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Family Weekend 2026

  • Public Event
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Bishop Budget Workshop

  • Internal Event
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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SanPietro Budget Workshop

  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
8:00am – 2/10 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Francesco Calisto, Caltech,
Thursday, February 5th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Professor Bianxiao Cui

Moore B270
Bianxiao Cui, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Katerina Chatziioannou, Assistant Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar, Department of Physics, Caltech,
Friday, February 6th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Sebastian Mizera, Columbia University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Fernando Guerrero, Graduate Student (Agapie Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
Monday, February 9th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Henrique Rubira, Cambridge University, KICC and Munich University Observatory,
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
TBD
Nicholas Boffi, Assistant Professor, Department of Machine Learning and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Sam Leutheusser, KITP, UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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All-Faculty Meeting

Thursday, February 12th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
TBA
Chengcheng Fan, Bjorkman Group,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Discussion: AI in Today's College Classrooms: Benefits and Concerns for Student Learning

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Friday, February 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Björn Hassfeld, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
3:45pm – 5:15pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Catherine Romero, Graduate Student (Peters Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Isidore Quartet

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Robert R. Knowles, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
  • Internal Event
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Jose Calderon Infante, Caltech,
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 100
"One genome, many phenotypes: evolutionary insights from complex traits in ants"
Megan Barkdull, Assistant Curator, Entomology, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Speaker CALE: Alternative Careers in Education: Looking Beyond the R1

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar Series, Colin Cook, PhD

Moore B270
Colin Cook, PhD, CTO and Co-Founder, XDEMICS Corporation,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Yuri Levin, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
Friday, February 20th, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Science Journey - Cosmic Fireworks: How Astronomers Explore the Changing Sky

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Alberto Castellano, University of Chicago,
Saturday, February 21st, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ernest H. Swift Lecture Series

Gates Annex B122
Christopher Cummins, Henry Drefus Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
Generative Design via Optimal Transport for Shape and Field Exploration
Charbel Farhat, Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University,
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Wiersma Lecture - Stefano Fusi

Chen 100
Stefano Fsui,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Jackie Caminiti, Perimeter Institute,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Kimberly See

Beckman Auditorium
Kim See, professor of chemistry,
  • Public Event
Thursday, February 26th, 2026
8:00am – Ongoing
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Registration for Spring Term

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
TBA
Elizabeth Hughes, Graduate Student, Shapiro Group,
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Phil Romero, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Rachel Green, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins Univeristy,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Liang Fu, Professor of Physics, Condensed matter Theory, MIT,
Friday, February 27th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Veronika Hubeny, UC Davis,
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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ORCHESTRA CONCERT (Concerto Competition Winners)

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event