Institute Calendar
May 2017
Friday, May 5th, 2017
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Entanglement branes in a two-dimensional string theory
Gabriel Wong,
University of Virginia,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
"Isoprene Oxidation Pathways and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Under Low-NO Conditions"
Kelvin Bates,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
The Importance of being Eccentric
Ann-Marie Madigan,
Assistant Professor of Astrophysics,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
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
The Use of Active Flow Control as a Tool in Preliminary Design
Israel Wygnanski,
Professor,
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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4:45pm
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BMB Seminar
An allosteric theory of transcriptional regulation.
Griffin Chure,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
What are the ‘Global Middle Ages,' and Why Do They Matter?
Geraldine Heng,
Perceval Fellow and Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, with a joint appointment in Middle Eastern studies and Women’s studies,
University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Improving Specificity of Rhodium Metalloinstertors in Targeting DNA Mismatch Repair Deficient Cancer Cells
Ms. Stephanie Threatt,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture
Simulating the Galaxies of our Universe
Andrew Wetzel,
Caltech-Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Theoretical Astrophysics (TAPIR),
Caltech,
Saturday, May 6th, 2017
12:00am
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9:00am
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12:00pm
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10:00am
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1:00pm
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12:30pm
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3:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Mesrobian Photoshoot
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Tsarukyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:30pm
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4:30pm
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5:00pm
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Photography on Campus: Shamlyan Wedding
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:00pm
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6:00pm
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6:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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11:00pm
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Sunday, May 7th, 2017
12:00am
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4:30pm
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Monday, May 8th, 2017
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Aerospace Engineering Seminar
SpaceX and the Aerodynamic and Aerothermal Challenges of Designing Reusable Rockets and Spacecraft
Andrew Tchieu,
Senior Aerodynamics Engineer,
Space Exploration Technologies,
SpaceX,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Seminar
Forces, Stresses, and the (Thermo?)Dynamics of Active Matter
Sho Takatori,
graduate student,
Chemical Engineering Department,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Reconstruction in Gauge Gromov-Witten Theory
Seunghee Ye,
Department of Mathematics,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Excitable and Other Dynamic Behaviors in Migrating Cells
Professor Pablo Iglesias,
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
"Winning by default: why is there so little competition in government procurement?" with Karam Kang
Robert Miller,
Richard M. Cyert and Morris DeGroot Professor of Economics and Statistics, Professor of Economics and Strategy,
Tepper School of Business,
Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Solid Earth constraints on the dynamics of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: insights from seismology
Douglas A. Wiens,
Robert S. Brooking Distinguished Professor,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Washington University in St. Louis,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Catalytic Transformations with Bimetallic Cooperation
Neal Mankad,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
9:00am
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10:00am
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10:30am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Susanna Throop, Ursinus College
"Not Cruelty but Piety?" The Difficulties of Assessing "Crusading Violence" and Why It Matters
Susanna Throop,
Associate Professor of History,
Ursinus College,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST LUNCH BUNCH
Cyber Weapons of Mass Destruction for Every Budget
Dan O'Dowd,
Founder, President and CEO of Green Hills Software.,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Zhannetta Gugel,
Graduate Student,
Neurobiology,
California Institute of Technology,
Jie-Yoon (Remy) Yang,
Graduate Student,
Computation & Neural Systems,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
"Studies in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation: Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Structurally Diverse Alkaloids"
Beau Pritchett,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
SEMINAR POSTPONED
Daniel M. Neumark,
Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Meningeal Lymphatics Draining Neurological Diseases
Jonathan Kipnis,
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair,
Neuroscience,
University of Virginia School of Medicine,