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Thursday, February 20th, 2020
7:30pm – 10:30pm
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West Coast Swing Dance Class

Thursday, February 20th, 2020
All Day
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Emerging Neuroscience Symposium

Beckman Institute Auditorium
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Multistable Structures - from Energy Trapping to Morphing
Katia Bertoldi, Professor, Harvard John A.Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Academic Job Search

Center for Student Services 310 (Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Crellin 151
"Development of single-cell SPRITE to map higher order nuclear structures within single cells"
Mary Arrastia, Graduate Student, Ismagilov Group,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar

Annenberg 213
Optimal Operation of Energy Systems via Structure Neural Networks
Baosen Zhang, Keith & Nancy Rattie Endowed Career Development Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Feb Leadership Workshop: Leading Through Organizational Change

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Introduction to Caltech Sites

IMSS 120
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Clifford Modules
Angus Gruen, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Francis Bacon Lecture

Baxter Lecture Hall
Scholars or Spies? The Escalating Tension Between the U.S. and China in Academia
John Krige, Kranzberg Professor, School of History, Technology, and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology; recipient of the Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (2020),
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4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
"Geochemical Applications in Petroleum Systems"
Michael Formolo, Technical Team Lead for Petroleum Geochemistry, Upstream Integrated Solutions, ExxonMobil,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
On the modularity of elliptic curves over imaginary quadratic fields
Patrick Allen, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
The Physical Dynamics of Ice Crystal Growth
Ken Libbrecht, Caltech,
4:45pm – 6:00pm
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Developing a Resilient Mindset: Crossing the Atlantic on a Stand-up Paddleboard

JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Chris Bertish, Professional Speaker and Best-selling Author,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Alpine Club Talk

Beckman Institute Auditorium
Exploring America's Lesser Known Parks
Krista Muscarella,
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Friday, February 21st, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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GPS TecherTalk

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Social Sciences Open House

Baxter B125
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Cahill 370
Submillimeter galaxies as tracers of protoclusters and constraints on galaxy formation models
Chris Hayward, Associate Research Scientist, CCA, Flatiron Institute,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Pulsatile Flow: Surface Protuberance, Curved Pipe and Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Michael Plesniak, Professor & Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
TBA
Michael Willis, Department of Mathematics, UCLA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Systems Seminar

Moore B280
What is the role of curvature in complexity of optimization on manifolds?
Nicolas Boumal, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar--RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 27, 2020

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Joshua Zak, Graduate Student, Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
The Magma Plumbing System under Mount St Helens from iMush Active Seismic and Autocorrelation Reflectivity Imaging
Alan Levander, Rice University,
4:30pm – 5:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
Discrete Maximal functions over curved subvarieties
Theresa Anderson, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University,
5:30pm – 6:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
A bilinear proof of decoupling for the moment curve
Zane Li, Department of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Caltech Tai Chi Club

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Caltech Theater: "Bradbury 100"

Ramo Auditorium
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8:00pm – 10:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: BeijingDance/LDTX: "Cold Arrow – Game of Go"

Off Campus
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020
2:30pm – 6:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Van Wedding Party

Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Caltech Theater: "Bradbury 100"

Ramo Auditorium
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8:00pm – 10:00pm
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▶︎ CANCELED: BeijingDance/LDTX: "Arc"

Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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Caltech Theater: "Bradbury 100"

Ramo Auditorium
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3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech-Occidental Wind Orchestra

Off Campus
  • Public Event
Monday, February 24th, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
12:15pm – 5:15pm
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Amgen Educational Outreach Program: R&D Insights from Lab Bench to Patient Bedside

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Rigorous Systems Research Group (RSRG) Seminar

Annenberg 121
Distributed decision making in networked systems: from optimization to reinforcement learning
Guannan Qu, Resnick Sustainability Institute Postdoctoral Scholar, Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
The tamely ramified Fundamental Local Equivalence
Gurbir Dhillon, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 6:30pm
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Chen Institute Director's Seminar

Beckman Institute Auditorium
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Hunting for fossil magma reservoirs in the geologic record
Michael Eddy, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Lauritsen 469
Recent progress in cosmological collider physics
Zhong-Zhi Xianyu, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Solid-State Molecular Organometallic Chemistry: "Impossible" Alkane Complexes, Catalysis and More
Andrew Weller, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford,
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
9:30am – 10:30am
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Fire Extinguisher Training

10:30am – 12:00pm
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Laser Safety Training

Keith Spalding B117
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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LIGO Seminar

West Bridge 351 (LIGO Science Conference Room)
Weighing the quantum vacuum: the Archimedes experiment
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
C-H Functionalization by Cooperative Metal Catalysis
Yoshiaki Nakao, Professor, Department of Material Chemistry, Kyoto University,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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X-Ray Diffraction Training

Keith Spalding B117
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 121
Quantum East model: localization, non-thermal eigenstates and slow dynamics
Nicola Pancotti, Graduate Student, Max Planck,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Machine Learning meets First Principles towards a Periodic Table of Materials and Reactions
Jose Mendoza-Cortes, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Scientific Computing, Material Sciences & Engineering Program; High Performance Materials Institute and Condensed Matter Theory at the National High Magnetic Field Lab, Florida State University,
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4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Low frequency gravitational waves
Sarah Vigeland, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Large scale experiments on networks: a new platform with applications
Sanjeev Goyal, Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge,
4:07pm – 5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
What we learned from Juno on the deep interior of Jupiter depends on the H/He EOS
Nadine Nettelmann, UCSC,
6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Caltech Debate Toastmasters Club

Keith Spalding 118
6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Weekly Cricket Practices

South Athletic Field
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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JPL Film Screening: Mission to Mars

Beckman Auditorium
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
9:00am – 5:00pm
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Last day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections for Winter Term

10:00am – 11:00am
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TCS+ Talk

Annenberg 322
MIP*=RE
Henry Yuen, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Bites with Birdi (2020 Summer Internships)

Center for Student Services 310 (Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
An Optimal Transport Perspective on Uncertainty Propagation
Amir Sagiv, Instructor, Applied Mathematics, Columbia University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Lab Safety Orientation Training

Keith Spalding B117
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Radio Emission from Stellar Systems
Harish Vedantham, Staff Scientist, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON),
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Jonathan Reid, University of Bristol,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
C-H and C-O Functionalization via Radical Chaperones
David A. Nagib, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University,
7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Alpine Club Talk

Beckman Institute Auditorium
Upside-Down Mountaineering
Jen Hopper,
David Angel,
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7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Visual Culture Program

Dabney Hall, Lounge
The Volcano, the Buried Cities, and the Sublime: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions
John Brewer, Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of History and Literature, Emeritus, Caltech,
7:30pm – 10:30pm
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West Coast Swing Dance Class

Thursday, February 27th, 2020
8:00am – Ongoing
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Registration for Spring Term