Master Calendar

Friday, January 27, 2012

9:00 am

Beckman Institute auditorium

James K. Knowles Lecture & Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium

Series:James K. Knowles Lecture & Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium

Materials for the Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity

Richard D. James, Professor, University of Minnesota

Friday, January 27, 2012

12:00 pm

237 Baxter

Social and Information Sciences Laboratory Seminar Series (SISL)

Series:Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory Seminar Series (SISL)

Neural Activity Reveals Preferences Without Choices (joint with B. Douglas Bernheim, Colin Camerer, and Antonio Rangel)

Alec Smith, Postdoctoral Scholar in Economics, Caltech

Friday, January 27, 2012

2:00 pm

147 Noyes, J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall

Special Microbiology/Biochemistry Seminar

Flavin-based electron bifurcation, a novel mechanism of energy conservation in anaerobes.

Rolf Thauer, Professor of Microbiology, Max Planck Institute, Marburg (Germany)

Friday, January 27, 2012

3:00 pm

101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall

GALCIT Colloquium

Series:GALCIT Colloquium

Energy Exchange and Control of Unsteady Lift in Gusting Flows

David Williams, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Friday, January 27, 2012

4:00 pm

151 Crellin

Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Series:Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Activator-Free Oligomerizations and Oxidative Transformations Catalyzed by Palladium Hydroxy-Bridged Dimers

Matthew Winston, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech

Friday, January 27, 2012

4:00 pm

363 S. Hill Ave., Einstein Papers Project

Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

Series:Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

History and Philosophy of Feynman Diagrams

Adrian Wuthrich, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

Friday, January 27, 2012

4:30 pm

Red Door Cafe

The Caltech Poetry Club meets every Friday from 4:30 to 6 PM at tables by the Red Door Cafe. Bring 10 copies of your own poem if possible, for sharing and discussion. Or just listen and enjoy the poetic conversation. New members welcome!

Friday, January 27, 2012

5:30 pm

Ramo Auditorium

2012 Chinese New Year Celebration Party

Come join the 2012 Chinese New Year Celebration Party, with food, drinks, and shows!

A great Chinese buffet will begin at 5:30 pm 01/27/2012 in Ramo terrrace. For admission, only 5$ is needed with Caltech ID.

Friday, January 27, 2012

7:00 pm

Winnett Lounge

Caltech Tai Chi Club

The Caltech Tai Chi Club meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and every Friday at 7 p.m. to learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan. Additional practice includes Yang-style tai chi, kung fu, and other bare-hand and weapon forms.

Friday, January 27, 2012

8:00 pm

Dabney Lounge