Institute Calendar
January 2009
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
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Systems Seminar
Entropy Functions, Polymatroids and Network Coding
Alex Grant,
research professor of information theory,
Institute for Telecommunications Research,
University of South Australia,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Eighth Annual Thomas Wolff Memorial Lecture in Mathematics
The Algebra and Geometry of Random Surfaces
Andrei Okounkov,
professor of mathematics,
Princeton University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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6:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
9:00am
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10:30am
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Caltech Postdoctoral Association Lecture
Graphing Quantitative Data
Jean-luc Doumont,
speaker and consultant on structuring thoughts and constructing communication,
9:00am
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10:00am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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Biological Network Modeling Center Seminar
Mechanistic Study of the Mitochondrial Fission Complex
Yan Zhang,
senior postdoctoral scholar in biology,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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Special Kellogg Seminar
New Results from the MiniBooNE Detector
Gerry Garvey,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Seismic Tomographic Evidence for Schist and Farallon Crust within the Mojave Block
Carl Tape,
graduate student in geophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Big Books in Manuscript and Print
Ann Blair,
professor of history,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
What Makes He-4 Supersolid?
Nikolay Prokofiev,
professor of physics,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
8:00am
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9:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Timo Weigand,
postdoctoral scholar in high-energy theory,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Vibrational Dynamics and Heat Conduction in Amorphous Solids
Vincenzo Vitelli,
postdoctoral researcher in soft condensed matter,
the University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Cyclic Polymers via Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization
Andrew J. Boydston,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Nuclear Clusters in Effective Field Theory: Does EFT Stand for Extreme Fine Tuning?
Bira van Kolck,
associate professor of physics,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Parsing the Quantitative Contributions of Individual Components of the MAP Kinase Module on Its Integrated Performance
Stephen Chapman,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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7:00pm
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
3:30pm
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6:15pm
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7:15pm
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
9:00am
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10:30am
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9:45am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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Astronomy Tea Talk
An Adaptive Optics Perspective on Star Formation around a Supermassive Black Hole
Jessica Lu,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Engineered Biosynthesis of Bacterial Aromatic Polyketides for Pharmaceutical Applications
Wenjun Zhang,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar—cancelled
Learning from Multiple Measurements
Sam Roweis,
associate professor of computer science,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Reading the Record of Ancient Impacts
Peter Goldreich,
professor of natural sciences,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Supersymmetry Without Prejudice
JoAnne Hewett,
professor of physics,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
4:00pm
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Special Kellogg Seminar
Lattice Calculation of Thermal Properties of Low-Density Neutron Matter
Ryoichi Seki,
professor of physics,
Cal State Northridge,
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
9:00am
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Operational Meaning of Min- and Max-entropy
Christian Schaffner,
postdoctoral scholar,
Centre for Mathematix and Computer Science (CWI),
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Three-Dimensionality of Bio-Inspired Unsteady Flow Fields
Michelle Green,
graduate student in mechanical engineering,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Ultrafast, Nonlinear, and Quantum Nanoplasmonics
Mark I. Stockman,
professor of physics,
Georgia State University,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Multiexcitons Squeezed in Subexcitonic Volumes: Recombination and Photogeneration Pathways
Victor I. Klimov,
team leader,
Department of Chemistry,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Scientific Results from the First Six Months of the FERLI/LAT Mission
Troy Porter,
research scientist in physics,
UC Santa Cruz,
4:00pm
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
10:00am
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
On Rational Approximants for the Euler Constant
Alexander Aptekarev,
Russian Academy of Sciences,
12:00pm
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3:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Quasars, Feedback, and Galaxy Formation
Philip Hopkins,
research fellow,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Chemical Forces that Stabilize Proteins
Ronald T. Raines,
professor of chemistry,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Eddy-Mean Flow Interactions in Western Boundary Current Jets: An Observationally-Driven Theoretical Study
Stephanie Waterman,
joint program student,
Physical Oceanography,
massachusetts institute of technology and Woods Hole Oceanographi Institution,
4:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
Layer-by-Layer Approaches to New Functional Materials: From Biomaterials to Electrochemistry
Paula T. Hammond,
professor of chemical engineering,
MIT,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Toroids, Helices, Networks and Beyond: Tunable Nanostructure through Charged Polymer or Charged Peptide Solution Assembly
Darrin J. Pochan,
professor of materials science,
University of Delaware,