Institute Calendar
Winter 2012-2013
Monday, March 11th, 2013
3:30pm
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6:30pm
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Cancelled - Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
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Jack Gallant,
Professor in Physiology/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Psychology,
University California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
SmB6: An Ideal Topological Insulator
Jing Xia,
Professor,
Department of Physics,
University of California Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Tropical Convection, Waves, and Climate
Zhiming Kuang,
Gordon McKay Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ,
Harvard University ,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Institutional Choices and House of Commons Debate, 1832-1915 (joint with Andrew Eggers)
Arthur Spirling,
John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences,
Department of Government,
Harvard University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Seismic Interferometry
Robert Clayton,
Professor of Geophysics and Divisional Academic Officer for Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
'Kinetic Luminosity of Quasar Outflows and its Implications to AGN Feedback: VLT/Xshooter and HST/COS Observations'
Nahum Arav,
Virginia Tech,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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6:00pm
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Gravitational waves and neutrino emissions from compact binary mergers
Kenta Kiuchi,
University of Kyoto,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
The James Webb Space Telescope
Dr. John Gardner,
NASA GSFC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Encoding and decoding of touch perception in cortical circuits
Samuel Andrew Hires,
Postdoctoral Associate,
Janelia Farm Research Campus,
HHMI,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Evolution of Protoplanet Vesta: What have we learned from Dawn?
Carol Raymond,
Dawn Deputy Principal Investigator,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Query Theory: A Process Account of Preference Construction
Elke Weber, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business; Eric Johnson, Norman Eig Professor of Business,
Columbia Business School ,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Free Public Lecture
John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon
John Logsdon,
Professor Emeritus ,
George Washington University,
6:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
8:00am
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5:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Massive Stars Across the Cosmos: Engines, Lighthouses, and Laboratories
Emily Levesque,
Univ of Colorado,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing + Mathematical Sciences Faculty Candidate Seminar
Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Zvika Brakerski,
Department of Computer Science,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
A stochastic parcel representation of cumulus convection
Zhiming Kuang,
Gordon McKay Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science ,
Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Functioning of the Proteasome: from protein breakdown to cancer therapy
Alfred Goldberg,
Professor,
Dept. of Cell Biology,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Joint Seminar: Behavioral Social Neuroscience (BSN) Seminar and Bray Theory Workshop
Efficient Perceptual Coding and Reference-Dependent Choice
Michael Woodford,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Chemistry Illuminating Biology: The Design and Synthesis of Chemical Probes for Biological Systems
Stuart J. Conway,
Dr.,
Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory,
University of Oxford,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
8:00am
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3/17
5:00pm
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9:45am
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3/16
12:15pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Nanoengineered Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancements in Energy and Water
Kripa Varanasi,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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3:00pm
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6:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
When Thoughts Become Actions - Imaging in Disorders of Consciousness
Adrian Owen,
Senior Scientist/Assistant Director,
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit,
University of Cambridge,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
More than a recycle bin: nutrient sensing and signaling by the lysosome
Roberto Zoncu,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Whitehead Inst. for Biomedical Research,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
The World According to GARP; Geophysics, Anisotropy and Realistic Physics
Don Anderson,
Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus,
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Understanding and Exploiting Catalytic E-H Activation Reactions in Main Group Chemistry
Lisa Rosenberg,
Associate Professor,
Chemistry,
University of Victoria,
5:00pm
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3/16
12:00am
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6:00pm
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9:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
There and Back Again: The Migration of Robotic Arm Technology from Mars to Earth
Brett Kennedy,
Supervisor,
Robotic Vehicles and Manipulators Group,
JPL,
8:00pm
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10:30pm
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A Discussion with Dr. Steve Koonin
The Resnick Sustainability Institute Chen-Huang Sustainable Energy Series