Institute Calendar
November 2009
Friday, November 20th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Topological Insulators : The Observation of Quantum Hall-like Effects without Magnetic Field
M. Zahid Hasan,
professor of physics,
Princeton University,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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CMA Presents "Driving innovation: How to Incentivize Breakthrough Thinking"
Peter Diamandis,
Chairman and CEO,
X PRIZE Foundation,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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11/20
1:00pm
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8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
8:00am
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5:00pm
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9:00am
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11/21
5:00pm
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Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology: Regional Finals
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
10:00am
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11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Contributions of Dna2 and the Tim/Tipin Complex to Genomic Stability
Karen E. Wawrousek,
graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holography of Charged Dilaton Black Holes
Shamit Kachru,
Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:05pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Tensegrity Systems
Robert Skelton,
director,
Structural Systems and Control Laboratory,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Free-Space Excitation of Propagating Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Lukas Novotny,
professor of optics, biomedical engineering, and physics,
Institute of Optics,
University of Rochester,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
Revising Paradigms of Plate Tectonics for the Western United States
Matthew Fouch,
associate professor of Earth and planetary exploration,
Arizona State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Transformations of Group 7 Carbonyl Complexes: Possible Intermediates in a Homogeneous Syngas Conversion Scheme
Nathan (Ned) West,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:15pm
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5:15pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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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, November 21st, 2009
11:00am
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4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Wong Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Houakimyan Wedding
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Engagment Photography on Campus: Shakhbazyan Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
7:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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4:30pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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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1:30pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Social Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
The Value of Information in the Court. Get it Right, Get it Tight
Matias Iaryczower,
assistant professor of economics and political science,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Wire Array Solar Cells: A Design for Inexpensive Photovoltaics
Joshua Spurgeon,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Multi-wavelength Studies of Galaxy Clusters and Their Use as Cosmological Probes
Doron Lemze,
Tel Aviv University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Molecular Engineering and NanoBiotechnology for Live Cell Imaging
Peter Yingxiao Wang,
assistant professor,
Department of Bioengineering, Molecular, and Integrative Physiology,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Anatomical, Physiological, and Pharmacological Properties Underlying Hippocampal Sensorimotor Integration
Brian Bland,
professor of psychology,
University of Calgary,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Probing the Rheology and Localization of Deformation in the Lower Crust: Evidence from Postseismic Relaxation and Tremor
Roland Burgmann,
professor of Earth and planetary science,
UC Berkeley,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantum Kinetic Approach to the Calculation of Thermal Transport and the Nernst Effect
Karen Michaeli,
Department of Condensed Matter Physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science ,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Supermodels for early LHC
Zoltan Ligeti,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
4:45pm
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6:00pm
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CMA Presents "Tracking the Internet Into Outer Space"
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Vint Cerf,
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist,
Google,
8:30pm
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9:30pm
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9:30pm
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10:30pm
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
9:30am
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11:30am
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Dynamically Corrected Gates
Kaveh Khodjasteh,
Dartmouth College,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
'The Deadly Sweet Tooth' and Other Stories about Aging in C. elegans
Cynthia Kenyon,
American Cancer Society Professor,
UC San Francisco,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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9:30pm
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Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series (SASS) Lecture
Ending Chronic Homelessness in Southern California
Gary Blasi,
professor of law,
UCLA,
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Scattering for CMV Matrices and the Strong Szego Theorem
Alexander Kheifets,
associate professor of mathematics,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell,
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
8:00am
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11/27
5:00pm
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9:00am
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4:00pm
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10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:00am
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3:00pm
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
8:00am
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4:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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1:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Megerian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:30pm
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7:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Baghdasarian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
5:30pm
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6:30pm
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