Institute Calendar
Week of October 10, 2021
Monday, October 11th, 2021
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Electroweak Bubble Wall Velocity
Yikun Wang,
Caltech,
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
10:30am
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12:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
The ALMA View of Planet Formation
Jane Huang,
NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Sagan Fellow,
Astronomy,
University of Michigan,
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
10:00am
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11:00am
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TCS+ Talk
Online Event
Superpolynomial Lower Bounds Against Low-Depth Algebraic Circuits
Nutan Limaye,
Associate Professor,
Computer Science and Engineering,
IT University of Copenhagen,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Abstract and physical constraints on quantum LDPC codes
Anirudh Krishna,
Bloch Postdoctoral Fellow in quantum science and engineering,
Stanford,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Online Event
Algorithmic information theory, effective descriptive set theory and geometric measure theory
12:00pm
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2:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Online Event
Pfizer Outreach & Career Panel
Patrick Montgomery, Ph.D.,
Principal Scientist,
Medicinal Chemistry,
Pfizer - La Jolla,
Joyann Donaldson, Ph.D.,
Senior Scientist,
Medicinal Chemistry,
Pfizer -- San Diego,
Eric Newcomb, Ph.D.,
Principal Scientist,
Medicinal Chemistry,
Pfizer Boulder R&D,
2:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Imaging Stellar Surfaces at the CHARA Array
Theo ten Brummelaar (Director) / Gail Schaefer (Associate Director),
Director, CHARA Array,
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Georgia State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Monoterpene Organic Nitrate Formation and Hydrolysis
Sally Ng,
Georgia Tech,
4:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Deepfake, Artificial Intelligence: Will Machines Replace Us All?
Huolin Xin,
Associate Professor,
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of California, Irvine,
Thursday, October 14th, 2021
8:30am
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11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Earthquake sequence simulations with fault zone fluid flow, pore pressure evolution, and viscoelasticity
12:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar
Online Event
CDR-target interface design with an expanded chemical space
Jingzhou Wang,
Mayo Group,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Structural biology of telomerase; our winding road from DNA quadruplexes to telomerase structure
Juli Feigon,
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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Fireside Chat
Online Event
Informal chat with Prof. Po-Shen Loh, about taking invention into the real world
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
From fractures to fans: Exploring controls on sediment grain size throughout 3 steep landscapes in southern California
Al Neely,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences,
University of California, Los Angeles,
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
First Results from the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab's Muon Campus
Chris Polly,
Fermilab,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Theodore von Kármán Lecture
Online Event
The Warm Glow of our Cool Universe
Dida Markovic,
Research Scientist,
NASA/JPL,
Dr. Phil Korngut,
Research Scientist; SPHEREx instrument scientist,
Caltech,
- Public Event
Friday, October 15th, 2021
8:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Aspects of the black hole/string transition
Yiming Chen,
Princeton University,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Probing Topological Phenomena in Time-Multiplexed Photonic Resonator Networks
Christian Leefmans,
Graduate Student, Marandi Group,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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● POSTPONED: History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
This seminar has been postponed until May 2022 (date TBD).
Myles Jackson,
Professor of the History of Science, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMS Presents... How to Apply to Grad School
Online Event
Panelists: Katie Bouman (Assistant Professor of CMS, EE & Astronomy, Rosenberg Scholar), Elijah Cole (CMS Grad Student), Angela Gao (CMS Grad Student), Elizabeth Qian (CMS Von Karman Instructor) & Adam Wierman (Professor of CMS/Director of IST)
12:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Online Event
The Chemistry of Quantum Materials
Lesley Schoop,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Princeton University,
2:00pm
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Hypersonic Aerothermochemistry: Progress in Computational Chemistry, Experimental Validation, and Sensitivity Analysis
Online Event
Iain D. Boyd
Iain D. Boyd,
H. T. Sears Memorial Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences,
University of Colorado – Boulder,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture
Online Event
Tiny but Powerful: Hunting for Extreme White Dwarfs
Ilaria Caiazzo,
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics,
Caltech,
- Public Event
Saturday, October 16th, 2021
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