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California Institute of Technology

2025 Caltech Cross Country Roster

Alexander Recce (He/Him)

  • Height 6-3
  • Year First-Year
  • Hometown Short Hills
  • High School Pingry
  • Major Applied Physics

Biography

Research and STEM Activities
Synthesized 2D materials (MXenes and TMDs) with chemical vapor deposition for low-contact resistance transistor devices with Professor Zhao at NJIT  Density functional theory (DFT) simulation-based analysis of the properties of graphene nanoribbons based on edge topographies; presented and published paper. 

Prior to Caltech
Academic Honors: ISEF Yale Science and Engineering Award Finalist Oral Presenter... Northern NJ Junior Science and Humanities Symposium First Place...  NJ History Day Northern Regional Contest 2024 John Locke Global Essay Competition, Merit in Politics Category. 

Personal
Enjoy drawing and painting, piano, and listening to music... Chose Caltech for its abundance of research opportunities, the tightly-knit community, and the opportunity to continue running track.