Dear EAS Colleagues,
The Division of Engineering and Applied Science is committed to building and maintaining an environment in which all members of the community are welcomed and are supported. Through respect, inclusion, mentoring, collaboration, and kindness, we aim for each member of the Division to develop their potential and reach their goals unhindered by racism, sexism, and other forms of bias. To this end, the EAS Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was established earlier this year. The committee is broadly charged with supporting EAS’s goal to become a leader in the academic engineering community for both our intellectual output and our reputation as a place that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Using the 2020 report from the ad hoc EAS Division Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as a starting point, the committee will: * Act as a source of best practices, resources, and sounding board for DEI efforts within EAS and the EAS options. * Support EAS/Caltech DEI affinity groups, clubs, and student/postdoc related activities. * Consider ways to use the New Horizons Diversity and Equity Fund. * Create an award and process for recognizing EAS students, staff, and faculty for leadership in DEI activities. * Improve interactions with Caltech EAS alumni to provide avenues for mentoring and networking, especially for students and postdocs from historically minoritized groups. * Partner with EAS leadership to support the Division’s efforts to recruit and retain students and postdocs. * Provide feedback on EAS’s web presence, including EAS programs, demographic data, and messaging around DEI. * Consider other issues as they arrive. Committee members: * Haley Bauser, Graduate Student in Applied Physics * Adam Blank, Teaching Assistant Professor in Computing and Mathematical Sciences * Jennifer Blankenship, Options Manager for Applied Physics and Materials Science * John Dabiri, Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering * Angela Gao, Graduate Student in Computing and Mathematical Sciences * Melany Hunt (Chair), Dotty and Dick Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering * Abby Jiang, Undergraduate in Materials Science * Tiffany Kimoto, Executive Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute * Beverley McKeon, Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics; EAS Division Deputy Chair * Sydney Richardson, Undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering * Mauro Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Scholar in Mechanical Engineering * Jaimie Stewart, Postdoctoral Scholar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences * Changhuei Yang, Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Medical Engineering * Yisong Yue, Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences I am grateful to the members of this committee for their work so far – the New Horizons Awards program has been established to recognize and honor individuals in EAS who have significantly and actively contributed to the Division’s goal to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive engineering community. The awardees will be announced soon! Ideas and suggestions for the committee may be sent to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. As we continue to evolve and shape our Division to be an extraordinary environment in which to study, experiment, fail, succeed, learn, and grow, I look forward to the work of this committee, in partnership with all of you, being a crucial component of our success. Warm Regards, Ravi Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science John E. Goode, Jr., Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Caltech | 155B Gates-Thomas | Mail Code 155-44 |Pasadena CA 91125 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | (626) 395-4100 |www.eas.caltech.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.eas.caltech.edu&d=CwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=VANnUe7dYNeCGjKBJETPmsOX1753yTMI-Ydu6GPDdJ4&m=UPHcenjqOQSXsNds5JXHEf5kgzFo9xQOtbTaT16blg4&s=eeycsj2YjE8RisDrSuy6gvaob056HRDuJugFUuo1f7c&e=>
