders of electrochemical batteries, colorful slime, glowing glowsticks, and the mesmerizing Tollens silver test
Turbulence Behavior and Modeling
Demonstrating turbulence with food dye liquids and explaining computational turbulence modeling
IPAC @ Caltech
Experience an infrared camera
Ant-beetle show-and-tell
Discover the wonders of electrochemical batteries, colorful slime, glowing glowsticks, and the mesmerizing Tollens silver test
Plusars
Use this interactive map to select pulsars and Fast Radio Bursts, hear their unique sounds, and see how different telescopes change our view of the cosmos.
Meet a Scientist Panels & TED-Style Talks
- 10:20-10:30 AM: TED Talk
- 10:40-10:50 AM: TED Talk
- 11:00-11:20 AM: Meet a Scientist Panel - PMA, JPL, EAS, GPS
- 11:30-11:50 AM: Meet a Scientist Panel - BBE, CCE, EAS, HSS
- 12:00-12:10 PM: TED Talk
- 12:20-12:30 PM: TED Talk
- 12:40-12:50 PM: TED Talk
- 1:00-1:10 PM: TED Talk
- 1:20-1:30 PM: TED Talk
- 1:40-1:50 PM: TED Talk
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Event Location: Bechtel Mall, Across from 525 S Wilson Ave
