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Thursday, May 28th, 2015
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
The Biard Lecture: Inflationary Cosmology: Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse?
Alan Guth, Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics and MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Beginning & Intermediate Salsa Class

South Catalinas Recreation Room
7:30pm – 10:00pm
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Staged Reading/Singing: Boldly Go!

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Friday, May 29th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Presenting Theses for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

9:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day of Classes for Seniors and Graduate Students

9:00am – 10:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar

Crellin 151
PROGRESS TOWARD THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF CURCUSONE C AND MECHANISTIC ELUCIDATION OF AN UNEXPECTED REARRANGEMENT
Chung Whan Lee, Graduate Student, Stoltz group, Chemistry, Caltech,
10:00am – 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Moore 239
Sensing and actuation from biology to electronics
Alex Pai, Electrical Engineering graduate student, Caltech,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Replica-symmetry-breaking instantons in glassy systems
Sho Yaida, Duke University,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Real-time Student Engagement: Leveraging Tablets

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar

Annenberg 213
Dynamics for the random-cluster model
Alistair Sinclair, Professor, EECS, UC Berkeley/Simons Institute,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
The BCJ double copy and Kerr-Schild metrics
Donal O'Connell, University of Edinburgh,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Neural Prosthetics and Parietal Cortex
Boris Revechkis, CNS graduate student, Caltech,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar

Beckman Institute Auditorium
Multifunctional Materials: Bottom-up & Top-down
Raymond Weitekamp, Graduate Student, Grubbs group, Chemistry, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
A New Framework for the Interpretation of Modulated Martensites in Shape Memory Alloys
Ryan Elliot, Associate Professor, Russell J. Penrose Faculty Fellow, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

TBA
Tian Yang, Szego Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Anomalous Lieb-Robinson Bounds in an XY Spin Chain
Marius Lemm, Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Graphene as a 2-D Photoelectrochemical Protective Layer
Adam Nielander, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 4:45pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Quantum Coding with Finite Resources
Mario Berta, Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics, Preskill Group, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Early Enlightenment Monks? Philosophy, History, Law and Theology in German and Austrian Benedictine Monasteries after 1700
Thomas Wallnig, Institute of History, University of Vienna,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Sloan-Swartz Seminar in Theoretical Neurobiology

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
A theory of multineuronal dimensionality, dynamics and measurement
Surya Ganguli, Assistant Professor, Departments of Applied Physics, Neurobiology and Electrical Engineering, Stanford,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

TBA
Nestor Guillen, Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, U of Mass. Amherst,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Anomalous Lieb-Robinson Bounds in an XY Spin Chain
Nestor Guillen, U Mass Amherst,
5:30pm – 6:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Bronner & Kadimyan Wedding

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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German Film: Mein bester Feind (My Best Enemy)

Baxter Lecture Hall
Saturday, May 30th, 2015
8:00am – 6/2 5:00pm
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Study Period for Seniors and Graduate Students

9:00am – 5:00pm
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2015 "Spring Swing" Badminton Tournament (rescheduled from May 23)

Brown Gymnasium
12:30pm – 5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Erkin Wedding

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:00pm – 4:00pm
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An Afternoon of Tea and Dance!

Dabney Hall, Lounge
4:00pm – 7:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Vartarians Wedding

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Bryan Bowers

Beckman Institute Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, May 31st, 2015
3:00pm – 7:30pm
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Graduation Photography on Campus: Castillo Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Monday, June 1st, 2015
8:00am – 4:30pm
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Standard First-Aid/CPR Training

Brown Gymnasium
10:00am – 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Investigations of DNA-Mediated Protein Oxidation
Anna Arnold, Graduate Student, Barton group, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebraic Geometry Seminar

Some D-modules attached to orbits of linear representations of algebraic groups
Xinwen Zhu, Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Charles C. Gates Jr.–Franklin Thomas Laboratory - Dedication and Celebration

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Earley Results from the MAVEN Mission to Mars
Bruce M. Jakosky, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Constraints to the three body decays of the light stop
Jinrui Huang, LANL,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Zinc- and Fe-Sulfur Sites in Biology: Metallo-Fingers, RNA Processing, and DNA Recognition
Sarah L. J. Michel, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland,
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
8:00am – 12:00pm
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Adult, Child Infant CPR/AED and First Aid - Day 1

Brown Gymnasium, Classroom
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
The Cell Cycle Switch Computes Approximate Majority
Luca Cardelli, Principal Researcher - Microsoft Research Cambridge (UK) , Oxford Department of Computer Science, Oxford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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KNI-MDL Seminar

Steele 125
Two talks: Exploring Domain Switching in Ferroelectrics for Structural Applications AND Bulk Metallic Glasses – Techniques for Processing and Thermal Imaging for Process Control
C. Stan Wojnar, Postdoctoral Scholar, GALCIT, Caltech,
Scott Roberts, Materials Technologist, Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology, JPL,
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
8:00am – 12:00pm
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Adult CPR/AED and First Aid Recertification

Brown Gymnasium
8:00am – 6/5 5:00pm
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Final Examinations for Seniors and Graduate Students for Spring Term

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar

CANCELED
Cristian Popescu, Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics, UC San Diego,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar

Cancelled
Christian Popescu, Mathematics, University of California, San Diego,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Thiophene Rust in Single-Molecule Electronics and Singlet Fission
Luis M. Campos, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University,
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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New Narratives for the 21st Century

Ramo Auditorium
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Thursday, June 4th, 2015
8:00am – 12:00pm
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Adult, Child Infant CPR/AED and First Aid Day 2

Brown Gymnasium, Classroom
10:00am – 12:00pm
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60th Annual Staff Service Awards

Beckman Auditorium
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caltech Toastmasters Club Meeting

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Design of ssDNA-amphiphiles for targeted delivery of therapeutics
Efrosini Kokkoli, Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Modular symbols and the arithmetic of cyclotomic fields
Romyar Sharifi, Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics, University of Arizona,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Beginning & Intermediate Salsa Class

South Catalinas Recreation Room
Friday, June 5th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day of Classes for Undergraduates

8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day to Register for Fall Term

8:00am – 4:30pm
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Standard First-Aid/CPR Training

Brown Gymnasium
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Conformal Invariance in Momentum Space
Adam Bzowski, Leuven University,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Functional Supramolecular Materials and Interactions
Sourav Saha, Assistant Professor, Integrative NanoScience Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Baxter 125
Algorithmic Bayesian Persuasion
Shaddin Dughmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, USC,
1:00pm – 4:00pm
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Beckman Room open (Caltech's Science Museum)

Beckman Institute 131
2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Chem 82 Senior Thesis Symposium

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Small Molecule Activation by Redox Modulation of Tetra-Iron Metal Complexes
Graham de Ruiter, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 4:45pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Ultracold Molecules in Crystals of Light: A Highly Tunable System for Exploring Novel Materials, Quantum Dynamics, and Quantum Complexity
Lincoln Carr, Professor of Physics, Colorado School of Mines,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Dead Letters on Galileo's Sunspots
Eileen Reeves, Associate Member of the Program in the History of Science, Princeton University,
Saturday, June 6th, 2015
8:00am – 6/9 5:00pm
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Study Period for Undergraduates

1:30pm – 3:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus:Hwang Wedding Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography