Caltech Magazine, Volume 85:2, Summer 2022

Table of Contents

Letters
Letters to the editor, Summer 2022

SoCaltech
Commencement returns to Beckman Mall; CE10 plots an ambitious sustainability roadmap; A superposition snapshot; and more.

Origins: The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM).

In the Community: A Spotlight on STEM in Rural Areas.

Writing in the Language of Math
From chalk to software code, mathematicians and scientists use a variety of methods to express equations and formulas, and they have different ideas about the meaning behind their numerical prose.

A Nice Ring to It
We now know what the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy looks like thanks to Caltech researchers and their colleagues.

Getting Personal
New Caltech alumni discuss how their lives have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what was on their minds as they approached Caltech’s first in-person commencement in three years.

Shifting Gears: The Fight Against COVID-19 Advances
Caltech researchers have helped stem the disease’s spread since the early days of the pandemic. Their work is not yet done.

The Power of Observation
After a decade in space, the small but powerful NuSTAR space telescope still has more to see.

Tiny Lifeforms, Big Impact
The Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions’ support of early-stage projects reaps big rewards for science and scientists.

In Memoriam, Summer 2022
What do you remember most about your Caltech commencement day?

Endnotes, Summer 2022
What do you remember most about your Caltech commencement day?