Institute Calendar
February 2013
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
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Resnick Institute Grid 2020 Discussion
Resnick Institute Grid 2020 Discussion: Distributed Energy Resource Services & Pricing
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
"Targeting Prostate Cancer with DNA-Binding Polyamides through the AR-ERG Signaling Axis"
Amanda Hargrove,
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dervan Group,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Guiding crystallization around bends and corners: probing inter- and intraspherulite transport in solution-processed organic semiconductors
Yueh-Lin Loo,
Professor,
Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Melissa Rice,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
This Talk is Cancelled, To Be Rescheduled at a Later Date
John Grotzinger,
Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology,
Caltech,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Friday, February 22nd, 2013
10:00am
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11:00am
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10:00am
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3:00pm
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UCLA Medical Scientist Training Program Interviews
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Metal-insulator transition in holography
Sean Hartnoll,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Shining Light on the Properties of Dark Matter: Coupling Baryon and Dark Matter Physics in Galaxy Formation Models
Fabio Governato,
Research Professor,
Astronomy Department,
University of Washington,
2:30pm
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5:30pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Mean-field and Statistical Thermodynamic Formulation of Models for Dislocation Systems
Bob Svendsen,
Chair Professor,
Institute for Mechanics of Materials,
RWTH Aachen University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Intramolecular Aryl C-H to C-P Conversion Mediated by Ni and Pd
Sandy Suseno,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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6:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
12:00am
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2/24
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10:00am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:30pm
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3:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 24th, 2013
10:00am
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1:00pm
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10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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1:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Labbad Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:30pm
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4:30pm
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Monday, February 25th, 2013
12:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Individual Investors' Trading in Times of Crisis: Going it Alone or Giving Up?
Martin Weber,
Chair, Department of Business, Administration, Finance,
University of Mannheim,
1:45pm
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3:00pm
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Visibility Seminar
New Capabilities and Emerging Technologies at the Protein Expression Center
Jost Vielmetter,
Director, BI Protein Expression Center,
Beckman Institute,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Beckman Institute Visibility Seminar
New Capabilities and Emerging Technologies at the Protein Expression Center
Dr. Jost Vielmetter,
Director,
Beckman Institute Protein Expression Center,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium **SPECIAL TIME/LOCATION**
Cluster Trees, Near-Neighbor Graphs, and Continuum Percolation
Sanjoy Dasgupta,
Computer Science and Engineering,
UC San Diego,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mathematica in Education and Research
Introduction to Mathematica 9
Kelvin Mischo,
Certified Mathematica Instructor,
Wolfram Research, Inc.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT): Latest Developments and Next Steps
Gary Sanders,
TMT/Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Probing bacterial cell shape determination by watching the dynamics of synthetic enzymes
Ethan Garner,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Cancelled - Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
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Michael Mauk,
Professor in Physiology/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Neurobiology,
The University of Texas at Austin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantum Criticality in Mott Insulators
Ribhu Kaul,
Professor,
Department of Physics,
University of Kentucky,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Fundamental Physics with Optically Levitated Objects
Asimina Arvanitaki,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Oxidation Reactivity of Pd(III) and Pd(IV) Complexes Supported by Flexible Multidentate Ligands
Liviu M. Mirica,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
Washington University,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
9:30am
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10:30am
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Howard & Jan Oringer Seminar
MisMatch.com: Ethics Education and Engineering Practice
Robert McGinn,
Professor ,
Management Science and Engineering,
Stanford University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Electrochemistry vs. Battery System Engineering: Deconstructing the Recent Spate of Battery Failures
Rob Ferber,
Founder,
ElectronVault, Inc.,
Linda Maepa,
Founder,
ElectronVault, Inc.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBA
Alan Dressler,
Dr.,
Carnegie Observatories,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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GALCIT Special Seminar
Towards control of waves and mixing in two-fluid flows
Dr. Outi Tammisola,
Research Associate,
Department of Engineering,
Cambridge University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Principles of function in cellular protein networks
Kimberly Reynolds,
PhD,
Green Center for Systems Biology - Dept. Pharmacology,
Univ. of Texas, SW Medical Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Temperatures and Aerosol Opacities of the Mars Atmosphere at Aphelion: Validation and Inter-comparison of Limb-Sounding Data from MRO-MCS and MGS-TES
James Shirley,
Research Scientist,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
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11:00am
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Synthesis and Biological Studies of DNA Binding Cyclic Py-Im Polyamides
Benjamin C. Li,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Dervan Group,
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
C=C Cyclopropanation and C-H Amination via Carbene and Nitrene Transfers Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
Pedro D. Coelho,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Arnold Group,
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,