Institute Calendar
February 2010
Monday, February 1st, 2010
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Siderophore Biosynthesis in Plant Pathogens and Symbionts
Elizabeth Sattely,
research fellow in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The Effect of Dust-gas Energetics on the Star Formation Process
Andrea Urban,
JPL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Developing New Strategies for the Preparation of Nano- and Micro-structured Polymer/Inorganic Materials
Zhiehong Nie,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry and chemical biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Unexpected Photosynthetic Responses to Geologic Levels of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
A. Hope Jahren,
professor of geochemistry,
University of Hawaii at Manoa,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Building Insulation and Heat Loss
Melany Hunt,
professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,
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—cancelled
Leon Balents,
professor of physics,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Secluded Dark Matter and Dark Forces
Maxim Pospelov,
University of Victoria,
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, February 2nd, 2010
8:30am
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4:00pm
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9:30am
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11:30am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Quantum Entanglement
John Preskill,
John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Special Chemical Physics Seminar
Molecular Gymnastics: The Dynamic Binding Orientations of HIV Reverse Transcriptase
Elio Abbondanzieri,
postdoctoral fellow in chemistry,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Optical Nano-Rectennas: A New Approach for Optical Energy Harvesting, Imaging and Detection
Jacob Scheuer,
School of Electrical Engineering,
Tel-Aviv University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Sex, Genes, and Videotape: Representation of Gender in the Brain
Nirao Shah,
assistant professor of anatomy,
UC San Francisco,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar
Close-in Extra-Solar Planets and Tide
Brian Jackson,
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow,
Planetary Systems Lab,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
8:00am
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2/9
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10:00am
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Square-Summable Variations and Absolutely Continuous Spectrum
Yoram Last,
professor of mathematics,
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
The Challenge of Designing Biocatalysts
Bernhard Hauer,
Institute for Technical Biochemistry,
University of Stuttgart,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Illuminating Deaths of Massive Stars
Robert Quimby,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Low-Frequency Tropical Pacific Sea-Surface Temperature over the Past Millennium: Reconstruction and Error Estimates
Julien Emile-Geay,
assistant professor of Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Dissecting Sensory Circuits Controlling Locomotion with Light
Claire Wyart,
postdoctoral scholar in molecular cell biology,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Experimental Studies of Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys
Samantha Daly,
assistant professor of mechanical engineering,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: Engineering Design Process
Ken Pickar,
visiting professor of mechanical engineering,
Caltech,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Arctic sea ice retreat: Observations and Predictions
Ian Eisenman,
postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
10:00am
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Geology Club Seminar
Uplift and Exhumation along the Arun River (Eastern Nepal): Implications for the Mechanism of Uplift of the High Himalaya and the Coupling between Erosion and Tectonics
Itai Haviv,
postdoctoral scholar in geology,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Road to Zeptobarn Dark Matter and Beyond
Sunil Golwala,
assistant professor of physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Case Studies in Natural Product Biosynthesis: Neurotoxin Cyclopiazonic Acid and Antibiotic Andrimid
Xinyu Liu,
Research fellow in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Charged Black Branes: Stable or Unstable?
Silviu Pufu,
Princeton University,
1:45pm
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3:00pm
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2:15pm
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3:15pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Application of Oxometal Catalysts to Transformations Spanning the Redox Continuum
Alexander Radosevich,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
MIT,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Computational Investigations of Gravity and Turbidity Currents
Eckart Meiburg,
professor of mechanical engineering,
UC Santa Barbara,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Tarious/Shachmauan Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:30pm
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8:30pm
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4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar—cancelled
Topic to be announced.
Christiane Linster,
professor of computational physiology,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
Imaging Large Earthquake Ruptures within 30 Minutes from Origin Time
Alex Hutko,
postdoctoral fellow,
National Earthquake Information Center,
USGS,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Expanding the Synthetic Versatility of Functionalized Si Surfaces with Low Defect Densities for Solar Applications
Leslie O'Leary,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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4:30pm
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Sustainability Lecture
Solar Decathlon: HVAC and Water Heating
Michael Pauken,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
6:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
9:00am
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12:00pm
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Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum
Digital Media Content and Distribution: Growing Greenbacks in a Converging Ecosystem
Albert Cheng,
executive vice president,
Digital Media,
Disney-ABC Television Group,
9:30am
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2/7
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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