Institute Calendar
Winter 2013-2014
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The History and Future of Space Communications – Celebrating 50 Years of the NASA Deep Space Network
Joseph Lazio,
Chief Scientist,
Interplanetary Network Directorate,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
7:30pm
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10:30pm
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Friday, February 14th, 2014
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantum simulation using cold atoms and a brighter future
Chen-Lung Hung,
Postdoc,
Quantum Optics,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Gluons for nothing, gravitons for free...
JJ Carrasco,
Stanford University,
2:30pm
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5:30pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Overview of Integrated, Multiscale Modeling Capabilites at Glenn Research Center
Steven Arnold,
Chief, Mechanics and Life Prediction Branch,
Structures and Materials Division,
NASA Glenn Research Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Beauty and Wonder in Exciton-Polariton Condensates
Na Young Kim,
Physical Science Research Associate,
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Upgrading Light Olefins by Trimerization Catalysis
Aaron Sattler,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:20pm
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7:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
The History and Future of Space Communications – Celebrating 50 Years of the NASA Deep Space Network
Joseph Lazio,
Chief Scientist,
Interplanetary Network Directorate,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
12:00am
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2/16
12:00am
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12:00am
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12:00am
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:00pm
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6:00pm
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5:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 16th, 2014
12:00am
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2/17
12:00am
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Monday, February 17th, 2014
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
9:00am
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9:01am
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10:30am
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12:00pm
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10:30am
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11:30am
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Transition Metal Clusters Supported by Multinucleating Ligand Frameworks as Models of Biological Active Sites
Emily Tsui,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Agapie group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Understanding and Predicting Online Social Contagion
Nathan Hodas,
Information Sciences Institute,
University of Southern California,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Systems Biology SuperGroup Meeting
Michael Elowitz,
Professor of Biology and Bioengineering, HHMI,
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
From Force and Torque Sensing To The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator...Using Optomechanical Springs
John Davis,
Assistant Professor,
University of Alberta,
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
Star Formation, Molecular Gas and Galaxy Dynamics at the Peak of the Galaxy Formation Epoch
Dr. Linda Tacconi,
MPI fur Ex. Physik,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Ergodicity breaking and entanglement in many-body systems
Dmitry Abanin,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Transcription - associated genome instability and its connections to cancer and neurological disorders
Jesper Svejstrup,
Cancer Research Center,
London Research Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Color Outside the Lines: The Search for Multijet Physics at the LHC
Mariangela Lisanti,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Heating and cooling of Saturn's rings
Ryuji Morishima,
Assistant Researcher,
JPL/UCLA,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
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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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:30pm
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EE Special Seminar
Nonconvex methods for high-dimensional regression with noisy and missing data
Po-Ling Loh,
PhD Student,
Statistics,
U.C, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Reconstructing sulphate loading and timing of climate impacting volcanic eruptions during the Common Era
Michael Sigl,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Division of Hydrologic Sciences,
Desert Research Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
The evolution of complex and novel traits: applying closely related Drosophila species to the study of macroevolutionary problems
Mark Rebeiz,
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences,
University of Pittsburgh,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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10:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, February 20th, 2014
10:30am
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11:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Topic to be Announced
Aaron D. Ames,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (Joint Appt.),
Texas A&M University ,