Institute Calendar
February 2005
Friday, February 11th, 2005
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
The Mechanism of Olefin Oxidation by Pd(II) Chloride Confirming the Mechanistic Chloride Dependence in the Wacker Process
John Keith,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Ernst Mayr's Identification of Typology as the Enemy of Darwin: an Exercise in Metahistory
Mary P. Winsor,
Professor Emeritus, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Molecular Oxygen, Hydrogen Peroxide and Oxidation Reactions Catalyzed by Polyoxometalates
Ronny Neumann,
Rebecca and Israel Sieff Professor of Organic Chemistry,
Organic Chemistry,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:30pm
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Saturday, February 12th, 2005
9:00am
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12:00pm
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9:30am
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11:00am
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9:30am
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11:00am
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10:30am
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3:30pm
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11:00am
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3:00pm
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12:00pm
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7:00pm
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12:45pm
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1:45pm
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3:30pm
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5:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 13th, 2005
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, February 14th, 2005
9:00am
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4:00pm
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11:30am
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1:30pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:30pm
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5:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Giant Planetary Collisions and the Origin of the Earth and Moon
Robin Canup,
Assistant Director,
Department of Space Studies,
Southwest Research Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Stability and the Null Energy Condition
Roman Buniy,
University of Oregon,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Tsunami Prediction System Based on an Innovative Global Ocean-Bottom-Pressure Wave Model.
5:15pm
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6:15pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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10:00pm
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11:59pm
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005
10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Capacity Theorems for Quantum Multiple Access Channels
Jon Yard,
Stanford University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
SEALS: Keeping Fluids In and Contaminants Out
Douglas Hart,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Cracking the Code: The Mysteries Behind the Neutrino
Joe Formaggio,
Physics,
University of Washington,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Leonidas Alaoglu Memorial Lecture
Oppenheim Conjecture
Gregory Margulis,
Professor of Mathematics,
Yale University,
5:00pm
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6:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS) Lecture
Blood for Profit: Holding Transnational Companies Responsible
Ka Hsaw Wa,
Founder,
EarthRights International,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2005
8:30am
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12:30pm
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar/Special Physics Seminar
Winnett Center
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station
Samuel C.C. Ting,
Thomas Dudley Cabot Prof. of Physics, Nobel Laureate 1976,
Physics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Cirrus Clouds/Aerosols: Remote Sensing and Climatic Implication
Kuo-Nan Liou,
Distinguished Professor and Director IRRS (Institute of Radiation and Remote Sensing),
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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