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Friday, February 1st, 2008
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Pasadena Emergency Response Training: "Disaster Preparation and Triage"

Location to be announced
10:00am – 11:30am
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The Tempest: School Group Performance

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking in String Models
Jason Kumar, assistant project scientist, department of physics and astronomy, UC Irvine,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar—CANCELLED

Lauritsen 469
Mina Aganagic, professor of mathematical physics, UC Berkeley,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Firestone 306
Mesoscopic Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Biophysical Networks
Erik van der Giessen, professor, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Crellin 151
Studies of Organolithium Reactivity Using Rapid-Injection NMR
Amanda Jones, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry, Caltech,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Talent Show

Dabney Hall, Lounge
7:30pm – 10:30pm
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Humanities and Social Sciences Film Screening: Fallen—Falling

Baxter Lecture Hall
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Moby Dick Rehearsed: The Acting Company

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
10:30pm – 11:59pm
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Bollywood Dance Party

Winnett Lounge
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
12:00am – 6:00pm
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Baseball vs. UC Santa Cruz

North Athletic Field
11:00am – 1:00pm
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Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Pomona-Pitzer

Braun Athletic Center, Pool
11:00am – 2:00pm
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Men's and Women's Tennis vs. La Sierra

Tennis Courts
12:45pm – 1:45pm
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Bellydance Class

Braun Athletic Center, Multipurpose Room
1:00pm – 4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Tao/Wang Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm – 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Nazaryan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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Women's Basketball: Caltech at Whittier College

away game
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Men's Basketball: Caltech at Whittier College

away game
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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The Tempest: The Acting Company

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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Intermediate Ballroom Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles: Super Bowl Alternative Concert

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
Monday, February 4th, 2008
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

Linde 106
Topic to be announced.
Misty Bentz, postdoctoral scholar in astronomy, UC Irvine,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Quantitative studies of synthetic and endogenous control in bacteria
Terence Hwa, professor of physics, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics and department of physics, UC San Diego,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Silicon Nanowire and Microwire Photovoltaic Devices
Michael Filler, postdoctoral scholar in applied physics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Internally Advanced Cell Assembly Sequences in the Hippocampus: A Candidate Mechanism for Episodic Memory Recall
Gyorgy Buzsaki, professor, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Biogeochemical Heterogeneity and Dynamics of the Seafloor as Revealed by 2-D Optical Sensors
Robert Aller, professor, Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 469
After the Standard Model: Some Things We Might See at the LHC
Gustaaf Brooijmans, assistant professor of physics, Columbia University,
4:15pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium

Firestone 306
Radar Science and Engineering at JPL: A Computational Cornucopia
8:30pm – 9:30pm
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Beginner Modern Jive Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar—CANCELLED

Gates-Thomas 206
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium

Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Black Holes of All Masses: New Results and Fundamental Correlations
Karl Gebhardt, professor of astronomy, The University of Texas,
3:45pm – 5:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Crucial Dynamical Phases in Solar System Formation
Alessandro Morbidelli, Observatory of Nice, France,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar

East Bridge 114
Massive Black Holes: From Early Times to the Present
Marta Volonteri, assistant professor of astronomy, University of Michigan,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
Using Zebrafish to Reveal Principles of Neural Circuit Function
David McLean, postdoctoral scholar, department of neurobiology and behavior, Cornell University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 248
Neutron Beta-DeCay and the Value of Vud
Bradley (Brad) Plaster, postdoctoral scholar in physics, Kellogg Radiation Lab, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Mathematics of Information Seminar

Moore 239
Robust Self-Assembly
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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Intermediate Argentine Tango Candome Dance Class

Dabney Hall, Lounge
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
8:00am – 12:00pm
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E-Waste Roundup

See event detail for location
8:00am – 2/12 5:00pm
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Midterm Examination Period

10:00am – 11:00am
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TheatreworksUSA School Show: Aesop's Fables

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar

Lyapunov Exponents of Nonlinear Cocycles
Artur Avila, Laboratoire de Probabilites et Modeles Aleatoires, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,
2:30pm – 4:00pm
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Biotechnology Club Seminar

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Office Ergonomics Training

Keith Spalding 118
3:40pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Keck 142
Stratospheric Dynamics, Ozone, and Climate Change
Theodore Shepherd, professor of physics, University of Toronto,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Connecting Galaxies, Halos, and Star Formation Rates Across Cosmic Time
Risa H. Wechsler, assistant professor of physics, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Chemoenzymatic Approaches for Chemical Glycobiology
Xi Chen, assistant professor of chemistry, UC Davis,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Center for Biological Circuit Design Seminar

Moore B280
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Men's Basketball: Caltech vs. Redlands

Braun Gym
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
8:30am – 4:30pm
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Staff Education and Career Development Workshop: "Walking Tall"

Winnett Lounge
9:00am – 10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Sustainability Metrics for Caltech
Asa Hopkins, graduate student in physics, Caltech,
10:00am – 1:00pm
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Household Equipment Loan Pool

234 S. Catalina Ave.
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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Caltech Library System Workshop: "Life Sciences Information Resources"

Sherman Fairchild Library 328 (Multimedia Conference Room)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Nanoscale Self-Assembly via Electrostatic Interactions
Kyle Bishop, graduate student in chemical and biological engineering, Northwestern University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Regulation of Membrane Fusion: Insights from Neurotransmitter Release
Jingshi Shen, postdoctoral research fellow in physiology, Columbia University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Precision Measurements of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with Reactor Neutrinos
Karsten Heeger, assistant professor of physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Women's Basketball: Caltech vs. Redlands

Braun Gym
9:00pm – 10:00pm
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Hip Hop Dance Class

Braun Athletic Center, Multipurpose Room
Friday, February 8th, 2008
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
New N=2 S-Duality and AdS/CFT
Yuji Tachikawa, postdoctoral fellow in natural sciences, Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Film Screening: Eyes On the Prize

2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Memorial Service for David Elliot

Athenaeum
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Theoretical Astrophysics and Relativity Seminar

East Bridge 114
Signatures from Reheating after Inflation: Gravitational Waves and Primordial Magnetic Fields
Juan Garcia-Bellido, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar

Broad 100
Imaging the Proteome: Metabolic Tagging of Newly Synthesized Proteins with Reactive Methionine Analogues
Kimberly Beatty, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Firestone 306
Fluid-Structure Interaction Algorithms for Biological Flows
Fotis Sotiropoulos, professor of civil engineering, University of Minnesota,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Crellin 151
Bulky Metal Complexes Targeted to Mismatches
Mi Hee Lim, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry, Caltech,