Institute Calendar
Winter 2015-2016
Friday, March 4th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
AdS4 solutions of massive IIA from dyonic supergravity and their simple Chern-Simons dual
Oscar Varela,
Utah State University,
11:20am
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2:20pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
S-duality of u(1) gauge theory with theta=pi on non-orientable manifolds: Applications to topological insulators and superconductors
Max Metlitski,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Using the cosmos to search for the invisible: the hidden worlds of dark matter, black holes, and structure formation
Katelin Schutz,
Graduate Student,
Department of Astronomy,
UC Berkeley,
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
Counting with Symmetry for Structural Mechanics
Simon Guest,
Reader in Structural Mechanics,
Department of Engineering ,
University of Cambridge,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
TBA
Kristen Hendricks,
Assistant Adjunct Professor,
Mathematics,
UCLA,
3:20pm
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6:20pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Self-Optimizing Synthesis of Structured Chalcogen Alloys in Response to Tailored Photoexcitation
Azhar Carim,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Saturday, March 5th, 2016
12:00am
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12:00am
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10:20am
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1:20pm
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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Photography on Campus: Ghofranian & Pabon Wedding
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:30pm
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4:30pm
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2:30pm
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4:30pm
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3:30pm
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6:30pm
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Photography on Campus: Coronado Wedding
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:40pm
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6:40pm
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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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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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4:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
8:00am
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8:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special Seminar in Mathematics
Higher Pentagram Maps via Cluster Mutations and Networks on Surfaces
Michael Gekhtman,
Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
A holistic approach to the preparation of composites of polymers and nanoparticles: from molecule to manufacture
Tony McNally,
Professor and Chair in Nanocomposites,
International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing,
WMG, University of Warwick, England,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Oxygen, Manganese, and Early Life on Earth
Joan S. Valentine,
Distinguished Research Professor,
Department of Chemistry & Bichemistry,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
10:30am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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6:00pm
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1:00pm
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Women's History Month Event
International Women's Day Celebration and Photography Opening Lunch Reception
Azita Emami,
Professor of Electrical Engineering ,
Engineering and Applied Science,
Caltech,
Simona Bordani,
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
A linear time algorithm for quantum 2-SAT
Sevag Gharibian,
Virginia Commonwealth University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Describing finite groups by short first-order sentences
Andre Nies,
Professor,
Computer Science,
University of Auckland,
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Atomic-Layer Semiconducting Crystals for Emerging 2D Devices and Nanosystems
Philip Feng,
Assistant Professor,
Case School of Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University,
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
First Results from Advanced LIGO
Prof. Alan Weinstein,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
MULTI-MESSENGER MONSTERS!!!
Sarah Burke Spolaor,
National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium
Towards homological mirror symmetry for hypersurfaces in toric varieties
Denis Auroux,
Professor,
Mathematics,
UC Berkeley,