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

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Biolo W l rofcssors-standing: Emerson, Bonner, Sturtevanl, Wiersma, ian Overbulx van Harrcveld, Morgang sealed: Borsook, Went, Growth of lfilllllgy division in- terests to include many branches of related investigation has been influenced greatly by Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, head of the department and one of the three Nobel Prize winners on the campus. Biologists can be quite proud of the active interest taken in teaching by the faculty of Kerck- hoff, noted for having one of the most up- to-date courses of study at the Institute. In the field of genetics, much work has been done under Dr. Morgan's direction. Drs. Sturtevant, Dobzhansky and Bridges have done outstanding work in this field. Dr. Borsook has done much in the realm of animal physiology. The Marine Laboratory at Corona Del Mar houses other important workg and the new building will afford badly needed additional space on the campus. Civil Engineering re- search problems were influenced in the choosing by the needs of community and federal projects with which the division is co-operating. The work of' these investiga- tions is being done by graduate students or research fellows under the direction of various members of the faculty. Professor Franklin Thomas, head of the Civil Engineering Department, is chairman of a special Metropolitan Water District committeeg Professor Martel has under- taken an investigation on the analysis of earthquake forces as applied to buildings for the county Board of Supervisorsg and Professor Michael has begun experinienting on types of foundations for pavements at the request of the county Road Department. Professors Knapp and Von Karman direct studies for the Soil Conservation Service. In the 1x0l'0ll3lllti13S laboratory, staff members and graduate students are doing considerable original research in airplane design. F. J. Malina is experimenting on gaseous Civil Engineering Professors-Hinriclis. Conv: :sc Martel, Michael, Thomas.

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Electrical Engineering is booming-that is, if Hbooming means jobs for all students. Advanced men are finding it expedient to finish the work required for the master's and doctor's degrees as quickly as possible in order that the good positions going by can be grabbed before they get completely out of sight. This situation to some extent has slowed down research work because of reduced per- sonnel, but during the past year, several interesting papers have been presented by electrical engineering students, the most notable of which were papers by lVlcRae, Pipes and Ramo. Some of the more impor- tant of the researches being conducted re- cently are those on the non-arcing sphere gap voltmeter, the cathode ray oscillograph, the more accurate measurement of surge voltages, short-wave radio communication, the theory and development of electric switches, and the study of arcs between contacts. Electrical Engineering Professors-Sorensen, Lindvall, Mackeown, Maxstadt. Chemistry Professors-back row: Lucas, Beckman Sage Bates J. Bell, Yostg front row: Dickinson, Pauling, Lacey The C.l.T. Clll!lIliS1Zl'y and Chemi- cal Engineering Division suffered the loss by death, on June 3, l936, of Professor Arthur Amos Noyes, its revered leader throughout a period of over twenty years. During the past year, the teaching and re- search activities of the department have been continued on the high level to which they were brought by Dr. Noyes. Of the many researches under way, there may be mentioned the interesting series on the thermodynamic properties of hydro- carbons under the direction of Drs. Lacey and Sage, the study of plant hormones under Drs. Lucas, Koepili and English, the photo- chemical and spectroscopic studies by Drs. Dickinson and Badger, the work of Dr. Yost in the field of inorganic chemistry, and the work of Dr. Pauling fnew director of the laboratoriesj and others on the struc- ture of the molecule. Facilities will be greatly increased by the new building.

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oxygen plus various hydrocarbons as rocket fuel, Lieutenants Alback and Miller, U.S.N., are using the Galcit power model to test stability and control in powered Hightg and VV. H. Bown is investigating boundary surfaces. The work in meteorology, under Dr. Krick, now includes remarkably accurate nationwide weather forecasting and train- ing of meteorologists for agencies. The radiometeorgraph, developed last year, has been greatly improved and cheapened. Mechanical Engineering professors, besides their usual classroom work, made up several committees investi- gating industrial problems. Professor Clapp heads those studying fatigue failure of drill pipe for the American Petroleum Institute. Dr. Donald S. Clark is investigating the structure of metals and alloys to determine the fundamental nature of the reaction to impact loading. Mechanical Engineering Professors- Clap p , S c c ll l e r, Daugherty, Tyson, Clark. Geology Professors-back row: Stock. Ridgway, Campbell Furlong G. Anderson, Ricllterg front row: Buwalda, Beniofl' Popcnoe Gutenberg, Fraser. Fields for G90l0gy division re- searches are numerous, particularly in the southwestern part of the United States. During the past year, the very oldest rocks in the bottom of the Grand Canyon have occupied Dr. Campbell's attention, while Dr. Buwalda, head of the department, has confined his studies to the local quad- rangle. Crustaceous marine shells from the Sacramento Valley have been the object of Dr. Popenoe's study, and Dr. Fraser has improved microscopic technic. At the Seismological Laboratory, Drs. Gutenberg and Richter have been investi- gating temblors originating five hundred miles below the crust of the earthy and Dr. Benioif has been designing and building more new types of earthquake recording instruments. The Astrophysics depart- ment is particularly busy With preparing the largest telescope and observatory.