Institute Calendar
February 2010
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Baron von Munchhausen and the Cat: Swimming in Empty Curved Space
Yosi Avron,
professor of physics,
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Dwarf Galaxies, Dark Matter, and the Threshold of Galaxy Formation
James Bullock,
associate professor of theoretical physics and astronomy,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Civil Engineering Seminar
One-Way Wave Equations for Subsurface Imaging, Wave Propagation and Multiscale Material Modeling
Murthy Guddati,
associate professor of civil engineering,
North Carolina State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—cancelled
Isabella Velicogna,
assistant professor of Earth system science,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Self vs. Non-self Discrimination during CRISPR Immunity against Horizontal Gene Transfer
Luciano Marraffini,
postdoctoral fellow,
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Combinatorial Approach to Materials Discovery
Ichiro Takeuchi,
professor,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering ,
University of Maryland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Post-translational Modifications in Natural Product Biosynthesis
Wilfred A. van der Donk,
Howard Hughes Medical Investigator and professor of chemistry,
University of Illinois,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Communication, Timing, and Common Learning
Colin Stewart,
assistant professor of economics,
University of Toronto,
6:30pm
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7:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
8:00am
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Ongoing
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9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Location to be announced
A Cold Climate: The Challenge of Communication the Climate Change Story in a Declining Media Environment
Usha McFarling,
communications director,
Resnick Institute for Science of Energy,
Caltech,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:30am
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12:30pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar—cancelled
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede,
professor of chemistry,
Umea University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
A Model of Casino Gambling
Nicolas Barberis,
professor of finance,
School of Management,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Genome Dynamics during a 20-year Evolution Experiment with E. coli
Jeffrey Barrick,
postdoctoral fellow in microbiology and molecular genetics,
Michigan State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Fluorine in the Earth: Where Is It and What Can It Tell Us?
Richard Hervig,
professor of chemistry,
School of Earth and Space Exploration,
Arizona State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
LIGO Mirrors as Quantum Objects
Yanbei Chen,
assistant professor of physics,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
M5-branes, 4d Gauge Theory and 2d CFT
Yuji Tachikawa,
Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Spin-Orbit Effects in the Mott Regime
Leon Balents,
professor,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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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
Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Materials for Medicine and Energy
Samuel Stupp,
professor of materials science, chemistry, and medicine,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
How Cells Get their Shapes and Assemble into Organs
Maxwell Heiman,
Laboratory of Developmental Genetics,
Rockefeller University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production from VLS-Grown Silicon Microwire Arrays
Emily L. Warren,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Magnetic Nanotechnology Based Biochips—A New Tool for Cancer Diagnostics and Radiation Triage
Shan X. Wang,
director,
Stanford Center for Magnetic Nanotechnology,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Manufacturing Memories
Elizabeth Loftus,
distinguished professor social ecology and professor of law and cognitive science,
UC Irvine,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
9:00am
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5:15pm
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9:30am
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2:30pm
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9:30am
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2:30pm
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11:00am
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5:00pm
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11:00am
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6:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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1:00pm
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5:30pm
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