Option Talks at New Student Orientation
For Wednesday, September 23, 2026
You will find links to the live In-Person and Zoom sessions with our Option Representatives listed below. We've asked each representative to hold two sessions, so you will have flexibility to visit up to two sessions.
The first session will start at 2:15 PM | The second session will start at 3:00 PM
- In-Person sessions will be listed as: Building name & room number along with (building #) from the Caltech map
- Please only use the Zoom links during the two sessions on September 23rd.
- To avoid confusion please visit only two sessions and be on time to each of them.
- Take time to review the option videos provided before attending the sessions.
You can find a list of our Option Representatives and Administrators here.
Biology - Professor Elizabeth Betty Hong - In person - Chen 130 (Building 18)
Bioengineering - Professor Justin Bois. No session during Orientation: please contact the Bioengineering Option Administrator for more information: Kenya Zeigler
Computation and Neural Systems -Professor Shin Shimojo - In Person. Location: Annenberg 104 (Building 16).View the "Intro. to CNS" video.
Contact Option Manager Emma Schuyler
Chemistry - Professors Mitchio Okumura and Sandeep Sharma. No session during Orientation. Please view the Option video and contact Option Manager Allison Kinard.
Chemical Engineering - Professor Michael Vicic - In Person - Spalding Labs 102 (Building 41)
Environmental Science and Engineering, Geology and Planetary Science Group
Geology & Planetary Science - Environmental Science and Engineering and Geobiology Options - To be determined.
Topics in Environmental Science and Engineering, Geobiology, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics & Planetary Science will be covered in this session
Computational and Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Applied and Computational Math - Professor Houman Owhadi - No session during Orientation: please contact the Option Administrator for more information: Carmen Nemer-Sirois
Computer Science - Professor Adam Blank - In person - Annenberg 105 (Building 16)
Information and Data Science - Professor Konstantin Zuev - In person - Annenberg 121 (Building 16)
Applied Physics and Materials Science (APH & MS) -
No session during Orientation: a special "meet and greet" lunch is planned in this Fall for all First-Year students interested in the Applied Physics and Materials Science options. Please contact the Options Representative for more information: Jennifer Blankenship
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Electrical Engineering - Professor Glen George - In Person Moore Laboratory B270 (Building 93). The Option video may be viewed here.
Please contact the Option Administrator for more information: Tanya Owen
Mechanical Engineering (ME) - Professor Guillaume Blanquart - In person Gates-Thomas 135 (Building 44). Please view the Option video here.
Humanities (HUM)
History - Professor Warren Brown and Philosophy - Professor Frederick Eberhardt will provide an overview of HUM options - In Person - Dabney Hall - Room 110 "Treasure Room" (Building 40)
Social Science (SS)
Business, Economics and Management - Professor Jakša Cvitanić - Via Zoom https://caltech.zoom.us/j/9483996703
For questions or issues with Zoom link, contact Option Manager Letty Diaz
Astronomy (Ay or AsPh) - Professor Lynne Hillenbrand - In Person - East Bridge Labs 108 (Building 33E)
Mathematics (Ma) - Professor Thomas Graber - In Person - Linde Hall 387 (Building 37)
Physics (Ph) - Professor Jason Alicea, Option Representative, and Professor David Hsieh will lead an in-person talk - Bridge Annex B157 (Building 34)