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Registration for Spring Term

Monday, March 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)
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Informal Seminar - Professor Taro Kitazawa

Broad 100
"Whole-genome single-cell history-tracing to reveal neuronal identity transition and memory formation"
Taro Kitazawa, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience, Associate Professor Aarhus University in Denmark,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Operando Infrared Spectroscopy to Probe Electrified Interfaces
Yu Katayama, Associate Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, University of Osaka,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

Cahill 370
Jackie Blaum, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley,
Scott Lucchini, ITC Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
"From Pebbles to Planets: New Frontiers in Planet Formation"
Richard Teague, Kerr-McGee Career Development Assistant Professor, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Detecting uHz Gravitational Waves with Binary Resonances
Josh Foster, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar w/Scott K. Cushing

Gates Annex B122
The role of ultrafast dynamics in battery and solar photoabsorber materials
Scott K. Cushing, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
8:30pm – 10:30pm
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Astronomy on Tap

"Jupiter's Moons" and "Dark Matter"
Sasha Mintz, PhD Candidate, Department of Physics, University of Southern California,
Tim Proudkii, PhD Candidate, Department of Planetary Science, Caltech,
  • Public Event
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
9:00am – 10:30am
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Introduction to Shell and Data Management on an HPC Cluster

Online Event
  • Internal Event
10:30am – 12:00pm
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Laser Safety Training

Online Event
11:00am – 2:00pm
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ME72 Engineering Design Competition

Brown Gymnasium
  • Public Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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HPS/LCSSP Seminar

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Defining and Detecting Discrimination: A New Way Forward
Issa Kohler-Hausmann, Professor of Law and Associate Professor of Sociology, Yale University,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TIAA's Office Hours

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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X-Ray Safety Training

Online Event
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Gates Annex B122
Alex Mori Carroll, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Peter Walter

Targeting the Cell's Stress Pathways for Therapeutic Benefit
Peter Walter, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco Investigator Emeritus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Tianyu Zhu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yale University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Dynamical Origins of the Inner Solar System's Chemical Architecture
Max Goldberg, Postdoc Researcher, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur,
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Finals Decompression: Make Keychains & Bag Charms!!

Center for Student Services, Large Tent
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium

Linde Hall 310
Cohomology of moduli spaces of curves
Hannah Larson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, UC Berkeley,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
People as Intuitive Modelers: How Model Complexity Adapts to Data
Guillaume Fréchette, Professor, Department of Economics, New York University,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
All Day
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Last Day of Classes for Winter Term

11:00am – 12:00pm
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Election Science Office Hours

Online Event
Paper, Pixels, and Policy: A Conversation with Steve Trout on the Future of Verifiable Elections
Steve Trout, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Clear Ballot,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
3D Gravity and Chaos in CFTs with Fermions
Elisa Tabor, UC Berkeley,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Immigration Roadmap: OPT In! Internships & Work Authorization for International Students

Red Door Cafe
  • Internal Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Online Event
Linings, treeings, and the continuous automorphism problem
Stephen Jackson, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of North Texas,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 289
Noncommutative Taylor Remainders and the BMV Conjecture
Chandan Pradhan, Postdoc, Department of Mathematics, University of New Mexico,
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
Unraveling the origins of fast radio bursts and using them as probes of extreme plasmas
Kenzie Nimmo, NHFP Einstein Fellow, Northwestern,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
The Impact of Soil Respiration Pulses on Continental Scale Carbon Fluxes
Eva-Marie Metz, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Reducing Lost Votes by Mail: Evidence on Vote Curing from Pennsylvania
Marc Meredith, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania,
5:00pm – 6:30pm
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Revolutionizing Astrophysics: How Space and Ground Telescopes Can Work Together

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
7:00pm – 8:30pm
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TACIT STORYTELLING & IMPROV

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
8:00am – Ongoing
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Study Period

11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Talking To Cells Using Mechanically Unusual Proteins And Ultrasound
Mikhail G. Shapiro, Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
11:00am – 2:00pm
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Tessellations and Other Math You Can Touch

Sherman Fairchild Library, Lobby
  • Internal Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
"Engineering protein circuits for cancer therapy"
Lukas Moeller, Graduate Student, Elowitz Group,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 100
Evolving Transparency: The Origins of Leaf-Like Phenotypes in Neotropical Amphibians
Carlos Taboada, Assistant Professor, BBE, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Grief Support Group (March 12, 2026)

2:30pm – 3:30pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Annenberg 213
Optimal learning of quantum channels in diamond distance
Antonio Anna Mele, Freie Universität Berlin,
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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You and Your Thesis

Online Event
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 7:00pm
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LA Probability Forum

Cesar Cuenca, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University,
Andreas Klippel, PhD Candidate, Department of Mathematics, TU Darmstadt,
Hindy Drillick, PhD Candidate, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Bilinear sums with trace functions
Philippe Michel, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Cosmology from Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background
Kimmy Wu, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Caltech,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Zeros, convexity, and variations
Kevin Kwan, Scholar at Institute for Advanced Study, Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, March 13th, 2026
10:30am – 11:30am
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BBE Informal Seminar - Dr. Pei Su

Broad 100
From Tissues to Single Cells: Direct Proteoform Profiling Using Orbitrap-Based Single Molecule Mass Spectrometry
Pei Su, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Sunjin Choi, IPMU, University of Tokyo,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar

Baxter 125
Incentivizing Quality Text Generation via Statistical Contracts
Eden Saig, Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Green Labs March 2026 Meeting

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

East Bridge 114
Rigorous bounds on dynamics and correlations in thermal and driven quantum systems and their comparison to experiment
Zohar Nussinov, Washington University in St. Louis,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Hybridization of WaSABI-C inspirals with numerical relativity waveforms for quasi-circular, spin-aligned, asymmetric black hole binaries
Hector Iglesias, Graduate Student, Weinberg Institute, University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Holmin Jung, Postdoctoral Researcher (Peters Group),
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Thomas Goebel, Associate Professor, Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI), University of Memphis,