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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
3:00pm 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Spectral Gap in Adiabatic Quantum Computation
Mohammad Amin, visiting scholar, Institute for Quantum Information, Caltech,
3:30pm 5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium

Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Galaxy Evolution over the Last Two-Thirds of Cosmic Time
Sandra Faber, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar

Gravitational Waves and Multimessenger Astrophysics
Szabolcs Marka, assistant professor of physics, Columbia University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Nicotinic Control of Glutamate Synapse Formation
Darwin Berg, professor of biology, UC San Diego,
7:30pm 9:00pm
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
2:00pm 3:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Holography and Dynamical Critical Phenomena
Michael Mulligan, graduate student in physics, Stanford University,
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
10:30am 11:30am
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Thesis Seminar

In Vivo Incorporation of Multiple Unnatural Amino Acids
Erik Rodriguez, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Structure and Inhibition of Enzymes that Assemble Lipopolysaccharide Endotoxins: Potent Bacterial Activators of Innate Immunity
Christian Raetz, professor of biochemistry, Duke University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Experimental Evidence for Mass-Independent Fractionation of Sulfur Isotopes Without UV-Photolysis (or Glow Discharge)
Pierre Cartigny, professor, Laboratory of Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris,
7:00pm 8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture

JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Dark Energy and the Expansion of the Universe
Friday, December 12th, 2008
11:00am 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Weyl Invariance and the Origins of Mass
Andrew Waldron, professor of mathematics, UC Davis,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Topic to be announced.
Mohamed Mostagir, graduate student in humanities and social sciences, Caltech,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar

Engineering Cyanovirin-N for Enhanced Viral Neutralization
Jennifer Keeffe, graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Caltech,
7:00pm 9:00pm
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7:00pm 8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture

Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
Dark Energy and the Expansion of the Universe
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
8:00am 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Essavi Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:30pm 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Pogosyan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
2:00pm 5:00pm
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Skeptics Society Lecture

Black Holes Sing: Black Holes, Their Orbits and Gravitational Waves
Dr. Janna Levin, theoretical physicist, Barnard College of Columbia University,
Monday, December 15th, 2008
6:00am 11:00pm
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On-Campus Filming: Greek

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk

TRAPHIC—Radiative Transfer for Large Hydrodynamical Simulation of Cosmic Reionization
Andreas Pawlik, Leiden Observatory,
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
3:30pm 5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium

Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
H-alpha Imaging Surveys of Galaxies: Star Formation Near and Far
Janice Lee, Carnegie Observatories,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar

Aging and Mitochondrial DNA Mutations
Konstantin Khrapko, associate professor of gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University,
7:30pm 9:00pm
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
3:00pm 4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture

Synthesis and Applications of Conducting Polymer Nanofibers
Richard B. Kaner, professor of biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Natural Product Biosynthesis: Friend or Foe? From the Activation of "Silent Pathways" to Disease Causation
Coran M. H. Watanabe, professor of chemistry, Texas A&M University,
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
6:00am 10:00pm
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On-Campus Filming: Greek

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
Friday, December 19th, 2008
7:00pm 9:00pm
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
11:00am 4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Kiramijyan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:00pm 5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Shakhbandaryan Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:30pm 3:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Parseghian Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm 10:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Lee/Bone Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
3:00pm 6:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Yessayan/Abrahamian Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography