Institute Calendar
May 2024
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
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PhD Thesis Defense
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Havellockate and Investigation into Chiral Pd Enolates: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Application
Melinda Tsam Mang Chan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
From the early Universe to colliders: Low-scale leptogenesis
Yannis Georis,
Louvain University,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Searching for topological superconductors using ultrasound
Brad Ramshaw,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
Topic to be announced
Thomas F. Icard,
Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech; Professor of Philosophy and, by courtesy, of Computer Science, Stanford University,
Friday, May 24th, 2024
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Exploring the Photophysics and Reactivity of Ni–bipyridine Cross-coupling Catalysts
David Cagan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
"Probing Generality in Proton-coupled Electron Transfer Mediator Design via Carborane Redox".
Enric Adillon,
Graduate Student (Peters Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, May 27th, 2024
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Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
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Harden M. McConnell Lecture
Magnetic resonance one spin at a time
Joerg Wrachtrup,
Professor, Head of Department,
3rd Institute of Physics and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research,
University of Stuttgart,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Topic to be announced
Sendhil Mullainathan,
Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science,
University of Chicago Booth,
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Emilia Morosan,
Professor,
Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Materials Science and Nanoengineering,
Rice University,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Orphaned Cyclopropanes
Sidney Wilkerson-Hill,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
- Internal Event
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Two old machines and the attempts to analyze them: Roberval's weighing balance and Archimedes' screw pump
John Hall,
Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus,
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Stress response silencing - or how basic biology informs drug discovery
Michael (Micha) Rapé,
Professor, HHMI Investigator,
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Frontiers in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Electrolyte Design Strategies to Control Electrochemical Processes in Batteries and Electrocatalysis
Chibueze Amanchukwu,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Seminar. Assistant Professor Constantine Sideris
Harnessing Electromagnetic Fields for Biomedical Devices: From Point-of-Care Biosensing and Ingestible "Smart" Pills to Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometry and Neural Stimulators
Constantine Sideris,
Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Southern California,
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Social Sciences History Seminar
From the Artisan Shop to the Mechanized Factory: Inanimate Power and the Transformation of American Manufacturing, 1820 to 1900
Robert A. Margo,
Professor of Economics,
Boston University,
5:30pm
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Friday, May 31st, 2024
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Caltech Brain Imaging Center Seminar
Online Event
The Future of fMRI: Challenges, Opportunities, and Ultimate Utility
Peter Bandettini,
NIH/NIMH,
12:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
T1 Anisotropy Elucidates Spin Relaxation Mechanisms in S = 1 Cr(IV) Optically Addressable Molecular Qubit
Katlin Luedecke,
Graduate Student (Hadt Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Jörn Davidsen,
Professor; Associate Head (Research),
Department of Physics & Astronomy,
University of Calgary,
4:00pm
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