Institute Calendar
January 2018
Monday, January 1st, 2018
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018
8:00am
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5:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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EE Systems Seminar
Information-Theoretic Security in the Smart Grid
Dr Iñaki Esnaola,
Lecturer (Assistan Professor),
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
University of Sheffield,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
9:00am
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5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Network Monitoring and Inspection for Infrastructure Resilience"
Saurabh Amin,
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
"Snapshots of the E. coli methionine ABC transporter in action"
Phong Nguyen,
Graduate Student, Rees Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The conformal bootstrap: magnets, boiling water, and quantum gravity
David Simmons-Duffin,
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics,
Caltech,
Friday, January 5th, 2018
1:00pm
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4:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Mean-motion resonances with eccentric planets: when analytical arguments guide and complement numerical simulations
Virginie Faramaz,
JPL,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Surface chemistry, continuum breakdown, and the Curie-Prigogine Principle: A modern (hypersonic) take on a classic principle
Kelly Stephani,
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,
Saturday, January 6th, 2018
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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Monday, January 8th, 2018
8:00am
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8:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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RSRG/DOLCIT Seminar
Latent Variable Matrix Estimation via Collaborative Filtering
Christina Lee,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Microsoft Research New England,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar
The p-curvature conjecture and monodromy around simple closed loops
Ananth Shankar,
Department of Mathematics,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Hunting for Exomoons and Other Cool Worlds
David Kipping,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Astronomy,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Keller Colloquium in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Algorithmic Information Structure Design: Two Vignettes, Lessons Learned, and Challenges Ahead
Assistant Professor Shaddin Dughmi,
Theory Group, Department of Computer Science,
University of Southern California,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Inorganic Chemistry Seminar
The Bionic Microbe: Electronic Upgrades to Biology for Semi-Artificial Photosynthesis
Kelsey K. Sakimoto,
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology,
Harvard University,
7:00pm
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10:00pm
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
12:00am
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12:00am
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10:30am
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12:00pm
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11:30am
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1:00pm
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Neuro Lunch Meeting
Ting Hao Huang,
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology,
Biology and Biological Engineering,
Caltech,
Tarciso Velho,
Visiting Associate in Biology and Biological Engineering,
Biology and Biological Engineering,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST LUNCH BUNCH
The Dueling Bandits Problem
Yisong Yue,
Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Computer Science,
CALTECH,
12:00pm
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6:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
TBD
Nathaniel T. Stein,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Peter Buhler,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
"Understanding and Harnessing the ESCRT Virus Budding Pathway"
Wesley Sundquist,
Professor,
Biochemistry,
University of Utah,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Sciences Job Candidate Seminar
Asymmetric Information, Reputation, and Welfare in Online Credit Markets
Yi Xin,
PhD Candidate,
Department of Economics,
Johns Hopkins University,
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
10:00am
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11:30am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Crystal Adaptronics: Dynamic and Soft-Matter-Like Properties of Molecular Crystals
Panče Naumov,
New York University Abu Dhabi,
1:00pm
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4:30pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Analysis Seminar
Fourier Optimization and Prime Gaps
Emanuel Carneiro,
Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Research Conference
Targeted Protein Degradation
James Bradner,
M.D., President,
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Hydrology, sediment or permafrost: why do high latitude rivers move so slowly?
Joel Rowland,
Scientist,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Advancement of Transmission Electron Microscopy and its Application in Materials Research
Xiaoping Pan,
Professor,
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Unrealistic Expectations and Misguided Learning
Philipp Strack,
Assistant Professor,
UC Berkeley,
7:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:45pm
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CS9: Intro to CS Research and Industry
Quotient Technology Inc. -- Mike Walsh, Head of Research & Development
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, January 11th, 2018
9:00am
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11:30am
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10:30am
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11:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Bioinspired algorithmic-driven design of additively manufactured materials"
Grace Xiang Gu,
Caltech Young Investigator Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science Recipient,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
"Evolution of Heme Proteins for New Chemistry in the Biological World"
Jenny Kan,
Postdoctoral Scholar, Arnold Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMS Partner Tech Talk
IKASI -- Application of Machine Learning Today: Tradeoffs in objectives, interpretability, and operationalization
Anthony Chong,
Founder/CEO,
IKASI,
Ben Flora,
Product Manager,
IKASI,
1:00pm
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4:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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