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Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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STEMinar: Dr. Samuel Garcia

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
12:15pm – 12:45pm
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Outdoors Guided Meditation

Beckman Institute Lawn
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Non-Innocent Anthracene-Based Ligand Towards Zr(IV)-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkynes and Nitriles to N-Heterocycles
Choon (Marcus) Heng Low, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CANCELED -- General Biology Seminar

Kerckhoff 119
CANCELED
Amy Gladfelter, Associate Professor, Biology, University of North Carolina,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CMI Seminar: Alistair Sinclair

Annenberg 213
The Lee-Yang Theorem and the Ising Model
Alistair Sinclair, UC Berkeley,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Evolving Worlds: A Story of Planetary Evolution and Bi-Stability
Dr. Matthew B. Weller, Postdoc, Institute of Geophysics, University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Gravitational Wave Sources at the Heart of Galaxies
Smadar Naoz, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics/CS Special Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Title: Software Engineering for Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Miryung Kim, UCLA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium

Linde Hall 310
The Johnson filtration is finitely generated
Andrew Putnam, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Special Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Alcohol and Amine Derivatives Guide Position-Selective C-H Functionalization Reactions
Jenny Roizen, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Duke University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
The Interferon Tournament: Credit Markets and Economies of Honor in the First Age of Biotech
Nicolas Rasmussen, Professor, Programs in History and Environment & Society, School of Humanities and Languages, University of New South Wales,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
The Political Economy of Discrimination
Torun Dewan, Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics & Political Science,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
7:30pm – 10:00pm
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Caltech Playreaders 68th Season: "The Last Romance" by Joe DiPietro

Athenaeum, Hall of Associates
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
10:00am – 11:30am
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Shop Safety Training

Central Engineering Services, Student Shop
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Emotional Well-Being Workshop Series - How to make friends

Avery Library
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Lower bounds for Extremal Polynomials
Maxim Zinchenko, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Professional Development Series: Scientific Illustrations-BioRender

1:30pm – 3:00pm
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Professional Development Series: Scientific Illustrations Workshop-BioRender

2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Defense

Annenberg 243
Impact of Transmission Network Topology on Electrical Power Systems
Linqi (Daniel) Guo, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Moore 139
Oxygen Transporter and Generator Devices to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy
Nicholas Scianmarello, Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 387
The stable cohomology of the moduli space of curves with level structures
Andrew Putman, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Lab Safety Orientation Training

Keith Spalding B117
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry—Bristol Myers Squibb Symposium

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Employing an Interest in Chemistry to Positively Impact Patient Lives
Dr. Bruce Ellsworth, Director, Head of Fibrotic Diseases Discovery Chemistry, Bristol Myers Squibb,
3:30pm – 4:30pm
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Coffee & Career: Shiz Aoki

Lee F. Browne Dining Hall (formerly the Harry Chandler Dining Hall)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Dwarf Galaxies and Their Dark Matter Content
Laura Sales, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
The Atlantic-Pacific salinity asymmetry and the hydrological cycle
Johan Nilsson, Stockholm University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Homotopy Type Theory Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Justin Campbell, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Additive Manufacturing of Glass Optics
Rebecca Dylla-Spears, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry—Bristol Myers Squibb Symposium

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Shining light on the dark matter of natural products: Structure and function of colibactin
Seth Herzon, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Yale University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Attention and Selection Effects
Colin Stewart, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Movie Screening: The S-Word

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
8:00am – 2:00pm
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2nd Caltech Wellness Day

Bechtel Residence Dining Hall
8:30am – 11:00am
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International Scholar Orientation

Moore 239
9:30am – 2:00pm
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2nd Caltech Wellness Day

Avery House
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity and its Impact on Cells
Ovijit Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caltech Toastmasters Club Meeting

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMI Faculty Lunch (invitation only): Adam Wierman

Annenberg 121
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET) Discussion Group

Gates Annex 126 (Library)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Li-ion and Li-air batteries: harnessing oxygen redox and understanding interfacial reactivity in high energy batteries
Bryan McCloskey, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
Many-body physics with arrays of individual Rydberg atoms
Antoine Browaeys, CNRS Research Director, Institut d'Optique, Paris,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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MACH 33: "Bones of the Sea"

Off Campus
  • Public Event
Friday, May 10th, 2019
12:00am – 12:00am
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(Baseball) Caltech at SCIAC Tournament

8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Admission to Candidacy for the Degrees of Master of Science and Engineer

8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Scheduling Examinations for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

10:00am – 11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing via Measurement of Nucleic Acid Quantity and State
Nathan Schoepp, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Lauritsen 469
The Weak Gravity Conjecture and Repulsive Forces
Ben Heidenreich, UMass Amherst,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Entanglement, Decoherence, & Quantum Ising Systems
P.C.E. Stamp, Professor, University of British Columbia,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Japanese Tea Ceremony

Dabney Hall, Lounge
Demonstration and Discussion
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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MACH 33 Symposium

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Baxter 125
Intertemporal Consumption With Risk: A Revealed Preference Analysis
Songfa Zhong, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore; 2018-2019 NUS Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Tech Talks Toastmaster Club: Practice Speaking Confidently About Your Research, Improve Your Communication Skills

Beckman Institute Auditorium
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Flavor Mixing of Quarks and Leptons
Harald Fritzsch, LMU Munich,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Cahill 370
Interpreting the range of spectral properties from the tidal disruptions of stars by super-massive black holes
Nathan Roth, Space-Science Institute Fellow, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland and NASA Goddard,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Workplace Violence Prevention Facilitator Training

Annenberg 213
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Local dynamics of maps tangent to the identity
Sara Lapan, Department of Mathematics, UC Riverside,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Boundary Layer Ingestion and Power Balance: Analysis Framework for Highly-Integrated Aircraft Configuration
Alejandra Uranga, Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
PT-symmetry breaking in microscopic gain-loss systems
Peter Rabl, Assistant Professor, Theoretical Quantum Optics (TQO), TU Wien,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Bioanalytical Tools to Develop Rapid Diagnostics and Study Physiology
Justin Rolando, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Student/Postdoc Seminar Series

Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Student/Postdoc Seminar Series
Gil Sharon, Postdoc, Mazmanian Lab, Caltech,
Ben Levin, Postdoc, Arnold Lab, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Coping with Procrastination and Work Avoidance

Sherman Fairchild Library 326 (Interactive Computer Classroom)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry & Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Heat kernel expansion of the Dirac-Laplacian of multifractal Robertson-Walker cosmologies
Farzad Fathizadeh, Department of Mathematics, Swansea University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Accessing Chiral Amines via Enantioconvergent, Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters
Dylan Freas, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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MACH 33: "Sizzle Sizzle Fly"

Off Campus
  • Public Event
7:00pm – 8:30pm
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von Kármán Lecture - Cubesats and Smallsats

Ramo Auditorium
Anne Marinan, Systems Engineer, Near Earth Asteroid Scout & Mars Cube One; Team Xc Lead Engineer, JPL,
Travis Imken, Project Systems Engineer, RainCube, JPL,
  • Public Event
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Caltech Chamber Music Ensembles

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
A Star is Born
Mike Grudic, PhD Candidate, Department of Theoretical Astrophysics (TAPIR), Caltech,
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
12:00am – 12:00am
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(Outdoor Track & Field) Caltech at Oxy Invitational

12:00pm – 3:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Choran-Hahn Wedding Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm – 5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Agazaryan Wedding Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography