Institute Calendar
Spring 2022-2023
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar
"Activation mechanism of the sweet taste heterodimer receptor"
Marta Gonzalvo-Ulla,
Goddard Group,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
Quartier: an evolved olivine cumulate rock in the SéÃtah formation, Jezero crater, Mars; X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Uranium in Zircon and Other Igneous Accessory Phases: A New Zircon Oxybarometer
Shane Houchin & Juan Hernandez Montenegro,
Graduate Students,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Nonlinear Topological Photonics
Mikael Rechtsman,
The Pennsylvania State University,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
On Meerkats and Marmots: Long-term Research and the Birth of Behavioral Ecology
Erika L. Milam,
Charles C. and Emily R. Gillispie Professor in the History of Science; Professor of History,
Department of History,
Princeton University,
Friday, May 19th, 2023
8:00am
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5:00pm
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9:00am
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James K. Knowles Lectures and Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium
Fracture Behavior of Magnesium: Mechanisms and Mechanics
R. Narasimhan,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Non-Invertible Symmetries in Higher Dimensions
Konstantinos Roumpedakis,
12:00pm
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1:15pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Observation of mHz-level cooperative Lamb shifts in an optical atomic clock
Ross Hutson,
Jun Ye Group,
JILA/University of Colorado Boulder,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special CMX Seminar
R-adaptivity, deep learning and the deep Ritz method
Chris J. Budd,
Professor of Applied Mathematics,
Applied and Computational Mathematics,
University of Bath,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Towards Universal Integrated Laser Sources with Nonlinear Photonics
Luis M. Ledezma,
Graduate Student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Stochastic foundations for single-cell RNA sequencing
Gennady Gorin,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Deciphering the Biography of Massive Stars: Compact Object Mergers as a Rosetta Stone
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Thesis Defense, Peng Hu
Computational compensation for model imperfections in photoacoustic computed tomography
Peng Hu,
Medical Engineering Ph.D. Student, Advised by Professor Lihong Wang,
COIL Lab,
California Instittute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemistry Club Seminar Series
On the art of weakening bonds to make functional materials
Yoan Simon,
Associate Professor,
School of Polymer Science and Engineering,
University of Southern Mississippi,
4:00pm
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CMX Student/Postdoc Seminar
Learning operators with neural networks
Samuel Lanthaler,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Francis Bacon Conference Lecture
Babylonian Horoscopy and Genethlialogy
Francesca Rochberg,
Francis Bacon Visiting Professor of History, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech; Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Online Event
On the Stability of Self-Similar Blow-Up for Nonlinear Wave Equations
Po-Ning Chen,
Department of Mathematics,
UC Riverside,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, May 20th, 2023
7:00pm
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Sunday, May 21st, 2023
3:00pm
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Monday, May 22nd, 2023
9:00am
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10:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Ultrasound Controlled Drug Delivery by Acoustically Switchable Hydrogels
Maria Paulene (Paulene) Abundo,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
9:30am
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10:30am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Mechanistic Investigations and Development of Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reactions
Raymond Turro,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Robust Safety-Critical Control: A Lyapunov and Barrier Approach
Andrew Taylor,
Graduate Student,
Control & Dynamical Systems,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Computational Imaging for Phase Retrieval and Biomedical Applications
Cheng Shen,
Graduate Student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Enantioselective Syntheses of Tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) via Ir-catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of (+)-Cyanocycline A
Alexia Kim,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium
Graphon Systems
Francesca Parise,
Assistant Professor,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Dark Matter Misalignment Through the Higgs Portal
Brian Batell,
University of Pittsburgh,
4:00pm
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The James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lecture in Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Innovating for a Post Pollution Future
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO,
Lanza Tech,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
10:00am
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11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense
Optimal Design of Soft Responsive Actuators and Impact Resistant Structures
Andrew Akerson,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical Engineering,
Caltech,
10:30am
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Characterizing Protein Hydration to Inform its Interactions
Amish Patel,
Associate Professor,
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
University of Pennsylvania,