Institute Calendar
May 2007
Monday, May 21st, 2007
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Biophysics Lecture
Imaging the Developmental Mechanics of the Cardiovascular System
Scott E. Fraser,
Rosen Professor of Biology, professor of bioengineering, and director pf the MRI Center,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:15pm
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5:00pm
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8:30pm
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10:00pm
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
10:00am
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12:00pm
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10:00am
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11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Chamber Studies of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation
Sally Nga Lee Ng,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Fundamental Mechanisms and Biological Applications of DNA-Mediated Charge Transport
Katherine E. Augustyn,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Algorithms for Identifying Hidden Polynomial Functions Graphs
Pawel Wocjan,
assistant professor of computer science,
University of Central Florida,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Filtered Two-Fluid Models for Fluidized Gas-Particle Suspensions
Sankaran Sundaresan,
professor of chemical engineering,
Princeton University,
3:30pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
The Nature of Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies in the Local Universe as Revealed by the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes
Joe Mazzarella,
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Single-Molecule Protein Dynamics and Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles Freely Moving in 3-D
Haw Yang,
assistant professor of chemistry,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Nuclear Incontinence: The Effects of Old Age on the Genome
Dan Gottschling,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
LSO/LYSO Crystals for a Future Precision Crystal Calorimeter
Ren-yuan Zhu,
member of the professional staff,
High Energy Physics,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
10:00am
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Forward and Inverse Analysis of Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models
Daven Henze,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Biomechanical Forces in Atherosclerosis-Susceptible and Resistant Regions of Human Vasculature Differentially Regulate Endothelial Vasoprotective Phenotypes
Guohao Dai,
Research Associate in Pathology,
Harvard Medical School,
3:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Chemical Vocabulary of a Microbial Conversation
Roberto Kolter,
department of microbiology and molecular genetics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Cosmology with the SZ-Array and the South Pole Telescope—Ninth Annual Greenstein Lecture
Professor John Carlstrom,
department of astronomy and astrophysics, and department of physics,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Incredibly Complex Microwave and MM-Wave RFICs Including 16-Element to 64-Element Phased Arrays on a Single Chip
Gabriel M. Rebeiz,
professor of engineering,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Phosphine Catalysis of Allenes in Target-Oriented Synthesis (TOS) and Diversity-Oriented Synthesis (DOS)
Ohyun Kwon,
assistant professor of organic chemistry,
UCLA,
7:00pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
9:00am
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4:30pm
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10:00am
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1:00pm
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into the Kinetic Resolution of α-olefins using C1- and C2- Symmetric Zirconocene Polymerization Catalysts
Jeffery A. Byers,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special Biology Seminar
Molting Worms Shed Genomic Secrets
Alison Frand,
assistant professor of biological chemistry,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Protein Folding: Towards Developing an Integrated Conceptual Framework
Sunney I. Chan,
Hoag Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, Emeritus,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Everhart Lecture
The High-Energy Universe in Focus: A New Telescope of High-Energy X-Rays
Hubert Chen,
graduate student in physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Turbidity Currents, River Plumes, and Canyon Erosion: Insights from Sediment Transport Mechanics
Michael Lamb,
graduate student in earth and planetary science,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Numerical Simulations of Black Hole Spacetimes
Lee Lindblom,
senior research associate in theoretical astrophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar
Understanding without Explanation?
Peter Lipton,
department of history and philosophy of science,
University of Cambridge,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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9:00pm
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10:30pm
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
8:00am
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9:00am
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9:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Refolding of a Beta-Barrel Membrane Protein
Gitrada Arjara,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
L. Fernando Alday,
Utrecht University and Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz Law at a Quantum Critical Point
Johnpierre Paglione,
postdoctoral researcher in physics,
UC San Diego,
12:00pm
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ISP Presentation: "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Brazil"
Thiago Goncalves,
graduate student in astronomy,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Discovery and Development of New Catalysts for the Synthesis of Small Molecules and Polymers
Geoffrey W. Coates,
professor and associate chair,
department of chemistry and chemical biology,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Christopher Mauger,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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7:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Geddes/Silva Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, May 26th, 2007
8:00am
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5/29
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Aprato/Obert
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
12:30pm
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2:45pm
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3:30pm
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11:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Fretz/O'Reilly Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
3:45pm
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4:45pm
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3:45pm
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5:15pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Ruiz Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Monday, May 28th, 2007
8:00am
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9:00am
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3:00pm
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8:00pm
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Engagement Photography on Campus: Cholakian Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
10:00am
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12:00pm
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