Today, it was JPL’s R&TD, DRDF and SURP Poster Conference. This is an annual event organized by the Office of the Chief Scientist and Chief Technologist (OCSCT). It presents the latest advances in science and technology funded by JPL’s discretionary funds, the Research and Technology Development (R&TD), Director's Research and Development Fund (DRDF), and Strategic University Research Partnership (SURP) programs. I was one of the presenters because I received the Lew Allen Award for Excellence last year from the OCSCT. The Lew Allen Award granted me $25K to pursue a research topic of my own choice. I am very grateful for the trust and support that my supervisors and managers gave to me. With the Lew Allen Award fund, I worked with a summer graduate student, Huiwen Chuang (from Univ. Of Michigan), to explore water vapor and cloud feedbacks in climate models. Our results highlighted the importance of cloud simulations for improvements of climate model predictions. Dr. Paul Dimotakis (Chief Technologist) brought Caltech President Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau to my poster. I gave him a brief introduction of my study and he seemed to be interested. This year, 161 posters were presented, covering many topics on cutting-edge technologies and science results. Like Drs. Charles Elachi and Jean-Lou Chameau said at the opening remarks, the success of JPL and Caltech relies on bringing in the best people and giving them the environment and opportunities to dream and flourish. I feel very fortunate to be part of the great institution.