Institute Calendar
Fall 2008-2009
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
9:45am
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11:45am
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12:00pm
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1:15pm
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CMA Presents "Mathemagics: Math Made Magical!"
Arthur Benjamin,
professor of mathematics,
Harvey Mudd College,
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special CDS/CIMMS/GALCIT Seminar
Titan and Enceladus: What Now Beyond Cassini-Huygens?
Jonathan Lunine,
professor of planetary science and physics,
University of Arizona,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Modeling Soot Formation in Gas Turbine Engines: An Example of Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Fluid Mechanics
Guillaume Blanquart,
graduate student in computational energy sciences,
Stanford University,
3:30pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Is the Universe Homogeneous?
Marc Kamionkowski,
Robinson Professor of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Radar Reflection from Naturally Occurring Metal 50 Miles Up in the Sky
Paul Bellan,
professor of applied physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Expanding the Role of Mass Spectrometry in Structural Biology: Infrared Photodissociation of Peptide Fragments and Surface-Induced Dissociation of Large Non-Covalent Protein Complexes
Vicki H. Wysocki,
professor of chemistry, and professor and head ,
department of biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
University of Arizona, Tucson,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Stem and Progenitor Cell-Based Strategies for Treating Diseases of the CNS
Steven Goldman,
division of cell and gene therapy,
University of Rochester Medical Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Truth the Top Quark Is Hiding
Andrew G. Ivanov,
research physicist,
UC Davis and Fermilab,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
The 'Quixote' Myth and the New Eastern Europe: A Hermeneutic Study Based on Films
Jorge Latorre,
University of Navarre,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
12:00am
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1:00pm
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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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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Asymmetric Organocatalysis in Complex Target Synthesis: Progress towards the Synthesis of Diazonamide A
Robert Knowles,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Predicting Sea Ice-Climate Interactions
Cecilia Bitz,
assistant professor of atmospheric sciences,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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6:30pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
California Ballot Initiatives, 1A, 2, 7, and 10
Nathan Dalleska,
lab administrator,
Caltech,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Equilibrium Growth When Preferences Are Time Inconsistent
Ali Lazrak,
assistant professor of finance,
the University of British Columbia,
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Structural Basis for Activation and Inactivation Gating in K+ Channels
Eduardo Perozo,
professor of biochemistry and molecular biology,
the University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Structural Basis for Activation and Inactivation Gating in K+ Channels
Eduardo Perozo,
professor of biochemistry and molecular biology,
the University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Neural Integration of Reward and Punishment
Daniel Salzman,
assistant professor of neuroscience,
Columbia University Medical Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Rheology and Viscoelasticity of Dense Colloidal Dispersions
Matthias Fuchs,
professor of physics,
Universitat Konstanz,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Civil Engineering Seminar
Earthquake-Induced Brace Fracture in Concentrically Braced Frames
Amit Kanvinde,
assistant professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
UC Davis,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Grain Boundary Diffusion: Metal and Carbon Fluxes through the Mantle?
Leslie Hayden,
postdoctoral scholar in Earth and space sciences,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Inflation, String Theory, and Signatures in the CMB
Eva Silverstein,
professor of theoretical physics,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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7:30pm
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
7:00am
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10:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Eva Silverstein,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Physical Limnology: A Review
Jorg Imberger,
professor of environmental engineering,
University of Western Australia,
11:30am
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1:30pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Correlating Blogs and Business Events
Michael Olson,
graduate student in computer science,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
External Fields and the Dynamics of Flavours in Holographic Duals of Large N Gauge Theories
Arnab Kundu,
graduate student in theoretical high energy physics,
USC,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Transient Growth in Boundary Layers: Theory, Experiment, and Implications for Transition
Edward White,
associate professor of aerospace engineering,
Texas A&M University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
C-H Bond Activation and Functionalization Using Palladium Complexes and Molecular Oxygen
Nilay Hazari,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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4:15pm
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6:15pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Fernandez/Kanner Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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9:30pm
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11:59pm
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
2:00pm
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5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Ghazarians/Andriassian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:00pm
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6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Artoonabedi Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:30pm
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7:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Shahverdian/Iskenian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:00pm
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11:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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7:00pm
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Engagement Photography on Campus: Crans/Yoon Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
6:15pm
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7:15pm
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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Special ESE & Society Discussion Group
Rocky Mountain Institute: Abundance by Design
Amory B. Lovins,
cofounder, chairman, and chief scientist,
Rocky Mountain Institute,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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CACR Seminar
Models of Onteractions of Ca(2+), CaM, and Monomeric Catalytic Subunits of CaMKII: A Piece of the Post-Synaptic Signaling Network Puzzle
Shirley Pepke,
computational scientist,
Center for Advanced Computing Research,
Caltech,