Institute Calendar
October 2013
Monday, October 7th, 2013
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Tuning the Ground State of Fe Pnictide Superconductors.
Ni Ni,
Professor,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Econometrics and Applied Micro Seminar
The Consequences of Entrepreneurial Firm Founding on Innovation (with Christian Fons-Rosen)
Michael Ewens,
Assistant Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship,
Tepper School of Business,
Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Exploring the Chemistry of Ni(I) and Pd(I) Dimers with Bridging Allyl and Related Ligands
Nilay Hazari,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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Origin and paleoenvironmental significance of manganese deposits preceding and postdating the Great Oxidation Event at 2,35 Ga.
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Nicholas J. Beukes,
Professor, Department of Geology,
University of Johannesburg,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The Illustris Project: Populating the Hubble Sequence in Cosmological Simulations
Paul Torrey,
(CfA) Harvard,
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
12:00pm
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Dev Bio SuperGroup Meeting
Srimoyee Ghosh (Sternberg Lab) and Tatiana Hochgreb (Bronner Lab) Presenting
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Simulation of dynamical abelian and no-abelian lattice gauge theories with cold atoms
Benni Reznik,
Tel-Aviv University,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Searching for Gravitational Waves with Pulsar Timing Arrays
Justin Ellis,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
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
What is the Universe Made of ? Insights from Gravitational Lensing
Prof. Tommaso Treu,
UCSB,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Higgs-Motivated Search Strategies for Supersymmetry at CMS
Benjamin Hooberman,
FNAL,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Fighting rather than Bargaining
James Fearon,
Stanford University,
5:00pm
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
9:30am
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Piecing the puzzle of gas exchange and inorganic carbon transport in the polar sea ice zone
Brice Loose,
Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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11:00am
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar
Value Computation and Value Modulation: A Dual-process Theory of Self-Control
Isabelle Brocas,
University of Southern California,
Visiting Associate, Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Seismic Exploration of the Los Angeles Basin: Past, Present, and Future
Mitchell Barklage,
NodalSeismic,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics
Statistical and Computational Tradeoffs in High Dimensional Learning
Philippe Rigollet,
Assistant Professor,
Operations Research and Financial Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Theodore von Karman and Rocketry at Caltech
Erik Conway,
Historian,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Friday, October 11th, 2013
10:00am
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12:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Multiscale Modeling & Experimental Validation of Material Deformation & Fracture in Severe Environments
Nasr Ghoniem,
UCLA Distinguished Professor,
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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Caltech Mixed-Signal, RF and Microwave Seminar
Design, Test, and EDA Research for 3D ICs at GTCAD Laboratory
Sung Kyu Lim,
Professor,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Well-Defined (–)-i-Pr-PyboxNi(I) Complexes Provide Mechanistic Insights for an Asymmetric Negishi Reaction
Trixia Buscagan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
Theodore von Karman and Rocketry at Caltech
Erik Conway,
Historian,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Kouyoumjian Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Gasardzhyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Oseguera Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Oseguera Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:00pm
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Sunday, October 13th, 2013
8:00am
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10:00am
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Photography on Campus: Douangsitthi Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:00pm
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Monday, October 14th, 2013
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Geology Club Seminar
Seismic Cycle Elements along the Peru-Ecuador Subduction Zone
Mohammed Chlieh,
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Hidden (Hastatic) Order in URu2Si2
Rebbeca Flint,
Professor,
Iowa State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
CANCELLED - Insights into the regulatory role of free Mg2+ revealed by a new genetic immunodeficiency disease
Michael Lenardo,
Chief,
Molecular Development of the Immune System Section,
Laboratory of Immunology - NIAID,
4:00pm
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Implications of Strong-Rate-Weakening Friction for the Length-Scale Dependence of the Strength of the Crust; Why Earthquakes Are so Gentle
Thomas H. Heaton,
Professor of Engineering Seismology,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar-CANCELLED
Spin and Spin Polarization Effects on Energy and Electron Transfer Processes
James K. McCusker,
Professor and Associate Chair for Research,
Chemistry,
Michigan State University,
4:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Nimble Algorithms for Cloud Computing
Ravi Kannan,
Principal Researcher,
Microsoft Research, India,
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
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IST Lunch Bunch
Approximate Formal Verification Using Model-Based Testing
Rance Cleaveland,
Professor of Computer Science,
University of Maryland,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBA
Prof. Niel Brandt,
PSU,
4:00pm
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