United States California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Receives $50 Million Donation from Caltech Trustee Lynn Booth, Her Husband Kent Kresa (ex-Chair of Caltech Trustee) & Their Family Foundations, Caltech Department of Aerospace Will be Named as Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace
25th December | Hong Kong
United States California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has received a $50 million donation from Caltech Trustee Lynn Booth, her husband Kent Kresa (ex-Chair of Caltech Trustee) & their family foundations. Caltech Department of Aerospace will be named as Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace. Announcement (18/12/25): “The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has received a $50 million commitment from Caltech Trustee Lynn Booth and Life Member Kent Kresa, former chair of the Board of Trustees. Made jointly with their family foundations, the gift endows and names the Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace, securing the Institute’s continued leadership in the rapidly evolving sectors of space science and exploration. The Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace, home to the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), is renowned for advancing aerospace science and engineering with applications that reach across society. Since its founding in 1928, the department has helped shape aerospace—from pioneering aerodynamics and fluid mechanics that fueled Southern California’s aircraft industry to establishing JPL in 1936 and, more recently, the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST), which advances robotics and autonomy. The Booth–Kresa gift bolsters education and accelerates research. It expands work in bio-inspired engineering for ocean and medical applications and provides resources for faculty, staff, and students to develop technologies in autonomous systems, quantum devices, hypersonics, and space, while supporting talent recruitment and retention. This new gift continues a tradition of generosity and reflects a deeply personal partnership rooted in Caltech. Booth, a prominent Los Angeles philanthropist, and Kresa, a leader in the aerospace industry, have been deeply engaged with the Institute for years. Both were widowed, and they often crossed paths at board meetings and campus events. Those encounters sparked a connection that evolved into a life bond, and they married in 2017. That same year, they made a joint gift to establish the Booth–Kresa Leadership Chair for CAST, underscoring their shared enthusiasm for innovation in robotics and autonomous systems to help improve life on Earth and explore our universe.”
“ United States California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Receives $50 Million Donation from Caltech Trustee Lynn Booth, Her Husband Kent Kresa (ex-Chair of Caltech Trustee) & Their Family Foundations, Caltech Department of Aerospace Will be Named as Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace “
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United States California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Receives $50 Million Donation from Caltech Trustee Lynn Booth, Her Husband Kent Kresa (ex-Chair of Caltech Trustee) & Their Family Foundations, Caltech Department of Aerospace Will be Named as Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace
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