Institute Calendar
February 2018
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
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Keller Colloquium in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Making Intersections Safer with I2V Communication
Professor Pravin Varaiya,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Quantitative Biology Seminar
Cellular Self-Organization Initiates Skin Form and Fate
Amy Shyer,
Miller Fellow,
University of Califronia Berkeley,
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
9:00am
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10:00am
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Identity Theft: Protect you, your family and your money
Identity Theft: Protect you, your family and your money
9:00am
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Exploring Synthetic Elemental 2D Materials
Andrew Mannix,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of Chicago,
10:30am
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11:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Single-molecule chemistry: from transcription regulation to solar energy conversion
Peng Chen,
Peter J. W. Debye Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Cornell University,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Tackling Infrastructure Resiliency through Structural Modeling and Mechanics
Patrick Brewick,
Research Scientist,
US Naval Research Laboratory,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST LUNCH BUNCH
Quantum Computing in the NISQ era and beyond
John Preskill,
Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics; Allen V.C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology,
Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
CALTECH,
3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
The nonequilibrium dynamics of electrons and holes in disordered molecular semiconductors
Adam Willard,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
"Dissecting Neural Control of a Flexible Motor Sequence Using Fly Grooming Behavior"
Julie Simpson,
Assistant Professor,
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology,
University of California Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Tests of Fundamental Symmetries with Neutrons
Leah Broussard,
Oak Ridge Laboratory,
4:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Geometry and convexity of quadratic maps
Anatoly Dymarsky,
Professor,
Center for Energy Systems,
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Causal Inference through the Method of Direct Estimation
Marc Ratkovic,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Politics,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
8:00am
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TCS+ Talk
Identity-Based Encryption from the Diffie-Hellman Assumption
Sanjam Garg,
University of California, Berkeley,
12:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Proximal Actions, Strong amenability, and the Infinite Conjugacy Class Property
Joshua Frisch,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Discovering the Highest Energy Neutrinos Using a Radio Phased Array
Abigail Vieregg,
U. Chicago,
4:00pm
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Caltech-Huntington Humanities Collaborations (CHHC) Seminar: Hillary Mushkin & Cavan Concannon
Tracing Lines Across the Sea: Mapping the Mediterranean
Hillary Mushkin,
Research Professor of Art and Design in Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech,
Cavan Concannon,
Assistant Professor of Religion,
Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Aerosol in the Arctic Summertime: Particle Formation and Growth, Clouds, and Melting Sea Ice
Jon Abbatt,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Disorder Effects on Vibrational Transport in Energy Materials
Elif Ertekin,
Associate Professor,
Mechanical Science & Engineering,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Sirtuins and novel PTMs in cell signaling and cancer
Hening Lin,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Cognitive Empathy in Conflict Situations
Christoph Kuzmics,
Professor of Microeconomics, Department of Economics, University of Graz; Visiting Associate in Economics, Caltech,
7:00pm
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10:00pm
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