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Monday, September 21st, 2026
10:00am 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Electrochemical Routes to Value-Added Products: From CO₂ Reduction to Hydroformylation
Grace Chen, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Goddard Group), Caltech,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Marcus Center Special Seminar

Synergizing Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning for Molecular Discoveries in the Condensed Phase
Fang Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Emory University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

Mysterious Pulsar X-ray Filaments: Observational and Theoretical Advances/Precise Masses and Radii for Metal-Poor Eclipsing Binaries
Jack Dinsmore, PhD candidate, Stanford University,
Dom Rowan, Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

Witnessing Quantum Entanglement in Solid-State Materials
Yao Wang, Professor, Department of Physics, Emory University,
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

"The Physical and Chemical Lifecycle of Acetylene and its Relatives on Titan"
Jonathan Lunine, Professor of Planetary Science & Chief Scientist, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech & Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
1:30pm 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Enhanced Correlations in Hawking Radiation from Near-Extremal Collapse
Per Kraus, UCLA,
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
12:10pm 1:00pm
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Observational Cosmology Seminar

Probing Baryon Feedback with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effects and Weak Lensing
Henry Liu, Graduate student, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley,
1:00pm 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Aiden Fenwick, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Atwater Lab), Caltech,
Friday, September 25th, 2026
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Special TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Ringdown from Eccentric Binary Black Hole Coalescences in the Extreme Mass Ratio Regime
Devin Becker, Graduate Student, Kavli Institute, MIT,
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Monday, September 28th, 2026
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

"Constant Stress Experiments Reveal the Mechanics of Creep and Earthquakes"
Greg Hirth, Vice President for Research, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, Brown University,
7:30pm 9:30pm
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Astronomy on Tap

"Black Holes" and "Galaxy Simulations"
Elias Kammoun, Research Scientist, Department of Astronomy, Caltech,
Nicole Sanchez, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astronomy, Caltech,
Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Confusion Caused by Artificial Intelligence: From the View of Philosophy of Science
Paul Song, Professor of Physics and Director of the Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowel,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech AI Colloquium

Eric Mazumdar, Assistant Professor, Computing + Mathematical Sciences and Economics, Caltech,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar, Ed Wu

Ultra-low-field MRI for Accessible Healthcare: A Future Driven by Computing?
Professor Ed X. Wu, PhD, Lam Woo and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Special Seismolab Seminar: Greg Hirth (Brown University)

Rheology of the Interface between the Mantle Wedge and the Subducting Slab
Prof. Greg Hirth, Vice President for Research, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Political Multipliers and Rapid Reversals: Understanding the Secularization of Canada
Benjamin Tremblay-Auger, Postdoctoral Associate, Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics and Society, Chapman University,
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Brown Bag Seminar

Influence of Bulk Composition and Lava Flows on the Long-Term Evolution of Venus
Diogo Lourenço, Lecturer at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ETH Zürich,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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DNA Storage and Computation Seminar

Storing Data in DNA: Are We There Yet?
Eitan Yaakobi, Professor, Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Do High Arctic Lakes Stratify in the Summer?
Jamie McFarlin, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming,
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
11:00am 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Max Tepermeister, Cecil and Sally Drinkward Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

"Modeling embryonic quality control: how stem cell-based embryo models reveal lineage-specific selection against chromosomally abnormal cells"
Laura Amaya Hernandez, Postdoctoral Scientist, BBE, Caltech,