Institute Calendar
March 2010
Monday, March 8th, 2010
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Thesis Seminar
Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols by Mass Spectrometry
Jason Surratt,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Quantitative Cell Biology: When and Where Shows Us How and Why
Jason Haugh,
associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering,
North Carolina State University,
4:00pm
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Optogenetics: Development and Application
Karl Deisseroth,
assistant professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Mineralogic Co-evolution of the Geo- and Biospheres
Robert M. Hazen,
Professor of Earth Science,
George Mason University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Ferric Heme-Nitrosyls in Nitric Oxide Transport and Catalysis
Nicolai Lehnert,
assistant professor of chemistry,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Juggling Tasks
Nicola Persico,
professor of economics, and professor of law and society,
New York University,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Experimental Signatures and Control of Topological Insulators
David Hsieh,
postdoctoral fellow in physics,
MIT,
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
9:30am
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11:30am
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Distinguishing Convex Sets of Quantum Strategies
Gus Gutoski,
graduate student in mathematics,
University of Waterloo,
3:30pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Topic to be announced.
David Sand,
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
How Molecular Motors Move on Microtubules
Ahmet Yildiz,
professor of biophysics,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Results from the final exposure of CDMS-II
Zeeshan Ahmed,
graduate student in physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar—postponed
The Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks Full of Nothing
Omar Yaghi,
professor of chemistry,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse Formation, Function and Stability
Clarissa Waites,
research associate in psychiatry,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Planetary Science Seminar
Oort Cloud Formation—The Role of the Sun's Birth Cluster
Hal Levison,
Space Studies Department ,
Southwest Research Institute,
7:00pm
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7:30pm
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
8:00am
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10:00am
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Nonperturbative Results for Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions
Anton Kapustin,
associate professor of physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Exoplanets Abound
Jason Wright,
assistant professor of astronomy,
the Pennsylvania State University,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Climate Change Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycling in a Temperate Estuary
Robinson Fulweiler,
assistant professor of marine geochemistry,
Boston University,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar—cancelled
Jonathan Flint,
the Wellcome Trust Center for Human Genetics,
Oxford University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals: from Cavity QED to Optical Switches and Quantum Gates
Jelena Vuckovic,
associate professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering,
Stanford University,
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
8:00am
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3/14
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Computation and Neural Systems Seminar
Deep Learning with Multiplicative Interactions
Geoffrey Hinton,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Naturally Constrained Profiles of the Strength of the Middle Crust Near the Brittle-Ductile Transition
Whitney Behr,
graduate student in Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Morrison,
professor of mathematics and physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm
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CACR Seminar
The Technical Challenges of Exascale Computing
Peter Kogge,
associate dean for research in engineering,
University of Notre Dame ,
4:00pm
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Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
Recent Research and Developments in Earthquake Early Warning
Maren Boese,
postdoctoral scholar in geophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Palladium Catalyzed Allylic C-F Bond Formation and Activation
Amaruka Hazari,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Integrated Circuit Design with Nano-Electro-Mechanical Relays
Elad Alon,
assistant professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
UC Berkeley,
4:30pm
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
10:00am
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Skeptics Society Event
The Great Debate: Does the Mind Exist Apart from the Brain? Quantum Consciousness & the Mind-Body Connection
Dr. Deepak Chopra,
MD, board-certified internist, endocrinologist, Fellow of the American College of Physicians,
Dr. Michael Shermer,
Skeptic magazine editor, Scientific American columnist, Claremont Graduate University professor,
2:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Yu Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
Monday, March 15th, 2010
8:00am
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3/17
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Biophysics Lecture
Mechanism and Targeting of DNA Binding by the RAG Proteins during V(D)J Recombination
David Schatz,
professor of immunobiology,
Yale University School of Medicine,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Topic to be announced.
James Geach,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Durham University,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
From a Notch Signaling Switch to Developmental Patterning
David Sprinzak,
postdoctoral scholar in biology,
Caltech,