Institute Calendar
November 2010
Friday, November 12th, 2010
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Biochemistry Seminar
Programmed Death and Destruction: Protein Dynamics in Phage Lysis
Ry Young,
professor of biochemistry and biophysics and of biology,
Texas A&M University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Brain, Mind, and Society Seminar
The Role of the Hippocampus in Generalization: Theoretical Issues and a Proposed Model
Dharshan Kumaran,
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Electrical Engineering Systems Seminar
Syndrome Decoding and Overlapping Equalization for Wireless Transmission Systems
Klaus Hueske,
research assistant,
Information Processing Lab, EE Department,
TU Dortmund University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Ecological and Evolutionary Insights from the Study of Fossil Plants
Jon Wilson,
O.K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geology,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Al+ Optical Clocks for Fundamental Physics, Geodesy, and Quantum Metrology
Till Rosenband,
physicist,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
5:00pm
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7:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The JUNO Mission to Jupiter
Steve Matousek,
JUNO mission operations manager,
JPL,
Friday, November 12th, 2010
9:00am
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11/13
5:00pm
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Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
9:30am
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10:30am
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Thesis Seminar
Lewis Acid-Assisted Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide
Alexander Miller,
graduate student in chemistry and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:30pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantized Pumping and Phase Diagram Topology of Interacting Bosons
Ehud Altman,
senior scientist in condensed matter physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Breaking Worlds: Life, Death and the Importance of Being Fractured
Kaliat T. Ramesh,
the Johns Hopkins University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Tetraimine Cobalt Complexes for Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Media
Bryan Stubbert,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Wireless Monitoring of Vital Signs—From Theory to Prototypes
Andreas F. Molisch,
professor of electrical engineering,
USC,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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William & Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship in Science and Civilization
Walther Rathenau's Dilemma: Modernity and the Human Soul
Shulamit Volkov,
professor of modern history,
Tel Aviv University,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
The JUNO Mission to Jupiter
Steve Matousek,
JUNO mission operations manager,
JPL,
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
7:30am
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1:00pm
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9:00am
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12:00pm
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9:00am
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12:00pm
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9:00am
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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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2:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Wong/Wilson Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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4:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Topalkaradzhyan/Dishigrikyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:00pm
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8:30pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Wong Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Sunday, November 14th, 2010
2:00pm
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5:00pm
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2:00pm
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5:00pm
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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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Monday, November 15th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Chemical Synthesis and Discovery of Biologic Level Agents Revisiting Findings from Classical Physical Organic Chemistry
Samuel J. Danishefsky,
professor of molecular pharmacology and chemistry,
Sloan-Kettering Institute and Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Simulations of the Magellanic Stream in a First Infall Scenario
Gurtina Besla,
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Lecture
Pushing the Envelope in Biological Imaging
Eric Betzig,
research campus group leader,
Janelia Farm,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Disordered Nonlinear Systems: From Localization to Hyper-transport
Yevgeny Krivolapov,
Technion Institute of Technology Israel,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Overpressure, Slope Failure, Fluid Venting, and Drilling along Deepwater Continental Margins
Peter Flemings,
professor and research scientist,
The University of Texas institute for Geophysics,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Turnout and Political Polarization: How Encouraging Voting Changes Political Outcomes
Justin Valasek,
graduate student in economics,
Duke University ,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Detection and Imaging with Waves in Heterogeneous, Strongly Backscattering Media
Liliana Borcea,
professor of computational and applied mathematics,
Rice University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Energy-Dependent Composition of UHECRs and the Future of Charged Particle Astronomy
Antonio Calvez,
UCLA,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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8:30pm
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10:40pm
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Tuesday, November 16th, 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 Network Model for Foam Dynamics
Peter Stewart,
postdoctoral researcher,
Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics,
Northwestern University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Smart Grid
Steven Low,
professor of computer science and electrical engineering,
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
Learning from Examples Using Quantum Annealing
Hartmut Neven,
Google,
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
Clarifying our View of Star Formation in Extreme Environments with Adaptive Optics
Jessica Lu,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Quantum Imaging of Topological Phases
Hari Manoharan,
professor of physics,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Newtonian Noise or How to Get into Serious Trouble (and Out Again)
Jan Harms,
senior research fellow in physics,
LIGO,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Center for the Mathematics of Information Seminar
Gaussian Process Optimization in the Bandit Setting: No Regret and Experimental Design
Andreas Krause,
assistant professor of computer science,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Graphene: Unique Properties and Practical Applications
Alexander Balandin,
professor of electrical engineering,
Nano-Device Laboratory,
UC Riverside,
4:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Global networks that orchestrate lymphocyte development -Kees Murre
Kees Murre,
professor of molecular biology,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
On Dynamic Compromise
T. Renee Bowen,
assistant professor of economics,
Stanford University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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6:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
8:00am
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5:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Yong Shi,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
IPAC,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Wheels within Wheels: Hamiltonian Dynamics as a Hierarchy of Action Variables
Rory Perkins,
graduate student,
Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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