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Caltech University Contact No. 1-626-395-6811

Contact Number

1-626-395-6811 (For Contact Support)

Email

  • help@caltech.edu (For Student Support)
  • directory@caltech.edu (For Audio-Visual Services)

Emergency Contact Information

Sr.No. Service Contact No.
1 Emergencies Any Kind-Any Time Extension: 5000
2 From Off Campus 626-395-5000
3 Safety Office 6727 (Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm)
4 Security Office 4701 (24/7)
5 Facilities 4717 (24/7)
6 Any Emergency 5000 (24/7)
7 Off-Campus Emergency 395-5000 (24/7)

Admissions Contact Details

Sr.No. Admissions Contact Details Address
1 Undergraduate Admissions +1 626-395-6341, Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5pm California Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions 383 S. Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106

Mailing Address: California Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions 1200 E. California Blvd. Mail Code 10-90 Pasadena, CA 91125
2 Graduate Studies Office gradofc@caltech.edu Room 230 on the second floor of the Center for Student Services building at 414 South Holliston Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91125

Mailing Address: California Institute of Technology Mail Code 230-87 Pasadena, CA 91125

Department Directory

Email: departmental_directory@caltech.edu , directory@caltech.edu

Sr.No. Department Contact/Extension/Email Mail Code
1 Academic Media Technologies 4657 -
2 Accounting 2588 -
3 Accounts Payable 8900 -
4 Aeronautics 4750 105-50
5 Alumni Fund 6323 5-32
6 Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering 8462 136-93
7 Applied & Computational Mathematics 4555 217-50
8 Applied Mechanics 4271 104-44
9 Applied Physics 8124 128-95
10 Archives (the Caltech Archives) 2704 015A-74
11 Art Program 3295 2-67
12 Associated Students of Caltech, Incorporated (ASCIT) 15 Student Activities Center  3083,
bod@donut.caltech.edu
64-58
13 Associates of Caltech 3919 5-32
14 Astronomy 4671 249-17
15 Athenaeum 551 S. Hill Ave.
Switchboard: 626-395-8200,
Ext: 8200
Fax: 626-795-0869 (24 hrs.), 626-356-0784 
1-61
16 Athletics, Recreation, and Instruction Braun Athletic Center & Scott Brown Gymnasium 3253 1-2
17 Audio Visual Services (Academic Media Technologies) 4657 -
18 Audit Services & Institute Compliance  asicweb@caltech.edu 234-06
19 Beckman Institute  - 139-74
20 Behavioral Biology 6806 216-76
21 Benefits 6443 161-84
22 Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics 6446 147-75
23 Biology and Biological Engineering - 156-29
24 Board of Control 6200 210-87
25 Board of Trustees Fax: 449-9374  204-31
26 Broad Café 5806 100-96
27 Browne Dining Hall 8926 1-52
28 Bursar's Office 2988 120-87
29 Business & Finance 212 Parsons-Gates - 212-31
30 California Association for Research in Astronomy (CARA) 808-885-7887 -
31 California Tech  6153/6154 40-58
32 Caltech Alumni Association  6592 1-97
33 Caltech Center for Inclusion & Diversity (CCID)   6207,
Fax: 626-395-1736
255-86
34 Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum  5759 210-85
35 Caltech History and Architectural Tour Service (CHATS)   chats.caltech@gmail.com
36 Caltech Optical Observatories (COO) 4003 11-17
37 Caltech Store Hameetman Center 6161,
citstore@caltech.edu
1-51
38 Caltech Submillimeter Observatory 4278 301-17
39 Caltech Women's Club 104B-6
40 Caltech Y 505 S. Wilson Ave., Bldg. 128, Tyson House 6163,
Fax: 626-395-8890
C1-128
41 Campus Life 6174 160-86
42 CARA - See Keck (W. M.) Observatory 808-885-7887 -
43 Card Services  6169,
cardoffice@caltech.edu
200-63
44 Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration (CALE)  6361,
career@caltech.edu
310-87
45 Carnegie Observatories  Fax: 795-8136 249-17
46 Cashier 6263 117-15
47 Center for Data-Driven Discovery (CD3) Powell-Booth Laboratory 4970 158-79
48 Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach (CTLO)   8427,
ctlo@caltech.edu
369-87
49 Central Engineering Services 4887 105-85
50 Central Warehouse 391 S. Holliston Ave. 4891 1-85
51 Chajnantor Test Facility 56-55-851267 249-17
52 Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) 8055 209-85
53 Child Educational Center (CEC) 140 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada 91011  818-354-3418 CEC-610
54 Child Educational Center's Preschool at Caltech 250 & 256 South Michigan Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106  626-395-5104 CEC-610
55 Child Educational Center's School-Age Program at Caltech  626-486-2186 -
56 Children's Center at Caltech (CCC) 6860 C1-133
57 Civil Engineering 4271 104-44
58 Communications, Office of Strategic - 12-71
59 Commuter Services 8877 200-63
60 Computation & Neural Systems 8817 136-93
61 Computer Science 3034 305-16
62 Computing and Mathematical Sciences 3034 305-16
63 Condensed Matter Physics 2933 114-36
64 Control & Dynamical Systems 4140 107-81
65 Controller & Accounting Offices 2588 -
66 Convenience Store 8012 1-52
67 Corporate Affiliates, Corporate Relations 3969 5-32
68 Credit Union (Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union)  6300 100-63
69 CWC Casita  casita.cwc@gmail.com 104B-6
70 Dark Matter & Dark Energy Observation & Instrumentation 6608 367-17
71 Dean of Graduate Studies Office (Graduate Office) 230 Center for Student Services 6346,
Fax: 577-9246,
gradofc@caltech.edu
230-87
72 Dean of Undergraduate Students Office 210 Center for Student Services 6351,
Fax: 577-4215
210-87
73 Development - See Advancement and Alumni Relations - 5-32
74 Digital Media Services 5999 -
75 Dining Services  (626) 395-2900 1-52
76 Disbursements 3098 114-6
77 Earthquake Hotline 3003
78 Earthquake Programs, Office of (Earthquake Research Affiliates, ERA) 6318 252-21
79 Einstein Papers Project  8044,
Fax: 449-0814,
epp@einstein.caltech.edu
20-7
80 Electrical Engineering 4838 136-93
81 Employment Office 6565 153-84
82 Employment Verification 8300
83 Engineering & Applied Science 4101 155-44
84 Environmental Health and Safety  6727,
Fax: Fax: 577-6028
B125-6
85 Environmental Science & Engineering 8731 131-24
86 Equity and Title IX Office  equity@caltech.edu 205-87
87 Export/Import Compliance 2641 201-15
88 External Relations - 12-71
89 Faculty & Postdoctoral Scholar Services 6586 153-84
90 Faculty Records 6310 02-31
91 Fellowships Advising & Study Abroad 2150,
Fax: 395-8096
319-87
92 Financial Aid Office  6280,
finaid@caltech.edu
20-90
93 Financial Services  Fax: 626-395-5944 234-6
94 GALCIT 4750 105-50
95 Geochemistry 6921 100-23
96 Geological & Planetary Sciences 6123 170-25
97 Government Relations 6256 08-31
98 Graduate Aerospace Laboratories 4750 105-50
99 Graduate Office 6346 230-87
100 Graduate Student Council (GSC)  gscbod@caltech.edu -
101 Graphic Resources  Fax: 626-796-3696 -
102 Health Physicist's Office 6727 25-6
103 High Energy Physics 4116 256-48
104 Hixon Writing Center (HWC)  3706,
writing@caltech.edu
369-86
105 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Office 3178 156-29
106 Human Resources HR Customer Service Hotline: 626-395-3300,
Ext: 3300
Employment Verification: 626-395-8300,
Fax: 626-395-2809
-
107 Humanities & Social Sciences  4065,
Fax: 626-405-9841
228-77
108 Information Management Systems & Services (IMSS)
Help Desk: 626-395-3500 200-85
109 Infrared Astronomy 2933 301-17
110 Infrared Processing & Analysis Center (IPAC) 1919 100-22
111 Institute for Quantum Information (IQI) 4964 107-81
112 Intellectual Property 4568 201-85
113 Investment Office  Phone: 626-395-4853,
Fax: 626-449-6853
2-42
114 JPL Store 818-354-6120 JPL 114-104
115 Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI) 1547 107-81
116 Keck (W. M.) Observatory  808-885-7887,
Fax: (808) 885-4464
-
117 Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS)  6630 C1-127
118 Kellogg Radiation Laboratory 4513 106-38
119 Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory 6294 4697
120 Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory 2129 100-36
121 Library  3405 1-43
122 LIGO Laboratory 2129 100-36
123 Lost & Found 4701 -
124 Mail Services  Fax: 792-1627 104-6
125 Materials Science - 4411 138-78
126 Mathematical Physics 3744 253-37
127 Mathematics 3817 253-37
128 Mechanical Engineering 4107 104-44
129 Music Program 3295 2-70
130 NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) 1860 100-22
131 Nuclear Physics 4513 106-38
132 Numerical Relativity 4280 350-17
133 Observational Cosmology 6608 367-17
134 Office of Communications and External Relations Fax: 626-395-8831 -
135 Office of Earthquake Programs 8734 5-32
136 Office of Research Administration  Fax: 626-395-3144 273-6
137 Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships (OTTCP)  Fax: 626-356-2486 6-32
138 Office of the General Counsel Campus General Counsel Fax: (626) 796-4282,
Campus CSS Fax: (626) 395-6841,
JPL Fax: (818) 393-6759
-
139 Officers of the Faculty  2888 139-74
140 Optical Observatories 4003 11-17
141 Owens Valley Radio Observatory 760-938-2075 249-17
142 Palomar Observatory 4003 11-17
143 Parking Office 8877 200-63
144 Payroll - See Financial Services 8668 -
145 Performing & Visual Arts  3295 2-70
146 Physical Education 6146 1-2
147 Planetary Sciences 6112 150-21
148 Planning, Design & Construction - 2-83
149 Post Office 6371 104-6
150 Postdoctoral Scholar Services 6586 153-84
151 President, Office of the 204 Parsons-Gates Fax: 626-449-9374  204-31
152 Procurement Services  8900 103-6
153 Project Accounting - 219-15
154 Property Services 4181 211-15
155 Provost's Office 206 Parsons-Gates  - 206-31
156 Quantum Optics 8342 12-33
157 Radio Astronomy 4973 249-17
158 Receiving and Shipping 4893 1-85
159 Record Retention Center 6644 28-6
160 Recycling 4738 2-83
161 Red Door Café 6158 1-52
162 Registrar's Office 6354,
Fax: 395-6121,
regis@caltech.edu
125-87
163 Rental Listing Services  866-766-0767 -
164 Resnick Sustainability Institute  5956,
ResnickInfo@caltech.edu
132-80
165 Secretary of the Board of Trustees 6304 204-31
166 Security & Parking Services  4701,
Fax: 626-578-7268
200-63
167 Seismological Laboratory 6919 252-21
168 Shipping & Receiving  4893 1-85
169 Society of Women Engineers  - 104-44
170 Space Astrophysics 6611 278-17
171 Space Radiation 6611 290-17
172 Spitzer Science Center (SSC) 8000 314-6
173 Sponsored Research 6357 201-15
174 Staff & Faculty Consultation Center (SFCC) (An Employee Assistance Program) 8360,
Fax: 626-792-9917
5-71
175 Stockroom  4720/4680 1-85
176 Strategic Communications - 12-71
177 Strategy Implementation 8371 -
178 Student Activities and Programs  6174,
Fax: 584-7161
160-86
179 Student Affairs   6100,
vpsaoffice@caltech.edu
-
180 Student Aid 6280 110-87
181 Student Housing   6176,
Fax: 584-7161
160-86
182 Student Shop 6450 -
183 Student Wellness Services Phone: 626-395-8331,
Fax: 626-585-1522 
1-8
184 Student-Faculty Programs Office (SURF, Amgen Scholars, WAVE Fellows, and other summer undergraduate research programs) 2885,
Fax: 389-5467,
sfp@caltech.edu
1-122
185 Submillimeter Astronomy 6608 301-17
186 SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships) 2885 1-122
187 TACIT 6259/3696 1-67
188 Telecommunications 5995 111-10
189 Theater Arts at Caltech (TACIT) 6259/3696 1-67
190 Theoretical Astrophysics & Relativity (TAPIR) 4280 350-17
191 Theoretical High Energy Physics 6685 452-48
192 Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) 2115 102-8
193 Ticket Office 1200 E. California Blvd. Lobby Sales & Information: (626) 395-4652
Group Sales: (626) 395-3834
Fax: (626) 395-1721
-
194 Transportation Services 4703, 4704 34-83
195 Trustees, Board of 6304 204-31
196 Undergraduate Admissions Office 6341,
Fax: 626-683-3026 
10-90
197 United States Geological Survey  626-583-7823 1-39
198 Vending Machines Services  vending@caltech.edu -
199 Warehouse 4720, 4680 1-85
200 Worker's Compensation 4577 168-84
201 Y, Caltech 6163 5-62

Administration Contact Details

Sr.No. Department Contact No. Email
1 Advancement and Alumni Relations (626) 395-4863 give@caltech.edu
2 The Athenaeum (626) 395-8200 -
3 Athletics and Recreation (626) 395-3253 -
4 Business & Finance Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: (626) 395-6275,
Staff Assistant: (626) 395-4955,
Assistant to the VP and COO: (626) 395-6732
-
5 Facilities Life Safety Emergency: 626-395-5000,
Urgent Support: 626-395-4717
-
6 Faculty Board Administration - oof@caltech.edu
7 Investment Office (626) 395-4853 For investment inquiries: investments@caltech.edu ,
For general inquiries: investment.office@caltech.edu
8 Office of the General Counsel Parsons-Gates Office: (626) 395-3241,
Center For Student Services Office: (626) 395-6182,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Office: (818) 354-0999
-
9 Office of the President (626) 395-6301,
Fax: (626) 449-9374
president@caltech.edu
10 Office of Communications and External Relations Fax: (626) 395-8831 -
11 Office of Technology Transfer & Corporate Partnerships (OTTCP) (626) 395-3066,
Fax: (626) 356-2486
innovation@caltech.edu
12 Security Emergency (on-campus): x5000,
Emergency (off campus): (626) 395-5000
-
13 Student Affairs (626) 395-6100 vpsaoffice@caltech.edu
14 Sustainability - sustainability@caltech.edu

Calling Instructions

Sr.No. Service Details
1 Switchboard Hours Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m..
2 Campus Operator Dial 0.
3 Campus Calls Dial four-digit extension number.
4 Emergencies Dial 5000. See inside front cover of the Personnel Directory for instructions. Do not use 911.
5 Outgoing Calls Area code 626: Dial 9 + phone number. Area codes 818, 213, 323, 562 & 310: Dial 9 + 1 + area code + phone number.

Note: All outgoing calls to area other than those listed above require a Caltech authorization code or a personal calling card. Otherwise, they must be made collect or billed to a third party.
6 Calling With An Authorization Code An Authorization Code allows on-campus users to make long-distance calls and have them billed to a department or student account.

All domestic area codes: Dial 9 + 1 + area code + phone number. Wait for a dial tone, then enter your six-digit authorization code.

International calls: Dial 9 + 011 + country code/city code + phone number + sign. Wait for a dial tone, then enter your six-digit authorization code.
7 Calling Without An Authorization Code But With A Credit Card Dial 9 + 1 + toll free number on the back of the calling card.
Continue by following the instructions on the card.
8 Calls To JPL Via Tie Line Dial 777 + five-digit extension number.
9 Calls To Campus From JPL Via Tie Line Dial 161 + four-digit extension.
10 Directory Assistance (Off Campus) For individual phone numbers, go to http://www.whitepages.com
For business phone numbers, go to http://www.yellowpages.com
If unsuccessful, dial 9 + 411.
11 Operator Assistance (Off Campus) AT&T: Dial 9 + 00.
All other carriers: Dial 9 + carrier's five-digit code + 0.
12 Repairs To request telephone repairs, dial ext. 4742.
13 Installations And Relocations Dial ext. 4735.

Library Contact Details

Contact No.: (626) 395-3405 (For Circulation Services), (626) 587-4833 (Text)

Sr.No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
1 Adriana Popescu University Librarian (626) 395-5825 apopescu@caltech.edu
Access & Collection Services
2 Alvaro Quezada Head of Access & Collection Services (626) 395-6412 aquezada@caltech.edu
3 Dan Anguka DocuServe Supervisor (626) 395-6437 anguka@library.caltech.edu
4 Paula Gaetos Programming & Student Engagement Librarian (626) 395-3416 pgaetos@caltech.edu
5 Andy Gaston Print Collections Maintenance & Project Supervisor (626) 395-3433 andyg@library.caltech.edu
6 Ling Lim Library Support Assistant, Circulation (626) 395-3415 linglim@caltech.edu
7 Ben Maggio Library Support Staff, Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan   bmaggio@caltech.edu
8 Becky McKinney Library Support Staff, Circulation (626) 395-3407 beckym@library.caltech.edu
9 Rebecca Minjarez Library Support Associate, Circulation (626) 395-3411 rrminjar@caltech.edu
10 Laurel Narizny Systems & Discovery Librarian   narizny@library.caltech.edu
11 Viet Nguyen Reserves & Circulation Supervisor (626) 395-6401 ignisv@caltech.edu
12 Ben Perez Senior Library Support Staff, Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan (626) 395-6437 ben@library.caltech.edu
13 Melissa Ray Metadata Specialist   melray@library.caltech.edu
14 Bianca Rios Access & E-resource Services Librarian (626) 395-5342 bianca@library.caltech.edu
15 Phuong Trinh Lead Cataloging Library Assistant (626) 395-6432 mtrinh@library.caltech.edu
Archives & Special Collections
16 Peter Collopy University Archivist and Head of Archives and Special Collections (626) 395-2702 pcollopy@caltech.edu
17 Heidi Aspaturian Senior Editor and Interviewer - hja@caltech.edu
18 Penny Neder-Muro Collections and Metadata Archivist (626) 395-2503 pneder@caltech.edu
19 Mariella Soprano Senior Collections and Special Projects Archivist (626) 395-2501 mariella@caltech.edu
20 Richard Thai Digital Archivist (626) 395-2504 rthai@caltech.edu
21 Andrew Truhan GALCIT Processing Archivist (626) 395-4783 atruhan@caltech.edu
22 Bailey Westerhoff Exhibition Coordinator - bwesterh@caltech.edu
Business & Operations
23 Catherine Geard Head of Business & Operations, Interim Head of Research Services (626) 395-6834 cgeard@caltech.edu
24 Kris Jolley Library Facilities Coordinator (626) 395-3495 jolley@library.caltech.edu
25 Chris Daley Library Communication Coordinator - cdaley@library.caltech.edu
26 Jocelyn Yamasaki Business and Administration Associate (626) 395-4153 jocelyny@caltech.edu
27 Jess Ayers Library Administrative Assistant (626) 395-4027 jayers@caltech.edu
Digital Library Development
28 Stephen Davison Interim University Librarian, Head of Digital Library Development (626) 395-6149 sdavison@caltech.edu
29 Shane Clarke Systems Administrator / Infrastructure and Software (626) 395-3412 shane@library.caltech.edu
30 Robert Doiel Senior Applications Developer (626) 395-6428 rsdoiel@caltech.edu
31 Arleen Hom TechHub Library Support Assistant - ahom@library.caltech.edu
32 Tommy Keswick Research Applications Developer (626) 395-1475 tkeswick@library.caltech.edu
33 Tom Morrell Research Data Specialist (626) 395-3827 tmorrell@caltech.edu
34 Olivia Ramirez Information Technology Services Associate (626) 395-6201 oliviara@caltech.edu
35 Ian Roberts Systems Administrator and Manager, Library Technology Hub (626) 395-6429 ian@library.caltech.edu
36 Twila Smith Digital Technologies Development Librarian - twila@caltech.edu
Research Services
37 Kristin Briney Biology & Biological Engineering Librarian (626) 395-4197 briney@caltech.edu
38 Tony Diaz Geological and Planetary Sciences Librarian; Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy Librarian (626) 395-6699 tonyd@caltech.edu
39 Phillip Jaffe Librarian for Engineering and Applied Sciences (626) 395-6659 phil@library.caltech.edu
40 Kathy Johnson Author Services and Digital Repository Librarian (626) 395-6065 kjohnson@caltech.edu
41 Dana Roth Special Projects Librarian (626) 395-6423 dzrlib@library.caltech.edu
42 Olivia Warschaw Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian (626) 395-4204 warschaw@caltech.edu
43 Donna Wrublewski Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Librarian (626) 395-4930 dtwrub@caltech.edu

Auditoriums, Conference Rooms, and Lecture Halls Contacts

Sr.No. Building Room Extension
1 Arms Sharp Lecture Hall 6123
2 Baxter Lecture Hall 4206
3 Baxter Ramo Auditorium 4696
4 Beckman Auditorium - 4696
5 Beckman Institute Auditorium - 2794
6 Bridge 114 4633
7 Cahill Hameetman Auditorium 4973
8 Dabney Lounge 1724
9 Guggenheim 200 4750
10 Hill Annex 383 3326
11 Kerckhoff 119 6354
12 Moore 139 4715
13 Mudd, South Salvatori Seminar Room 6123
14 New Media Classroom - 4657
15 Noyes 147 6099
16 Noyes 153 6099
17 Sloan 151 4335
18 Spalding Lab 102 4115
19 Spalding Lab Auditorium, Room 106 4115
20 Winnett Lounge 6188

JPL/Campus Shuttle Service

For further information, call (818) 393-2966 or (818) 354-8513

Depart Oak Grove

San Pasqual and Holliston

Arrive Oak Grove
7:45 a.m. 8:05 a.m 8:30 a.m.
8:37 a.m. 8:57 a.m. 9:17 a.m.*
9:37 a.m. 9:57 a.m. 10:17 a.m.
10:24 a.m. 10:44 a.m. 11:04 a.m.
11:11 a.m. 11:31 a.m. 11:51 a.m.
11:58 a.m. 12:18 p.m. 12:38 p.m.
12:45 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:25 p.m.
1:32 p.m. 1:52 p.m. 2:12 p.m.*
2:32 p.m. 2:52 p.m. 3:12 p.m.
3:19 p.m. 3:39 p.m. 3:59 p.m.

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