Institute Calendar
November 2004
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Monday, November 1st, 2004
11:00am
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes of Nitrate in the Ocean: Basic Systematics and an Application in the Eastern North Pacific
Daniel Sigman,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Geosciences,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
How Eternal Inflation Can Explain the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Sean Carroll,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Rational Chemical Strategies for Carbon Nanotube Functionalization
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Seminar
Zipcode for the Synapse: Herpes Virus, Alzheimer's Disease, and Axonal Transport
Professor Elaine Bearer,
Moore Distinguished Scholar in biology,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
8:30am
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4:30pm
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8:30am
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9:30am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Spectral Theory for Discrete Quasi-Periodic Schrödinger Operators
Silvius Klein,
Graduate Student,
Department of Mathematics,
UCLA,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Entanglement Entropy of Random Critical Points in One Dimension
Gil Refael,
Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics,
UCSB,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Dynamics and Energetics of CH4 and NH3 Activation at Size-Selected Transition Metal Clusters
Peter B. Armentrout,
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Utah,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Topic to be announced
Steven Reiner,
Professor,
department of medicine, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute,
University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Art and Science of Making a Major Technical Decision: Choosing the Technology for the International Linear Collider
Barry Barish,
Roland & Maxine Linde Professor of Physics,
LIGO/HEP,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
The Importance of Information Feedback in Experimental First Price Sealed-bid Auctions
Tibor Neugebauer,
University of Hanover,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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11:00pm
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
8:00am
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8:00am
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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2:30pm
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3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Large-Scale Ocean Circulation: A Heat Budget Perspective
Giulio Boccaletti,
Postdoctoral Associate,
Dept of Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Chemical Synthesis and Synthetic Biology
Dirk Trauner,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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7:00pm
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11:00pm
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Thursday, November 4th, 2004
11:00am
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Attosecond Science
Paul Corkum,
Professor,
Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences,
National Research Council Canada,
4:00pm
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Constantin G. Economou Memorial Lecture
Single Particle Motion in Colloidal Suspensions as a Paradigm for Nonlinear Microrheology
Aditya S. Khair,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Gravity Probe B: Testing Einstein in Space—A Marriage of Physics and Technology
C.W. Francis Everitt,
Professor (Research),
W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory,
Stanford University,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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Friday, November 5th, 2004
8:00am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Control and Dynamical Systems Seminar
On Convexity and Dynamic Programming in Nonlinear and Hybrid Control
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holographic Cascades for D-branes on Singularities
Sebastian Franco,
MIT,
11:30am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
From Spin-Wave to Artificial Light in a Spin System
Xiao-Gang Wen,
Professor,
Department of Physics,
Massachussetts Institute of Technology ,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:30pm
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2:30pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Structure and Rheology of Random Foam
Andrew M. Kraynik,
Dr.,
Sandia National Laboratories,
4:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Shifting Ontologies in Eighteenth-Century Chemistry: Classification Between Workshop, Laboratory, and the Field
Wolfgang Lefevre and Ursula Klein,
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
DNA-Mediated Charge Transfer: A Mechanism for Damage Detection in DNA Repair
Amie Boal,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Neutron Star Matter Equation of State and Gravitational Wave Emission
Omar Benhar,
INFN,
University of Rome, La Sapienza,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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7:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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8:00pm
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Saturday, November 6th, 2004
9:00am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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12:45pm
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1:45pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:00pm
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Sunday, November 7th, 2004
2:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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