Institute Calendar
Fall 2025-2026
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
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CCE Special BioChemistry/Chemistry Lunch Seminar
Unlocking the Secrets of Breath and Defense: Surfactant Proteins' Role in Lung Health & Fighting Disease
Mona Minkara,
Assistant Professor,Affiliate Faculty,
Dept. of Bioengineering and Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Northeastern University,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar
"Hunting for Distant Protein Relatives in the Twilight Zone of Evolution" and "Quantifying Gene Specificity Across Species: An Entropy-Based Tool for Single-Cell RNA-seq Data"
Calvin Rusley,
Graduate Student,
GPS,
Caltech,
Nikhila Swarna,
Graduate Student,
BBE,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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2:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Local fault-tolerant error correction with simulated confinement
Ethan Lake,
UC Berkeley,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Caltech/USC Joint Algebra and Geometry Seminar
Quantum Invariants and Fiberedness
Lara San Martin Suarez,
PhD Student,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech/USC Joint Algebra and Geometry Seminar
The homology of the Hilbert scheme of points in affine space
Jaspreet Singh,
PhD Student,
Department of Mathematics,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CCE Special Chemistry Seminar
Design and synthesis of organic electronic materials
Malika Jeffries-EL,
Professor,
Dept. of Chemistry and Division of Materials Science,
Boston University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Recent Advances in 3D Gas+Dust Dynamics Modeling in Protoplanetary Disks
Hui Li,
Scientist,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Rings of scalar-valued automorphic forms on certain Deligne–Mostow Shimura varieties
Yuxin Lin,
Graduate Student,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Universality in the Collective Behavior of Open Quantum Systems
6:30pm
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8:30pm
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Friday, November 21st, 2025
8:00am
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10:00am
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Astronomy Special Seminar
Mapping the Diffuse Ultraviolet Universe with NASA's Aspera Mission and Advancing UV Detector Technologies
Aafaque R. Khan,
PhD. Candidate, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Maximizing the Interaction Strength
Miguel Correia,
McGill University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Strategically robust game theory via optimal transport
Nicolas Lanzetti,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Entanglement Bootstrap and Conformal Field Theory
Ting-Chun (David) Lin,
University of California San Diego,
12:00pm
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DAY of INCLUSION
DAY OF INCLUSION: A Place at the Table: Making Space for Every Voice in Science
Mona Minkara,
Assistant Professor, Dept of Bioengineering Affiliate Faculty,
Dept. of Bioengineering Affiliate Faculty, Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Malika Jeffries-EL,
Professor of Chemistry and Material Science,
Department of Chemistry, Division of Material Science,
Boston University,
2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Antibody responses to HIV-1 immunogens and viruses
Andrew DeLaitsch,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Star formation and evolution in AGN disks - general applications of planet formation across cosmic scales
3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Unmanned vehicles in realistic flows: fluid-structure interaction and non-equilibrium effects
Gonzalo Arranz Fernandez,
Postdoctoral Associate in Aerospace,
GALCIT,
California Institute of Technology,
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Non-collapsing of Ricci shrinkers with bounded curvature
Conghan Dong,
Assistant Research Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Duke University,
4:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
The "plume-thermal dichotomy" and possible effects of mineral phase transitions on mantle convection in Venus
Madeleine Kerr,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
University of California, Los Angeles,
7:00pm
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7:30pm
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
7:30pm
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8:00pm
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2025
2:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:30pm
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Monday, November 24th, 2025
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Cosmic Detectives: Discovering High-Redshift Quasars and Solving the Mystery of Their Gas Halos
Tatevik Mkrtchyan,
graduate student; Universidad Diego Portales, Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos,
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
How Meteorite Impacts Shaped Early Life: Disturbance-Recovery Cycles in the Archean
Nadja Drabon,
Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Spectrum completeness from dispersion relations
Michele Tarquini,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Math Teaching Seminar
Conversations About Teaching
Jaeden Bardati,
PhD Student,
Department of Physics,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
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Charles R. DePrima Memorial Lecture in Mathematics
What is your number? Logic puzzles for mathematicians
Joel David Hamkins,
John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Logic,
Department of Philosophy,
University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
The Evolution of Gas Giant Planets
Roberto Tejada Arevalo,
PhD Student,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar, Jung-Tsung Shen
Quantum Photonic Dimers: A New Platform for Quantum Imaging and Communication
Jung-Tsung Shen, Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech-Tsinghua Joint Colloquium
Online Event
Bhargava's geometry-of-numbers beyond Davenport's lemma
Artane Siad,
Assistant Professor,
Yau Mathematical Sciences Center,
Tsinghua University,
Wednesday, November 26th, 2025
12:00pm
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Seismo Lab Brown Bag Seminar
How Earthquakes Begin and Converse: Precursory Slow Slip in Continental Swarms and Tear-Fault Doublets in Subduction Zones
Yu Jiang,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Nevada Seismological Laboratory,
University of Nevada, Reno,
4:00pm
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Thursday, November 27th, 2025
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Monday, December 1st, 2025
8:45am
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar--TO BE RESCHEDULED
Structure function and evolution of the ferric siderophore reductase FhuF reveals a "black swan" among 2Fe-2S cluster ferredoxins
Ricardo O. Louro,
Associate Professor of spectroscopy and bioenergetics,
Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Hot and (Un)bothered: Unveiling the Complex Dynamical Histories of Hot Jupiters
Brandon Radzom,
graduate student; Indiana University,
4:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Non-invertible chiral symmetry and the ABJ anomaly on the lattice
Professor Lukasz Fidkowski,
Associate Professor of Physics,
Condensed Matter - Quantum Information,
University of Washington, Seattle,
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
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Math Graduate Student Seminar
Polynomial Szemerédi for sets with large Hausdorff dimension on the Torus
Guo Dong Hong,
PhD Student,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Hongkui Zeng
Dynamic changes of brain cell types in development and aging
Hongkui Zeng,
Executive Vice President and Director,
Allen Institute for Brain Science,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Furkan Ozturk,
Assistant Professor of Geobiology and Geochemistry,
Division of Geological and Planetary Science,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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Mathematics & Machine Learning Seminar
TBD
Sumanth Varambally,
PhD Student,
Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Looking for Oceans in the Solar System: Updates and Future Perspectives
Flavio Petricca,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium
The inverse mean curvature flow
Kai Xu,
Morrey Visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Tax Preferences and Housing Affordability: Explorations using a Life-Cycle Model
Michael Keane,
Professor of Economics,
Carey Business School,
John Hopkins University,
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project
Online Event
Ballots Beyond Borders: A Conversation on Military & Overseas Voting
Casandra Hockenberry,
Program Manager,
Overseas Voting Initiative; The Council of State Governments,
Paul Lux,
Supervisor of Elections,
Okaloosa County, Florida; Member, Overseas Voting Initiative Working Group,
Hilary Rudy,
Deputy State Elections Director,
Colorado Secretary of State's Office; Member, Overseas Voting Initiative Working Group,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Anomalies of Defect Parameter Spaces and a Spin-Flux Duality
Brandon Rayhaun,
Institute for Advanced Study,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Brandon Rayhaun,
Institute for Advanced Study,