Institute Calendar
July 2024
Monday, July 1st, 2024
10:30am
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11:30am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Advancing structural analysis with computational methods development
Doris Mai,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Magnetic exciton in Van der Waals antiferromagnet NiPS3
Professor Je-Geun Park,
Seoul National University, Korea,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Seismic insights into Earth's inner core from late earthquake coda
Thanh-Son Pham,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Australian National University,
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024
11:00am
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12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Lucas Schaus,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Brown Bag Series
Correlation methods of earthquake coda in seismic body wave studies of the Earth's interiors
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Thursday, July 4th, 2024
9:00am
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3:00pm
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Friday, July 5th, 2024
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, July 6th, 2024
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, July 8th, 2024
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense
Numerical stability and reduced order chemistry modeling in detonation simulations
Alexandra Baumgart,
Graduate Student,
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Multi-valent Ion Effects on Polyelectrolyte Structure and Thermodynamics
Alec Glisman,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Wang Group),
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Analysis Seminar
The weak null condition on Kerr backgrounds
Mihai Tohaneanu,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Kentucky,
Friday, July 12th, 2024
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Modal Analysis of Harmonically Forced Turbulent Flows with Application to Jets
Liam Heidt,
Graduate Student,
Aerospace,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Defense
Synthesis of strained systems via vinyl carbocation intermediates
Zhenqi (Steven) Zhao,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, July 15th, 2024
8:00am
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7/17
5:00pm
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Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
11:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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Thursday, July 18th, 2024
All Day
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10:00am
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1:00pm
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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Friday, July 19th, 2024
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Monday, July 22nd, 2024
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense
Modeling Frictional Processes in the Presence of Fluids: From Earthquakes in the Laboratory to Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Reservoirs
Taeho Kim,
Graduate Student Applied Mechanics,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
6:00pm
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8:30pm
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Thursday, July 25th, 2024
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Optica Student Chapter Lecture Series
Astrophotonics and their application to the CHARA Array
Aline Dinkelaker,
Scientist,
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP),
Nemanja Jovanovic,
Optics and Systems Group Lead,
Caltech Optical Observatories (COO),
Nic Scott,
Telescope Systems Scientist,
CHARA Array,
Friday, July 26th, 2024
9:00am
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10:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense
Numerical analyses of frictional sliding on rate-and-state interfaces: fluid effects, dynamic weakening, and potential-based formulation through machine learning
Shengduo Liu,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Energy partitioning during sequences of high-velocity slip events in experiments with simulated quartz gouge
Dr. Daniel Faulkner,
University of Liverpool,
Monday, July 29th, 2024
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Black Hole Information and Replica Wormholes
Stephen Hsu,
Michigan State University,
5:30pm
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7:00pm
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
8:30am
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10:30am
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Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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