Institute Calendar
May 2011
Monday, May 9th, 2011
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
The Econometrics of DSGE Models
Raffaella Giacomini,
associate professor of economics,
University College London,
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Observations and Models for Ecological Forecasting: The Role of NEON
David A. Schimel,
chief executive officer,
NEON Boulder, Colorado,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Identification of New Drug-Binding Sites in the Ribosome Using Pt(II) Compounds
Christine S. Chow,
professor of chemistry,
Wayne State University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Stochastic Data Reduction, Data-Driven Uncertainty Quantification and Multiscale Modeling of Complex Systems
Guang Lin,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Physical Predictions and the Quantum Multiverse
Yasunori Nomura,
UC Berkeley,
4:15pm
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Thomas Wolff Memorial Lecture in Mathematics
Invariant Manifolds and Dispersive Hamiltonian Evolution Equations
Wilhelm Schlag,
professor of mathematics,
the University of Chicago,
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
10:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Understanding Decision-Making Behavior in Early Stage Design Process
Maria Yang,
assistant professor of mechanical engineering and engineering sysrems,
MIT,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Current and Potential Treatments of Systolic Heart Failure: the Discovery of Omecamtiv Mecarbil the First, Selective, Small Molecule Activator of Cardiac Myosin
Bradley P. Morgan,
Cytokinetics, Inc.,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Maximally Representative Allocations for Guaranteed Delivery Advertising Campaigns
R. Preston McAfee,
Yahoo! Research,
12:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Thermal Stability of Topological Order and Feasibility of Efficient Self-Correcting Quantum Memory
Beni Yoshida,
UC Berkeley,
3:30pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
An All-Sky Automated Survey for the Brightest Supernovae
Jose Prieto,
Carnegie Observatories,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Solid State Nano-photonic Quantum Technologies
Andrei Faraon,
Hewlett Packard Laboratories,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
New Ideas in Gravitational-wave Data Analysis
Curt Cutler,
senior faculty associate in physics, Caltech ,
and group supervisor in relativistic astrophysics,
JPL,
Michele Vallisneri,
visiting associate in physics, Caltech,
and research scientist in astrophysics and space sciences ,
JPL,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Aerosols on the Ancient Earth: Lessons from Saturn's Moon Titan
Margaret A. Tolbert,
Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
and Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES),
University of Colorado, Boulder and CIRES,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Neural Mechanisms of Spatial Cognition
Neil Burgess,
Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience,
University College London,
4:00pm
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Kliegel Lectures in Planetary Sciences
Topic to be announced.
Shane Byrne,
assistant professor,
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Second-Guessing, Structure, and Information in Bureaucratic Politics (joint with Sean Gailmard)
John Patty,
associate professor of political science,
Washington Univesity, St. Louis,
5:00pm
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8:00pm
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Engagement Photography on Campus: McCleary Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
10:00am
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Szego Theorem for Finite and Infinite Gap OPUC
Maxim Zinchenko,
assistant professor of mathematics,
University of Central Florida,
12:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Collective Origin of Spiral Structure in Disk Galaxies
Lars Hernquist,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Approximately Optimal Mechanism Design via Differential Privacy
Rann Smorodinsky,
associate professor of economics and finance,
Israel Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Magnetic Quasiparticle Scattering Mechanism of Spin-resonance Behavior and Its Relationship with Quasiparticle Interference Pattern in High-Tc Superconductors
Tanmoy Das,
Postdoctoral research associate in theoretical condensed matter physics ,
Los Alamos National Lab,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Cenozoic Seawater Chemistry and Climate—Insights from Magnesium Isotopes
John Higgins,
researcher in geosciences,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Late-Stage Fluorination
Tobias Ritter,
professor of chemistry and chemical biology,
Harvard University,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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Everhart Lecture
Flirty, Chaste, Promiscuous: What Yeast Can Teach Us About Controlling Cell Fate
Kate Galloway,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
6:30pm
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Thursday, May 12th, 2011
8:30am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Can Nuclear Power Be As Safe As Milk?
Nahtan Dalleska,
lecturer in chemistry,
Caltech,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
The Architecture of Human Telomerase RNA
Juli Feigon,
professor of biochemistry,
UCLA,
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
Towards a Computational Account of Human Pain and Aversive Learning
Benjamin Seymour,
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging,
University College London,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Volatiles in Arc Volcanoes: Understanding Volatile Loss from Melt Inclusions
Marion Le Voyer,
postdoctoral scholar in geological and planetary sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Technology and the Scientific Method: Tools and Policies for Addressing the Credibility Crisis in Computational Science
Victoria Stodden,
assistant professor of statistics,
Columbia University,
4:45pm
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6:00pm
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CMA presents "SpaceX: Growing a Launch Business from Scratch"
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Gwynne Shotwell,
President,
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX),
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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