Caltech
West Coast rival
Caltech is the California Institute of Technology, a private research university in Pasadena known for science and engineering.
The school is small but prestigious, consistently ranked among the world's top universities.
She got her PhD in physics at Caltech.
Los Angeles suburb
- JPLRobotic spacecraft research facility
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- undergradDegree-seeking university student
graduate · postdoc · professors · alumni · mascot · Nobel · laureates · endowment
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
mathematics · engineering · quantum · astrophysics · cosmology · genetics · biochemistry · neuroscience
Facilities for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- discoveryAct of finding something
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
analysis · data · publication · empirical · findings · investigation · collaboration · grants
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- inventionNew device or method
- spinoffsDerived subsidiary creations
incubator · prototype · development · disruption · advancement · commercialization · venture · founders
Superior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
- selectiveChoosing with care
rigorous · competitive · acclaimed · Nobel · rankings · world-class · cutting-edge · pioneering
Pasadena
Los Angeles suburb
- JPLRobotic spacecraft research facility
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
undergrad · graduate · postdoc · professors · alumni · mascot · Nobel · laureates · endowment · admissions
physics
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
geology · mathematics · engineering · quantum · astrophysics · cosmology · genetics · biochemistry · neuroscience · geophysics
laboratories
Facilities for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- discoveryAct of finding something
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
methodology · analysis · data · publication · empirical · findings · investigation · collaboration · grants · funding
startups
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- inventionNew device or method
spinoffs · incubator · prototype · development · disruption · advancement · commercialization · venture · founders
elite
Superior select group
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
selective · rigorous · competitive · acclaimed · Nobel · rankings · world-class · cutting-edge · pioneering · Feynman
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
- California EducationUCLA, USC, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSB
- California InnovationSilicon Valley, Stanford, UC Berkeley, biotech, research labs
- Elite CollegesStanford, MIT, Duke, Northwestern, Georgetown
- Elite UniversitiesHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown
- Engineering SchoolsMIT, Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, RPI, Stevens
CaltechJuilliard
Prestigious performing arts conservatory
liberal arts college · Bennington · conservatory · divinity school · Oberlin
CaltechPenn State
Large Pennsylvania public university
University of Michigan · Ohio State · Arizona State University · state university system · Texas A&M
CaltechNotre Dame
French Gothic cathedral
Brigham Young University · Ole Miss · USC · party school · Bible college
California, technology, technological, technologically, technologist, tech, techno