Institute Calendar
January 2026
Monday, January 26th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Thesis PhD Seminar
The Total Synthesis of (+)-Ineleganolide, the Lycojapomine Alkaloids, and a New Strategy for Radical Deoxygenation
Benjamin Gross,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:45pm
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4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
From Heterogeneous to Homogeneous: Molecular Mimicry for Understanding and Advancing Small Molecule Activation."
Seung Jun Hwang,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Pohang University of Science and Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium
Resilient Autonomy: Perception and Planning for Dynamic, Unknown Environments
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
10:30am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Special Seminar - Paul Campbell
TBD
Paul Campbell,
Scientific Director,
Cell Biology and Preclinical Cancer Research,
American Cancer Society,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Topic to be announced
Leeat Yariv,
Uwe E. Reinhardt Professor of Economics,
Department of Economics,
Princeton University,
6:00pm
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7:30pm
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Diego Garcia Sepulveda,
Harvard University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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12:50pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:15pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Galaxy Evolution in the Resolved Universe
Daniel Weisz,
Associate Professor of Astronomy; Head Graduate Advisor,
Astronomy Department,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
A World Tour of Nitrite: Revealing the Ocean's Invisible Chemistry
Mariana Bif,
Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science,
University of Miami,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech Longevity Club Speaker Series
Remember the Future' Strategies for a Meaningful Life in Medicine
Jordan Shlain,
Founder and CEO of Private Medical,
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Homogenizing Origami and Kirigami Metamaterials
Paul Plucinsky,
Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Southern California,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar
TBA
Nivin Nyström,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Shapiro Group,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geoclub Seminar Series
Insights into catalysts of environmental methane oxidation across landscapes
John Magyar,
Research Scientist in Geobiology,
Geological and Planetary Science,
Caltech,
- Internal Event
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Literary Dimensions & Visual Culture Program Seminar
From Text to Media
Anna Shechtman,
Assistant Professor of Literatures in English,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
Rachel Rosen,
Associate Professor of Quantum Field Theory and Gravity,
Department of Physics,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, January 30th, 2026
9:00am
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Ongoing
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium
The Separation Aerodynamics of Idealized Fragmenting Meteoroids
Stuart Laurence,
Professor,
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Maryland, College Park,
3:45pm
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5:15pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Hoimin Jung,
Postdoctoral Scholar (Peters Group),
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026
1:00pm
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2:30pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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