Institute Calendar
October 2013
Monday, October 28th, 2013
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Advancements in modeling galaxy mergers: Synthetic observations and a more accurate numerical method
Chris Hayward,
ITS, Heidelberg,
7:00pm
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10:00pm
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Tuesday, October 29th, 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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IST Lunch Bunch
Geoengineering the Earth's Climate (The World's Largest Control Problem!)
Doug MacMartin,
Senior Research Associate in Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
ENZ and MNZ Phenomena
Nader Engheta,
H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor,
University of Pennslyvania,
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
Dr. Chris Hayward,
Heidelberger Inst. for Theoretical Studies,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Design of protein structures, functions, and assemblies
David Baker,
Professor,
Biochemistry,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Gauge Theories for Baryon and Lepton Numbers
Pavel Fileviez Perez,
MPI, Heidelberg,
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 30th, 2013
8:00am
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Ongoing
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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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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
New Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Aza-Propellane Natural Products
Raul Navarro,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Reisman Group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Globular Clusters and Halo Stars: Chemodynamical tracers of galaxy assembly
Jean Brodie,
UCO Lick Observatory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Bargaining Under Strategic Uncertainty
Amanda Friedenberg,
Associate Professor of Economics,
Arizona State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing + Mathematical Sciences Seminar
Petri nets, chemistry, and quantum theory
John Baez,
Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California - Riverside,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Proximity Effect Induced Topological Superconductor and Majorana Modes
Jinfeng Jia,
Professor,
Physics,
Shanghai Jia Tong University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Smart Grid & Climate Change: Socio-political Influence on Energy System Change
Jennie Stephens,
Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy,
Clark University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Extremes of Heat Conduction in Molecular Materials
David G. Cahill,
Department Head, Donald B. Willett Professor of Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Catalytic Asymmetric Molecular Rearrangements
Uttam K. Tambar,
Assistant Professor,
Biochemistry Department,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Thursday, October 31st, 2013
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Flame Synthesized Metal Oxide Nanowires as Effective Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting
Xiaolin Zheng,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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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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JCAP Special Seminar
Multiple Proton-coupled Electron Transfer in Electrocatalysis: Theory vs. Experiment
Marc T. M. Koper,
Professor of Fundamental Surface Science,
Leiden Institute of Chemistry. Leiden University,
Catalysis and Surface Chemistry,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Cloaking nanoparticles with natural RBC membranes for biomimetic drug delivery and detoxification
Liangfang Zhang,
Associate Professor,
Department of Nanoengineering,
University of California, San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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