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May 2014

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
10:00am 11:00am
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Mechanisms of Substrate Selection by the Signal Recognition Particle

Thesis defense
Aileen Renia Ariosa, Graduate Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Caltech,
2:00pm 3:30pm
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Logic Seminar

A model-theoretic portrait of a family of countably universal graphs
Rehana Patel, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Olin College of Engineering,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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Special CCE Seminar

Modern Quantum Chemistry
Garnet K.-L. Chan, Hepburn Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, and Moore Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, and California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

The chemistry of planet formation
Karin Oberg, Harvard,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Past and Future Hurricane Activity
Gabriel Vecchi, Head of Climate Variations and Predictability Group, Department of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Thursday, May 29th, 2014
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop

The Value of Network Information (joint with Andrea Galeotti)
Itay Fainmesser, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown University,
2:00pm 3:00pm
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4:00pm 5:00pm
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Behavioral Social Neuroscience Seminar

On the Evolution of Reward Signals: A Computational Just-So Story
Andrew G. Barto, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Twins! Nutrient uptake and the role of dual transport systems
Heather Pinkett, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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4:00pm 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

On the image of complex conjugation in certain Galois representations
Anna Caraiani, Professor, Mathematics, Princeton University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

The Galactic Center: Unveiling the Heart of our Galaxy
Andrea Ghez, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA,
6:30pm 8:00pm
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Engagement Photography on Campus: Porter Engagement Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Friday, May 30th, 2014
11:00am 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

QCD in the Veneziano Limit
Elias Kiritsis, University of Crete,
12:00pm 1:00pm
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1:30pm 2:30pm
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Thesis Seminar

Rational Design of Zinc Phosphide Heterojunction Photovoltaics
Jeffrey Bosco, graduate student, chemical engineering, california institute of technology,
3:00pm 4:00pm
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Distinguished Lecture in Solid Mechanics

Acoustic, Electromagnetic, and Neutron Emissions from Brittle Fracture and Earthquakes
Alberto Carpinteri, Professor of Structural Mechanics, Department of Structural Engineering and Geotechnics, Politecnico di Torino,
3:00pm 4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Design of 3D printed mathematical art
Henry Segerman, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Oklahoma State University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Structure on the set of triangulations
Henry Segerman, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Oklahoma State University,
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Cyanation of Unactivated Alkyl and Aryl Halides and Photophysical Characterization of a Cu(I) bis(Carbazolide) Anion
Tanvi Ratani, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:30pm 5:15pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Measuring the pseudo-spin space of hydrogenated graphene
Thomas Szkopek, Associate Professor , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University,
7:30pm 9:00pm
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German Film

Das Wunder von Bern - The Miracle of Bern (2003)
Sonke Wortmann, Director,
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
2:30pm 5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Papazyan Party

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