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Midterm Examination Period

Friday, May 1st, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Gaston Giribet, New York University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar

Baxter 125
Topic to be announced
Lauren Conger, Graduate Student, Department of Control & Dynamical Systems, Caltech,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Maine Christos, AWS Quantum Postdoctoral Scholar,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Stacy Kim, Nashman/CTAC Postdoctoral Fellow, CTAC, Carnegie Observatories,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Broad 100
Yancheng (Evelyn) Li, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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The Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Hypervelocity Water Entry and Free Flight Experiments
Bryan Schmidt, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Fernando Guerrero, Graduate Student (Agapie Group),
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Colin Morrell, Graduate Student (See Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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CPA Social - Cool Ales

  • Internal Event
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club - Free Tai Chi Class

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
7:30pm – 10:30pm
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
7:30pm – 10:30pm
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
2:00pm – 5:00pm
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, May 4th, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Special Biochemistry Seminar - Stephen Long (Sloan Kettering)

Gates Annex B122
Structure, Ca2+-dependent regulation, and ion selectivity of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter
Stephen B. Long, Professor, Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute,
3:45pm – 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Structure and function of copper membrane monooxygenases
Amy Rosenzweig, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Ameen Ismail, University of Chicago,
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
10:30am – 11:30am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Bioinspired Microfluidic Wearable Sensors for Continuous Sweat Sampling and Metabolic Monitoring
Soyoung Shin, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Gao Lab), Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Krishna Shrinivas

Broad 100
Krishna Shrinivas, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics and Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
TBA
Nicholas Nelsen, Klarman Fellow, Department of Mathematics, Cornell University,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Ryen O'Meara, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Arnold Lab), Caltech,
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar

Crellin 151
Infrared Action Spectroscopy of Biomolecules for Planetary Science Applications
Tyler Nguyen, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CTLO - Faculty Learning Community Workshop

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennen Conference Room
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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CPA Book Club - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Presidential Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Chalifour

Athenaeum
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Claudio Ferraz, Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club - Free Tai Chi Class

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Ahmed Sheta, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
TBD
Brad Cenko, Research Astrophysicist, Department of Astronomy, NASA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
TBD
Qiang Fu, University of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Programmable Syntheses of Polycyclic Natural Products via a Polyfunctional Intermediate Approach
Pengfei Hu, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Westlake University,
  • Internal Event
5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Dr. Alice Huang: How I became an American

Caltech Hall 9th Floor
  • Internal Event
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
10:00am – 1:00pm
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Caltech Purchasing Vendor Fair 2026

San Pasqual Walk
10:00am – 11:30am
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Future Faculty Workshop Series: Teaching Statement Workshop

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
No Small Measure: Using Nanostructure to Create Materials with Superior Toughness
Lucas Meza, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 130
Modeling Time and Space in the Emergence of New Dialects
Felicity Meakins, Professor, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland,
12:15pm – 1:00pm
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Fellowships Advising Information Session - Fulbright

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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2026 McConnell Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
The Essentiality of Solution NMR Spectroscopy in the Post-AlphaFold Era
Lewis E. Kay, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Chemistry, University of Toronto,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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MedE Distinquished Seminar Series, Adam Cohen

Moore B280
Professor Adam Cohen, John P. Reardon, Jr., Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics, Department of Physics, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: Visualizing Waves in Quantum Matter
Shahal Ilani, Professor of Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Connect Training for Students (Joint Session)

Downs 269
Friday, May 8th, 2026
9:00am – 10:30am
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Dia de las Madres

Center for Student Services, Large Tent
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Xi Dong, UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Green Labs May 2026 Meeting

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Dave Aasen, Microsoft Station Q,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Chiara Anselmo, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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The Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Christoph Brehm, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland,
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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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, May 11th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

12:15pm – 1:00pm
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Fellowships Advising Information Session - Hertz / PD Soros

3:45pm – 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Eva Nichols, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Austin Batz, University of Oregon,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
Inducing quantum states in materials with light
Gregory Fiete, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Northeastern University,
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

Broad 100
Cliff Ragsdale, Professor, Neurobiology, The University of Chicago,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TIAA's Office Hours

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Shuo Liu, Associate Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University,
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Matilda Delgado, Harvard & MPP Munich,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Aidan Herderschee, Institute for Advanced Study,