Institute Calendar
November 2010
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11/2
5:00pm
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
8:00am
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12:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Internal Stellar Kinematics of the Nearby Compact Elliptical M32
Kirsten Howley,
UC Santa Cruz,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special Mathematical Physics Seminar
Decimations and Superpositions in Random Matrix Theory
Peter Forrester,
professor of mathematics and statistics,
University of Melbourne,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Testing the Star Formation Law in Bulgeless Disk Galaxies
Linda Watson,
Ohio State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
The Band Structure, Electron-electron Interaction and Transport in Bilayer Graphene
Jun Zhu,
professor of physics,
the Pennsylvania State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Global Nitrogen Cycle: Where Is the Missing N?
William Schlesinger,
president,
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Formation and Function of the Heterodinuclear Mn/Fe Cofactor of /Chlamydia Trachomatis/Ribonucleotide Reductase
Carsten Krebs,
associate professor of chemistry and associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology,
The Pennsylvania State University,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Collective Action with Uncertain Payoffs: Coordination, Public Signals & Punishment Dilemmas
Mehdi Shadmehr,
University of Illinois,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Rank/Sparsity Minimization and Latent Variable Graphical Model Selection
Venkat Chandrasekaran,
graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science,
MIT,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Automation of the Matrix Element Reweighting Model
Pierre Artoisenet,
Ohio State University,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:30pm
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10:40pm
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
10:30am
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11:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
A Variational Approach to Enhanced Geothermal Systems Reservoir Stimulation
Blaise Bourdin,
associate professor of mathematics,
Louisiana State University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
A (Hypothetical) Data to Discovery Engine
Mark Stalzer,
faculty associate in computing and mathematical sciences and executive director,
CACR,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Spin Systemsas Toy Models for Emergent Gravity
Fotini Markopoulou,
professor of quantum gravity,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
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
Star Formation and Galaxy Assembly at Redshifts 1-5
Bruce Elmegreen,
IBM,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Why We Still Can't Solve Chemistry through Quantum Mechanics—And Maybe Why We Can
Garnet K.-L. Chan,
associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Bridging Science and Medicine: Molecular Genetics as a Tool for Drug Discovery
Roger Perlmutter,
executive vice president for research and development,
Amgen,
7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
12:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Heavy Vortices and Dark Energy
Phil Chang,
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics,
4:00pm
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Bray Theory Workshop
Interdependent Preferences and Strategic Distinguishability
Stephen Morris,
professor of economics,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Reaching the Wind and Invading New Territories: The Strategies of Stationary and Symbiotic Organisms
Anne Pringle,
associate professor of organismic and evolutionary biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Dislocation Multiplication and Nucleation
Wei Cai,
professor of mechanical engineering,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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7:30pm
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7:45pm
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
8:00am
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12:00pm
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9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Topic to be announced.
Anne Laraia,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
10:00am
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11:00am
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Electrical Engineering Systems Seminar
Hybrid Optical Sensors for Extreme Temperature Measurement in Next Generation Higher Efficiency Greener Power Plants
Nabeel Riza,
distinguished lecturer, IEEE Photonics Society,
the College of Optics & Photonics,
University of Central Florida,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Prediction and Design of Macromolecular Structures and Functions
David Baker,
professor of biochemistry and HHMI Investigator,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
A General Model of Temporal Discounting Based on Two Value Systems
Samuel McClure,
assistant professor of psychology,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Engineering interfaces for energy conservation
Stacey Bent,
professor of chemical engineering,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
A Journey across the Periodic Table in Search of Understanding Rates of Earth Surface Processes
Joshua West,
professor of Earth sciences,
USC,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The National Ignition Facility: The Path to Ignition, High Energy Density Science and Inertial Fusion Energy
Edward Moses,
principal associate director of NIF and Photon Science,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Friday, November 5th, 2010
7:30am
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11/6
2:00pm
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11/6
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8:00am
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11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Wall-crossing of D4-D2-D0 and Flop of the Conifold
Takahiro Nishinaka,
Osaka University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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SISL Postdoc/GRA Seminar
Pricing in Online Advertising Marketplace
Nilanjan Roy,
graduate student in humanities and social sciences,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
High-Speed Turbulent Boundary Layers with Non-Equilibrium Effects
Rodney Bowersox,
Texas A&M University,
3:00pm
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6:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Gharibian Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Investigating a P450 Photocycle
Maraia Ener,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
6:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
11:00am
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2:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Castro Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
12:00pm
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