Institute Calendar
Fall 2021-2022
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
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Logic Seminar
Online Event
Descriptive complexity of Banach spaces and generic objects
Michal Doucha,
Department of Abstract Analysis,
Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Towards a Better Understanding of Low-mass Galaxies Beyond the Local Group
Shany Danieli,
NASA Hubble Fellow,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Chemo-mechanics of methane migration through deep marine sediments
Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu,
Engineering and Applied Science,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Real-time examination of shock-induced structural phase transitions
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
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Fedor Sandomirskiy,
Linde Institute Postdoctoral Instructor in Economics,
Caltech,
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
8:00am
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12/3
11:59pm
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11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Granular and particle-laden flow: Novel approaches to characterize avalanches and dunes across scales
12:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar
Online Event
"Stereoselective Synthesis of Acyclic Quaternary and Tetrasubstituted Stereogenic Centers"
Tyler J. Fulton,
Stoltz Group,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Using MicroCT to improve the reliability of cosmogenic 3He exposure dating
Florian Hofmann,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Southern California,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Electrically charged skyrmions and superconductivity
Michael Zaletel,
UC Berkeley,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Friday, November 19th, 2021
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Caltech-Carnegie Joint Research Workshop on Life Sciences and Global Ecology
Online Event
Caltech-Carnegie Joint Research Workshop on Life Sciences and Global Ecology
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
w(1+infinty) and the Symmetries of Nature
Andrew Strominger,
Harvard University,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Coherent light-matter interfaces with highly-excited thermal atoms
Ran Finkelstein,
Troesh Postdoctoral Scholar,
Endres Group,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Online Event
The Power of Imperfection
Yan-Yan Hu,
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Florida State University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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CMX Student/Postdoc Seminar
Online Event
Gaussian process modeling of groundwater level and land subsidence in California's Central Valley
Anshuman Pradhan,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Computing and Mathematical Science,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Microstructural effects during fatigue and fracture of additively manufactured metals
Online Event
John Lambros,
Donald B. Willett Professor of Engineering,
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture
Online Event
The Enigmatic Corona: Powerhouse of Accreting Black Holes
- Public Event
Sunday, November 21st, 2021
10:30am
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1:00pm
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Monday, November 22nd, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Online Event
Observation of KPZ superdiffusion in a Heisenberg quantum magnet
Johannes Zeiher,
Dr.,
Physics,
Max Planck Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online Event
New backgrounds and new ideas for sub-GeV dark matter direct detection
Peizhi Du,
Stony Brook University,
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Amido imidazoline-2-imine ligand stabilizing double B=O bond and five-membered cyclic triel(I) carbenoides.
Bartosz Trzaskowski,
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Warsaw, Poland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Formation of Rocky Super-Earths and Other Interesting Problems
Konstantin Batygin,
Professor,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2021
10:00am
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11:00am
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Thursday, November 25th, 2021
8:00am
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11/26
5:00pm
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9:00am
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11/26
4:00pm
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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Berkeley-Caltech-Stanford Joint Number Theory Seminar
Online Event
Explicit matching in the categorical local Langlands conjectures
Joshua Lam,
IHES,
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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INQNET Seminar
Online Event
Quantum Transducers and Quantum Data Centers
Liang Jiang,
Professor,
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Coarse-Grained Modeling of Ion Transport in Solid Polymer Electrolytes
Lisa Hall,
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
The Ohio State University,
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Fresh ways to observe evolving exoplanet atmospheres
Jess Spake,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Threshold Tests as Quality Signals: Optimal Strategies, Equilibria, and Price of Anarchy
David Kempe,
Professor of Computer Science,
USC,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
9:30am
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1:00pm
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A Conversation with Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Charles Elachi (MS '69, PhD '71)
Online Event
- Public Event
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Logic Seminar
Online Event
On the universal minimal flow of the homeomorphism group of a Knaster continuum
12:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s: Perspectives and Discussion
Fiona Harrison,
Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics; Chair, Divison of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Field Courses for All: Creating inclusive field learning opportunities for students and faculty with disabilities
Anita Marshall,
University of Florida, Gainesville,
4:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Pivot Hamiltonians: a tale of symmetry, entanglement, and quantum criticality
Nat Tantivasadakarn,
Harvard,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Policymaking in times of crisis
Federica Izzo,
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
UC San Diego,