Institute Calendar
April 2017
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Two-spectra theorem with uncertainty
Alexei Poltoratski,
Department of Mathematics,
Texas A&M University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms of Phenazine-Mediated Survival in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Nate Glasser,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Electroactive biofilms - key characteristics and applications
Korneel Rabaey,
Professor,
Department of Biochemical and Microbial Technology,
Ghent University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Finance Seminar: John Zhu, University of Pennsylvania
Renegotiation of Dynamically Incomplete Contracts
John Zhu,
Assistant Professor of Finance,
The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Universal avalanche statistics across 16 decades in length: From nanocrystals (and neurons) to earthquakes and stars
Karin Dahmen,
Professor,
Condensed Matter Physics,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar
Harper, extended Harper, and sharp spectral transitions in the arithmetics of the flux
Svetlana Jitomirskaya,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California, Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar
Electronic structure theory for excited state dynamics
Toru Shiozaki,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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5:00pm
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6:00pm
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How does an "inverted flag" flap?
Everhart Lecture Series
Andres J. Goza,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical Engineering,
Caltech,
8:30pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, April 27th, 2017
12:00am
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12:00am
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9:00am
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3:00pm
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10:30am
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12:30pm
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10:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Carbon-based nanomaterials: from combustion nanoparticles to chiral nanomaterials"
Angela Violi,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Biophysics Program,
University of Michigan,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
MEMS are becoming 3D and atomically precise
Andrei Shkel,
Prof.,
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Rusty Lewis,
Graduate Student, Arnold Research Group,
CCE, Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Nicolas Barth,
Assistant Professor of Geology, Jr Faculty Distinguished Teaching Professor,
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of California, Riverside,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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James Michelin Distinguished Visitors Program
Building Science: Multiple Agendas
Thom Mayne,
Architect and Design Director,
Morphosis,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum simulations: From condensed matter to high energy models
Ignacio Cirac,
Professor Doctor of Physics, Director of the Theory Division,
Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Postponed | Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
This talk will be rescheduled for a later date.
Emily Murphy,
UCLA,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Friday, April 28th, 2017
12:00am
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12:00am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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10:00am
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5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Vortices in 4d, N=2 SQCD and their Worldsheet Theory from Supersymmetric Localization
Efrat Gerchkovitz,
Weizmann Institute,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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EE Special Seminar
Real-time Biosensors for Continuous Measurements of Specific Biomolecules in Live Animals
H. Tom Soh,
Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering & Department of Radiology,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Undergraduate Math Club Seminar
The cap set problem
Allison Wang,
Department of Mathematics,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Observing the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation with the South Pole Telescope
Christine Moran,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
TAPIR,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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6:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Integrating the Design of Structure, Control, and Signal Processing
Robert Skelton,
Research Professor,
Aerospace Engineering,
Texas A&M,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Heegaard Floer invariants and satellite knots
Wenzhao Chen,
Department of Mathematics,
Michigan State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Plasmonics for Chemistry: Sensing and controlling chemical reactions using plasmons
Andrea Baldi,
PhD,
Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) ,
4:00pm
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4:45pm
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BMB Seminar
Structural studies of a bacterial Atm1-type ABC exporter
Chengcheng Fan,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar
Average Decay of the Fourier Transform of Measures
Keith Rogers,
Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
A Possible Role for PCET in Nitrogen Fixation
Mr. Matthew Chalkley,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
On-chip quantum memories for telecom photons using ensembles of erbium ions
Ioana Craiciu,
Graduate Student,
Faraon Group,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar
Spectral theory of confining magnetic fields via symplectic geometry
San Vu Ngoc,
Department of Mathematics,
Universite de Rennes,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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German Film: Maskerade (in Wien)
Movie screening for German 130b & 132b // In German with English subtitles
8:00pm
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11:00pm
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