Institute Calendar
October 2007
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
8:00am
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12:00pm
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11:30am
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1:30pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
On Jacobi Matrices with Random Decaying Perturbations
Jonathan Breuer,
Sherman Fairchild Postdoc in Theoretical Physics,
Caltech,
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Insights into the Biogeochemical Dynamics of the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane: Lessons from Three Extreme Environments
Samantha B. Joye,
professor of marine sciences,
University of Georgia,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Megamasers, the Hubble Constant, and Dark Energy
Jim Braatz,
associate scientist,
Natoinal Radio Astronomy Observatory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
Two Concepts of Scientific Philosophy: Carnap and Reichenbach
Andre Carus,
affiliate lecturer,
University of Cambridge ,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Direct Product Theorems for Communication Complexity via Sub-Distribution Bounds with Application to Communication-Entanglement Trade-Offs in Quantum Communication Protocols
Rahul Jain,
postdoctoral research fellow in computer science,
University of Waterloo,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Reprogramming Bacteria with Small Molecules and RNA
Justin Gallivan,
assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry,
Emory University,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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6:30pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Fast Food and Farm Policy
Dan Feldman,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
10:00am
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Micron-Scale Characterization of Sulfur Cycling in Microbial Mats: A Combined NanoSIMS and FISH Approach
David Fike,
O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geobiology,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Jamming
Andrea Liu,
professor of condensed matter theory,
The University of Pennsylvania,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
The Phenomenology of (Extra)Ordinary Gauge Mediation
David Shih,
Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: McLaughlin/Harden Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Supersymmetry Breaking Vacua from M-Theory Fivebranes
Luca Mazzucato,
Tel-Aviv University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Transition
Steven P. Schneider,
professor in aeronautics and atronautics,
Purdue University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Towards Surface Patterning Using Physiosorbed Monolayer Masks
Kimberly Papadantonakis,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Multiscale Magnetic Resonance Imaging: New Tools for Identifying Connectivity in the Mammalian Brain
J. Michael Tyszka,
Director, Magnetic Resonance Physics,
Caltech,
6:30pm
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10:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
8:00am
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12:00pm
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9:00am
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5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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2:00pm
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5:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Diaz/Gonzalez Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
12:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:30pm
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4:30pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Probing Cosmology with X-ray Galaxy Clusters
David Rapetti,
experimental research associate,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and KIPAC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Mapping the Microcircuitry of Attention: Attentional Modulation Varies across Cell Classes in Visual Area V4
John Reynolds,
Systems Neurobiology Laboratory,
Salk Institute for Biological Sciences,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
South Polar Residual Cap of Mars: History and Current Changes
Peter Thomas,
senior research associate in astronomy,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Classical Renormalization of Codimension-Two Brane Couplings
Claudia de Rham,
Perimeter Institute,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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8:30pm
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9:30pm
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
11:30am
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1:30pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Simple Universal Hamiltonians
Peter Love,
assistant professor of physics,
Harvard University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Flow Control on the Micro-Scale: For Electrowetting, Particle Steering, and Magnetically Targeted Chemotherapy
Benjamin Shapiro,
asistant professor of aerospace engineering,
University of Maryland,
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
Can AGN Quency Star Formation? New Clues from the Study of Fossil Galactic Winds in Post-Starburst Galaxies at z=0.6
Christy Tremonti,
postdoctoral fellow,
Steward Observatory,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar—CANCELLED
Topic to be announced.
Thomas Prolla,
associate professor of genetics and medical genetics,
University of Wisconsin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
"Software and Computing for the LHC" and "EVO Current and Future Developments"
Julian Bunn,
member of the professional staff in high energy physics,
Caltech,
Dave Adamczyk,
research engineer in high energy physics,
Caltech,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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