Caltech's Faculty
As a graduate student you will have the opportunity to work alongside
Caltech's prestigious faculty. Our graduate student to faculty ratio
is 4 students per each faculty member. Faculty members are actively
involved with their students and the Caltech community.
Faculty in residence (as of December 2004):
Professorial faculty 283
Emeriti 101
Research faculty 62
Other faculty 41
Visiting faculty 87
Postdoctoral scholars 535
Senior postdoctoral scholars 38
Visitors 114
Faculty and alumni honors and awards (as of February
2005):
Nobel Prize: 30 recipients, 31 prizes
Crafoord Prize: 5 recipients
National Medal of Science: 47 recipients
National Medal of Technology: 10 recipients
California Scientist of the Year: 14 recipients
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 77 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences: 67 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 3 faculty
Member, National Academy of Engineering: 30 faculty
A full list of Caltech Nobel and Crafoord laureates can be found at http://www.caltech.edu/nobel-crafoord
Brief bios of Nobel Laureates are available at http://pr.caltech.edu/events/caltech_nobel/.