Institute Calendar
Spring 2010-2011
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
9:30am
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5:30pm
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10:00am
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5:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Wu Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:30pm
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5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Chui Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
6:00pm
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11:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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11:59pm
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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6:00pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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3:30pm
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7:00pm
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8:30pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
8:00am
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9:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Investigation of Composites of Carbon Black and Metallocycles, and functionalized Transition-Metal Nanoparticles as Chemiresistive Vapor Sensors
Edgardo Garcia,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
9:00am
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6:00pm
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Keck Institute for Space Studies Lecture
Climate Physics and Geoengineering Short Course
Phil Rasch,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
Tom Painter,
JPL,
Graham Feingold,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Alan Robock,
Rutgers University,
Mike MacCracken,
Climate Institute,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy of Nitrate and Peroxy Radicals
Kana Takematsu,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Planck Early Measurements of the Cosmic Infrared Background Anisotropies
Olivier Dore,
research scientist,
JPL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
The Role of Basal Ganglia-Forebrain Circuits in Vocal Learning in the Songbird: A Hypothesis
Michale Fee,
associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Modulated Interface Lithography {MIL}: The Nanoworld Beyond Bénard Instability
Sandra M. Troian,
professor of applied physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Roles Trees Can Play in Ecological, Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes
Todd Dawson,
professor of environmental science, policy, and management,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Targeting Monocopper Oxygen Complexes as Copper Protein Active Site Models
William Tolman,
professor of chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
On Growth and Form: Mathematics, Mechanics and Morphogenesis
L. Mahadevan,
professor of applied mathematics and professor of organismic and evolutionary biology,
Harvard University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Forward-Backward Asymmetry in Top Quark Pair Production
Dante Amidei,
University of Michigan,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
10:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Its Application to Some Engineering Problems
Konstantin Zuev,
postdoctoral scholar in computing and mathematical sciences,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
From Small Molecules to Armed Antibodies: Oncology Drug Discovery at Genentech
Timothy Heffron,
Discovery Chemistry,
Genentech, Inc.,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
What Can We Learn from Quantum Entanglement Spectra?
Daniel Arovas,
UC San Diego,
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
Tracing the Star Formation-Density Relation to z~2
Ryan Quadri,
Carnegie Observatories,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Neurobiology Loss Aversion and Reference-Dependency
Benedetto De Martino,
University of College London and visiting associate in neuroscience,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Laser Induced Molecular Imaging
Paul Corkum,
director, NRC Laboratory for Attosecond Science,
Steacie Institute of Molecular Science,
National Research Council of Canada,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Converging on the Achilles Heel of Cancer through Functional and Structural Genomic
Lou Staudt,
Center for Cancere Research,
National Cancer Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kliegel Lectures in Planetary Sciences
Topic to be announced.
Lauren Wye,
graduate student in electrical engineering,
Stanford University,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
10:00am
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12:00pm
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Cantor Polynomials and Their Brothers
Barry Simon,
IBM Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Electromagnetic Transients from Coalescing Compact Binaries (& Other Exotica)
Brian Metzger,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Costly Self Control and Random Self Indulgence
Bart Lipman,
professor of economics,
Boston University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Response of the Sea Ice Seasonal Cycle to Climate Change
Ian Eisenman,
postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Lessons in Chemoselectivity: Total Synthesis of Polyphenolic Natural Products
Scott A. Snyder,
professor of chemistry,
Columbia University,
5:30pm
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6:30pm
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Caltech Project for Effective Teaching Lecture
How to Turn an Idea for a Class into a Series of Lectures
Michael Vicic,
lecturer in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Overview of the Factors Contributing to the Recent fFood-price Inflation
Xavier Levine,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
9:00am
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5/28
6:00pm
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10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:30am
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12:30pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Process Chemistry, an Enabling Science in Drug Discovery and Development
David Askin,
head of process chemistry,
Genentech, Inc.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Can Men Detect Ovulation?
Martie Haselton,
associate professor of psychology,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemistry Club Seminar
The Chemistry-Medicine Continuum: The Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of First-in-Class Leads for Cancer Immunotherapy, HIV/AIDS Eradication, and Alzheimer's Disease
Paul A. Wender,
professor of chemistry,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Constantin G. Economou Memorial Lecture
Effects of ion solvation on the phase equilibrium and interfacial tension of liquid mixtures
Rui Wang,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Peter Barry,
graduate student,
Scripps Institute of Oceanography,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Visual Autocorrelators and Airspeed Feedback in Reflexive Control of Flight Dynamics in Fruit Flies and Robotics
Sawyer Fuller,
graduate student in bioengineering,
Caltech,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Hartoonian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
8:00am
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5:00pm
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9:00am
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9:00am
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5/28
5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Electrical Engineering Systems Seminar
How to Help (and Be Helped) in Distributed Data Compression
Aaron Wagner,
Assistant Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Cornell University,