This is a listing of all the organizations which scheduled and conducted on-campus interviews for Caltech students through the Career Development Center during the 1996-97 academic year or participated in the 1997 annual Career Day. It also includes organizations that scheduled interviews but subsequently canceled their visit, as well as organizations which did not recruit but gave an information presentation.
For much more detailed information, including addresses, phone numbers, names of company contacts and recruiters, and degrees and options recruited, please see the "Organizations Interviewing on Campus, 1996-97" book which is available in the Career Development Center library in room 08 of Parsons-Gates.
Company | Type | Description |
3M Co. | Consumer Products | Diversified manufacturer of industrial and consumer products |
Abbott Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceutical Products Division |
Activision, Inc. | Communications | Interactive Multimedia |
ADC Telecommunications | Communications | Designs, mfgs. & markets wide variety of transmission & networking systems & broadband connectivity products |
Advanced Bionics Corp. | Biotechnology | Implantable electrostimulation products to help neural deficiencies such as deafness |
Advanced Computer Communications | Communications | Manufactures bridges and routers for the Internet |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Electronics | Mfg. integrated circuits. Produces microprocessors and related peripherals |
Advanced Sterilization Products/Div. - Johnson & Johnson | Biotechnology | Manufactures low temp. gas plasma sterilizer for hospitals and industry |
Advatech Pacific | Technical Services/Consulting | Engineering |
Advent Software, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software Development |
Aegis Star Co. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software Development |
Aerospace Corporation | Aerospace | Supports U.S. Govt. in science and technology important to national security. Planning, research, and more, of space, launch, and assoc. ground systems |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | Chemicals | Chemical Mfg. |
Alesis Studio Electronics | Electronics | Pro Audio Equipment Mfgr. |
Allied Signal, Inc. | Aerospace | Aerospace, Automotive, Engineering Materials conglomerate |
Allied Signal / NJ | Aerospace | Aerospace, automotive, engineered mat'ls |
Altera Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Advanced, programmable logic devices & software; associated computer-aided engineering logic development tools |
America Online | Communications |   |
American Express | Technical Services/Consulting |   |
American Telecorp. Inc. | Communications |   |
Amgen, Inc. | Biotechnology |   |
Andersen Consulting LLP | Management Consulting | Business and technology consulting |
Applied Materials | Electronics | Semiconductors |
Arbor Software | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software |
ARCO Exploration & Production Technology | Petroleum/Energy | Oil & Gas |
Arete Associates | Research/Think Tanks | Research & development in state-of-the-art signal processing as it applies to atmospheric, oceanographic, and related areas |
Aris Corp. | Technical Services/Consulting | Information Technology Consulting, Training & Product Development |
Ashtech, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Global Positioning Systems / manufacturing co. |
AstroTerra Corp. | Communications | Laser Communications |
AT&T | Communications | Calling services, wireless, internet & home entertainment |
Bain & Co. | Management Consulting | International strategy consulting firm |
Bayer Corp. | Chemicals | chemicals, health care, life sciences, imaging technologies - research-based |
Beckman Instruments, Inc. | Biotechnology | Designs, manufactures, sells & supports systems that improve lab productivity |
Berkeley National Laboratory | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Research in energy sciences, gen. sciences and biosciences. Operated by the Univ. of Calif. for the DOE |
Bio-Researchers | Biotechnology |   |
Blockbuster Entertainment Group | Consumer Products | Entertainment retailer |
Boeing Company | Aerospace | World's leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes |
Boeing No. American, Inc./Autonetics & Missile Systems Div. | Aerospace | Diversified high technology |
Boeing No. American, Inc. / Rocketdyne Div. | Aerospace | Applied Power-Aerospace propulsion systems, space-borne electrical power |
Boston Consulting Group | Management Consulting | Interviewed off-campus |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Institute | Pharmaceuticals | Diversified health & personal care co. |
C-Cube Microsystems | Electronics | Integrated circuits |
Cadence Design Systems | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Develops/markets electronic design automation software & services |
Canadian Consulate General | Non-Profit/General | Give info and answer questions related to immigration into Canada |
Capital One | Banking/Finance/Securities | Financial services (lending and non-lending) |
Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) | Research/Think Tanks | Conducts analyses of US Navy and Marine Corps operations, which effect the national security. |
Centigram Communications Corp. | Communications |   |
Central Intelligence Agency | Government/All Others | Science & Technology Division - Collection, analysis and dissemination of foreign intelligence |
Ceres, Inc. | Biotechnology |   |
Citibank Corp. | Banking/Finance/Securities | Financial Services/Technology |
Cognex Corp. | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Vision Machine Systems |
Communications Mfg. Co. | Electronics |   |
CompuCom Systems, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Computer Consulting |
ComStream Corp. | Communications | R & D Satellite Communications |
Coopers & Lybrand | Banking/Finance/Securities | Public Accounting Firm |
Corning, Inc. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development - Manufacturer |
Credence Systems Corp. | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Automatic test equipment/design mfg. |
CS First Boston/Fixed Income Div. | Banking/Finance/Securities | Global provider of wholesale financial services |
Cypress Semiconductor | Electronics | Integrated Circuits |
D.E. Shaw & Company | Banking/Finance/Securities | Wall Street Company specializing in areas of intersection between finance and technology |
Digital Optics Corp. | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Designer & Mfgr. of Diffractive Optical Elements |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Electronics | Audio, Mfgr., R&D |
Earthlink Network | Communications | Internet Service Provider |
Eastman Kodak Co. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development, Mfg. co. |
Electronic Mapping, Inc. | Electronics | 3D Imaging Corp. |
Electronics for Imaging | Electronics | High-technology color service/ engineering div. |
EMC Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Direct Access Storage Devices |
Emergent Corp. | Technical Services/Consulting | Consulting Firm |
Energy & Environmental Research Corp. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development |
Entelos, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceutical R&D |
Exxon Production Research Co. | Petroleum/Energy | Oil & Gas R&D |
Failure Analysis Assoc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Engineering & Scientific Consulting Firm |
First Quadrant | Banking/Finance/Securities | Quantitative money management |
GenCorp. Aerojet | Aerospace | Space based satellites |
Genentech, Inc. | Biotechnology | Discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals |
General Electric Co. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development |
General Motors | Automotive |   |
Gilead Sciences | Biotechnology | Biopharmaceutical co. developing human therapeutics based on nucleotides - building blocks of DNA & RNA |
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | Medicinal Chemistry & Process Chemistry Div.'s |
GNP Computers | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Computer solutions for global communications |
Goldman Sachs/Fixed Income Research | Banking/Finance/Securities | Investment Banking |
Goldman Sachs/J.Aron & Co. | Banking/Finance/Securities | Investment Banking |
Gordian | Technical Services/Consulting | Contract Engineering design and prototype development services |
Great Plains Software | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Financial management software & services |
Green Hills Software | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Makes compilers, debuggers, software engineering tools and operating systems for 32-and 64-bit embedded development |
Hewlett-Packard Company | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Designs, manufactures & services electronic products & systems |
Hilti Corp. | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Manufacturing and sale of Fastening products |
Hoffmann La Roche | Pharmaceuticals | Inflammation/Autoimmune Diseases Preclinical Research |
Honeywell-Industrial Automation & Control | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Industrial Controls |
Hughes Electronics Corp. | Electronics | Electronics/Aerospace - Space & Communications, Radar & Commucations Systems / Wholly owned subsidiary of GM |
I-Cube Co. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | International systems integrations firm |
IBM - Austin, TX | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Network computing |
idealab! | Communications | Internet incubator - starts internet companies |
IGEN International, Inc. | Biotechnology | Biomedical research |
Infogy, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Consulting |
Inktomi Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software |
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) | Research/Think Tanks | Federally funded Research & Devp. |
Integrated Computing Engines | Electronics | Engines for digital content creation & delivery |
Integrated Device Technology | Electronics | Semiconductor |
Intel Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Supplies microcomputer components and modules |
International Network Services | Communications | Worldwide provider of a full life-cycle of network professional & electronic services |
International Rectifier | Electronics | Power semiconductor technology |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Exploration of solar system using automated/robotic spacecraft |
Kaiser Permanente | Non-Profit/General | HMO - Health Care |
Keytex Corporation | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software Development |
KLA Instruments (now KLA - Tencor Corp.) | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Semiconductor Capital Equipment Mfg. - yield mgmt. |
Lasergraphics, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Computer graphics Design, Mfg. & market color graphics hardcopy output systems for PCs & workstations |
Lawrence Livermore Nat^Òl Lab | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Applied science & research. Funded by DOE, managed by UC |
Lear Astronics Corp. | Electronics | Designs/develops fault tolerant, redundant managed digital computers for avionics applications. |
LGC Wireless, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Engineering R & D |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals |   |
Lilly, Eli & Co. | Pharmaceuticals | Discovery Research |
Lincoln Laboratory - MIT | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Research & Development |
Lockheed Martin / Missiles & Space | Aerospace |   |
Lockheed Martin / Tactical Defense Systems | Aerospace |   |
Logicon | Electronics | High Technology provider of services and systems to the defense, electronics, and information systems market |
Los Alamos National Laboratory | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Research & Development |
Lucent Technologies | Communications | Computing Sciences Research Center |
Macromedia, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Internet / multimedia software development |
McAfee Assoc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software |
McKinsey & Co. / Los Angeles | Management Consulting | International management consulting firm |
McKinsey & Co. / New York | Management Consulting | Advises management of leading org. on issues of strategy, organization & operation |
Medtronic, Inc. | Electronics | Medical Device |
Merck & Co. | Pharmaceuticals | Mfg. division |
Merck Research Labs | Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceutical research |
Micromonitors | Electronics | Gas sensor technology |
Micropolis | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Disk Drive Mfg. |
Microsoft Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software - Operating systems, games, internet protocols, online publishing and network entertainment |
MicroStrategy, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software Development |
Mitchell Madison Group | Management Consulting | Global strategic management consultancies |
Mitsubishi Electric America, Inc. | Electronics | Mfg., marketing, & sales of electrical & electronic equipment |
Mobil Corp. | Petroleum/Energy | Worldwide Energy Co. Exploration & Producing Technical Center |
Molten Metal Technology | Technical Services/Consulting | Environmental Science & Technology |
Morgan Stanley & Co. | Banking/Finance/Securities | Investment Banking |
Motorola | Electronics | Cellular Division |
Multichannel Communication Sciences, Inc. | Communications |   |
Myers-Holum, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Computer Consulting |
Mykotronx | Communications | Cryptography for Secure Communication |
National Instruments | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Supplies Hardware and Software tools to be used for instrumentation systems. |
Naval Command, Control & Ocean Surveillance Center | U.S. Government/Military | Research, Development, Test and Evaluation |
Netscape Communications | Communications | Internet & private Network Software Developers |
Newport Microsystems | Communications |   |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | Aerospace | Designs & mfg. aircraft as well as aerostructures weapons, electronic countermeasures and info. systems. |
Nyma Corp. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development |
Ontogen Corp. | Pharmaceuticals |   |
Oracle Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Information mgmt. Software Co. |
Oracle Network, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Commercial Computer Software |
Ortel Corp. | Technical Services/Consulting | Global communications equipment manufacturing. |
Pacific Bell | Communications | Telecommunications-carrier for state of California |
PairGain Technologies | Communications | Telecommunications |
Paracel, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Product development |
Parametric Technology | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software Development & Sales |
Parsons Corp. | Non-Profit/General | Engineering and Construction |
PDF Solutions, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Yield consulting & software |
Pfizer, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceutical Research & Development |
Pharmacopeia | Pharmaceuticals |   |
Platinum Technology, Inc. | Technical Services/Consulting | Software Consulting |
Progressive Networks | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software, Internet |
Quantum Corporation | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Designs and Manufactures Storage Systems, hard disks & PC work stations |
Rand Corp. | Research/Think Tanks | Research |
Raytheon Electronic Systems | Electronics | Commercial/military electronics/engineering & construction, aircraft & major appliances |
REMEC, Inc. | Electronics | High tech microelectronics: microwave defense, commerical wireless telecommunications, and precision instrument mfg. and design |
Roche Bioscience | Pharmaceuticals |   |
Rockwell International Corp. | Electronics | Diversified high-technology: Space Systems, Semiconductor Systems |
Rockwell Science Center | Research/Think Tanks | Research laboratory |
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems | Electronics | Industrial automation, semiconductor systems, avionics & commun. systems, automotive component systems |
Rohm & Haas Co. | Chemicals | Research & Development |
Rosen Motors | Automotive | RM powertrain replaces conventional internal combustion engine |
S.C.O., Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Unix System Software |
S3, Inc. | Electronics | Semiconductor |
Salk Institute | Biotechnology | Non-profit biological research |
Salomon Brothers | Banking/Finance/Securities | Investment Banking - Fixed Income Research |
Sandia National Labs | U.S. Government National Labs/NASA | Research |
Santa Barbara Research Center | Research/Think Tanks | Design, development and manufacture of 1st and 2nd generation infrared focal plane arrays (Subsidiary of Hughes) |
Schlumberger - Dowell Engineering | Petroleum/Energy | Oilfield Service |
Sega of America, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Video game entertainment systems and software |
Sierra On-Line | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Multimedia software developer - primarily entetainment sw for the PC and MAC. |
Silicon Graphics | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | High-performance interactive computing systems |
Singapore Economic Development Board | Non-Profit/General |   |
Software Technologies | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Develops customized tools, middleware solutions, and interface tech., allowing access to any data, anywhere, anytime |
Sony Corp. - Japan | Electronics | Research & Development |
Sony Interactive Studios America | Electronics | Develops playstation sports video games |
Southwest Aerospace Corp. | Aerospace | Aerospace design & mfg. / Division of Endevco Corp. |
Sprint | Communications | Telecommunications |
Stac, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Storage management & remote access solutions - disaster recovery |
Stratos Product Development | Technical Services/Consulting | Contract engineering & design service |
Summit Partners | Banking/Finance/Securities | Venture Capital |
Sun Microsystems | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Provides solutions to enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments |
Susquehanna Investment Group | Banking/Finance/Securities | Securities Trading |
Tanner Research, Inc. | Research/Think Tanks | Leading electronic Research & Development, RDA software, VLSI research |
Teach for America | Non-Profit/General | Volunteer service - teaching |
Teledyne Electronic Technologies | Electronics | Mfg. Electronic Components |
Telos Corp. | Aerospace | Information Technology |
Teradyne, Inc. | Electronics | Manufactures automatic test equipment & software |
Teradyne - Megatest Division | Electronics | Systems technology |
Texaco, Inc. | Petroleum/Energy | Supplying energy needs |
Torrey Science Corp. | Communications | Wireless Communications |
Toyon Research Corp. | Technical Services/Consulting | Engineering |
Trex Communications | Industrial and Scientific Equipment | Mfg. of very high data-rate telecommunications equipment |
Trilogy | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software solutions for the front office |
TRW | Aerospace | Develops state-of-the-art electronic payloads and space systems |
TRW - Space & Electronics Group | Aerospace | Aerospace contractor |
Tularik, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | Biopharmaceutical |
U.S. Navy | U.S. Government/Military |   |
Uniden Corp. | Communications | R & D, wireless communications |
Union Bank of Switzerland | Banking/Finance/Securities | Wholesale financial services |
Vehicle Research Corp. | Research/Think Tanks | Research & Development |
Verifone, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Complete systems solutions |
Viewlogic Systems, Inc. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Software |
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. | Electronics | Design and manufacture integrated circuits |
Western Digital Corp. | Computers: Hardware & Software Development | Disk Drives |
Xerox Corporation | Electronics | Color copiers, laser printers, duplicators, opticalscanners, workstations, network systems, software, advanced office systems |
XonTech, Inc. | Research/Think Tanks | R & D - advanced concepts, technologies & systems supporting defense programs |
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | Medicinal Chemistry Division |