Institute Calendar
Winter 2011-2012
Monday, March 19th, 2012
6:30pm
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7:30pm
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
9:00am
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10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Computational Modeling Studies of Fundamental Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Zachary J. Lebo,
Graduate student ,
Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
tert-Butyl Chalcogenides as Useful Precursors for Semiconductor Nanocrystal Synthesis and their Surface Modification
Richard Brutchey,
assistant professor of chemistry,
USC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wiersma Lecture
Autism Genetics: From gene to brain to cognition and behavior"
Daniel Geschwind,
Director,
Center for Autism Research and Treatment,
UCLA,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Skeptics Society Lecture
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation
Dr. Elaine Pagels,
department of religion,
Princeton University,
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
10:00am
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12:00pm
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10:30am
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11:30am
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Polarization of Migrating Neurons by Reelin via Rap1 and N-Cadherin to Control Lamination in the Neocortex
Yves Jossin,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Gold-Catalyzed Molecular Gymnastics
Antonio M. Echavarren,
Professor,
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ),
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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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
"An Ultraviolet Perspective on Old Stellar Populations"
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Systematic identification of reaction coordinates with (and now also without) transition path sampling
Baron Peters,
Assistant Professor,
Chemical Engineering Department,
University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
CANCELLED "Dynamics of neuronal circuits in the developing neocortex of wild type and fragile X mice"
Carlos Portera-Cailliau,
Professor,
Neurology and neurobiology,
UCLA,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
9:00am
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9:01am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Exploring the molecular basis of normal memory storage and age-related memory loss
Elias Pavlopoulos,
Associate Research Scientist,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Nanostructured Membranes and Monoliths from Reactive Multifunctional Block Polymers
Marc A. Hillmyer,
professor of chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:30am
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12:30pm
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10:30am
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11:30am
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10:30am
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11:30am
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Special Chemical Physics Seminar
Computational electrochemistry of transition metal oxide water interfaces
Michiel Sprik,
Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry Department,
University of Cambridge,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Charge Transfer in DNA
Tetsuro Majima,
Professor,
Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN),
Osaka University,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Spatially modulated phases in AdS/CFT
Jerome Gauntlett,
Imperial College,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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The Wouk Lecture
Scientific Research and Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Subra Suresh,
Director,
National Science Foundation (NSF),
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Synthetic Models of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II
Jacob Kanady,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012
10:00am
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11:00am
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3:00pm
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6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Maskiell Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
5:30pm
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3/25
12:00am
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5:30pm
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11:59pm
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Nowruz Celebration: Persian New Year with Music and Dance
See event detail for location
- Public Event
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Monday, March 26th, 2012
10:30am
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11:30am
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Activation of Visual Pigments by Light and Heat
Donggen Luo,
Research Associate,
Department of Neuroscience,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Huntington Library
"Bright Galaxies, Dark Universe, Part I: The Dawn of Galaxies"
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
9:30am
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10:30am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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10:30am
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11:30am
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Counterterms in light-cone gauge field theories
Lars Brink,
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Using induced pluripotent stem cells to study autism and neuronal development
Ricardo Dolmetsch,
Professor,
Neurobiology,
Stanford University ,
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:35pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
An Origin for Young Stars' Near-Infrared Excesses in the Protostellar Disks' Magnetically-Supported Atmospheres
Neal Turner,
JPL,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Neural Dynamics of Cognitive Functions
Tim Buschman,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
McGovern Institute for Brain Research,
MIT,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
8:00am
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3/30
5:00pm
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