Institute Calendar
May 2007
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
On Hyperbolic Dynamics and Properties of the Spectrum of the Fibonacci Hamiltonian
Anton Gorodetski,
postdoctoral scholar in mathematics,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Lilia Anguelova,
reasearch associate in theoretical physics,
Queen Mary, University of London,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Monsoons as Eddy-Mediated Regime Transitions of a Hadley Cell
Simona Bordoni,
Moore Postdoctoral Scholar,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Attacking Complexity and Diversity in Chemistry through the Integration of Supramolecular Chemistry, Photochemistry, and Spin Chemistry
Nicholas J. Turro,
professor of chemistry,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Intervention and Causal Inference in Rats
Aaron Blaisdell,
assistant professor of psychology,
Brain Research Institute,
UCLA,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Thomas Wolff Memorial Lecture in Mathematics: Topics in Additive Combinatorics
Freiman's Theorem
Ben Green,
Herchel Smith Professor of Pure Mathematics,
University of Cambridge,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
10:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
MicroRNAs: From Scale Invariance to Stem Cells
Jonathan Miller,
assistant professor,
Human Genome Sequencing Center,
Baylor College of Medicine,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biological Network Modeling Center Seminar
From Molecular Networks to Multicellular Structures: Predicting Phenotype Diversity and Transitions
Anand R. Asthagiri,
assistant professor of chemical engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Molecular Mechanisms of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapse Development: An RNAi-based Approach
Suzanne Paradis,
postdoctoral fellow,
departments of neurobiology and neurology,
Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Molecular Mechanisms of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapse Development: An RNAi-based Approach
Suzanne Paradis,
departments of neurobiology and neurology,
Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Myxobacteria Swarm and Build Multicellular Fruiting Bodies
Dale Kaiser,
professor of biochemistry and developmental biology,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Probing Chemical Reactions with Force, One Bond at a Time
Julio Fernandez,
professor of biological sciences,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Undergraduate Chemistry Lecture
Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology
Peter G. Schultz,
The Scripps Research Institute,
6:00pm
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9:30pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The Search for Earth-like Planets: Looking for Signs of Life
9:00pm
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10:30pm
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Friday, May 11th, 2007
10:00am
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11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Computational Protein Design Force Field Optimization: A Negative Design Approach
Oscar Alvizo,
graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Sumit Das,
department of physics and astronomy,
University of Kentucky,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Measurements of Electron Correlation Effects in Nanotubes and Nanowires
David Cobden,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Washington,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Health
Laurine Tuleya,
South Coast Air Quality Management District Hearing Board,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Experiments on the Stability and Receptivity of a Compressible Boundary Layer
Garry Brown,
professor,
department of mechanical and aerospace engineering,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Electron Transfer and Protein Dynamics in Cytochrome c
John Magyar,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Neutrino Mass Implications for Beta Decay Parameters and Branching Ratio of pi -> nu nu-bar
Peng Wang,
graduate student in physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Thomas Wolff Memorial Lecture in Mathematics: Topics in Additive Combinatorics
Gowers Norms and Nilsequences
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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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)
The Search for Earth-like Planets: Looking for Signs of Life
7:30pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, May 12th, 2007
8:00am
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12:00pm
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Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum
The Dizzying Convergence of Electronic Devices and Services: What Are the Opportunities for Entrepreneurs?
Rajit Gadh,
professor,
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science,
UCLA,
10:00am
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8:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Gao/Ko Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
11:00am
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3:30pm
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12:45pm
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1:45pm
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1:30pm
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4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Tsan/Quach Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Davoodi/Sarkissian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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Sunday, May 13th, 2007
12:30pm
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2:00pm
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2:45pm
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3:45pm
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3:30pm
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3:45pm
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4:45pm
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
10:00am
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11:30am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Low-Energy Gauge Mediation from Metastable Vacua
Yuri Shirman,
assistant professor of physics and astronomy,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
The Perfect Lens: Resolution Beyond the Limits of Wavelength
Sir John Pendry,
professor of physics,
Imperial College London,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Nuclear Power: A New Dawn
Ted Quinn,
retired president,
American Nuclear Society,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Robert Hooke in the Round: Ingenious Scientist, Newton's Nemesis, and a Most Disastrous Clerk
Lisa Jardine,
professor of renaissance studies,
Queen Mary University, London,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Cycles on Varieties over Subfields of C and Cubic Equivalence
James Lewis,
professor,
department of mathematical and statistical sciences,
University of Alberta,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Electromagnetic Integral Equations Requiring Small Numbers of GMRES Iterations
8:30pm
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10:00pm
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