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Thursday, May 21st, 2026
8:00am – 6/5 11:59pm
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Registration for Fall Term and Registration for Summer Graduate Research

Friday, May 29th, 2026
All Day
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Last Day of Classes for Seniors and Graduate Students

8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Presenting Theses for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

8:00am – 9:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Chen 100
Computational Design of Protein-Based Biosensors for Nicotine
Nick Friesenhahn, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Mayo Lab), Caltech,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
A bootstrap framework for equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and disorder
Minjae Cho, University of Chicago,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CPA - Postdoc Launch Seminar 2026 - I

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Resource-efficient quantum matrix processing
Samson Wang, IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Spin Your Feelings

San Pasqual Walk
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar (1/3)

Linde Hall 310
The Utility of Tangle Decompositions
Allison H. Moore, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Gates-Thomas 115
Discrete Shell Methods for Stimuli-Responsive and Deployable Structures: Buckling, Bistability, and Topology Optimization
Sathvik Sanagala, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, Caltech,
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Engineering Ultrasonic Reporters for Imaging Various Cellular Enzyme Activity
Jee Won Yang, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Shapiro Group), Caltech,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar (2/3)

Linde Hall 310
Knot complements, series invariants and Lie superalgebra
John (Yoonseok) Chae, Researcher, Mathematical Physics and Topology, UC Davis,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Universal Relations with Dynamical Tides
Jayana Saes, Graduate Student, Physics Department, UIUC,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar (3/3)

Linde Hall 310
Deloopings of compact manifolds - a survey
Milo Moses, PhD Student, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CAIA Anthropic Speaker Event

Broad 100
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Devices Seminar

Moore B280
Closed-loop Bioelectronics: From Sensing to Therapy
Saransh Sharma, Incoming Assistant Professor, University of Cambridge, UK,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Sea level and ice sheet stability during past (and future) warming
Jacky Austermann, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University,
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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AAPI Heritage Month Celebration

Alles Courtyard
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club - Free Tai Chi Class

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

Dabney Hall, Lounge
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Images of the Hidden Universe
Katie Bouman, Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Astronomy, Caltech,
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
8:00am – 6/2 11:59pm
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Study Period for Seniors and Graduate Students

3:00pm – 4:30pm
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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

Dabney Hall, Lounge
Sunday, May 31st, 2026
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

Dabney Hall, Lounge
Monday, June 1st, 2026
9:00am – 1:00pm
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AI Bootcamp XV - AI for Research

Resnick Sustainability Center 110
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Gates Annex B122
Molecular Design of Advanced Mechanophore Scaffolds for Triggered Release
Yu Ling (Debbie) Tseng, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Robb Group), Caltech,
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm
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AI Bootcamp XV - AI for Research

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
TBD
David Mordecai, Adjunct Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Daniel Kronauer

Broad 100
Ant Societies: From Behavior to Neural Circuits
Daniel Kronauer, Stanley S. and Sydney R. Shuman Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University,
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12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Daniel Kronauer

TBD
Daniel J. C. Kronauer, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior, The Rockefeller University,
12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Pride Kickoff 2026

Center for Student Services, Large Tent
12:15pm – 1:00pm
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Fellowships Advising Information Session - NSF GRFP / NDSEG / DOE CSGF

3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CTLO - Faculty Learning Community Workshop

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennen Conference Room
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mathematics & Machine Learning Seminar

East Bridge 114
Polyak Steps Sizes in GD Find Flat Minima
Boris Hanin, Associate Professor, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mathematics & Machine Learning Seminar

East Bridge 114
Polyak Steps Sizes in GD Find Flat Minima
Boris Hanin, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Vertical Temperature Structure in Io's Atmosphere from ALMA SO2 Observations
Tim Proudkii, Graduate Student, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
4:30pm – 6:00pm
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Mars through the Ages

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club - Free Tai Chi Class

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
8:00am – 6/5 11:59pm
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Final Examinations for Seniors and Graduate Students for Spring Term

9:00am – 5:00pm
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AI Bootcamp XV - AI for Research

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
10:00am – 3:00pm
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2026 Regalia Pickup and Grad Celebration

Hameetman Center Patio
10:00am – 11:30am
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Future Faculty Workshop Series: Careers in STEM Education

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Online Event
Forcing and colorings in a given Baire class
Dominique Lecomte, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Sorbonne Université,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Brown Bag Seminar

South Mudd 254
Advances in Tsunami Source Imaging using the Adjoint-State Inversion Method
Saeed Mohanna, Graduate Student, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biosafety - Comprehensive Training

Online Event
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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BMS Lecture in Organic Synthesis

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
3 PM: Denise C. Grünenfelder, Principal Scientist, Discovery & Development Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb,
4 PM: Shannon S. Stahl, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin – Madison,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Information, Geometry, and Physics Seminar

Linde Hall 310
Quantization at the Heat-Flow Endpoint
Sam Looi, Postdoc, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium: Neugebauer Lecture

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Revolutions Great in Small in Astrophysics: Building on the Legacy of Gerry Neugbauer
Chas Beichman, Executive Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Despite Drastic SO2 Emission Reductions, SO2 Point Sources Continue to be Important For New-Particle Formation in the US
Jeffrey Pierce, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Delocalized Negative Charge Transfer is the Redox Mechanism of Oxide Cathodes
Thomas Peter Devereaux, Professor, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University,
Thursday, June 4th, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm
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AI Bootcamp XV - AI for Research

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
12:05pm – 1:00pm
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Observational Cosmology Seminar

Cahill 370
Shear-Only Quadratic Estimators for CMB Lensing Reconstruction
Nicolas Ferree, Graduate Student, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech,
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Annenberg 213
Aleksander Kubica, Yale,
3:00pm – 4:15pm
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Laboratory Safety Orientation Training

Online Event
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Controlling and Characterizing Quantum Material Dynamics via Nonlinear Terahertz Spectroscopy
Pin Hsun (Albert) Hsieh, Graduate Student, Chemistry (Blake Lab), Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Algebraicity of higher Green function at a CM point
Yingkun Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Throwback Thesis Thursday

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
John Brady, Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
Karthish Manthiram, Bren Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar; Executive Officer for Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
Friday, June 5th, 2026
All Day
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Last Day of Classes for Undergraduates

9:00am – 5:00pm
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AI Bootcamp XV - AI for Research

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
11:00am – 1:00pm
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DATA TO DISCOVERY VISUALIZATION PROGRAM FINAL PRESENTATIONS

Online and In-Person Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Ruohan Shen, MIT,
1:00pm – 3:30pm
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Chem 82 Symposium

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Thermohaline mixing in oceans and stars, and 3D simulations in extreme regimes
Adrian Fraser, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Math Department, University of Colorado, Boulder,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Catherine Romero, Graduate Student (Peters Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club - Free Tai Chi Class

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
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