Institute Calendar
February 2008
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
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General Biology Seminar
Molecular Mechanisms of Pain and Temperature Sensation
Jan Siemens,
postdoctoral scholar in physiology,
UC San Francisco,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
10:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Estimating Billiard Complexities
Eugene Gutkin,
Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada, Brazil,
and Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
An Overview of Results from the CHARA Array on Mount Wilson
Harold A. McAlister,
professor of astronomy,
Georgia State University,
6:15pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Mind of the Market
Michael Shermer,
science writer and publisher,
Skeptic magazine, and executive director, Skeptics Society,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Entangled Electrons in the Solid State: Quantum Interference and Dephasing
Moty Heiblum,
professorial chair in submicron electronics,
department of condensed matter physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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9:00pm
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10:00pm
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
2:30am
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9:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Boost-Invariant Plasma in AdS/CFT
Alex Buchel,
assistant professor of applied mathematics,
Western Ontario University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Vortex-Quark Interaction in N=4 SYM from AdS/CFT Correspondence
Soo-Jong Rey,
Seoul National University,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Palladium- and Ruthenium-Catalyzed Redox Reactions in Selective Organic Synthesis
Jan-E. Bäckvall,
professor of organic chemistry,
Stockholm University,
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
The Adaptive Nature of Palladium Reactivity in Synthesis
Daniel Caspi,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Charge Migration along the DNA Duplex: Hole versus Electron Transport
Benjamin Elias,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
JUNO Spacecraft to Orbit Jupiter—Science and Technology
Michael Janssen,
principal scientist,
Jet Propulsion Labatory,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
9:00am
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9:30am
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9:30am
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10:30am
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12:00pm
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6:00pm
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12:45pm
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1:45pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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