California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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,. ,,,.,,, ,ff-1. .1 ' ' ,Z ,fy,,,.-q.- . ' ' 'imfw ,zyfyyyffyfgf D E P A R T M E N T s X 'f- ' 'Zn V f 1 .rdf f f , ff ' ' ., '- ru DR. ARTHUR A. NOYES The Department of Chemistry Much of the renown that has come to Tech may be attributed to the Division of Chem- istry and Chemical Engineering. This division ranks second only to the Physics Division in size of personnel and importance of research projects carried on. The head of the division, Dr. Arthur A. Noyes, is one of the outstanding chemists of the country, and is a recognized authority on the subject' of qualitative analysis, particularly of the rare elements. Many special research problems are being investigated by members of the graduate divi- sion. The courses of the graduate seminars are directed by graduate students, professors, or outside authorities on the subject under discus- sion. Many of the industrial problems of in- dividual chemical at the lnstitute by industries are being solved graduate students. The supervision of the research Work of graduate students is distributed among the whole staff of the Division of Chemistry. Each staff member takes charge of only three to five students who desire to work in his special field, so that each student receives a large amount of attention. --ffm -.fl I ,Z .. ,L 75:4 1 Q Fifteen

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DEPARTMENTS DR. ROBERT A. MILLIKAN The Department of Physics A great percentage of the distinction of the California Institute of Technology is due to the marvelous organization and work of the Nor- man Bridge Laboratory of Physics. The attain- ment of this position of honor the Institute owes to the genius and super-human ability for organiza- tion, research, and development of Dr. Robert A. Millikan, Director of the Norman Bridge Labora- tory of Physics, and Chairman of the Institute Council. Dr. Millikan is one ofthe foremost scien- tists of the world today. His latest work, in which he is being assisted by Dr. Carl Anderson, is the investigation of the Cosmic Ray. The visits of the past two years of Dr. Albert Einstein to the Institute are of note. Not only is Dr. Einstein well known in the field of theo- retical physics for working out a new gravita- 'tional theory, but he is also known as a man of excellent judgment and common sense. It is hoped that he will make his coming to the In- stitute an annual event. The research work in progress .at the pres- ent time includes an extensive investigation of the physics of solids, X-ray work, and study of molecular and atomic structure. Fourteen ,,,,,, fy , - f,ygQ':yv' I I W .. ,,,,,. , . , .4 V . 1. W4 '-,v . , , -' .57 ' fy f -.ff 1'92-vpc- F202 f' -,rf - ' gf' I Q grifjffgrfci fy: K ' '7' ,Wi -we .J Wfwewty-, . j MQW' 44: -Z ' , , ,,,,. 41,yn-?.,Z40,2,,f.,f5,fy!.f-gy Z, . 'f f:yf.f24',w1fgaw ' ' ' ' f if a -r .ff-,thy-'afwwt--ymzfmiy page ,fc gf ,fi,f,,,f,Q- :,5p3y.f44-,egg

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DEPARTMENTS DR. HARRY BATEMAN The Department of Mathematics The Institute is now prepared to offer to competent students advanced study and research in pure mathematics. Owing to the exceptional status of the Institute in theoretical and mathe- matical physics, it is expected that students specializing in mathematics will desire to de- vote some of their attention to the modern ap- plications of mathematics, even when their first interest is in pure mathematics, in order that they may acquire a well-rounded view of the entire field. On the other hand, specialists in theoretical physics find much that is useful for their work in the advanced courses in mathe- matics. It is one of the aims of the Mathemat- ics department of the Institute to provide defi- nitely for such a liaison between pure and ap- plied mathematics by the additions of instruc- tors whose training and interests have been in both fields. An effort is made to guide the research stu- dents in the direction of their own interests and abilities. As enrollment at the Institute is lim- ited, it is possible for the staff to take an in- dividual interest in the research students. l Sixteen 'f0wff.f,'.-f.,,,., . , ,f.:' f ' ' ' - , '- .,.. . , 4 ,,,,-M,-,, .. .,,,. .f Q ma- ., 1, .W 1 f , fff,-,.,,. . M, ,ffft , , g -' ,,- .5 f-r ,-, f f- nf fx f X 12 -1 7 I dy X' , ff . ...., , , 1, f W ff. f 57 .wfw 'fwxffm-, f,., ff ,V ,v .-46,4f- ,ff 'xv ,,ff,,- V ww- f . ,- 7CyZ7',,! ef My we-W ffm, f- ,JW gf 4 'gf'g',,ggf.:- Ijyg-55459, ggfyj A