Institute Calendar
October 2013
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
7:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Theodore von Karman and Rocketry at Caltech
Erik Conway,
Historian,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Friday, October 11th, 2013
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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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Multiscale Modeling & Experimental Validation of Material Deformation & Fracture in Severe Environments
Nasr Ghoniem,
UCLA Distinguished Professor,
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech Mixed-Signal, RF and Microwave Seminar
Design, Test, and EDA Research for 3D ICs at GTCAD Laboratory
Sung Kyu Lim,
Professor,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Well-Defined (–)-i-Pr-PyboxNi(I) Complexes Provide Mechanistic Insights for an Asymmetric Negishi Reaction
Trixia Buscagan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
Theodore von Karman and Rocketry at Caltech
Erik Conway,
Historian,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
12:00pm
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6:00pm
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1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Kouyoumjian Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Gasardzhyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Oseguera Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Oseguera Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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Sunday, October 13th, 2013
8:00am
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11:00am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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Photography on Campus: Douangsitthi Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:00pm
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5:00pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, October 14th, 2013
9:00am
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4:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Seismic Cycle Elements along the Peru-Ecuador Subduction Zone
Mohammed Chlieh,
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Hidden (Hastatic) Order in URu2Si2
Rebbeca Flint,
Professor,
Iowa State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
CANCELLED - Insights into the regulatory role of free Mg2+ revealed by a new genetic immunodeficiency disease
Michael Lenardo,
Chief,
Molecular Development of the Immune System Section,
Laboratory of Immunology - NIAID,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Implications of Strong-Rate-Weakening Friction for the Length-Scale Dependence of the Strength of the Crust; Why Earthquakes Are so Gentle
Thomas H. Heaton,
Professor of Engineering Seismology,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar-CANCELLED
Spin and Spin Polarization Effects on Energy and Electron Transfer Processes
James K. McCusker,
Professor and Associate Chair for Research,
Chemistry,
Michigan State University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Nimble Algorithms for Cloud Computing
Ravi Kannan,
Principal Researcher,
Microsoft Research, India,
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
10:30am
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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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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Approximate Formal Verification Using Model-Based Testing
Rance Cleaveland,
Professor of Computer Science,
University of Maryland,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBA
Prof. Niel Brandt,
PSU,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Quantitative modeling of function and evolution of cis-regulatory modules in drosophila
Saurabh Sinha,
Associate Professor and Affiliate Faculty,
Dept. of Computer Science, Inst. of Genomic Biology, Dept. of Entomology, Biophysics Program,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Magma Oceans and Atmospheric Loss During Earth's Accretion
Sarah Stewart,
Professsor,
Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Harvard University,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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10:30pm
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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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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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Competition in Persuasion
Emir Kamenica,
Professor of Economics,
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
What controls sulfur isotope fractionation during microbial sulfate reduction?
Min Sub Sim,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Vibrational Entropy of Materials
Brent Fultz,
Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Thioamides: Minimalist Chromophores for Monitoring Protein Folding and Stability
E. James Petersson,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Pennsylvania,