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Krishna Shrinivas, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics and Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University,

12:00pm – 1:00pm

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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213

TBA

Nicholas Nelsen, Klarman Fellow, Department of Mathematics, Cornell University,

2:00pm – 3:00pm

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PhD Thesis Defense

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)

Ryen O'Meara, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Arnold Lab), Caltech,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125

Topic to be announced

Claudio Ferraz, Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia,

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365

TBD

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)

Pengfei Hu, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Westlake University,

Internal Event

Thursday, May 7th, 2026

10:00am – 1:00pm

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Caltech Purchasing Vendor Fair 2026

San Pasqual Walk

11:00am – 12:00pm

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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135

No Small Measure: Using Nanostructure to Create Materials with Superior Toughness

Lucas Meza, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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2026 McConnell Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)

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Lewis E. Kay, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Chemistry, University of Toronto,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event

Shahal Ilani, Professor of Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science,

Friday, May 8th, 2026

12:00pm – 1:30pm

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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Public Event

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

8:00pm – 9:30pm

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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Public Event

Monday, May 11th, 2026

9:00am – 9:01am

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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)

Eva Nichols, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114

TBA

Gregory Fiete, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Northeastern University,

Tuesday, May 12th, 2026

12:00pm – 1:00pm

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NB-CNS Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

Broad 100

Cliff Ragsdale, Professor, Neurobiology, The University of Chicago,

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

11:00am – 12:00pm

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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event

TBA

Matilda Delgado, Harvard & MPP Munich,

2:00pm – 3:30pm

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You and Your Thesis

Online Event

Internal Event

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Beckman Lecture

Gates Annex B122

Milan Mrksich, Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, School of Engineering, Northwestern University,

Internal Event

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365

TBD

Thursday, May 14th, 2026

9:00am – 5/17 4:00pm

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Half Century Club Celebration

Alumni House, 345 S. Hill Ave.

3:30pm – 5:00pm

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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)

Yushan Yan, Henry Belin du Pont Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Daniel Larson, Chief, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression; Head, Systems Biology of Gene Expression; Co-Chair, Trans-NIH Myeloid Malignancies Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health,

4:00pm – 5:00pm

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