California Institute of Technology

Volume 25, No.2 April 1991

Not many people know that the three largest trees in Caltech 's acreage tn the Neider Grove are named for Millikan, Hale, and Noyes.

One of the giant .equola.ln Caltech'. acreage rI.e. toward the .ky.

Visiting Caltech's giant sequoias

by Ted Combs, BS '27

Not many people-not even Cal tech his pracrice rhere, and married a Miss forest containing more than 100 giant oldtimers-know that the Institute owns Clara Fowler. Clara's farher was a suc­ sequoias. an acreage of giant sequoias in the cessful lumberman, a holder of mineral Fortunately for Caltech, soon after remote Nelder Grove area JUSt south of rights, and vice president of his Fleming arrived in Pasadena, he was the Yosemite National Park boundary. brorher-in-Iaw's business. The brorher­ induced by President Edwards of Although some of the trees date back ro in-law was Cyrus McCormick. Throop Polytechnic Institute ro help before the birth of Christ, Caltech's Before long, Arthur also became support the school. In fact, he became chapter in the hisrory of the ttees begins involved in his father-in-Iaw's lumber its principal benefactor. In 1903, he in 1922. It begins, actually, with business. In 1896, in a move related to was elected to the board of trustees. In Arthur H. Fleming, wealthy Pasadenan Clara's healrh, rhe Flemings came ro 1910 he became the board vice and benefacror of Throop Polytechnic Pasadena, and Arthur's lumber interesrs president, and in 1917, board president. Institute and of Caltech. also moved to include California. It seems that the Institute had trouble Arthur Fleming was born in Canada When Clara's farher died, Arrhur con­ balancing its budget, and Fleming pro­ in 1856, the oldesr of ren children. tinued rhe business, and soon owned, vided funds every year to offset the When he was in his early twenties, he among a number of other enterprises, deficit. He even took over much of the moved ro Derroit and became a U.S. the Sugar Pine Lumber Company in cicizen. Having studied law, he began Madera Counry, a 1540-acre traer of Continued on page 6 2

Freshman merit­ FRIENDS based scholarship established

Harrison C. Lingle (BS' 4 3) and hi wife, Dorothy B. Lingle, have estab­ lished a merit-based award fund fot incoming freshmen at the Institute. Th fund will make it possible to offer a $ 5 ,000 merit award to an entering Barish chosen M.mber. of the new Executlv. Commltt.. of Th. A•• ociat •• : Millard Jacob. C8S freshman in the fall of 1991. The '401, vic. pr•• ld.nt; Dorl. Pankow. pr ••ldent; Edith Rob...... ecr.tary; and J. scholarship will be awarded based on How.rd Mar.hall C8S '57. PhD '851. tr.a.u.. r. Not p ....nt I. J •••• Gran.r C8S '431. Linde Professor vic. p ...ld.nt. the student's "demonstrated exceptiona. character, plus an outstanding academi, record, particularly in math and science Barry C. Barish has been named the with an expressed interest in pursuing ~ first Ronald and Maxine Linde Profes­ career in the field of science and sor. The professorship was established engineering .• by Caltech trustee Ronald K. Linde (MS If the student continues to remain in '62, PhD '64) and his wife, Maxine, Fraser named Parsons awards good academic standing, the scholarship with part of the Linde Fund, which they will be renewed each academic year. created at Caltech in 1975 and recently first Rosen $333}OOO grant Additionally, a merit award will be augmented. offered to a member of each subsequent In establishing the chair, the Lindes Professor to Institute entering freshman class. Ultimately, it stated that the ptofessorship would not is anticipated that a full tuition scholar­ necessarily reside permanenrly in a par­ ship will be awarded to·a freshman· each ticular division, but could be used wher­ Scott Fraser, professor of biology, has The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation year, and continued every year so long ever it would be the most beneficial. been named the first Anna 1. Rosen has awarded Caltech a $333,000 grant as that student remains in good The Lindes founded Envirodyne Professor. The professorship was estab­ to support a research project in develop­ academic standing at the Institute. Industries in 1970 and built it into a lished by Cal tech trustee and board vice mental biology entirled "How The Gene The Lingle Scholarship Fund will be Fortune 500 company. Ronald is the chairman Benjamin M. Rosen (BS '54) Regulatory System Transforms An Egg the first merit-based endowed scholar­ former chairman of the board and Max­ of New York; his brother, Harold A. Into An Embryo.' The principal ship fund for freshmen to be established ine is former corporate secretary and Rosen (MS '48, PhD '51) of Santa researchers will be Leroy Hood and Eric at Caltech. Harrison Lingle, the retired general counsel of the corporation, Monica; and his sister, Ruth Rosen Davidson. Hood is the Ethel Wilson founder and president of Hartco Co. in which was sold in May 1989. In 1988 Weisler of New Orleans. Bowles and Robert Bowles Professor of Skokie, Illinois, believes strongly that Envirodyne was ranked as one of the The chair is restriaed to the Division Biology and director of the Science and excellence and achievement should be United States' fastest growing com­ of Biology, with a preference for . Technology Center for Molecular recognized and hopes that a freshman panies. It was a worldwide leader in the biotechnology . Biotechnology, and Eric Davidson, the financial award, based solely on merit, development and manufacture of food "We wish this chair to be a fitting Norman Chandler Professor of Cell without regard to need, will encourage packaging materials and systems, operat­ remembrance to our mother, who was Biology. additional high school students of excep­ ing in virtually every country of the instrumental not only in sending us all One of the basic problems in modern tional character and intellect to apply to world from 26 manufacturing and through school, but also in instilling in biology is how an organism starts as a Caltech. finishing plants in North America and us an appreciation of education. W e single cell, the fertilized egg, and grows Europe. hope that it will contribute in some way to become a complex adult organism. The Lindes are residents of Chicago. to advancing the frontiers of science and For humans, the 100,000 units of infor­ Both earned their undergraduate degtees benefiting all of mankind, a goal that mation (genes), contained on our 23 at UCLA. Maxine was a research she would have supported enthusiasti­ pairs of chromosomes and present in engineer at JPL in the early 1960s. She cally: the Rosens said in a statement each cell, encode the information upon received her JD degree from Stanford in upon making the gift. which development is based. 1967. The new Anna L. Rosen Professor The goal of the research project will Jennings speaks Ronald Linde has been a Cal tech joined the Cal tech faculty in January, be to identify and describe the events trustee since 1989. He is also a life 1991. Previously he had been professor that occur in the genes as an egg begins member of the Alumni Association. and acting chairman of the Department to be transformed into an embryo. All at Provost's Among his many technical achieve­ of Physiology and Biophysics at UC of the cells formed in the early embryo ments, he has done pioneering research Irvine. He joined the UC Irvine faculty contain the same complete set of genes Circle dinner in various fields of physics, chemistry, in 1980 as assistant professor and was formed when the sperm and egg nuclei and engineering, and in the develop­ named associate professor in 1986. fuse at fertilization. This set of genes is The Provost's Circle dinner in the ment of new empirical techniques. He Before that he was an associate research known as the genome of the organism, Athenaeum this winter brought together is the author or coaurhor of approxi­ scientist in the Department of Biophys­ and is formed from the maternal and 83 members to hear Paul Jennings, vice mately 50 technical publications, and ics at Johns Hopkins University. Fraser paternal chromosome sers. president and provost. Jennings has invented and patented equipment earned his PhD from Johns Hopkins Early in the development of every described for the group some of the for enhancing chemical reaction rates. University in 1979, and his BS degree embryo, however, different cells begin to exciting work being done at the Insti­ Barry C. Barish has been a professor in physics from Harvey Mudd College express different sets of genes. For tute through membership contributions. of physics at Caltech since 1972. He in 1976. example, some cells become part of the Greeting guests was Robert D. Volk, joined the faculty in 1963 as a research Fraser's research interests are develop­ muscle tissue because they express chairman of the circle. Fifteen faculty fellow. His current research is on the mental neurobiology, regulation of cell muscle-specific genes. Others give rise members were hosts. Members of the search for a magnetic monopole in Italy. lineages, cell-cell communication, pat­ to nerves, others to intestine, etc. Provost'S Circle are Life Members of He has been involved in studies of high tern formation, experimental embryol­ "If we can understand how different The Associates who contribute between energy neutrino interactions and electron ogy, and theoretical biology. He is a gene function arises, we can see how the one and six thousand dollars a year to positron annihilations, and has con­ member of the American Association for complex organs and structures are the Institute. duaed experimental research on large the Advancement of Science, the Sociery formed later on in development: said acceleratots at Brookhaven, Ferrnilab, for Developmenral Biology, the Society Hood. The sea urchin, an animal used and the Stanford Linear Accelerator for Neuroscience, and the Biophysical in studies at Caltech for the past 50 Center. . .L··- f" Socie!;}' . . years, will be the focus of the research. 3

cates part of its resources to primaty grant programs in science, engineering, Grant supports and medical research. Foundation sup­ Scholarship Seaver Institute POrt is also focused in four other areas: arts and culture, civic and community outreach program services, health care, and precollegiate honors two awards Caltech education. In all of these areas, the for biology Foundation supports projects that alumni $500J OOO gift creatively and cost-effectively address High school biology education in the pervasive societal needs and encourage Yoshinao Nakada (BS '40, MS '41), Caltech has received a $500,000 Los Angeles educational community is collaboration rather than duplication of has established a memorial fund honor­ granc from The Seaver Institute to sup­ getting a boost, thanks to a $ 500,000 existing resources. ing two friends from his studenc days, port research by Leroy Hood into the grant to Caltech from the W. M. Keck Richard Merrill Rowell (BS '38) and causes, diagnosis, and treatment of Foundation. The grant will support a Richard Harvey Allen (BS '38), both of autoimmune disorders. This is the five-year outreach ptogram headed by whom were killed in World War II. second year that The Seaver Institute Leroy Hood, the Ethel Wilson Bowles The income from the endowed fund will has provided $500,000 to support this - ...... and Robert Bowles Professor of Biology Associates benefit the Caltech Athletic Department. research. at Caltech and director of the Science Richard Rowell, Richard Allen, and Hood is the Ethel Wilson Bowles and Technology Center for Molecular "Yosh" Nakada were members of Rick­ and Robert Bowles Professor of Biology Biotechnology, which is funded by the welcome new errs House and participated in athletic at Calrech, and director of the National National Science Foundation. activities together. N akada served with Science Foundation Science and Tech­ An intensive summer workshop on members the 442nd Combat Team, the war's nology Cencer for Molecular Biotechnol­ the Caltech campus for 10 high school most decorated unit, made up entirely ogy, established at Caltech by the NSF biology teachers is planned for 1992, Doris Pankow, president of The of Japanese Americans. His family was to develop new technology in protein according to Sue Lewis, administrative Associates, welcomed 74 new members, assigned to an incernment camp in and generic engineering. manager for the Science and Technology as well as rheir sponsors, and members Heart Mountain, Wyoming. The Seaver-funded project headed by Center. The workshop will be the first of The Associates Board, at the annual Nakada has wanted to memorialize Hood concentrates on isolating and in a series of four, to be held during new member dinner at the Athenaeum his friends for many years and was vety analyzing the genes rhat code for the consecutive summers. Teachers will be in Februaty. She introduced President pleased to accomplish his goal. development of receprors on immune­ selected chiefly from schools with large Thomas E. Everharr, who spoke on the For those interested in making dona­ system cells known as T cells. It has minority student populations in hisroty and accomplishmencs of Calrech, tions to the Rowell and Allen Memorial been theorized that autoimmune disor­ Pasadena and surrounding local districts. and irs future plans. The guesrs min­ Fund, contributions may be senc to the ders are rriggered when T-cell receptors, Focus of the workshop will be on the gled with faculty members, who were Office of Donor Relations, Mail Code which stimulate the immune system inco development of an updated, relevant, hosrs at each table. 105-40, Pasadena, California 91125. attacking and destroying infectious biology laboratoty curriculum. agencs, are improperly activated by the "Through the project, high school body's own tissue. T-cell receptors are teachers will be offered a meaningful also believed to be involved in organ biological science curriculum to take graft rejection. back to their classrooms,' said Thomas The Seaver Institute was founded in New A•• oclete. E. Everhart, Caltech president. "There, member... _n 1955 by Frank Roger Seaver. Since his students will learn that science is both and Ollbert Smith death in 1964, the foundation has sup­ interesting and fun. The result should and their .pon.or, ported education, cultural activities, Edith (Mr ....ohn) be a better-informed citizenty and a Robart•. and scientific research that is primarily broader commitmenc to advanced sci­ directed at medical research. ence studies" Each afternoon, teachers in the workshop will be given several labora­ toty experiments for their classrooms, along with all the suppOrt materials Oreetlng gue.t. necessaty to actually conduct the experi­ at The A ••oclate. ments. Much of the money from the new member dinner are Keck grant will go to buy the support Charle. Pankow, materials, Sue Lewis explained. "Teach­ Dorl. Pankow, ers in the schools we'll be working with pre.ldent of The A•• oclate.; Dorl. have limited budgets for equipment,' Everhart, and said Lewis. Pre.ldent ThonuI. The summer of 1991 will be spent E. Everhart. developing the workshop and support materials. In the fall, recruitment of participating teachers for the following summer will begin. B ~sides the summer workshop, there will be four to six additional meetings George Bush during the year on the Cal tech campus, for program participants to attend "Frontiets in Biology" lectures and to to speak at review curriculum developmenc and applications. commencement "Conservatively, we assume that a secondaty population of 9,000 students Caltech's cencennial year commence­ will be served by the program at the ment speaker will be Presidenc George end of the five years,' said Hood. "The Bush. Although the presidenc was outreach program is aimed at develop­ invited a year ago, the White H ouse ing strategies that inctease not only an had requesred that no announcemenc be interest in science in student populations made uncil shortly before the evenc. traditionally not involved in technical Additional seats and bleachers will be fields , but also this population's further added to the usual setup; and, for secu­ educational and career opportunities.' rity reasons , tickets will be required for The W. M. Keck Foundation dedi- admission. 4

The C.ltech FlytI.hlng .nd C.noelng Club I. open to.1I member. of the C.ltech community. The club I. In need of u.ed fly rod•• nd ....I •••nd wood • • Iumlnum•• nd Flbergl.s c.noes. Anyone Inte,.sted In Joining the club or In d_tlng equipment m.y contact Instructors Tom Perry (818/358· 4705) or H.I Ginder (818/358· 4701) during working hours. Above: Trying their luck In Mllllk.n Pond _ Ginder; Christopher E. a,.nnen. cIe.n of students; .nd Perry.

SPORTS

Basketball Swimming The Tech basketball team began its Both men's and women's swim preseason schedule by winning the Hi­ teams finished fifth in the SCIAC Tech basketball tournament on the conference, the men with a 3 and 7 campus, defeating Holy Names, Arizona record, the women with 2 and 8. "The Bible School, and Cal Maritime. The kids tried hard," said Coach Clint Focus: women tn sczence team lost cwo players with injuries Dodd. "About 50 percent hadn't been before conference play, however-Keith on a swim team before. To me, an Oslakovic and Larry Ahle-and was important test of any team is its abiliry "We have so few role models, and presented: unable to win a conference game. to win close races. This year, both the that really hurts," said the female Meanwhile, in Millikan Library, visi­ Nevertheless, for the first time since men's and the women's teams were graduate student, one of three waiting rors could view a photo display on the 1970, a Caltech player, Bill Swanson, superb in that respect." Coach Dodd to discuss her research with guests at a history of women at Caltech, a Centen­ made all-conference. In addition, Swan­ termed the conference this year "as reception after a "Women in Science" nial feature assembled by Mary Terrall, son won the SCIAC Ted Ducey Award tough as nails '- lecture. "We have to figute out for a science historian. "I like the exhibit and was presented the Caltech Vesper There were no seniors among the ourselves what we're supposed to be like because it makes visible some of the Trophy as the team's most valuable women swimmers this year. The team as female scientists." people who may have been relatively player at the recent basketball awards included 3 sophomores, 1 freshman, Another talked about how much a unknown, but who broke barriers for dinner. and 2 juniors. "Hopefully: says Dodd, young tenured female professor in her women at Caltech," Terrall says. "The kids gave full effort all year "all of them will be back next year'- division had meant to the female stu­ The "Women in Science" program is long," said Coach Gene Victor. In individual performances among dents there. "She's so bright and on top one of an ongoing series of Centennial "Twenry men came Out and cwo were the women, breast stroker Monica Hol­ of things, and always so helpful. She events, which recently included a sym­ injured; the others stayed with it. They bake swam well all year and was had a baby last year and we went posium honoring Linus Pauling on his practiced hard, and struggled to awarded the Martha Wayne trophy as through that experience with her. We 90th birthday, a "Turn of the Century" improve. We will have four returning the outstanding female swimmer. In saw that it was possible to be a commit­ band concert by the Cal tech wind lettermen back next year, and they the individual medley, Karen Ross won ted scientist, and to be a mother too.' ensemble, an outreach program which should all be starters, so the season all the close matches. Vania Lee per­ Entry level positions for young female sent three graduate students to lecture in looks promising." formed well in the 100-yard butterfly. scientists are fairly abundant today, the the Pasadena public schools, and a spe­ Four new school records were set by women agreed, but advancement oppor­ cial Centennial celebration dinner in the the female swimmers. Monica Holboke tunities continue to be limited, and Athenaeum, focused on "Caltech, Past, Fencing set a new record in the 200-yard breast upper echelon positions dominated by Present, and Future." An ongoing series The fencing team concluded confer­ stroke, swimming 2:48.50. Three relay men. of Watson lectures is in progress. ence play with 8 wins and 6 losses, records were established, in the 200- "In another generation, that ought to The Eureka Conference, the 5th finishing fourth among a field of 10. yard freestyle relay, the 400-yard med­ change," one said hopefully. annual National Undergraduate "This was a young team," says Coach ley relay, and the 400-yard freesryle Guests drifted in, discussing the lec­ Research Conference hosted by the Insti­ Robert Randolph. "There were no relay. ture by Maxine Singer, president of the tute, attracted more than 1,000 students juniors or seniors. Our goal was to pro­ On the men's team, 4 foreign coun­ Carnegie Institute, who had talked on and 300 faculty members ftom other vide a strong base that will bring cham­ tries were represented. Leading the "Line 1. Family of Human Transpos­ schools around the country to share theit pionship results in seasons to come.' swimmers were Barry Stipe and David able Elements." They had been listen­ research. Presentations were offered in The season was marked by some fine Getaghty. Stipe placed fourth in the ing to one of three lectures in the science, engineering, the humanities, individual performances. Sabre captain 100-yard backstroke and set a school "Women in Science" Centennial seties dance, and art. Keith Seitz entered the San Bernardino record in the 200-yard backstroke, miss­ that is sponsored by Caltech, the Cal­ Sunney Chan, the Caltech Centennial championships, and won the gold medal ing participation in the nationals by less tech Y, the Sociery of Women Committee chairman, said, '1 think that in the Division II event and the silver than a second. Stipe's record in the Engineets, Women in Science and there exists a set of values unique to medal in the Division I competition. 200-yard was 20.43. Geraghty did Engineering, the Otganization fot Cal tech that has brought the Institute to These results qualify Seitz to fence in well in the 1650 freestyle, placing sixth. Women at CaJcech, ASCIT, and the its present distinction. The Centennial both the Pacific Coast Sectional Cham­ Geraghry also placed fifth in the 200- Graduate Student Council. presents an opportuniry for those of us pionships in San Diego in May, as well yard backstroke. "The whole communiry response to who presently work here to reflect on as in the national championships in Chi­ "This was a very positive season," the series has been very good-better these values, to undertake some fine­ cago in June. says Clint Dodd. "We didn't have stars than I expected: said Lucy Guernsey, tuning, and maybe some reinterpreting Meanwhile, in February, epee captain as a whole, but the teams were fun to director of the Caltech Y and one of the to meet changing times, but more Peter McCann entered the southern Cal­ coach. The men just missed beating series sponsots. "More than 100 people importantly to reaffirm our commitment ifornia Division II epee championships Occidental, a team with four All Ameri­ came to hear Ann Fausto-Sterling. to that subset that is so enduring as to and made the final round, taking fifth cans, and did defeat UC Riverside, a Some of them stayed for cwo hours after ensure the Institute's greatness for place overall. much larger school.' her talk to argue about the ideas she another 100 years: 5

variety of reasons. The academic environment at Cal tech is intense, and this makes it important to have non­ academic options for students. As Wes Hershey once said, 'The Y tries co round Out the squares, make lounge lizards out of snakes, and politicians Out of hermits, and aaivists Out of pacifists." It brings fun and energy to the campus, and helps young adults develop during the years that are so important in shap­ ing their identity." This yeat, under Guernsey's leader­ ship, a major focus of Y activities has been co get srudents involved in volun­ teerism. Twenty students have been working with the Pasadena Unified School District, tutoring youngsters after school. Several Techers have signed up to serve on Saturday nights as a part of the bad-weather shelter team that checks in homeless people to stay over­ night at the Pasadena First Covenant Church. Thirty students worked at Union Station on Easrer and Thanksgiv­ ing, serving dinner to the homeless. A " work team fcom campus helped at LaCasa, an institution for homeless chil­ dren, painting fences and cleaning the yard. A unique experience this year pairs a group of Cal tech students with young people from a neighborhood with many New Y director heads vigorous program social problems. The two groups joined in six days of Outward Bound­ facilitated mountain climbing activities that challenged participants to take risks. "The first experience: says ' I fell in love with the Caltech Guernsey was asked to become registrar Another reason for her growing Guernsey, who was a participant herself, students." at Fuller, and this career move interest was her fondness for young ' was to blindfold ourselves and to climb And that, says Lucy Guernsey, is motivated her to begin a master's degree adults. "I really believe in them," she up a rock face into a cave. The whole why she left a job created for her at in higher education administration at says. 'I can' t think of a better way to experience offered wonderful opportuni­ Fuller Theological Seminary co become Cal State Los Angeles. A reputation for spend my life than co help them ties co build confidence working together direccor of the Caltech Y in 1989. making registration fun and for having develop their porential. We have a as teams, doing things one person The dynamic brunette, who had been a high degree of commitment to the great staff and a supportive board of couldn't do alone." Two other pro­ direccor for student concerns at Fuller, students led to her next position as directors here. And the environment grams are planned for this spring. found the young people at the Instirute direaor for student concerns. The new offers a wonderful place co grow and The Y Executive Committee showed different from what she had expected. role also led her to seek a graduate develop. " a special interest in debates this year, 'My initial impression was that Cal tech degree in student development at Azusa Guernsey wondered whether she and this led co a series of on-campus tends co be isolated, and its students not Pacific University. She finished that might find the Y no longer as necessary debates by authoriries in their field . that interested in getting involved: says degree in 1985, after two years as a as in its earlier days, but she discovered Guernsey. ' It was wonderful co dis­ full-time employee and a full-time stu­ that 'it is more viable than ever, for a Continued on page 7 cover how many do care deeply about dent. "For rhose twO years ,' she says, social, political, and environmental "my family pur up with a raving issues, and about their fellow maniac." classmates." Guernsey was having no thoughts of ,Guernsey became a Pasadenan in making a career move when she received 1980, two years after her husband, a call from Marshall and Marguerite Dennis Guernsey, accepted a faculty Ernstene, personal friends and members position at Fuller. With their two of rhe Calrech Y Board, in the summer daughters, Shetyl and Shannon, they left of 1989. "Get your resume together: Yorba Linda, after two years during they told her. "We want to tell you which Dennis Guernsey commuted. In about a job that we think would be A climber scales a rock face at Yorba Linda, Guernsey had been a wonderful for you." Red Rock Canyon social worker for an adoptive agency. As the interview process proceeded, during a Caltech Her family welcomed the move co Guernsey became increasingly interested Y mountain­ climbing the Pasadena area. "More and more, we in the position. "From 1946 ro 1976, expedition that had become convinced that we wanted the Y was shaped by Wes Hershey: she paired Caltech to be in an ethnically diverse environ­ says. "He and the Y were doing students with young people ment," she says. "In southern California student-life activities before there was a from an at-risk we live on the Pacific rim, and we student-life movement. In the late neighborhood. wanted to experience some of the diver­ 1930s, anyone exploring university cam­ sity that's charaaeristic of the region ." puses aaoss the countty would only Within a month after the move, have found academic programs." 6

Trees

Continued from page 1 financial and business management­ and earned a reputation for being a nit­ picker, giving emphasis to the tiniest details. By 1922 Robert Millikan was aboard, and Arthur Fleming had reached the age where he was thinking of estate matters. Millikan was a most persuasive fund-raiser. Fleming gave his entire estate to the Institute, retaining for himself only an annuity and management of the estate. His Sugar Pine Lumber Company was sold-to Caltech's benefit-except for 160 acres of forest transferred directly to Institute Ted Comb. end the lete Glle. Hell ownership. on the Celtech I was a freshman in 1923, and I property, recall the daily arrival of Fleming's His­ September 1990. pana Suiza sedan- with liveried chauffeur-which parked in the alley behind Throop Hall while Fleming went upstairs to see Dr. Millikan. A student saying of that time was, "Founded by Millikan, funded by Fleming." During the Depression of the thirties, however, Fleming's annuity defaulted, and his Another proposal was made in 1962 tech property, and that the westerly por­ eating its way into the slow-burning personal income was insu fficient. Cal­ and another in 1966. During the latter tion had burned in the twenties and had sequoia. tech supported Fleming until he died in year, Caltech's treasurer, Ivan Betts, and reseeded itself. It was again a beautiful We discussed access to the Cal tech 1940 at the age of 84. I, together with our wives, decided to forest of Sequoia giganteas, some 75 to property. With Forest Service assistance As to Caltech's forest property, from visit the property. As far as we knew, 80 feet in height. and the use of prison labor that the time to time over the years, the U.S. we were the first people from Caltech to It was to be 24 years before I saw Forest Service often employs, John sug­ Forest Service wanted to get custody of make that trip since 1922. We stayed Caltech's forest again. Last year in Sep­ gested that it would be possible to clear the Institute acreage in order to provide overnight at Bass Lake, and the next tember, my wife, Carmen, and I again a wide strip up the ridge, leaving forestry management and to develop a morning were driven to the property­ headed for the Neider Grove area. beneficial ground cover that could be recreational area adjacent to the Neider in a Jeep-by a Forest Service represen­ With us this time were Stan Johnson, cleared by bulldozer for a fire trail in Grove campground. The first of their tative. We were accompanied by a lady alumnus of the class of 1933, and his case of a nearby fire. It might even be proposals was made in 1926. After the reporter/ photographer from the Fresno wife, Mary, and Giles Hall, retired staff used by Jeeps occasionally. But, matter was discussed by Cal tech 's board Bee . I still have a copy of her feature member of Calrech's Industrial Relations because of the steep terrain, there of trustees, it was decided (on a motion story that appeared in the paper. Center. appears to be litrle possibility of by Mr. George Patton-father of Gen­ At that time, the records showed that To reach the Neider Grove camp­ developing a campsite on the Cal tech eral George Parron-and seconded by Cal tech 's parcel was only 20 acres ! We ground, we left Highway 41 at Sky property. Mr. Dabney-donor of Dabney Hall) saw the five specimen-size trees (giants), Ranch Road and drove eight miles to Going back down the slope to the that rhe property be held and that the with diameters ranging from 108 to our camp. Our hosts, retired foresters Shadow of the Giants trail was as largest three rrees be named for Milli­ 220 inches, and heights ftom 190 to John and Marge Hawksworth, visited us difficult as going up. In all, the round kan, Hale, and Noyes. (No name 206 feet. We also learned that a at our campsite that night, and the next trip from the trail took about an hour plates were provided.) north-south ridge runs through the Cal- morning, John drove Scan, Giles, and and a half. Withal, we found the me to the head of the Shadow of the Neider Grove area unique and very, Giants trail. We followed the trail to a very interesting. Those giant sequoias point nearest the northeasr-corner scake captivated us, and we want to go back of the Cal tech properry. John now and learn more. believes it may be 40 acres instead of I rerurned horne with a few ideas 20! There we started uphill through a regarding the property: that a title Thl•• take merk. jungle of fallen timber and forest debris. search should be made to trace owner­ the northee.t corner of ·No trail' Stan, who was having trouble ships (since the original grant of 1922 Celtech'. with his Achilles tendon, stayed behind. was for 160 acres); that the twO other property. The going was really rough. John giants should be named; that appropri­ led us to the five giants, one by one. ate plaques should be provided for all He pointed our one huge stump and five trees; that the possibility of provid­ the felled trunk belonging to it. Only a ing access should be pursued; and that short section of the tree had been hauled the property be given an appropriate away-many years before. That short name. section had become fence POStS or grape Now, a few months later, some of stakes. What a wasteful extravagance! the ideas have been turned into action. We saw that one of the Caltech Caltech's property manager has arranged giants has a deep burned cavity on one for a tirle search to trace how the origi­ side. As is, it is probably the second nal 160 acres became 20- or 40. The largest sequoia in the world, if measured Alumni Association and the administra­ by girth rather than height. John tion are working together toward high pointed out how debris collects on the visibility and recognition of this uphill side of a giant, providing fuel historically and ecologically invaluable that might burn for days during a fire, resource. The CAMPAIGN jorCALTECH A SECOND CENTURY OF DISCOVERY

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GALA BIRTHDAY PARTY LAUNCHES ACTIVE PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR CALTECH

Gordon & Betty Moore Pledge $I6. 8 Million

o he Campaign for Caltecb, the Institute's first major fund-raising initiative since T9 74 , was announced formally

March II at the Regent Beverly Wilshi re Hotel amid gala festivities marking Caltech 's lOoch birthday. The campaig n's

obj ec tive is to rai se $350 million in endowment, capital g ifts, and operati ng funds by the end of 1993 .

Spirits at the party ran high as alumni, faculty, students, and fri ends remembered major accomplishments of

the past but also celebrated bright prospects for the future and the success of this campaign. Ruben Mettler, chairman

of the Board of Trustees , and President Thomas E. Everhart announced that commitments of $120 million already have

been pledged, including a lead gift of $16.8 million from Intel Corporation cofounder Gordon E. Moore and his wife

Betty, a $4.7 million g ift from the Carl F Braun Trust for a new campus athletic faci li ty, and a $3 million challenge

g rant from alumnus Hug h Colvin .

The Moore g ift will fund a new live-story electronic materials and structures laborarory that will contain much­ needed classrooms, labs,. and office space. A rapidly expanding area of study, research in electroni c materials and struc- rures has produced compurer chips, tin y electromechani cal or electro-optical devices, and new hig h-performance mate-

rials leading ro im proved information systems. Electrical eng ineers, computer scientists, materi als scientists, and

Trustee Gordon E. Moore (PhD '54) applied physicists are among the facu lty whose tesearch wi ll be carried OUt in tbe new building. and his wife, Betty, have pledged a lead "Gotdon is one of rhe elec tronics industry'S most gifted leaders and one of our most disting uished alumni," gift for the cam­ paign - funding for Everhart says. "He understands that while Engineering and Applied Science is only one of six divi sions at Calteeh, a new electronic materials and struc­ more than 50 percent of our underg raduates and 40 percent of our graduate students are enrolled in engineering and tures laboratory. appli ed sc ience programs, causing considerable overcrowding. Gotdon and Betty Moore's lat-

est generosity wi ll provide much needed laboratory and office space that wi ll encourage

the first-class contributions to knowledge and creative desig n that have been a hallmark of

Caltech."

John Seinfe ld , Louis E. Nohl Professor and chairman of the D ivision of Engineering and

Appli ed Science, says: "The world has witnessed a g reat revolution with the development of

semiconductor-based information technology. The new laboratory will promote the continua-

tion of that revolution by ptoviding Caltech electr.ica l engin eers, materials scientists, co mput-

er scientists, and applied physicists wirh the faci lities they need to g row and floutish.

"Cal tech is uniquely suited ro lead the continuation of rhis revolution," Se infeld adds.

"The new laboratory will allow LI S to consolidate our streng th and expand our efforts in elec-

tronic materials and devices. Scientists and engineers already at the forefront of the field will

be brought together in working proximity, which wi ll increase opportunities for the multidis­

ciplinary connec tions that have become vira l to success in modern research and absolutely

essential to the Institute's leadership position in computation and neural sys tems and in

biotechnology. "

Gordon Moore earned his PhD in chemistry from Caltech in 1954 and cofounded Intel in

1968. In 1979 he became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Intel, a position he held until 1987. H e

has se rved on Caltech's Board of Trustees since 198J.

The Campaign for Caltech 's overall goal of $350 million includes $100 million in endowment. The largest share

of that amount is targeted for support of facu lty, researchers, and students, whose talents contribute so much to the

Institute and its end eavors . Continued on back A MESSAGE FRO M , H E CHAIRMAN

March II was a great

night. What a birthday

party!

I can't think of an institution more worthy of c e lebration.

A review of Caltech's first century of

T o p Icft: Taking special pride accomplishments inspires great appreci- in Caltech's ~jrthday party are, from left, Trustee William Kieschnick, his w ife, ation for what mankind can achieve, but Keith Ann, Master of Cerernonies Walter Cronkite , Luanne Wells , and even more, great hope for what well- l"ru'Stee Frank G . Wells. Frank Wells and the Kieschnicks coc haired the educated men and women will achieve in dinner cOlnmittee.

Top right: R. Stanton Avery the future. (l e ft), chairma n e meritus of the Board, and his wife, Ernie, with Mrs, Frede rick As chairman of The Campaign for G, Larkin and Richard C. Gilman, reOect the evening's high spirits. Caltech, I will be asking each of you to Bottom right: Deep in preprandial discussion are help us toward our goal of $350 million. Hugh F. Colv;n (BS ·36) (left) , creator of the Alumni Centennial Challenge. a nd Our aim is to assure Caltech's continuing Arnold 0, Beckman (PhD '28), honol'ary cha irman of the campaign a nd chairman preeminence in scientific and engineer- emeritus of the Board of Trustees, ing education and r e search during the

1990s and into the next century. Provid- ing the funds Cal tech needs to remain at the leading edge will be extremely important to the advancement of science and engineering throughout the world. Top: Exchanging views: Master of Ceremonies Walte_,.. The campaign has been received Cronkite (left) and Sunne ), I. Chan, professor of chemical physics and biophysical chem~ enthusiastically in every constituency of istry and chairman of the Cal tech Centennial Steering Committee. the Caltech community - faculty, Doris Pankow, president of The Caltc<:h Assodates, chats alumni, staff, students, and friends. We with her husband, Charles Above: A man with a lifetime (center), and Thomas W. of Caltech memories, Rolf H. Anderson, vice president (or Sabersky (BS '42, MS '43. announced the public phase of the cam- Institute Relations. PhD '49) (left). professor of mechanical engineering, Below: Four Calteeh prc$i. emeritus, and a member of paign March I I with $120 million in gifts dents celebrate achieve· the Board of Directors of the ments of the paH, present, Alumni Association. pauseS and f\lture: (from left) with his wife, Bettina. and E. and pledges already in hand. Virtually former presidents Marvin L. Michcal Boughton (BS '55), Goldberger, Harold Brown, Association president. Lee A . DuB ridge. ilnd curr.. 'nt every trustee has made or will make a president, Thomas E. Everhart. personal commitment to the campaign.

/) We invite each of you to join these generous people in this unprecedented opportunity to help influence the course of the 21 st century and Caltech's second century of discovery.

James W. Glanville Chairman of the Board Ruben F. Mettler (B5 '44, M5 '41, PhD '49) shares a The moment with his wife, Donna. CAMPAIGN jorCALTECH A SECOND CENTURY OF DISCOVERY

Chairman of the Campaign James W. Glanville (MS '46, ENG '48) with President Thomas E. Everhart (left) and Trustee Benjamin M. Rosen (BS '54) (right). All three serve on the campaign executive committee.

HAP P Y

Nobel prizewinners, industry executives,

t Beverly Wilshire Hotel March IT (0

as master of ceremonies, narrated video hig h­

stitLltion," he concluded. "You don't have to wait for

L1lt y Harry B. Gray, Arnold O. Beckman Professor of

"' !.l:~~S:-'J..el[oy E. I lood, Ethel Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles

Professor of Bi ology and Director of (he Center for Molecular Biotechnology; Carver A. Mead, Gordon and Beny

Moore Professor of Compu ter Science; and Edward C. Stone, v ice president and director of the) et Propulsion

Laboratory and ptofesso r of physics, gave g ues ts a g limpse of pioneering research efforts now under way at

Cal tech that cOLlld have enormous impact on rhe way we live and vi ew our world in the 21st century. A s \ I \ Presid ent Thomas E. Everhart poin ted out, the Cal tec h commun ity provides fertile ground for brilliant minds.

"One olltstanding m ind , properly educated and mntivmed, properly supported and stimulated , can discover and

create a thousandfold or a million fold more than a mind (hat is merely good." Everhart asked five of Cal tech's

outstanding young minds - Eugene Lit ('91), Andrea Mejia ('92), J ack 1. Prater ('91), Wi lliam J. Swanson ('9 1), and Regina Dugan, a g raduate student in mechanical engineering - what has been special about their experi­

ence at Caltech. These students came expecting to grow academically, bur each ex pressed smprise to find such

Top: Joseph B. (Ben) Earl abundant opportunities and encouragem ent to grow in other areas as well, throug h srudenr government, athlet­ (BS '44) (second from le ft), former president of The ics, and, yes , even music and the humanities.T he talents of Cal tech srudenrs cover an amazing range, as Scot Caltech Associates a nd key volunteer for the Alumni Fagerland ('93) proved. The sophomore engineering and applied mathematics major demonstrated a language he Fund, compares notes with his wife, Pat, a.nd feHow alum­ developed by reorganizing words so that the letters appear in alphabetical order. "Good evening, Mister ni 3'nd Associates E. Eric Johnson (EX '48) (left) and F. Cronkite" became "Dgoo eeginnv, Eimrst Ceiknort." H e speaks spontaneously, translating as quickly as normal Otis Booth, Jr. (BS '44). speech - w ith no rehearsal. W hatever the frontiers being explored, the essence of the Institute was captured in Bottom: Anna Jaeckel ('92). president of the Wome n's Glee Club, introduced Ruben an orig inal song performed by the Cal tec h Glee Clubs: "In this atmosphere so conducive to searching for the elu­ F. Mettler, chairman of the Board of Trustees. Slve .... " H arry Gray showed g ues ts that science can be fu n and accessible to all. How) Throug h a sci entific experiment, of course. On cue, g uests unwound triangular paper clips of "memory metal" and watched them

spring back to their orig inal shape when dipped in hot water. The clips were made of N itinol, a compound of

ni ckel and titanium that "remembers" the shape originally formed

in the manufacturing process and reverts to it when heated. A bit

of science to rake home to the kids. T rustee James W. G lanville,

cha irman of rhe ca mpa ig n , announced rhe Institute's intention

to raise $350 million by the end of T993 to assure Caltech 's continu-

ing leadership in sc ience and engineering education and research.

T rustce Chai rman Ruben F. Merrier welcomed g uests, w hich in ­ The Caltech G lee Clubs eluded four of the 20 N obel laureates among Calrech's faculty toasted the Institute with an original composition, and alumni - William A. Fowler, Murray (~ell-Mann , Donald A. "Caltech I DOth ."

Glaser, and C harl es H. Townes - and C ral'oo rd laureate GeralclJ W asserburg . A fifth Nobdist in the audience,

Yuan T. Lee, is a Caltech trustee. Three former Caltech presidents also attended - Lee A. DuB ridge, Harold

Brown, and Marv in L. Goldberger - as well as two former Calrech trustee chairmen, Arnold O. Bec kman and

R. Seanton Av ery. T he birthday parry was a huge success, thanks in g reat parr to the work of the dinner commit­

tee: Frank G. Wells, Keith Ann Kieschnick, and William Kieschnick, cochairs, and members Kay Onderdonk,

Nancy Petersen, Sheila Weisman, and Walter Weisman. The CAMPAIGN jorCALTECH A SECOND CENTURY OF DISCOVERY

in"! If. 0 yean, Caltech's scientists discovered the positron, the nctture of the rhemicctl hond, quctrks, left-hrainlright­ nd the dallger! of lead in the erJ'vironrnent. They helped develop ectl,thquake JCience, thefoundatiom of molemlcw

....,,'fI'fI,~~'1i2~t. . the princij)les o/moderrt aviation mid jet flight. With the continued generosity ctnd vision ofpl 'ivate donon, Caltech steps confidently to the Jtarting gctte 0/ its second century of discovery.

CAL T EC H RE C EIVES $1 MILL I ON FROM ARCO FOR EARTHQUAKE

RESE A R C H/RESPONSE SYSTEM

" recent $1 million award from rhe region. The geophysical stations will TERRAscope wi 1I provide data to ARCO Fo undation will sig nificantly boost telemeter seismic data to Caltech's Cal tech se ismologists and to southern Caltech 's ability to quickly cletermine the Seismolog ical Laboratory in Pasadena, Californi a's new Earrhquake Center, size and location of so uthern California where scientists will process the data an9 funded by the National Science Foun­ earthquakes and to speed life-saving be able to provide nearly immediate dation. The Earrhquake Center is a con­ information ro disasrer reli ef agencies. information about the size and intensity sortium of seven universi ties and the u.s. The ARCO g rant wi ll fund Phase II of tectO nic disturbances. Such informa­ Geological Survey. Cal tech w ill operate of a $4.2 million research and public­ tion wi ll enabl e emergency personnel to the primary dara center in Pasadena. safety system called TERRAscope, which respond more quickly to areas likely to promises ro be the most advanced seis­ have experienced the greatest damage. mological sys tem yet developed. The geophysical stations are designed CAMPAIGN TERRAscope's first phase, the Whittier to withstand even the largest temblors LAUNCHED WIT H and will provide continuous and immed i­ Aclvanced Geophysical ObservatOry, $350 MILLION GOAL funded by the L. K. Whittier ate dara to Caltech during and after an C Foundation, already is up and running earthquake. The need for such a capabili­ on/;,uted from cover with fiv e geophysical srations located in ty became appatent during the 1987 O he goal includes $20 million for heav ily populated areas throughout Whittier Narrows earthquake. The fo rce endowed professorships, $10 million for southern California. of the temblor drove all of Cal tech 's postdocroral fellowships, $15 million for Phase II , slated for construction over instruments off-scale and delayed trans­ g raduate fellowshi ps, and $15 million fo r the nex t two years , will include a cluster mittal of infor mation conce rning the undergraduate scholarships, plus $30 mil­ of three permanent and three semiperma­ quake to emergency personne( lion in unrestricted endowment funds nent geophysical stations, also to be "The entire southern California com­ and $10 million for an endowed venture loca ted in heavily populated southern munity will benefit from Caltec h's fund to support exciting new research Ca lifornia sites. This network will be im proved ability ro pinpoint earthquakes direc tions. ca ll ed the ARCO Advanced Geophysical and g uide emergency response," says In addition, the campaig n seeks $II5 Observatory. Lodwrick M. Cook, Al{CO chairman anJ million for capital projec ts - $105 mil­ When completed, the ARCO anJ chi ef executive officer. "Caltech is already li on for new buildings and $10 million to Whittier observatori es will allow Caltech the best in the world in ea rthquake renovare aging existing fac il ities. sc ientists to assess t he size and location of research, and TERRAscope will make them A goal of $135 million has been se t for most ea rt hq uakes that occur in t he that much better." current operations and new ancl existing programs.

JOIN THE CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE The campaig n objecrives have bee n shaped by an in-depth aims-and-needs Q)isting uished alumnus and former pres­ • Any illcreased portion of a g ift from an study recently completed by Calrec h fac­ ident of the Cal tech Associates Hug h F. alum wi II be matched rwo to one. If an ulty. In addition to pinpoinred areas of Colvin has made one rhing perfec tly alum who gave $100 last year increases need, campaig n contriblltions will sup­ clear. H e wants every Cal tech alum ro the g ift to $125 this year, Colvin wi ll con­ port six broad areas of concentrati on

support the Institure and The Campaig n tribute another $50 [0 the Insritute. identified as focal jJo ints for future for Cal tech through generous g ifts to the • An y new or increasecl portion of a gifr Cal tech research and teaching programs: Annual Funcl - and he has iss ued a $3 f[Om a y()/In~ alll1/1, someone who earned a • Foundations of Life and Mind; m illion chall enge to encou ra ge them to B.S. J egree at Cal tech within rhe past • Informatics and Complex Systems;

do so. The Challenge is efl-ect ive for g i rtS nine yea rs, will be matched three [0 one. • Molecules, Materials, and Microdevi ces ; maJe between J anuary 1, 1990, and For example , a young alum who increases • the Un i verse; December 31, 1993. G ift co mpari so ns will hi s or her Annual Fund contriburion by • Earth and Environment; and be made on prior Fund-year g iving. The $20 triggers another $60 unrestri cted g ift • Human Values and Institutions. Fund year runs from July 1 to June 30. from the Centennial Chall enge. A new G uiding the campaig n effort are The maximum amount to be matched g ifr of $25 from a yo ung alum mea ns the Campaig n Chairman James W. G lanv ille, per person per yea r is $25,000. H ere is Insritute receives another $75 from Caltech trustee and general parmer with how it works: Colvin 's Challenge. the investment banking firm Lazard • Any new g ift from an alum who has The Centennial Chall enge invites Freres, and Honorary Chairman Arnold not contributed to the Annual Fund in every alum to participate in The O. Beckman, trustee chairman emeritus the past Fund year (in this case, July T, Campaig n for Cal tech in whatever way and founder of Bec kman Instruments. 1989-June 30, 1990) will be matched two poss ibJ e. The Annual Fund is an impor­ to one. For example, a g ift of $50 will tant source of unres tricted funds, which result in an additional $100 g ift to the are essential to the ovetall health and Institute from the Centennial Challenge. strength of the Institute. 7

and AI Schaff, vice president of Ametek. Still another experience for the Y Caltech Y leaders has been the conferences they've attended with student leaders from other schools, to share experiences and help Continued from page 5 motivate them to experiment with new Centennial Notecards programs on campus. Meanwhile, the Y has 'continued its Drug-legislation problems in the educa­ ongoing services of offering discount tional system, and environmental issues, movie, theater, and sporting event tick­ were among the topics featured. Two ets, renting camping and backpacking community meetings were held as a equipment, maintaining a campus lost­ result of the Persian Gulf War. and-found center, and offering emer­ As usual, the Y sponsored gency student loans, traditional functions decompression on the Sarurday and over many years. Other seaples have Sunday nights prior to finals week. A been backpacking trips to the High magician and a comedian entertained, Sierra, noon concerts, ballroom dancing and on Saturday the students played the lessons, and the broom-ball competitions dating game. Contestants chose a date each term. based on answers from persons behind a "We see our goals as offering com­ screen, and the couple won tickets for munity service, campus service, leader-

A pln.t. p ..p .... to meet It. Centennial Notes are printed on folded cards with charming old pictures of the deml.e .t • p.rty Cal tech campus. They come with envelopes in packages of twelve (two cards for .tudents In summer ••••Ion each of six images). To order, please complete the form below and return it .t Lucy with your check to: Guern.ey's home. Centennial Notes Cal tech Graphic Arts Mail Code 17-6 Pasadena, CA 91125 dinner or a movie. Cartoons continued ship training, social and recreational to be popular decompression movie sub­ events, and cultural and educational jects. events," says Guernsey. "We try and Please send ___ package(s) of Centennial Notes at $lO.OO each. Count Robert Begouen, an archaeolo­ create programs for the campus in all gist specializing in Ice Age art, was those areas. Total amount enclosed ______featured On the Distinguished Speaker "But most of all, we feel that the Y's Name ______Series, as were an Israeli journalist and purpose is to help students better under­ writer Ray Bradbury. The Y helped stand themselves and their place in the Addtess ______world." coordinate the Women in Science Focus, City ______State ___ Zip ______which had as sponsors the Organization And that goal should give Lucy for Women at Caltech, the Graduate Guernsey plenty of interesting challenges Student Council, and the Association of for some time to come. Cal tech Students. Maxine Singer, a molecular biologist and president of the Carnegie Foundation, was one of the participants. Again this year, the Y sponsored the Annual Leadership Institute in coopera­ tion with the Industrial Relations Center. Forry-four student leaders parti­ cipated in the program, which featured workshops on how to lead meetings, how to solve problems, and how to organize time and work together as a group. For the Leadership Institute, the IRC tailored the programs it created for busi­ ness leaders so they would be appropri­ ate for students. "In the future, we anticipate two programs," says Guernsey, "one for graduate students At the symposium In honor of hi. and one for undergraduates." 90th blrthd.y, Another Y -sponsored program has Llnu. P.ullng been a series of entrepreneurial dinners. visits the cl••• of Nath.n S. Lewl., At these events, leaders in their field profe•• or of share their successes and pass along cheml.try. ideas to members of the audience. Among the speakers have been Joe Coulombe, the founder of Trader Joe's, 8

Frank Press From the alumni president By E. Micheal Boughton ALUMNI to speak at

general session By now, you have received informa­ tion on the Cenrennial Seminar Frank Press, presidenr of the Dayj reunion weekend, and realize that National Academy of Sciences, is recog­ it will be a sensational four days. nized inrernationally for his pioneering Beginning Thursday, May 16, with the Seminar Day contributions in geophysics, oceanogra­ 50th reunion of the class of 1941, the phy, lunar and planetary sciences, and weekend will reach a climax with the natural resources exploration. He will spectacular all-classes reunion at the research seminars speak at the Seminar Day general ses­ Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel (for­ sion at 2:15 p.m. in Beckman Audito­ merly the hisroric Hunrington) announced rium on "Global Warming: What To the evening of Saturday, May 18. Do About It?" Sandwiched in between are countless From robotics to lost civilizations to Press has been a leader in major activities in which to participate-many the genome initiative, Seminar Day will national and international projects, the of them new. offer alumni and guests a rich selection most famous of which is the Inrerna­ If you haven't been back to the of seminar lectures. Speakers and their tional Geophysical Year, which he campus for awhile, yo u won't want to topics include: James M. Bower, associ­ helped organize. At Caltech, he became miss "The Heritage of Caltech's Early ate professor of biology, on Caltech and professor of geophysics in 1955, and is Architecture: a walking tour and slide Elementary School Science; Joel W. Bur­ perhaps best remembered for being presentation of the campus. You will dick, assistanr professor of mechanical direcror of the Seismological Laboratory be impressed with the blending of the engineering, Robotics: The Lunatic from 1957 through 1965, when he left old architecture with the new. A tour I hope that during the festivities you Fringe; Peter B. Dervan, Bren Professor to become head of the Department of of the Jet Propulsion Lab will also be will take the opportunity to srop by the of Chemistry, A Chemical Approach to Geology and Geophysics at MIT. In available on Friday afternoon. Red Door Cafe located next to Chandler Reading the Genetic BluejJrint; Charles 1981 he was elected ro his presenr posi­ There are several special-for-1991 Dining Hall. Run by graduate Stu ~ Elachi, assistant lab director for space tion, and was reelected in 1987 ro a activities for alumni and guestS. One is denrs, its cozy atmosphere offers a science and instrumenrs, JPL, In Search second six-year term. an alumni j studenr barbecue to be held respite from planned activities. The of Lost Civilizatiom. As NAS president, Press conrinues a on Friday, May 17, in Dabney Garden Red Door is open Monday through Fri­ Doug Flamming, assisranr professor long career of public service, in addition with seating by house or option. This day, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m .; Tuesday and of history, Measuring Worker SatiJfac­ ro his distinguished scientific work. He will be a great opportunity to visit with Wednesday 9 to 11 p.m.; and Thursday tion: Caltech'J Industrial Relatiom has served by appoinrmenr on commit­ former housemates and currenr studentS. and Friday 9 to midnight. You may Center and il! EmjJIoyee OjJinion Polls tees in the Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, and After dinner, visits to the houses should not want to wait until May to drop by. 1945-1970; Leroy E. Hood, the Ethel Carter administrations, and was a bring back memories of your student Alums are always welcome. Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Pro­ member of the U.S. delegation to the days at Tech. Later Friday evening, you Saturday, Cenrennial Seminar Day, fessor of Biology and director of the nuclear test ban negotiations in Geneva may wanr to participate in the will bring a host of activities, including Cenrer for Molecular Biotechnology, The and Moscow. He helped organize and alumni j studenr bridge tOurnamenr in expanded lectures and exhibits, tours of Genome Initiative, Biology, and Medicine gave impetus to the Inrernational Geo­ Dabney Lounge, or enjoy the Glee Club the HuntingtOn Library, and a wine of the 21st Century; Steven E. Koonin, physical Year, the first coordinated Concert. The concert is always a favor­ reception at the end of the day. professor of theoretical physics, worldwide attempt to measure and map ite and the special Cenrennial perfor­ Then put on your party clothes and SujJercomjJuterJ-A Micro.rcojJe for the various geophysical phenomena, a mance will be expanded to include the come ro the big Centennial reunion cele­ Subatomic World; Julia A. Korn field , decade-long effort that involved inrerna­ CaltechjOccidental Orchestra. bration at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington. assiscanr professor of chemical engineer­ tional explorations of Antarctica and the Friday afternoon is Lab Day. The Seating at dinner will be by class , bur ing, A Short Talk About Long Molecules; oceans. Divisions of Biology, Chemistry, and this all-classes reunion offers the oppor­ Ellior M. Meyerowitz, professor of biol­ His unique distinction lies perhaps in Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, tunity not only to see classmates, but to ogy, Molecular and Genetic ModelI for the dual conrribution of the impact of and the department of electri cal renew acquaintances from other classes Flower DevelojJment; Duane O. Muhle­ his scientific work on rhe development engineering, will have labs open for as well. man, professor of planetary science, of modern geophysics and the influence viewing, providing you with an oppor­ Several classes have elected to organ­ Flash PhotograjJhy of Mars from Earth; of his personal leadership in national sci­ tuniry to check out current research at ize special activities during the weekend. Frederick J. Raab, assistant professor of ence planning and administration. Caleech. If yours is -one, you should have already physics, LaserJ, Mirrors, and Gravita­ received information. tional Waves. This is a weekend you won't want to Wallace 1. W. Sargenr, Ira S. Bowen miss. Caltech will have only one Cen­ Professor of Astronomy, ProgresJ on the tennial celebration, and it is in your life­ Keck TelescojJe; Stephen Saunders, senior time and mine! I look forward to meet­ research scienrist, JPL, The Geologic ing you there. EXjJloration of Venus; Thayer Scudder, professor of anrhropology, What It Means to be Dammed; Robert P. Sharp, Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology, A performance of Emeritus, Caltech from the Imide; the campus Stephen R. Wiggins, assisranr professor production, uWorking. " of applied mechanics, The Discovery of followed by 'Chaos" and II! Present and Future dessert at the ImjJact on Science and Technology. Alumni House, created a Three undergraduate studenrs will stimulating discuss their summer research projects as evening for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fel­ group of alumni. Among them lowships (SURF) studenrs. They are we.. : William M. Joseph Bach, Feasibility Testing of the Whitney (BS '51); Martian Snake; Jeannie Barrett, Turning Henry Shapiro (BS 'SO, MS '51, Eng a Synthetic Polymer into a Catalyst; and '52); Mrs. Shapiro; Rajeev Ram, Strained V-Groove Quan­ and Donald P. tum Well LaJers. Wilkinson (BS '48). 9

Alumni Activities

April 6---Joshua Tree camp-out with Robert P. Sharp, the Robert P. Sharp Ptofessor of Geology, Emeritus.

April 15-Tri-state chapter event: Charles Plott, Edward S. Harkness Pro­ Chapters maintain fessor of Economics and Political Sci­ Owens Valley/Yosemite trip busy schedule ence, guest speaker. open to alumni April 16-Washington, D.C. fhapter Stimulating speakers brought out event: Jeffrey Dubin, associate professor Don't miss out on the Alumni Asso­ Owens Valley Radio Observatory. In chapter members to meetings across the of economics, guest speaker. ciation travel/study program through addition, participants will observe the country duting February and March. Owens Valley and Yosemite National tufa (starkly shaped calcium formations) Chapter meetings are summarized May 7-Denver chapter event: Jean­ Park scheduled for September 27-30. at Mono Lake, one of the oldest lakes in below. Paul Revel, Albert Billings Ruddock With California now in the fifth year of North America. After spending time Professor of Biology, guest speaker. drought, the trip will focus on water exploring Tuolomne Meadows and Colorado Chapter and power resources, particularly with Yosemite Valley, alumni will visit the Barclay Kamb, the Barbara and May 16-Class of 1941 50th reunion respect to southern California, and on Hetch H erchy Reservoir, source of a Stanley R. Rawn, Jr., Professor of Geol­ dinner, the Athenaeum. the flora and fauna of the area, includ­ water supply for San Francisco. At the ogy and Geophysics at Cal tech, spoke ro ing the vegetation recovery from several conclusion of the trip, rhe group will the Colorado chapter members on May 17-Half Century reception and forest fires. Le Val Lund (BS '47), the take part in a once-in-a-lifetime experi­ February 20, discussing "Disintegration luncheon, the Athenaeum. former engineer in charge of the Los ence at the dedication of live giant Mechanism for the Antarctic Ice Sheet." Angeles Aqueduct, and Suzanne sequoias in Calrech's Neider Grove, JUSt He described the way in which the May 17- Class of 1951 40th reunion Granger, associate curator of the Los south of Yosemite. (See article on page response of large ice sheets to atmo­ dinner, the Athenaeum. Angeles County Arboreta and Botanic 1). spheric warming may have major conse­ Gardens, will lead the group. For more information about this quences for worldwide sea level. About May 17- Alumni/student barbeme Highlights of the program will travel/study program, please call Helen 25 alumni and guests attended the . (seating by House), Dabney Garden. include a visit to Fossil Falls, where Shafran, program coordinator for the meeting. remnants of a water course from 15,000 Alumni Association, at 818/ 356-8364. May 17-Student House receptions for years ago are still visible, and Cal tech 's Orange County Chapter alumni. "Caltech: Yesterday, Today, Tomor­ row" was the title of the talk by May IS-Centennial Seminar Day, President Thomas E. Everhart at the registration Dabney Lounge. Orange County Chapter meeting of the Alumni Association. Some 48 alumni May IS- All-classes reunion dinner, THE LEGEND LIVES! and guests attended the dinner meeting The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel. on March 6 at the Pacific Club. The talk generated many questions from the May 19- Caltech's annual Sports Day. guests who were particularly interested For information, call Karen Carlson, in the future of Cal tech and in the issue 818/356-6593. of science literacy at the elementary and high school level. May 31-80ston chapter event: Kerry E. The Orange Counry Chapter is form­ Sieh, professor of geology, guest ing an advisory committee to prepare for speaker. election of officers. Anyone interested in being on the committee can contact June 20-Alumni Association annual Hans Linhardt, president, 714/646- .meeting and honorary alumni dinner, the 5533. Athenaeum.

San Francisco Chapter June 23-30-Yellowstone travel/study A tour of the Earthquake Engineer­ program with Robert P. Sharp, the ing Laborarory at the Richmond Field Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology, Station on March 9 brought 40 alumni Emeritus, and Leon T. Silver, the W. and guests out for a field trip. The M. Keck Foundation Professor for In celebration of Caltech's Centennial, the Alumni Association is offering a facility includes a large "shake table," Resource Geology. limited-edition two-volume boxed set of Legends of Caltech, and More Legends used to test the ability of structures to of Caltech. The soft-bound volumes are encased in a handsome leather-like withstand such shaking as occurs in July ll-Solar eclipse viewing, Big gray box with the Centennial seal embossed in gold. Relive the pranks and earthquakes. Professor Vitelmo Bertero Bear Solar Observatory. exploits of Caltech students through the ages! To order your set, complete the of the Department of Civil Engineering form below and return with your check to: at UC Berkeley led the tour. September 27-30-0wens Valley and Yosemite travel/study program, with Le Cal tech Alumni Association Chicago Chapter Val Lund (BS '47), civil engineer of Mail Code 1-97 Michael R. Hoffmann, professor of water resources and earthquake Pasadena, CA 91125 environmental chemistry at Caltech, engineering, and Suzanne Granger, asso­ spoke to the Chicago chapter members ciate curator, Los Angeles Arboreta and on "The Chemical Transformation of Botanic Gardens. Chemical Compounds in Ultrasonic Please send limited-edition boxed set(s). Enclosed is $30.00, plus October Fields of Water. • His talk was at the 19-25-Hawaii travel/study $4.10 for postage and handling for each set ordered. (Allow twO weeks for Tower Garden Restaurant, Skokie, Illi­ program with Robert P. Sharp, the delivery.) nois. Ed Seidman is the new chapter Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology, president. Emeritus. Total amount enclosed ______

Unless otherwise indicated, for informa­ Name ______tion, please contact Arlana Bostrom for chapter events at 818/356-8363; Patsy Address ______Gougeon for reunion and Seminar Day events at 818/356-8366; or Helen City ______State ____ Zip ______Shafran for trips and local social pro­ grams at 818/356-8364. Daytirnephone ______10

PERSONALS OBITUARIES

1925 DistrictS and as professor and director of environ­ Ocr. 28: Tony is an associate professor of chem­ 1927 ROBERT J. STANTON, EX, of Lake San Mar­ mental engineering programs at the Universiry of istry at Colorado State Universiry, and Carla is FRANK S. HALE, of Green Valley, Arizona, on cos, California, and his wife, Audrey, celebra[ed Southern California. He has also served as a president of a scientific software firm, both in Ft. December 6, 1990, of c;ancer. In 1940, as a [heir 65[h wedding anniversary on January 4 a[ consuJeam co the Smithsonian Institution and the Collins. " reserve officer, Hale was called to active duty. In [he Horel del Coronado, in San Diego. Joining Uniced Nations Development Program, He has 1941 he headed all military mnsrruction on the [he celebration were [heir children ROBERT J. published over 100 articles, and he has received PAMELA LOGAN, MS '82, has sent a postcard Olympic Peninsula, and in 1943 he was reas­ STANTON, JR., BS '53, PhD '60, and Bar­ many honors throughout his career. from Xining, Qinghai Provinc;e, the People's signed to England, where he served on the staffs bara, and [heir spouses. A[ [he [ime of his Republic; of China. "I've cempora(ily given up of Generals Patton and Eisenhower; among his retirement, Seamon was co-owner and president 1959 sciencc for a scine of exploration and adventure, responsibilities was the mapping of Omaha of Male 8< Seamon Corp., Ptimers/Sca[ioners, in JOSEPH M. COLUCCI, MS, of Clarkston, with the help of a Durfee Foundation Grant," Beach, prior to the Normandy invasion. In later Los Angeles. Seamon and his wife have cwo chil­ Mic;higan, has been elecred both a fellow of the she writes. "For twO months I was riding a years he served on U.S. Navy construction and dren, five grandchildren, and ten great­ Sociery of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and a mountain bike around Yunnan Province, becween engineering sraffs in Spain and at POrt Mugu, grandchildren. member of its board of direcrors for a three-year Butma and the Tibetan Plateau. Now I'm get­ California. A painter, he was a member of cerm. Colucci has spem his entire career at Gen­ ting ready to ride south along the easrern edge of ArtiStS 13. He was also a member of many scr­ 1932 eral Motors Research Laboratoties, where he is the plateau, visiring Kumbum and Labrang vice clubs and community organizations, and he MERIT P. WHITE, MS, PhD '35, has recendy currendy head of its fuels and lubricanrs depart­ monasteries and witnessing their New Year's fes­ was a certified duplica[e-bcidge director. He is been elected an honocary member of the Ameri­ ment. In his work he has pursued pecroleum­ tivities. I expect to be in West China for survived by his wife, Helen; daughters , Sharon can Sociery of Civil Engineers. product improvements through research on fuels, another six months or so: Graham and Berry Valles; sisters, Esther Hunick engine oils, transmission fluids, and other lubri­ and Ruth Pirman; brother, Walter; seven 1938 cams, and the SAE, in electing him a fellow, 1982 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. DANIEL A. OKUN, MS, presemed the first cited ~his sustained technical contributions CO RANDEL R. CASTLEBERRY and his wife, Jil Allen Hazen Lecrure to rhe New England Warer enhancing the comparibiliry of fuels with high­ Goebel, wrire that their son , Parker Ross Casde­ 1928 Works Associarion on October 16, 1990. On technology automobile engines: and "his leader­ berry, was born on January 30. GUY L. CHILBERG, MS '29, on December May 13 , he will give rhe second Abel Wolman ship in the search for gasolines that contribute to 24, 1990. From 192 1 to 1970, Chilberg had a Lecture, which is sponsored by the Warer Science reduced emissions and clean air: Colucci also distinguished career with the Bell SyStem. A 1983 and Technology Board of rhe National Research received rhe SAE's Foresr R. McFarland Award lieutenant mlonel in the U.S. Army during KRIS SELLGREN, PhD, has been awarded the Council. In addition, on June 24, he will receive in 1986 for his outstanding work organizing World War II, he served as division signal ollicer 1990 Newton Lacy Pierce prize, which is the Abel Wolman Award of Excellence from rhe technical sessions, and he is a member of Sigma with the headquarrers of the 42nd Infantry Divi­ awarded annually by the Americ;an Astronomical American Water Works Association. Xi and the American Association for the sion, in Salzburg, Austria . He was a volunteer Society co an outstanding observational astrono­ Advancement of Science, among other organiza­ consultant for Taiwan Telecommunications from me( under the age of 35. She is currendy an 1944 tions. 1971 to 1972 and was active in the Coronado assistant professor in the astronomy department WILLIAM R. DAVIS, MS '47, has recired from Cays Yacht Club. He was a life member of The at Ohio State University. Joining her in Lockheed Space Systems. He is now calling 1962 Associates and, during his Cattech years, a Colul1)-bus, Ohio, is DAVID J. ENNIS, PhD square dances and writing square-dance material, RICHARD Li-IESS writes, "I'm in 'A,y 25th member of [he Gnome Club. He served as '82, .who is working at the Ohio Supercomputer and is on the board of directors of the National year of employment with Logicon, Inc., rhe last freshman-class vice president, sophomore-class Center. Also with her are her two cars, Eowyn Callers. several as VP and manage( of the Analytic presidenc, and, his senior year, studenr-body and Galadriel. Applications Subdivision, providing mission plan­ president; was a member of the freshman debat­ JOHN B. NELSON retired from Chevron ing , tennis, and swimming teams; and earned ning software and services to the Department of 1984 Research 8< Technology Co. on July 31, 1990, Defense. " three letrers in varsiry football. He is survived by MARK D. LINDSAY, of Charlortesville, Vir­ afrer 43 years. He is living happily with his cwo sons, George and Joseph; two daughters, ginia, received his PhD in experimental acomic wife, Karyn, and younger daughrer, Kirstin. His 1973 Joyc;e Morse and Barbara Zink; six grandchil­ physics from Harvard Universiry in June 1990. older daughter, Joanna, will enter Cadeton Col­ JONATHAN V. POST, of Altadena, California, dren; and one great-grandchild. In October he married Holly Ann Chung, who lege in September, after spending a year working and his wife, Christine Carmichael, (who has a in June had received her EdD in educational and rraveling. PhD in solid-state physics), have a two-year-old 1930 administration, also from Harvard. lindsay is a boy, Andrew Carmichael Pose, born January 24, KATSUNOSHIN SUZUKI, of Tokyo, Japan, research associate in physics at the University of 1946 1989. -Between us,- Post writCS, ~we have over on December 26, 1990. After graduating from Virginia. JAY W. STUART, JR., MS '48, ENG '51, 600 publicarions, presentations, and broadcasrs to Caitech, Suzuki received his master's in mechani­ who at five feet six inches was point guard on our credit. Two-thirds of us are professional sci­ cal engineering from Cornell . In 1934 he Caltech's 1945 "B" basketball team, and who ence fiction, fantasy, science, and poetry authors 1985 returned to Japan and went co work for MitSll­ participared in alumni-varsiry games from 1981 in our nonaerospace 'spare time,'" while -the BRIDGET O'CALLAGHAN-HAY, MS, PhD bishi EleCtric Corp., from which he retired in to 1987, played poim guard for nine years with other one-third tells good stOries but can't yet '89, of Westminster, California, writes, "My hus­ 1985. Throughout his 85 years of life, he was the Senior Olympics championship ream. In write." band, Jon, and I are happy co announce the noted as a man of' gentle demeanor. He is sur­ 1984, his lase year, he had the high score--19 birth of our second child, Maura, on August 17. vived by his two daughters in Japan and one son poims-and was pronounced MVP. On the 1974 Our son, Jonathan, really enjoys having his sister in California. same [cam with him were former CaJrech varsity REX V. GIBBONS, PhD, of Saint John's, around. We never cease to be amazed at how coach Carl Shy and Los Angeles sporrs writer Newfoundland, resigned in 1989 from his posi­ the twO children grow and interact with each 1932 Sam Baxter. Stuart is also a life member of the tion as senior geologist with the Newfoundland ochcr. " RAYMOND HOWARD GRIEST, MS '33, United States Badminton Association and plays Department of Mines, and was elected to the PhD '37, on November 17, 1990, of cancer, at in the annual U.S. Open Senior Championships. Provinc;ial House of Assembly for the Disrrict of 1987 his home in Rancho Bernardo, California. He At age 65, following a left-hamstring pull and Saint John 'S West. Since May 1989 he has been CORA Y. CHOW and ANDREW V. MILLER was 81. He is survived by his wife of 5 I years, right-knee arthroscopic surgery, he played his Minister of Mines and Energy in the Newfound­ II, BS '88, were married at Dabney Garden on Alberta Miller Griest, son Raymond H., all-time best in 1990, achieving consolation land government. His wife, Marge, works for AuguSt 5, 1990. daugh[er Joan Ellen Kunzler, granddaughter status in the three Super Grand Master events he the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and Wendy, and siscer Peggy McClelland. encered: mixed doubles, doubles (with BER­ his daughter Kim, a graduate of the Memorial 1988 NARD O. STEENSON, MS '48, PhD '51), Universiry of Newfoundland, is a high-sc;hool sci­ DAVID GOLDREICH, of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl­ 1933 and singles. A bicycling fall caused by a passing ence teacher. His daughter Emily and his son, vania, and his wife, Deborah Tishman, ~had WALTER LYDE MCCLEERY, of Laguna Hills, cyclist has fo(c;ed Stuart to miss the 1991 c;ham­ Vince, are still. In. school. their first child, Jamie Beth, on Decembe( 10, California, on February 1. McCleery, a Grand ' pionships, bue his f~~crured shoulder is healing 1990 . David is a grad student in financial Bachelor of Sigma, spent his professional life weU without complications; and he expects co be 1981 economics at Carnegie-Mellon University ." with Ewa Plantadon Company in Hawaii, work­ bac;k at play soon. JAMES J. ANGEL, of Oakland, California, is ing as a civil and mechanical engineer. Afrer finishing up his PhD at Berkeley and will be [alc­ 1989 re[iring. he lived in Incline Village. California, 1947 ing a posicion as assistant professor of finance this BRADLEY A. SCOTT reports that, after grad­ and established a winter residence in Laguna FRANCIS R. BOWERMAN, MS '48, director fall at Georgetown University, in Washington, uaring from Caltech, he spent a year working for Hills. He is survived by his wife, Edith; and chief engineer of Orange Counry's Integrated D .C. Hazelden Education Macerials will be pub­ Perkin-Elmer, seven months of it in a German daughters, Elizabeth Bright and Charlotte Duerk­ Waste Management Department, has received lishing his book, Giving Up the Food Game, this branch of the mmpany. While in Germany, he son; and his grandchildren, Pamela and Suzanne the Distinguished Engineering Merit Award of summer. "The book," he writes, ~ describes how watched the Berlin Wall come down. He also Duerkson and Julie and Robert Bright. the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering. I lost 110 pounds and kept it off for nine years." improved his German considerably, and he spent This award, one of the highest tributes an He and Amy Juliet Becker were married last July a lot of time seeing Europe, especially Nocway, 1934 engineer can receive, was prompted by 4 in [he Oakland Rose Garden, and honey­ before rcturning to the United States. He is WILHELM S. EVERETT, of Ventura, Califor­ Bowerman's work defining and then implement­ mooned at Big Sur. He says hello to all his currently at Boston University working on his nia, on November I, 1990. Everett was ing a solid-waste management program for friends at Caltech. master's degree in English. president and founder of Pulsation Controls Cor­ Orange Counry; its landfill system is currendy poradon, an engineering and manufacruring firm considered one of [he mose outstanding in the CARLA J. CASEWIT, PhD, and ANTHONY 1990 specializing in the conrrol of noise and vibration. state of Califo(nia. Bowerman has held a variery K. RAPPil, PhD, of Fort Collins, Colorado, PETER J. CAMPO, PhD, of Schenectady, New Aftec selling the company in 1970, he COntinued of posicions over [he years, including assistant wrice, ~We are chrWed to reporr chac daughter York, has joined the GE Research and Develop­ doing consulting work. He was a life fellow of chief engineer for the L.A. Counry Sanitation Mollie, 4, now has a baby sister, Kelly, born ment Center as a control systems engineer. the American Sociery of Mechanical Engineers, 11

Milton Plesset Charles Wilts dies in February dies while hiking and a member of rhe Acousrical Sociecy of 1943 Milton S. Plesset, professor of Charles H . Wilrs, professor of elecrri­ America, the Consulting Engineers Association of PAUL E. LENK, EX, of Newport Beach, Cali­ engineering science, emeritus, and an cal engineering and applied physics, California, and the Sociecy of Agricultural fornia , in November 1990. expert in the field of nuclear energy, emeritus, at Calrech, died in March Engineers. He is survived by his wife of 53 died on February 19 at Huntington while hiking on Echo Mountain in the years, Geneva; his son , Robert; and his daughter, PAUL R. MOORE, MS, of Kailua, Hawaii, on Memorial Hospital. Plesset was 83. San Gabriel Mountains north of Susan Grosso. December 16, 1990. He is survived by his wife, A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Altadena. Wilts, 71, was caken to Anneliese; a son, John; and twO grandsons. and a graduate of the University of Arcadia Methodist Hospical, where it GERARD). ("BUCK') FORNEY, EX, of San Pittsburgh, Plesset fim came to Calrech was determined that he had died of a Francisco, California, on January 17, after a long JOHN W. WOOD, MS, of Tyler, Texas, on illness. After leaving Caltcch, Forney graduated February 3. Wood served with the Army Air in 1932 as a National Research Fellow heart attack. from West Point. He served in the Army Corps Corps during World War n, advancing to the in physics, after receiving his PhD from A native of Los Angeles, Wilts of Engineers during Wodd War II, and after­ rank of captain, and worked for 33 years as a Yale University. After several years received his undergraduate and master's ward he was placed in charge of the Oak Ridge mechanical engineer at the Cities Service oil overseas and at the University of degrees and his PhD from Cal tech , all nuclear facilicy. He retired from the army to refinery in Lake Charles, louisiana. He is sur­ Rochester, he returned to campus in in electrical engineering. He joined the manage large internacional projeccs for American vived by his wife, Madeline; cwo sons, John W ., 1941, but lefrsoon after to join Doug­ faculty in 1947, originally as an assis­ Cyanamid and for Bechtel, and later became a Jr., and H. Ross; a daughrer-in-Iaw, Mary Kay; las Aircraft Company as head of the tant professor of applied mechanics vice president of Bechtel. He is survived by his a daughter, Karen; and cwo granddaughters, Jen­ before becoming an assistant ptofessor of wife, Enid; one son; two daughters; and several nifer and Diana. e1ecrrical engineering, an associate pro­ grandchildren. fessor in 1952, and a full professor in 1949 1957. From 1974 until his retirement 1936 JACK N. NIELSEN, MS, PhD '51, io November 1990. He is survived by his wife. in 1984, he was a professor of electrical DAVID HARKER, PhD, of Buffalo, New engineering and applied physics. In York, on Februacy 27, from the effectS of a hearr 1970-71, he was vice chairman of the condition and pneumonia. Harker was a pioneer 1950 in the use of X rays co study the three­ GARDNER W. EARLE, JR., of Arroyo Caltech faculty, and from 1972 to 1975 dimensional structure of molecules, particularly of Grande, California, on July 8, 1990, of cardiac he served as executive officer for electri­ substances critical to the life process of cells. In arrest. He joined the Army Air Corps straight cal engineering at Caltech. 1967, a Harker-led group ar the Roswell Park OUt of high school, serving from 1939 10 1945 Early in his career, his work focused Memoria! Institute in Buffalo determined the and seeing duty in China, Burma, and India. on the development and application of structure of ribonuclease, the enzyme that breaks After graduaring from Caltech he worked for large-scale analog computers, and he down ribonucleic acid. Mter receiving his doc­ various companies. then joined the Jet Propulsion continued to work in international circles L'lboratory, where he was test manager for torate from Caltech, Harker spent several years at on possible computer applications. In Johns Hopkins Universicy; then, during World several space probes. He retired in 1976. He is survived by his motHer, ' Winifred; 'his daughter, 1960, he began research in ferromagne­ War H, he worked for rhe General Electric tism in metal alloys and garnets, with Research Laboratory, analyzing rocket fuels and Sandra Esse1scrom; his son, Randolph; and his emphasis on the use of thin films as other substances. He directed the protein­ brother, Eugene. structure program at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn from 1950 ro 1959. From there he 1951 took his team of analysts to Roswell Park, where JAMES C. NORRIS, JR., ENG, of Carlsbad, he direcred the Center for Ccystallographic California, on November 14, 1990, after a shorr illness. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Research until 1976. He is survived by his Analytical Group of the Douglas from 1942 to 1962, was awarded the Bronze second wife, Deborah Anne Maxwell Harker, as Research Laboratories. Star in the Pacific Theater, and retired with the well as by two daughrers by his first wife, who is He came back to Cal tech as associate deceased; they are Tiriana Harker Years and rank of lieutenant colone1. He spenc the next 20 ptofessor of applied mechanics in 1948, Ludmilla Harker. years with the Pomona Division of Genera! Dynamics. His wife, leone, died on December and was made a full professor in 1951. 1937 26. He is survived by his sons, James III and In 1963, he was appointed professor of DON C. DEVAULT, of Champaign, Illinois, on John; his daughter, Elizabeth Ann Larson; his engineering science. He became profes­ November 26, 1990, of a Stroke. A biophysicisr brother, Pelham; his sisters Kathleen Drucy and sor emeritus at Caltech in 1978, and specializing in photosynthesis, he had received his Geraldine Daniel; and a grandson, J ames IV. had been an adjunct professor of nuclear docroral degree in chemistcy from UC Berkeley engineering at UCLA since 1976. and had been at rhe Universicy of Illinois since 1984 An authority on the problems and 1977; prior to that, he had raughr at the College BRIAN J . FITZSIMMONS, PhD, of Pierre­ progress of nuclear power, Plesset served fonds , Quebec, Canada, on June 21, 1989. He of rhe Pacific and the J ohnson Foundation ar rhe as a consultant to the Science Division joined Merck FrosSt Canada Inc. in 1983, where Universicy of Penosylvania. He published Tun­ of the RAND Corporation from 1948 neling in Biological Systems in 1979. A conscien­ he held the position of research fellow at the to 1972 and as a consultant ro the tious objector, he spent twO years in prison time of his death. During his career he played a energy and kinetics department at because of his convicrions. He also arrended significant role in the advancement of leukorriene meerings of rhe Sociecy of Friends in Pennsyl­ research and the development of novel anrileuko­ UCLA. From 1975 to 1982, he served vania, and he was a member of the American triene drugs, publishing over 55 journal articles on the Nuclear Regulatory Commis­ Civil Liberties Union. He is survived by his and contributing to four books as well as work sion's U.S. Advisory Commitcee for research medium. In addition, he stud­ wife, Roberta; a daughter, Julie Anne; twO leading to several patents. Fitzsimmons was Reactor Safeguards; he was chairman of ied structure and surface properties, brothers, George and Robert; and a cousin, noted for his love of his work, and rhe joie de the panel in 1980. spin-wave resonance, and magnetization George Tenney. vivre he exhibited in his everyday life. He is sur­ Before focusing his work on nuclear dynamics. vived by his wife, Mary Ann, and his children, safety, Plesset's research at Caltech cen­ A member of the Institute of Electri­ Vicki, Genny, and Jamie. 1942 tered on the field of theoretical physics cal and Electronic Engineering, the GQRDON K. WOODS, of Phoenix, Arizona, .! I. and atomic theory, and later the theory American Association for the Advance­ on January 15. He had been an executive with 1987 of cavity flows and bubble dynamics. ment of Science, and Sigma Xi, he Kaiser Corp. for over 30 years, including 13 PAUL R. SCHATZLE, PhD, of Pasadena, Cali­ His studies resulted in more than 100 years with Industrias Kaiser Argentina, during fornia , on March 24, of cancer. He was a wrote numerous scientific papers and which he was named president and genera! research scientist with TRW. He is survived by research papers published in various was the authot of cwo books before manager of its subsidiary, Kaiser Chlle. He his wife, Gail; his daughter, Emily; his parents, technical ;ournals. retiring: Principle! of Feedba"k-Control finished his business career in rhe U.S., as general George and Paulerre; and his brother, Wayne. A Two funds are available for conrribu­ and C/imber'J Guide to Tahquitz Rock manager of Phoenix-based Thera-Com CATV. memorial fund has been esrablished at C,ltech. tions in Dr. Plesser's memory-an and Suicide Rock. He taughr rock After retiring in 1973, he served as a Better Those wishing to contribute should write ro the endowed memorial fund for his first climbing at Caltech and was an avid Business Bureau arbitracor, a monitor with Dr. Paul R. Schatzle Memorial Fund, Office of wife Isabel, which was set up in 1985, mountaineer and skier. He also made Recordings for the Blind, a member of the Donor Relarions, Mail Code 105-40, Calrech, has been renamed the Isabel and Mil­ several first ascents in the Sierra Nevada governor's Arizona-Mexico Commission, and an Pasadena, California 91125. ton Plesset Memorial Book Fund, and as well as in the Canadian Rockies. amateur radio operator for the Milirary Affiliate will continue to support Asian studies. A longtime resident of Pasadena, Radio System. While at Cal tech , he was 1991 The newly created Milton Plesset Wilts was active in the Sierra Club and president of Dabney House and a mem ber of the LOUIS J. BOSCHELLI, MS, of La Crescenta, S. the American Alpine Club. He also ski and .waterwpolo teams; he twice won a Stu­ California, on Januacy 14. He was working Memorial Book Fund will be used to dent technical-paper competition sponsored by locally and due to receive his master's degree in support the engineering libraries. Dona­ worked with the American Friends Ser­ the ASME. Survivors include his wife, Margreta; June; his degree will be awarded posrhumously. tions for either may be sent to the Office vice in bringing children from Mexico rhree sons; and cwo grandchildren. H e is survived by his wife, Macy Ann, and his of Donor Relations, Caltech, 105-40, City to Pasadena to live in private parents, Marilyn and Louis. Pasadena, CA 91125. homes as part of an exchange program. California CaltechNews Institute of Technology CaltechNews

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