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Midterm Examination Period

Monday, February 9th, 2026
10:00am – 11:30am
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Professional Development Series for Grad Students and Postdocs: Evidence-Based Teaching and AI Integration

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
An Adjoint Method for Optimization of the Boltzmann Equation
Russel E. Caflisch, Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute, NYU,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Henrique Rubira, Cambridge University, KICC and Munich University Observatory,
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Astronomy on Tap

"Funding for NASA" and "Exoplanet Atmospheres"
Jack Kiraly, Director of Government Relations, The Planetary Society,
Tom Greene, Executive Director, IPAC, Caltech,
  • Public Event
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
10:30am – 12:00pm
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Laser Safety Training

Online Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
Flow Maps: Flow-based generative models with lightning-fast inference
Nicholas Boffi, Assistant Professor, Department of Machine Learning and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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X-Ray Safety Training

Online Event
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Soft theorems from higher symmetries
Jonah Berean-Dutcher, University of British Columbia,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Negotiating Thermodynamics: Designing Periodic and Aperiodic Oxides on Demand
Bharat Jalan, Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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All-Faculty Meeting

3:00pm – 4:15pm
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Laboratory Safety Orientation Training

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
TBD
Emily Rauscher, Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Morphodynamics of Hanging Ice Dams in Northern Rivers
Gary Parker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Christian Traeger, Professor of Economics, University of Oslo,
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
What a Digital Twin Can Learn from Data, Thermodynamics, and Action Principles for Damage Assessment in Complex Materials
Jiun-Shyan (JS) Chen, William Prager Chair Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
TBA
Chengcheng Fan, Bjorkman Group,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Love Data Week: Managing and Sharing Large Data Files with CaltechDATA

  • Internal Event
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Discussion: AI in Today's College Classrooms: Benefits and Concerns for Student Learning

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

Red Door Cafe
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Growing Papaya Trees by Dr. Jessica Hernandez: Book Talk

Chen 100
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Techer Live: AI in the Wild

  • Public Event
Friday, February 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Björn Hassfeld, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Green Labs February 2026 Meeting

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Nisarga Paul, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Knight-Hennessy Scholars Info Session

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennan Conference Room
  • Internal Event
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Suhas Eswarappa Prameela, Assistant Professor, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah,
3:45pm – 5:15pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Catherine Romero, Graduate Student (Peters Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Nicholas van der Elst, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),