Institute Calendar
April 2023
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Monday, April 3rd, 2023
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Online and In-Person Event
LISA's role in multi-band and multi-messenger astronomy for stellar-origin source
Katie Breivik,
Flatiron Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Frequency biases in CMIP6 ENSO variations and their effect on future prolonged drought risks
Toby R. Ault,
Associate Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Director of Graduate Studies for Atmospheric Sciences,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium
Tales of Random Projections
Kavita Ramanan,
Roland George Dwight Richardson University Professor,
Division of Applied Mathematics,
Brown University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Spinning black hole binary dynamics: perturbation theories, nonperturbative probe limits, and hidden symmetries
Justin Vines,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Quantum science with alkaline-earth atoms: from simulating orbital physics to spin-squeezed optical clocks
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA/USC Joint Analysis Seminar
Online Event
Infinitely many solutions to the isentropic system of gas dynamics
Cheng Yu,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Florida,
12:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA/USC Joint Analysis Seminar
Online Event
Analytical, geometrical, and applied aspects in nonlocal frameworks
Petronela Radu,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Nebraska–Lincoln,
4:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been postponed.
Scott Gehlbach,
Professor of Political Science,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Evolution of the Martian Atmosphere Indicated by C, N, Ar, and H Isotopes
Renyu Hu,
Research Scientist,
NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
Amerasia
Elizabeth Horodowich,
Department Head,
Department of History,
New Mexico State University,
Alexander Nagel,
Professor of Art History,
New York University,
- Public Event
4:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
Celiac Disease: Chemical Approaches to Unravel—and Treat—a Lifelong Autoimmune Disorder (General Lecture)
Chaitan Khosla,
Wells H. Rauser and Harold M. Petiprin Professor and Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Biochemistry,
Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
5:30pm
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
9:30am
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Astronomy Colloquium
Illuminating the Origins of the Universe's Fastest Transients
Wen-fai Fong,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Atmospheric Aerosol Formation from Anthropogenic Pollution
Mingyi Wang,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Evaluating Instrument Validity using the Principle of Independent Mechanisms
Patrick F. Burauel,
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
Structures and Mechanisms of Assembly-Line Polyketide Synthases (Technical Lecture)
Chaitan Khosla,
Wells H. Rauser and Harold M. Petiprin Professor and Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Biochemistry,
Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Charge Up! Entrepreneurship Series
Online and In-Person Event
Alumni Fireside Chat - Engineer Goes Rogue
Kevin Noertker,
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Bulging and Poking of 2D Materials
Nanshu Lu,
Professor, Frank and Kay Reese Professor,
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics,
Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin,
12:00pm
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Informal Chemical Physics Seminar
"Construct exchange-correlation functional via machine learning"
Guanhua Chen,
Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Hong Kong,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Keeping it together: How single-molecule imaging can reveal the mechanisms of DNA double strand break repair
Joseph Loparo,
Professor,
Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Developing integrated single-cell epigenome and transcriptome sequencing technologies to study early mammalian development
Prof. Siddharth Dey,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Quantum Materials by Design
Andrea Damascelli,
University of British Columbia,
4:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar
Impacts of the Clean Air Act on The Power Sector from 1938-1994: Anticipation and Adaptation
Edson R. Severnini,
Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy,
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, April 7th, 2023
10:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Mass shift in lattice Hamiltonian approach to Schwinger model
Silviu Pufu,
Princeton University,
12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Visible Light Photonics for Atomic and Quantum Applications
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Parametrically-driven nonlinear optical resonators and their networks for sensing and computing
Arkadev Roy,
Graduate Student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Architecting Polymer Composites for Damage Tolerance and Durability
Pavana Prabhakar,
Charles G. Salmon Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Enhancing the Ethylene and Propylene Selectivities in the Methanol-to-Olefins Reaction by Exploiting the Intricate Relationship between Framework Topology and Acidity
Faisal H. Alshafei,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Polyelectrolytes near Solid Surfaces
Christopher Balzer,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Photogenerated Ni(I)–Bipyridine Halide Complexes: Structure-Function Relationships for Competitive C(sp2)–Cl Oxidative Addition and Dimerization Reactivity Pathways
David Cagan,
Graduate Student (Hadt Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Professor Nanshu Lu
E-Tattoos and E-Skins Bridging Humans and Robots
Professor Nanshu Lu,
Frank and Kay Reese Professor, Departments of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering,
Texas Materials Institute-The University of Texas at Austin,
4:00pm
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Monday, April 10th, 2023
10:00am
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Caltech Young Investigators Lecture
Two Recent Results in Convex and Nonconvex Optimization
Swati Padmanabhan,
University of Washington, Seattle,
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Global groundwater levels and well drilling activities
Scott Jasechko,
Associate Professor,
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Putting Generalized Symmetries to Work for Particle Physics
Seth Koren,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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Presidential Distinguished Speaker Series: Leroy (Lee) Hood, BS '60, PhD '68
Catalyzing a Shift in Healthcare from Disease-Care to Wellness and Prevention Care
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
9:00am
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Localized Distribution of Water on the Moon: Evidence from 6 micron SOFIA Observations
William Reach,
Director of SOFIA,
Universities Space Research Association,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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GALCIT Special Seminar
New approaches for turbulence research: Information-theoretic formulation of causality, modeling and control
Adrián Lozano-Durán,
Draper Assistant Professor,
Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Comparative statics with adjustment costs and the le Chatelier principle
John Quah,
Professor,
Department of Economics,
Johns Hopkins University,
5:00pm
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
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Logic Seminar
Online Event
Cardinalities Below the Power Set of the First Uncountable Cardinals
William Chan,
Department of Mathematics,
University of North Texas,
1:00pm
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Information, Geometry, and Physics Seminar
On The Origins of the Boltzmann Distribution, or Support Preserving Endomorphisms of Convolution Semigroups, joint with Fedor Sandomirskiy
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
The Emerging Mechanochemistry of Naphthopyran
Molly E. McFadden,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Atmospheric Aerosol Formation from Anthropogenic Pollution
Mingyi Wang,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Response of Weyl fermions - topological protection, fragility and cooperation
Haim Beidenkopf,
PhD,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
Thursday, April 13th, 2023
12:00am
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Informal Seminar - Jonathan Wolpaw
Heksor: The CNS Substrate of a Skilled Behavior
Jonathan Wolpaw,
Research Physician,
National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Wake Dynamics of Oscillating Foils for Energy Harvesting
Jennifer Franck,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
12:00pm
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KNI Microscopy Seminar
Application of gas field ion source and liquid metal alloy ion source-based focused ion beams
Gregor Hlawacek,
Head of the Ion Induced Nanostructures Group,
Institute for Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research,
Helmholtz—Zentrum Dresden—Rossendorf,
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Characterizing Sugar Transporters with Biosensors and Cheminformatics
Prof. Lily Cheung,
Assistant Professor,
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
Probing into the deep Earth using Fe and Mg isotopes of diamond inclusions
Peng Ni,
Assistant Professor,
Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences,
University of California, Los Angeles,
- Internal Event
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Dr. Jerome Mertz
Tools for fast, volumetric microscopy in tissue
Dr. Jerome C. Mertz, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Physics,
Boston University, College of Engineering,
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Oscillating Stars in Bloom: Asteroseismology and Wave Transport Phenomena
Richard Townsend,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm
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Visual Culture Seminar
How and what do we know of a work of art?: The Strange Case of Giovanni Morelli and ‘Scientific Connoisseurship'
John Brewer,
Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of History and Literature, Emeritus,
Caltech,
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