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Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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You and Your Thesis

Online Event
  • Internal Event
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
5:00pm – 6:30pm
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Credit Union Annual Meeting

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,
12:00pm – 12:50pm
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Getting Started!

Hameetman Center 210 - Conference Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
TBD
Susan Clark, Assistant Professor of Physics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
TBD
Susan Clark,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
TBD
Kirsten Findell, TBD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
11:00am – 2:00pm
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Make Your Own Lunar New Year Red Envelopes

Sherman Fairchild Library, Lobby
  • Internal Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
"The Inherent Resilience of Large Cities to Natural Hazards: Records, Evidence and Predictions"
Nicos Makris, Professor of Structures and Mechanics, Addy Family Centennial Professor in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Methodist University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CTLO - Winter Faculty Lunch Series

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennan Conference Room
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 130
"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)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

Red Door Cafe
  • Internal Event
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,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Manipulating Spectral Energy Flux in Turbulent Flows: Applications and Implications Across Scales
Lei Fang, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Beckman Institute Poster Session

Beckman Institute
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Devices Seminar

Moore B280
Ultra-low noise Phase-locked Loop Technique
Taekwang Jang, Associate Professor, Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Louis B. and Martha B. Slichter Endowed Chair in Geosciences, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles,
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
10:00am – 11:30am
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Professional Development Series for Grad Students and Postdocs: Evidence-Based Teaching and AI Integration

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
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
10:30am – 12:00pm
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Laser Safety Training

Online Event
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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X-Ray Safety Training

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

South Mudd 365
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,
3:00pm – 4:15pm
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Laboratory Safety Orientation Training

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe: from Luminous Quasars to the Little Red Dots
Xiaohui Fan, Regents Professor of Astronomy, Astronomer, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
TBD
Alex Hall, UCLA,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture: Chasing Sustainable Battery Chemistries for the Future with Kimberly See

Beckman Auditorium
Kimberly 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,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Dine & Dialouge: Love & Healthy Relationships

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Autonomous learning and design of proteins
Philip 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 University,
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,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Behcet Acikmese, Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Zhigang Peng, Professor of Geophysics, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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ORCHESTRA CONCERT (Concerto Competition Winners)

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event