Institute Calendar
Spring 2010-2011
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Process Development of a VEGF Inhibitor for the Treatment of Cancer
Michael J. Rozema,
Dr.,
GPRD Process Research & Development,
Abbott Laboratories,
1:30pm
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2:20pm
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Thesis Seminar
Directed Evolution of Cytochrome P450 for Small Alkane Hydroxylation
Mike Ming Yu Chen,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
An Aeolian Signature of the Marinoan Glaciation
Ryan Ewing,
postdoctoral scholar in geological and planetary sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Pushing Einstein's Boundaries: Gravitational Approaches to the Challenges of Modern Cosmology
Mark Trodden,
professor of physics and endowed chair,
the University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
The Molding of the Young Bethe
Silvan S. Schweber,
professor of physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus,
Brandeis University,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
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11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Posttranslational Membrane Protein Targeting by the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle
Peera Jaru-Ampornpan,
graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Frugal Auctions For Vertex Covers, Flows, and Cuts
David Kempe,
associate professor of computer science,
USC,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Supergravity Counterterms Versus Infinity Calculations
Kelly Stelle,
Imperial College,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Surface Chemistry at the Nanometer Scale
Peigen Cao,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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5:30pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Exploring the Mechanics of Flying and Swimming Creatures through Canonical Examples
Jeff Eldredge,
UCLA,
3:15pm
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8:00pm
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4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Ligand Endocytosis and Mechanical Force in Activation of Notch Signaling
Gerry Weinmaster,
professor of biological chemistry,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
A Unified Approach to the Transtaganolide Natural Products
Hosea M. Nelson,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Robust System Design
Subhasish Mitra,
professor of electrical engineering and computer science,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Écrasez l'infâme: Voltaire and the Battle for Religious Liberty
Edwin Curley,
professor of philosophy,
University of Michigan,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, April 30th, 2011
2:00am
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4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Kassabian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
9:00am
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Khanjian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:15pm
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8:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
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3:30pm
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8:30pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
9:00am
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5:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Collective Dynamic Choice: The Necessity of Time Inconsistency (joint with Matthew O. Jackson)
Leeat Yariv,
professor of economics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Large Scale Structure and Extreme Star formation at z>4
Peter Capak,
staff scientist,
IPAC,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Emulating Quantum Magnetism and t--J Models in Systems of Ultracold Polar Molecules
Salvatore Manmana,
JILA,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Past (and Future?) of Earth's Carbon Cycle: the Role of Weathering and Erosion
A. Joshua West,
assistant professor of Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Lewis Acidic Properties of Heavier Pnictogenium and Chalcogenium Ions
Francois P. Gabbai,
professor of chemistry,
Texas A&M University,
4:00pm
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4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
On New Physics Models for the Tevatron Top Forward Backward Asymmetry
Kathryn Zurek,
Univ of Michigan,
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
8:00am
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8:00pm
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10:30am
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Quanitzation of Slodowy Slices and Instanton Counting
Alexander Braverman,
Brown University,
10:00am
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12:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Case Studies in Kinase Inhibition
Andrew S. Tasker,
Dr., Scientific Executive Director,
Medicinal Chemistry,
Amgen, Inc.,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
After "Eureka!": Technology, Finance, and Policy Keys to Our Energy Future
Arati Prabhakar,
U.S. Venture Partners,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Parallel Repetition of Entangled Games
Thomas Vidick,
UC Berkeley,
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
The Chemical Evolution of Milky Way Satellite Galaxies from Elemental Abundance Measurements
Evan Kirby,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Materials and Mechanics for Bio-Integrated Electronics
John Rogers,
professor of material science and engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Seminar in American Studies
Religion and Early Social Science: Thinking about Population after La Peyrère
Ted McCormick,
assistant professor of history,
Concordia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Leadership role of Chemical Engineers in the 21st Century Civilization
Jae Chun Hyun,
professor of chemical engineering and director of the Applied Rheology Center,
Korea University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kliegel Lectures in Planetary Sciences
Topic to be announced.
Andrea Isella,
senior postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Norman Horowitz Lecture
Setting and Protecting Germline Fate
Ruth Lehmann,
professor of cell biology,
New York University,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Everhart Lecture
Watching the Cosmic Fireworks Display: An Observers Log
Mansi Kasliwal,
graduate student in astrophysics,
Caltech,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
CNS Drug Discovery: Inhibitors of Beta-secretase as Potential Disease Modifying Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
Wenge Zhong,
Dr.,
Chemistry Research & Discovery,
Amgen, Inc.,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Shell Polynomials and Indeterminate Moment Problems
Jacob S. Christiansen,
research fellow in mathematical sciences,
University of Copenhagen,