Each prize in the first four categories below recognizes outstanding PhD work by a Caltech graduate student in the noted areas. The prize comes with a cash award, and the winners are recognized in a special event prior to Commencement.

• Biotechnology or Related Fields,
• Environmentally Benign Renewable Energy Sources or Related Fields,
• Nanotechnology or Related Fields, and
• Seismo-Engineering, Prediction, and Protection

2023 Prize Winners

Left to right: Saransh Sharma, Rebecca Gallivan, Nathaniel Wei

Learn more about the past winners

The prize in Entrepreneurship or Related Fields is open to both graduate students and undergraduate students across the Institute, and is awarded to a graduating student for the best business plan, proposal, start-up, or related efforts at Caltech.

Nominations are due May 15, 2024. 

Nominations from Caltech faculty members should be submitted by email to Winter Koifman by sending the name and the PhD thesis of the nominee; please indicate which prize you are nominating for. For the Entrepreneurship prize, please provide the name, CV and business plan of the nominee.