Crossing Continents to Connect with the Science Community

Just halfway through a bachelor's degree in physics, William Yang has presented his black hole research in Washington, D.C., and is studying abroad at Cambridge—demonstrating the international impact of Caltech scholarships.

During the last transit of Venus, in 2012, William Yang was a primary school student in Sydney, Australia. He watched in awe as the planet passed in front of the sun, a dark circle sliding steadily across a star. That rare celestial event set him on a trajectory toward astrophysics across the globe.

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