Institute Calendar
April 2009
Monday, April 20th, 2009
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Mechanisms and Timescales of Rapid Ice Sheet Collapse
Ian Howat,
assistant professor of Earth sciences,
Byrd Polar Research Center,
Ohio State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
WIMP Dark Matter Searches into the Next Decade with SuperCDMS and GEODM
Sunil Golwala,
assistant professor of physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Science History Seminar
The Battles Against Animal Diseases: Science, Policy, and the Origins of Economic Regulation in the United States
Paul Rhode,
professor of economic history,
University of Arizona,
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
12:00am
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1:00pm
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11:30am
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Eric Zaslow,
professor of mathematics,
Northwestern University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Simulating Quantum Systems Using Tensor Networks and Monte Carlo
Norbert Schuch,
Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Numerical and Physical Aspects of Coupled Phenomena
Marcel Ilie,
postdoctoral scholar in mechanical and aerospace engineering,
UC San Diego,
3:30pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Topic to be announced.
Karl Gebhardt,
professor of astronomy,
the University of Texas at Austin,
3:45pm
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5:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar
Exploring Mars in the Thermal Infrared
Steve Ruff,
faculty research associate,
Arizona State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Looking for Patterns in B-meson Decays with Baryons at Babar
Tae Min Hong,
graduate student in physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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4:10pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Size Matters: Mechanical Properties of Materials at the Nano-Scale
Julia Greer,
assistant professor of materials science,
Caltech,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
7:30am
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2:00pm
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10:00am
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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
Interlacing Particle Systems
Alexei Borodin,
professor of mathematics,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:15pm
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3:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Galactic Dark Matter Substructure
Piero Madau,
professor of astronomy and astrophysics,
UC Santa Cruz,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
A Chemical Approach to Controlling Cell Fate Decisions
Laura L. Kiessling,
professor of chemistry,
University of Wisconsin–Madison,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Patchy Mixing Matters
Jennifer MacKinnon,
assistant research faculty,
physical oceanography,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Confined Liquid and Stress Corrosion Mechanisms in Glasses
Matthieu George,
University of Montpellier, France,
6:30pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Potential Role of Hydrogen Vehicles in our Energy and Climate future
Rody Stephenson,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:00am
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3:00pm
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11:00am
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11:30am
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11:30am
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biological Network Modeling Center Seminar
Quantitative Imaging Embryonic Morphogenesis: Left-Right Symmetry Breaking and Collective Cell Migration
Willy Supatto,
postdoctoral scholar in biology,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Designing Robust Omnophobic Surfaces
Robert E. Cohen,
professor of chemical engineering,
MIT,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Influences of Geochemistry on Biological Metal Utilization: Perspectives from Protein and Proteome Evolution
Chris Dupont,
J. Craig Venter Institute,
4:00pm
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MD/PhD Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Martin Pera,
department of cell and neurobiology, Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research,
USC,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Exploring the Extreme Universe: Astronomy and Particle Physics with VHE Gamma-rays
Amanda Weinstein,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
VHE Gamma Rays,
UCLA,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
10:00am
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Ben Freivogel,
visiting researcher in particle physics,
UC Berkeley,