Institute Calendar
April 2026
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Revealed Convex Preference
Rui Tang,
Assistant Professor in Economics,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST),
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
11:30am
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1:00pm
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2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Yuanyun (Rose) Huang,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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3:30pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Synthetic Biology for Human Health: RNA Sensors, Protein Circuits, and Machine-Guided Humanization
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Karen Adelman,
Edward S. Harkness Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar
Topic to be announced
Felipe Valencia Caicedo,
Dean's Assistant Professor of Political Economy & Economics,
Brown University,
Friday, April 3rd, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Hao Chen,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Topic to be announced
Yashaswini Murthy,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium
Nicholas Boechler,
Associate Professor,
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Chris Totoiu,
Graduate Student (Hadt Research Group),
Department of Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Thorsten Becker,
Professor; Distinguished Chair in Geophysics,
Jackson School of Geosciences, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin),
Monday, April 6th, 2026
9:00am
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4/24
5:00pm
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3:45pm
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5:00pm
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Women in Chemistry Special Seminar: Prof. Jenny Yang
Jenny Y. Yang,
University of California, Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Blaise Agüera y Arcas,
Chief Technology Officer,
Technology & Society,
Google,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Jooonho Lee,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
Topic to be announced
James Read,
Associate Professor, Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy,
Pembroke College,
Oxford University,
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
11:00am
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2:30pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Nanoscale Spectroscopic Imaging of Carriers and Heat in Photocatalysts
Levi Palmer,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:15pm
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5:00pm
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► CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
This seminar has been canceled.
Dirk Bergemann,
Professor of Economics,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, April 9th, 2026
All Day
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Biochemistry Seminar
James Shorter,
Professor,
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics,
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History & Visual Culture Seminar
Pictures from the Arctic: The Colonized Draw Back
Valerie A. Kivelson,
Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Prof. Michael Levin
Online Event
Bioelectric signaling network underlie cellular collective behavior in embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer
Professor Michael Levin,
Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University and Director of the Allen Discovery Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Friday, April 10th, 2026
8:00am
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4/11
5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Topic to be announced
Yizhou Zhang,
Graduate Student,
Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium
Emilio Martinez Paneda,
Associate Professor,
Engineering Science,
Oxford University,
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
7:00am
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7:00pm
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Monday, April 13th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Claudio Manzari,
Institute for Advanced Study,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Itai Yanai
Itai Yanai,
Scientific Director,
Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
New York University - Langone Health,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
TBA
Silvio Barandun,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Department of Mathematics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
10:00am
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3:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:15pm
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Techer Live
Online Event
Einstein: Beyond the Myth
Diana Kormos-Buchwald,
Robert M. Abbey Professor of History; Director and General Editor, The Einstein Papers Project,
Patt Morrison,
LA Times columnist, author,
- Public Event
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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3:30pm
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4:30pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Rajan Gupta,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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