Visiting the Spitzer Science Center --
A Page for NITARP Participants
General:
Upon your arrival, you will be met by a member of our EPO staff and/or
by your support scientist. The EPO office is in room 223 on the
second floor of the Keith Spalding Building. If you are bringing any
students, you must bring with you their signed student Authorization/Medical Release
forms (please read our Visiting Student
Policy). Also, if you have a laptop, please bring it.
Additional Forms:
It is possible that during your visit to the SSC, newspaper reporters
or news television crews will want to do a story on your visit. You
may also be involved in audio interviews that will be on radio or
placed online. For this purpose, we would like to have you bring the
following forms for you and your students (signed by their parents)
with you when you visit, or FAXed to us prior to your visit.
Location:
The Spitzer
Science Center (SSC) is located in the Spalding Administration
Building on the southeast corner of California Boulevard and Wilson
Avenue. It is labeled as Building 6 on this interactive Caltech campus
map.
Spitzer Science Center
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone (626) 395-8000
FAX (626) 432-7484
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Hours:
The SSC's normal operating hours are Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. The
buildings are locked between about 5:45pm and 7am on weekdays and all
day on weekends. If you would like to have access to the SSC during
these hours you may request an access card for the duration of your
visit.
Parking:
Parking is available in the underground parking structure just
south-east of the Keith Spaulding building - see the Caltech parking map. Visitors must have a Caltech
Parking Permit, which can be obtained from the pay station located at
the California St. parking structure, or from your IPAC/SSC/MSC
Project. Parking permits, obtained from the projects MUST be dated the
date you are parking, undated permits will result in a City of
Pasadena parking ticket. Individuals with handicapped access, must
also display a parking permit, but can then follow regular handicapped
parking regulations. Hours of enforcement are Monday - Friday, 7am to
5 p.m. Red zones, fire lanes, no parking zones, handicapped spaces,
and certain posted reserved spaces are enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Limited parking may be available just south of the Morrisroe Bldg at
the entry to Tournament Park. A Caltech parking permit is required to
park in this area. No Caltech parking is permitted inside Tournament
Park gates or at the extreme far end of the lot.
You may currently park without a permit on the east side of Wilson,
north of Tournament Park, for an unlimited time. The east side of
Wilson just south of the Tournament Park driveway, however, is a
permit only zone until 8pm (tickets are frequently given). The west
side of Wilson is now a permit-only zone until 2:00 PM. See the Caltech parking
website for additional information.
Athenaeum:
If you are staying at the Caltech Athenaeum, visit
Athenaeum website
for directions and additional information. Parking is available in the
Athenaeum parking lot.
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