Institute Calendar
Spring 2015-2016
Friday, May 13th, 2016
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11:50am
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12:00pm
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Leonard Schulman, Caltech
The Invisible Hand of Laplace: the Role of Market Structure in Price Convergence and Oscillation
Leonard Schulman,
Professor of Computer Science,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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5/31
12:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Ni–Catalyzed Intramolecular C–O Bond Formation and A Unified, Stereodivergent Approach to the Synthesis of Communesin F and Perophoramidine
Seojung Han,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Stoltz group,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Setting the Stage for the Era of Gravitational Wave Discovery
Wen-fai Fong,
Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow,
Steward Observatory, Astronomy & Astrophysics,
University of Arizona,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
How not to prove the smooth 4-dimensional Poincare conjecture
David Gay,
Associate Professor,
Mathematics,
University of Georgia,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture
The Air We (Can't) Breathe: A History of Air on Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jackie Villadsen,
Graduate Student,
Astronomy,
Caltech,
Saturday, May 14th, 2016
2:30pm
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4:30pm
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Photography on Campus: Newland Wedding Photo Shoot
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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5:00pm
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8:00pm
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Photography on Campus: Sarkissian Wedding
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Sunday, May 15th, 2016
2:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, May 16th, 2016
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Chemical Reaction Dynamics of the Liquid/Vapor Interface Studied by Mass Spectrometry
Daniel Thomas,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Beauchamp group,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Lecture
"Molecular Structure and Organism Fitness from Genomic Sequences"
Debora Marks,
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology,
Department of Systems Biology,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Rethinking microbial heterotrophy: A geochemist's perspective
Ann Pearson,
Murray and Martha Ross Professor of Environmental Sciences,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Probing extended Higgs sector in the intensity and energy frontiers
Chien-Yi Chen,
University of Victoria and Perimeter Institute,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Structure, Bonding and Mechanism in Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling
Michael L. Neidig,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
University of Rochester,
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
9:00am
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5:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Using data to Inform, Drive and Scale STEM Instructional Reform
Marco Molinaro,
Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness,
Student Success Through Evidence-Based Actions,
University of California, Davis,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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LIGO Seminar
Thin-film coatings for use in future gravitational wave detectors
Peter Murray,
IGR,
University of Glasgow ,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Galaxy Mergers on FIRE: Mapping Star Formation
Prof. Jorge Moreno,
Cal Poly Pomona,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Group IV two-dimensional materials: Novel electronic and structural properties
Angel Rubio,
Professor and Director,
Theory Department,
Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
MegaRNPs and Monosomes: Reassessing Structure and Function
Melissa Moore,
Professor,
Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
University of Massachusetts Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar
Seeing the Solar System through Robot Eyes: The International Community of Space Image Data Artists and the Golden Age of Planetary Exploration
Emily Lakdawalla,
The Planetary Society,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, Not Engaged Argument
Molly Roberts, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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James Michelin Distinguished Visitors Program
An Evening of Poetry and Music: Ciaran and Deirdre Carson
Ciaran and Deirdre Carson,
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
12:00am
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12:00am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Shock wave propagation in composites and electro-thermomechanical coupling of ferroelectric materialsExploring thermal phonon transport from atomic to macroscopic scales for energy conversion and management
Chengyun Hua,
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Indirect Coulomb Energy with Gradient Correction
Elliott Lieb,
Professor of Mathematics,
Mathematics,
Princeton University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Electrochemical Methods for Studying Iron-Sulfur Cluster Proteins
Helen Segal,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Rees group,,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:30pm
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4:30pm
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Non-Commutative Geometry Seminar
Vector Bundles for "Matrix Algebras Converge to the Sphere"
Marc Rieffel,
Department of Mathematics,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Origins and Implications of Turbulence in Galaxies
Blakesley Burkhart,
Harvard,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemistry 250 Course: Advances in Pharmaceutical Research
An Innovative Approach to Kinase Inhibitor Drug Discovery: The Power of a Fully Annotated Library
Brian L. Hodous,
Dr., Ph.D., Director,
Blueprint Medicines,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Earthquakes, Landslides, Floods: Non-Steady-State C, Fe, S Diagenesis in Coastal Marine Sediments
Will Berelson,
Professor,
Department of Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies,
University of Southern California,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
A Quantum of Light for Materials Science: Merging QED and TDDFT
Angel Rubio,
Director,
Structure and Dynamics of Matter,
Max Planck Institute ,
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
12:00am
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12:00am
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12:00am
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5/22
12:00am
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6/3
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12:00pm
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(CANCELLED) Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Carbon-based nanomaterials: from combustion nanoparticles to chiral"
(CANCELLED) Angela Violi,
Professor,
Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biophysics,
University of Michigan,