Institute Calendar
Fall 2010-2011
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
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Materials Research Lecture
Scattering of Neutrons and X-rays in Functional Materials
Raphael P. Hermann,
professor,
Institute for Solid State Research, JCNS and JARA-FIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and,
University of Liège, Belgium,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Numerical Methods for Geometric Elliptic Partial Differential Equations
Adam Oberman,
associate professor of mathematics,
Simon Fraser University,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Low Scale Flavor Gauge Symmetries
Giovanni Villadoro,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
8:30pm
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
8:00am
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11/11
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10:30am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Energy Dynamics
Igor Mezic,
professor of mechanical and civil engineering,
UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Science Job Candidate
Local Gossip and Inter-generational Family Transfers: Comparative Political Economy of Insurance Provision
Yuki Takagi,
Department of Government,
Harvard University,
2:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Limits on Estimating a Waveform
Carlton Caves,
professor of physics,
University of New Mexico,
3:30pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Charged-Particle Astronomy
Alexander Kusenko,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Dissipative Solitons: New Nonlinear Waves in Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
Frank Wise,
professor of applied physics,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Center for the Mathematics of Information Seminar
Adaptive Submodularity: A New Approach to Active Learning and Stochastic Optimization
Daniel Golovin,
postdoctoral scholar,
Center for the Mathematics of Information,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Orbital-free Embedding Theory and Its Applications in Numerical Simulations of the Electronic Structure in Condensed Phase
Tomasz A. Wesolowski,
professor of physical chemistry,
University of Geneva,
4:00pm
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Electrical Engineering Systems Seminar
A Generalized Coupon Collector Problem
Weiyu Xu,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Revealed Political Power
Roger Lagunoff,
professor of economics,
Georgetown University,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
8:00am
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Keely Finkelstein,
Texas A&M University,
Steve Finkelstein,
Texas A&M University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biological Network Modeling Center Seminar
Feedback and Control in Biological Circuit Design
Richard M. Murray,
Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor and Control & Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Abbott Symposium
Process Research and Development of Drug Candidates at Abbott Labs
Yi-Yin Ku,
GPRD Process R&D,
Abbott Laboratories,
3:00pm
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Abbott Symposium
Stereoselective Strategies for Activating C─H Bonds, Simple Olefins, and Carbon Dioxide
Vy M. Dong,
professor of chemistry,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Improving Efficiency in Matching Markets with Regional Caps: The Case of the Japan Residency Matching Program
Fuhito Kojima,
assistant professor of economics,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Computing + Mathematical Sciences Lecture
All Pairs Shortest Path in Quadratic Time with High Probability
Benny Sudakov,
professor of mathematics,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Changing Nutrient Biogeochemistry in a Warmer, More Acidic Future Ocean
David Hutchins,
professor of marine environment biology,
USC,
4:00pm
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
9:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Sustainability of Worldwide Population Growth
Ramla Gabriel,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
10:30am
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11:30am
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12:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
High-Contrast Imaging and Atmospheric Modeling of Luminous Planets and Low-Mass Brown Dwarfs
Thayne Currie,
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,
2:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Programmed Death and Destruction: Protein Dynamics in Phage Lysis
Ry Young,
professor of biochemistry and biophysics and of biology,
Texas A&M University,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Role of the Hippocampus in Generalization: Theoretical Issues and a Proposed Model
Dharshan Kumaran,
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London,
4:00pm
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Electrical Engineering Systems Seminar
Syndrome Decoding and Overlapping Equalization for Wireless Transmission Systems
Klaus Hueske,
research assistant,
Information Processing Lab, EE Department,
TU Dortmund University,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Ecological and Evolutionary Insights from the Study of Fossil Plants
Jon Wilson,
O.K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Al+ Optical Clocks for Fundamental Physics, Geodesy, and Quantum Metrology
Till Rosenband,
physicist,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The JUNO Mission to Jupiter
Steve Matousek,
JUNO mission operations manager,
JPL,
Friday, November 12th, 2010
9:00am
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11/13
5:00pm
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Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
9:30am
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10:30am
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Thesis Seminar
Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide
Alexander Miller,
graduate student in chemistry and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
11:00am
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantized Pumping and Phase Diagram Topology of Interacting Bosons
Ehud Altman,
senior scientist in condensed matter physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Breaking Worlds: Life, Death and the Importance of Being Fractured
Kaliat T. Ramesh,
the Johns Hopkins University,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Tetraimine Cobalt Complexes for Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Media
Bryan Stubbert,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Wireless Monitoring of Vital Signs—From Theory to Prototypes
Andreas F. Molisch,
professor of electrical engineering,
USC,
4:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Walther Rathenau's Dilemma: Modernity and the Human Soul
Shulamit Volkov,
professor of modern history,
Tel Aviv University,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
The JUNO Mission to Jupiter
Steve Matousek,
JUNO mission operations manager,
JPL,
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
7:30am
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