Hum and SS after Caltech

<p>First off, my congratulations to all the new Techers/prefrosh and to those who are graduating this year. </p>

<p>I thought you might be interested in seeing what happened to many Techers who didn't continue in the natural sciences. The following is based on a list that's been circulating among various professors. These were all Caltech undergrads who did PhD's in the social sciences are now mostly tenured at various universities. Let me know if any can be added to this list or if there are mistakes.</p>

<p>I would also note that this list probably represents a very large fraction -- nearly a majority -- of ALL Techers who ever went for a PhD in Econ/Poli Sci/Sociology in the 20th century, since most went to school or work in engineering or the sciences.</p>

<p>Why am I posting this list? To show how relevant a Caltech degree is, not only to getting a PhD in Soc Science, but in going on to a reasonable career at a research university.</p>

<p>Robert Barro –Harvard<br>
Kim Border Caltech<br>
Cameron Campbell -UCLA
Hollis Chenery – formerly Harvard and World Bank
Michael Chwe – UCLA<br>
Gary Cox - UCSD
Cathy Hafer -NYU
James Honaker UCLA
Lisa Martin -Harvard
Steven Matthews -Penn
Roger Noll -Stanford
John Nye –Wash U St. Louis
Steve Ross -MIT
Mark Satterthwaite -Northwestern
John Schroeter -- Iowa State
Vernon Smith --George Mason/Nobel Prize 2002
Ted Turocy --Texas A&M
William Zame -- UCLA</p>

<p>Colin Camerer said last night that Robert Merton (Nobel Prize 1997) was a Caltech undergrad, but no dice. He got his econ Ph.D. at Caltech.</p>

<p>Actually Merton got his MA in Applied Math at Caltech then transferred to MIT to do a Phd in econ/finance. See his autobio on the Nobel website. I believe Tombrello is his brother in law.</p>

<p>Oooh. Right. Didn't read the bio carefully enough.</p>