Institute Calendar
November 2013
Thursday, November 7th, 2013
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Resnick Fellows Subrahmanyam Duvvuri on "A Fresh Approach to Turbulence Towards Reduction of Skin-friction Drag" and Michael Webb on "Path-Integral Methods in Stable Isotope Studies: Implications for Geochemical and Atmospheric Isotope Analysis"
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Sometimes Surprising Behavior of Magnetic Spins on a Complex Surface
Barbara Jones,
IBM Almaden Research Center,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
From IRAS to Spitzer and Beyond: 30 years of Space-Based Infrared Astronomy
Luisa Rebull,
Associate Research Scientist,
Spitzer Science Center (SSC), Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC),
Caltech,
Friday, November 8th, 2013
9:00am
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11/9
5:20pm
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11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
F-theory Compactifications With Multiple U(1)-Factors
Denis Klevers,
Univ of Pennsylvania,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Getting the Most Out of a Black Hole
Alexander Tchekhovskoy,
NASA Einstein Fellow ,
Nuclear Science,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Dynamic Eshelby Micromechanics (with inertia effects)
Xanthippi Markenscoff,
Distinguished Professor,
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Spontaneous Pattern Formation During the Growth of Inorganic Nanostructures
Bryce Sadtler,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
X-ray Electron Densities as a Tool in Materials Research
Bo Brummerstedt Iversen,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Aarhus University, Denmark,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
From IRAS to Spitzer and Beyond: 30 years of Space-Based Infrared Astronomy
Luisa Rebull,
Associate Research Scientist,
Spitzer Science Center (SSC), Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC),
Caltech,
Saturday, November 9th, 2013
11:00am
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4:00pm
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11/10
6:00am
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Monday, November 11th, 2013
9:00am
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9:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
Unobserved Heterogeneity in Matching Games
Jeremy Fox,
Associate Professor,
Department of Economics,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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JCAP Special Seminar
CO2 Separations Using Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Membranes
Richard D. Noble,
Alfred T. and Betty E. Look Professor,
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department,
University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado,
4:00pm
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Subduction zone tremor and slow slip; what is and what should never be
John E. Vidale,
Professor of Earth and Space Sciences,
University of Washington,
4:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Sampling Algorithms in Numerical Linear Algebra and Their Application
Yousef Saad,
Computer Science and Engineering,
University of Minnesota,
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
9:00am
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3:30pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
A Calculus for the Optiman Quantification of Uncertainties
Houman Owhadi,
Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Control and Dynamical Systems,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Exponential Improvement in Precision for Hamiltonian-Evolution Simulation
Rolando Somma,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELLED General Biology Seminar
Edith Heard,
Professor,
Genetics and Developmental Biology,
College de France,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBA
Dr. Alis Deason,
UCO/Lick),
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Exploring the Free Energy Landscapes of Complex Molecules & Crystal Polymorphs Using Enhanced Sampling & Machine Learning Techniques
Mark E. Tuckerman,
Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics,
Department of Chemistry and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
New York University, New York, NY,
4:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Reading Between the Lines - Interpreting Europa's Fracture Systems
Alyssa Rhoden,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Free Public Lecture
Theodore von Kármán and Rocketry at Caltech
Erik M. Conway,
Historian,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
7:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
9:00am
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3:30pm
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9:30am
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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International Education Week Lecture
Winnett Lounge
Remote Medical Analysis Research For Global Health
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
The Empirical Implications of Privacy-Aware Choice
Rachel Cummings,
PhD Student,
Northwestern University,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Beeps
Jeffrey C. Ely,
Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Economics,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELLED General Biology Seminar
Jeff Errington,
Director and Professor,
Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology,
Newcastle University,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
(A Chemist's) Exploration of the Potential Atmospheric Impacts of Carbonaceous Aerosol
Jon Abbatt,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
The Bottom-Up Organic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
Ramesh Jasti,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Boston University,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Thursday, November 14th, 2013
8:30am
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2:00pm
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9:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Damage Detection in Civil Structures Using High-Frequency Seismograms
Vanessa Heckmann,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Special Chemical Engineering Seminar
Ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening and drug delivery
Mania Samiotaki,
PhD candidate,
Columbia University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Beckman Institute Visibility Seminar
Unocking the Potential of Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting
Rochelle Diamond,
Manager, CIT Flow Cytometry/Cell Sorting Facility,
Beckman Institute,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Novel materials and processes for concentrated solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels production
Aldo Steinfeld,
Professor of Renewable Energy Carriers,
Mechanical and Process Engineering,
ETH, Zurich,
4:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Spatiotemporal patterns of sub-threshold oscillatory activity in the inferior convexity of the macaque prefrontal cortex
Theofanis Panagiotaropoulos,
Ph.D.,
Biological Cybernetics,
Max Planck Institute,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
International Science Diplomacy
E. William Colglazier,
Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State,
U.S. State Department,