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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
8:30pm – 9:30pm
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Ballroom Dance Class: Beginner Lindy Hop

Winnett Lounge
9:30pm – 10:30pm
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Ballroom Dance Class: Intermediate West Coast Swing

Winnett Lounge
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
5:00am – 7:00pm
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Quinceañera Photography on Campus: Reyes Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Semana Latina Event: Mariachi Diva, All-Female Mariachi Band

Winnett Quad
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar

Crellin 151
Fundamental and Applied Studies of the Structures and Reaction Dynamics of Biomolecules Using Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Hugh Inkon Kim, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Jorgensen 74
Secure Optical Key Generation Using an Ultra-Long Fiber Laser
Avi Zadok, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics, Caltech,
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium

Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Topic to be announced.
Claudia Maraston, senior lecturer in astrophysics, University of Oxford,
3:30pm – 4:45pm
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Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Asteroid Orbit Determination
Jon Giorgini, JPL,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar

East Bridge 114
Prospects for LIGO Detection of Stellar-Mass Black Hole Binary Mergers in Galactic Nuclei
Vanessa Lauburg, graduate student in astronomy, University of Maryland,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
From Charcot to Lou Gehrig: Mechanisms of Neuronal Growth and Death in ALS
Don Cleveland, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, UC San Diego,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 248
New Puzzles and Discoveries in Quarkonium Physics
Bryan Fulsom, graduate student in physics, University of British Columbia,
4:15pm – 5:15pm
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Leonidas Alaoglu Memorial Lecture

Geometries for Automorphism Groups of Free Groups
Karen Vogtmann, professor of mathematics, Cornell University,
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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International Week Film Screening and Lunch: Korean Treasures—A Virtual Museum

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar

Properties of Absolutely Continuous Spectral Measures of 1D Quasiperiodic Operators
Svetlana Jitomirskaya, professor of mathematics, UC Irvine,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Semana Latina Event: Peruvian Music and Dance Performance

Winnett Quad
3:40pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Keck 142
New Insights into the Oceanic N-cycle
Marcel Kuypers, scientist, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
The Thirty Meter Telescope Project: Opening the Next Generation of Giant Optical/Infrared Telescopes
Gary Sanders, project manager, Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
New Findings in Materials Under Extreme Pressures
Rus Hemley, director of the geophysical laboratory, the Carnegie Institution of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Norman Davidson Lecture

Kerckhoff 119
Revolutionize the Practice of Clinical Medicine through Innovations and Cost-Effective Technologies
Ron Davis, Genome Technology Center, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
American Pastorals: Philip Roth and the Mid-Century Discourse of Happiness
Mary Esteve, visiting associate professor of English, Caltech, and associate professor of English, Condordia Univeristy,
6:15pm – 7:30pm
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Salsa Dance Class (Beginner)

Winnett Lounge
7:00pm – 8:30pm
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CIT-Knit Knitting and Crochet Evening

Spalding Laboratory 113
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Salsa Dance Class (Intermediate)

Winnett Lounge
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
9:00am – 10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability: Financial Choices for a Research University
Dean Currie, vice president, Business and Finance, Caltech,
9:00am – 10:00am
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Thesis Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Multijunction Solar Cells on Epitaxial Templates
Melissa Archer, graduate student in chemical engineering, Caltech,
10:00am – 1:00pm
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Household Equipment Loan Pool

234 S. Catalina Ave.
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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International Week Event: "Nigeria—At the Trigger of Africa"

2:00pm – 3:30pm
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Caltech Library System Workshop: Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sherman Fairchild Library 328 (Multimedia Conference Room)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
The Structure and Function of Group II Introns: Early Catalysts of Evolution
Anna Marie Pyle, HHMI Investigator and professor of molecular biophysics, Yale University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar

Baxter B125
Dissociation of Neural Signals Related to Expected and Unexpected Reward in Orbitofrontal Cortex, Basolateral Amygdala and Midbrain Dopamine Neurons
Matthew Roesch, School of Medicine, University of Maryland,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Rainfall and Erosion in the Himalaya—Processes, Timescales, and Rates
Bodo Bookhagen, assistant professor, Institute for Computational Earth System Science, UC Santa Barbara,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Double-beta decay and the Quest for Neutrino Masses
Giorgio Gratta, professor of physics, Stanford University,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Semana Latina Event: Gustavo Arellano, author of Ask a Mexican!

Winnett Lounge
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group Monthly Meeting

Downs 107
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Picturing Slavery Film Series: The Last Supper

Baxter 228
9:00pm – 10:00pm
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Hip-Hop Dance Class

Braun Athletic Center, Multipurpose Room
Friday, May 9th, 2008
9:00am – 4:00pm
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The Friends of Caltech Libraries Book Sale

Winnett Center
10:00am – 11:30am
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Cracking the Code of Life

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Non-Supersymmetric String Theory
Sav Sethi, associate professor of physics, University of Chicago,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Semana Latina Event: Brazilian Samba Music and Dancers

Winnett Quad
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Staff and Faculty Consultation Center Workshop: "Personality Type: A Way to Understand Your Child"

Spalding Laboratory 102
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium: Thesis Defense

Firestone 306
Large-Eddy Simulation of Molecular Mixing in a Recirculating Shear Flow
Georgios Matheou, graduate student in aeronautics, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Thesis Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Spatially-Organized Bifunctional Mesoporous Silicas for Cooperative Catlaysis
Eric Margelefsky, graduate student in chemical engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar

Beckman Institute Auditorium
In Pursuit of the Gene
James Schwartz, author,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Crellin 151
Resonating Nanocantilever Chemical Vapor Sensors
Heather McCaig, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
4:30pm – 7:00pm
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International Food Fair and Culture Show

Avery Courtyard
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club—cancelled

Winnett Lounge
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Bandorama

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
8:00am – 12:00pm
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Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum

Baxter Lecture Hall
Online Advertising: Get Up-Close and Personal
10:00am – 2:00pm
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The Friends of Caltech Libraries Book Sale

Winnett Center
11:00am – 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Kwan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:00pm – 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Wong/Fong Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:45pm – 1:45pm
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Bellydance Class

Braun Athletic Center, Multipurpose Room
1:00pm – 5:00pm
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Men's and Women's Track and Field: Oxy Invite @ Occidental

away game
4:00pm – 7:00pm
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Women's Club Family Potluck

Tournament Park
8:00pm – 11:00pm
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Ballroom Dance Party

Dabney Hall, Lounge
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Bandorama

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Beginner Ballroom II Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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Intermediate Ballroom II Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles: Mother's Day Concert

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
Monday, May 12th, 2008
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Seniors to Remove Conditions and Incompletes

9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Deficiency Notices

9:00am – 10:00am
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Thesis Seminar

Crellin 151
Akt phosphorylation of Drosophila Heat Shock Factor: A Signature for Stress-Resistance
Sarina Mohanty, graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Caltech,
10:00am – 11:00am
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Thesis Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Engineering RNA Devices for Gene Regulation, Biosensing, and Higher-Order Cellular Information Processing
Maung Nyan Win, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CIT-Knit and Crochet

Spalding Laboratory 113
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Structural Hierarchies in Cardiac Morpho- and Pathogenesis
Kevin Parker, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
The Blue Brain Project
Henry Markram, project director, Blue Brain Project, and director, Center for Neuroscience and Technology, École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,