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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Amnesty International Letter-Writing Meeting

Athenaeum, Rathskeller
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
9:00am – 9:30am
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Credit Union Late Opening

See event detail for location
10:00am – 12:00pm
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Wednesdays in the Park

Tournament Park
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar

Lubinsky Universality and Clock Spacing for Ergodic Orthogonal Polynomials
Barry Simon, IBM Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Caltech,
3:40pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Keck 142
The Sensitivity of Low Clouds to Aspects of Climate Change
Robert Wood, assistant professor of atmospheric sciences, University of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
First Results from CARMA
John Carpenter, senior research associate in astronomy, Caltech, and director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Computer Science Seminar

Jorgensen 74
A Two-Sided Market Analysis of Provider Investment Incentives with an Application to the Net-Neutrality Issue
5:00pm – 6:30pm
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Women's Water Polo: Caltech @ Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

away game
6:15pm – 7:30pm
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Salsa Dance Class (Beginner)

Winnett Lounge
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Salsa Dance Class (Intermediate)

Winnett Lounge
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Stephen Hawking: Out of a Black Hole

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
9:00am – 10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Environmental Impacts of Coffee Agriculture
Gretchen Keppel Aleks, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, 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: Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sherman Fairchild Library 328 (Multimedia Conference Room)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar

Baxter B125
Single Unit Studies of Intertemporal Choice
Paul Gilmcher, professor of neural science, economics, and psychology, New York University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
The Rise of Tibet; Stable Isotope Constraints
Jay Quade, professor of soil geochemistry, University of Arizona,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Warped Geometry: Consequences and LHC Signatures
Lisa Randall, professor of physics, Harvard University,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group Monthly Meeting

Downs 107
Friday, April 11th, 2008
10:00am – 11:30am
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Sea Otter: A Laid-Back Life: from the series Wild Secrets

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caltech Poetry Club Meeting

Red Door Cafe
3:00pm – 6:00pm
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Baseball: Caltech @ Redlands

away game
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium: Thesis Defense

Firestone 306
A Bio-inspired Computational Model of Cardiac Mechanics: Pathology and Development
Anna Grosberg, graduate student in bioengineering, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Crellin 151
Biological Effects of Mismatch-Specific Rhodium Metalloinsertors
Russell Ernst, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar

Moore B280
Unconventional Integrated Sources for Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Signals
Farhan Rana, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Electrolysis Before the Modern Ionic Theory: Underdetermination, Closure, and Pluralism
Hasok Chang, senior lecturer in philosophy of science, University College London,
4:59pm – 5:00pm
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Application Deadline for Wilderness First-Aid Course

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
5:00pm – 9:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Puckett Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
2:00am – 8:00pm
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Men's and Women's Track and Field: SCIAC Championships @ CMS Conference Prelims

away game
9:00am – 5:00pm
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Coleman Chamber Competition

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
9:30am – 12:30pm
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Men's Tennis: Caltech @ Pomona-Pitzer

Tennis Courts
9:30am – 12:30pm
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Women's Tennis: Caltech vs. Pomona-Pitzer

Tennis Courts
10:00am – 12:00pm
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Beginner Horseback-Riding Lessons

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11:00am – 5:00pm
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Baseball: Caltech vs. Redlands (DH)

North Athletic Field
11:00am – 12:30pm
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Women's Water Polo: Caltech @ Whittier

away game
12:45pm – 1:45pm
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Bellydance Class

Braun Athletic Center, Multipurpose Room
2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Camera Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm – 5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Tantoushian/Dagilyan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:30pm – 4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Babayan/Gharibian Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:00pm – 8:00pm
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Men's and Women's Track and Field: SCIAC Multi Duals @ University of Redlands

away game
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Väsen

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Beginner Ballroom II Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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Intermediate Ballroom II Dance Class

Winnett Lounge
3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Coleman Winners Concert

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, April 14th, 2008
7:00am – 11:00pm
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On-Campus Filming: NUMB3RS

See event detail for location
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CIT-Knit and Crochet

Spalding Laboratory 113
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Faculty Board Meeting

Caltech Hall Board Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

Linde 106
The Radius-Luminosity Relationship: New Results from Reverberation Mapping and HST Imaging
Misty Betz, postdoctoral researcher in astronomy, UC Irvine,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Topic to be announced.
David Fitzpatrick, professor of neurobiology, Duke University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Laboratory Experiments on Metal-Silicate Plumes and Planetary Core Formation
Dayanthie Weeraratne, assistant professor of geological sciences, Cal State Northridge,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Warped/Composite Physics at the TeV Scale
Raman Sundrum, professor, department of physics and astronomy, Johns Hopkins University,
4:15pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium

Firestone 306
Convex Optimization with Sparse Matrix Cone Constraints
5:15pm – 7:15pm
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Staff Education & Career Development Workshop: Spanish, Level III

Brown Gymnasium, Classroom
8:30pm – 9:30pm
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Ballroom Dance Class: Beginner Lindy Hop

Winnett Lounge
9:30pm – 10:30pm
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Ballroom Dance Class: Intermediate West Coast Swing

Winnett Lounge
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
10:00am – 12:00pm
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Preschool Playgroup

Tournament Park
11:30am – 2:00pm
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Friends of Caltech Libraries: A Special Spring Luncheon

Athenaeum, Hall of Associates
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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Caltech Library System Workshop: "Overview of IEEE Xplore and Tips for Targeted Searching"

Sherman Fairchild Library 328 (Multimedia Conference Room)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Jorgensen 74
Algebraic Quantum Circuits
Wim van Dam, assistant professor of computer science and physics, UC Santa Barbara,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 206
Energy Transport and Conversion in Nanostructures
Gang Chen, professor of mechanical engineering, MIT,
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium

Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Quasars Probing Quasars
Joe Hennawi, postdoctoral researcher astrophysics, UC Berkeley,
3:45pm – 5:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Titan's Surface and Atmosphere as Viewed by Cassini VIMS
Karly Pitman, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, JPL,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
New Density Functionals with Broad Applicability in Chemistry
Donald G. Truhlar, Regents Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Phys., Nanoparticle Sci. & Engr., & Scientific Comp., Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
Deciphering Smell in Flies, Mosquitoes, and Humans: From Body Odor to Insect Repellents
Leslie Vosshall, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geobiology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
Topic to be announced.
Leslie Vosshall, associate professor of neurogenetics and behavior, The Rockefeller University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 248
Recent New Results from CDMS
Sunil Golwala, assistant professor of physics, Caltech,
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Winnett Lounge