Institute Calendar
May 2014
Friday, May 9th, 2014
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Rhodium and Iridium Analogues of the Shilov Cycle for Methane Functionalization and the Reductive Oxoactivation Mechanistic Motif for Alkane Oxidation
Ross Fu,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Goddard group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Unitarity and crossing symmetry in the S Matrix of large N Chern Simons theory with fundamental matter
Shiraz Minwalla,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Linde Institute/Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
The Art of Optimizing via Simulations: Empirical Dynamic Programming
Rahul Jain,
Associate Professor, Kenneth C. Dahlberg Early Career Chair,
Viterbi School of Engineering,
University of Southern California,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters
Michael Fall,
Astronomer w/tenure,
Space Telescope Science Institute,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Thesis Seminar
Scanning Probe Studies of Thin Films
Joey Varghese,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Categorification at a prime root of unity
Mikhail Khovanov,
Professor,
Mathematics,
Columbia University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Paco A. Lagerstrom Lecture
The Interplay of the Concrete and General: from Mathematics to the Brain
Athanassios S. Fokas,
Chair in Nonlinear Mathematical Science,
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,
University of Cambridge,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Heegaard Floer theory and L-space knots
Faramarz Vafaee,
Professor,
Mathematics,
Michigan State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Tungsten Photosensitizers
Wesley Sattler,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
5:30pm
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7:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Anna & Arthur Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, May 10th, 2014
12:00am
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12:00am
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12:00pm
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10:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: De Francesco Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:50pm
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4:50pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Pogosyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
9:00am
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9:01am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Cell-Targeted Regulation of Gene Expression Through Synthetic RNA Devices
James Vowles,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Smolke group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Measuring Fraud in Aid
Jean Ensminger,
Edie and Lew Wasserman Professor of Social Sciences,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Reaction of Glucose by Framework and Extraframework Tin Sites in Zeolite Beta
Ricardo Bermejo-Deval,
graduate student,
chemical engineering,
california institute of technology,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Seminar
Talking Sex in Early Modern England: Or, What Do Words Tell Us About the History of Sexuality?
Valerie Traub,
Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of English and Women's Studies,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Cancelled - CNS Seminar
Cancelled
Nicole Rust,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Manipulating single electrons in silicon for quantum computing
Michael Lilly,
Scientist,
The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT),
Sandia National Laboratories,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Has global warming stopped? How, why now and for how long?
Ka-Kit Tung,
Professor of Applied Mathematics, Adjunct Professor in Atmospheric Science,
Department of Applied Mathematics,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Techniques for difficult LHC signatures
Matthew Buckley,
Rutgers University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Harnessing Metal-Metal Bonds: Bonding, Electronic Properties and Small-Molecule Reactivity
Connie C. Lu,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
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
On Cooperation in Networks and the Power of One Tiny Link
Michelle Effros,
George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
On Cooperation in Networks and the Power of One Tiny Link
Michelle Effros,
George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELLED General Biology Seminar
Peter Turnbaugh,
Bauer Fellow,
FAS Center for Systems Biology,
Harvard University,
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. Laura Perez,
NRAO,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Understanding Non-Covalent Interactions Involving Aromatic Rings
Steven E. Wheeler,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Black holes, star products and entanglement
Monica Guica,
University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Seasonal Cycles in Terrestrial Planetary Climates
Jonathan Mitchell,
Assistant Professor,
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Dynamic Agenda Setting (joint with Ying Chen)
Hulya Eraslan,
Johns Hopkins University,
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
9:30am
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10:30am
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9:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Validity of spin wave theory for the quantum Heisenberg model
Robert Seiringer,
Mathematics,
IST Austria,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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Logic Seminar
The Generic Point Problem and Closed Subgroups of $S_\infty$, I
Andy Zucker,
Grad Student,
Mathematics,
Carnegie Mellon University,