Institute Calendar
May 2023
Friday, May 5th, 2023
12:15pm
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Caltech Y Student Activism Speaker Series (SASS)
Pre-Keynote Lunch Q & A on Generative AI and Society
Kevin Roose,
New York Times Tech Columnist,
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Tetranuclear CaMn3O4 and Mn4O4 Complexes as Spectroscopic Models of the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Angela Shiau,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Engineering cytochrome P450BM3 for oxidation and silicon–carbon bond cleavage of volatile methylsiloxanes
Nicholas Sarai,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Seminar
MFeS Clusters as Models for Complex Multimetallic Systems
Anna Scott,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers: A Multi-Band Opportunity for Gravitational Waves
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Caltech Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy (CSSPP) Roundtable Conversation
Shaping the Future: Societal Implications of Generative AI
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Revolutionizing Hypersonic Flow Simulation: Physics-Aware Coarse Graining and Maximum Entropy Principles for Next-Generation Aerothermal Modeling
Marco Panesi,
Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Hypersonics and Entry Systems Studies (CHESS),
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
"Chemodivergent Organolanthanide-Catalyzed C–H α-Mono-Borylation of Pyridines."
Dr. Jacob (Jake) Rothbaum,
Postdoctoral Scholar (Nelson Research Group),
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:30pm
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9:30pm
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Saturday, May 6th, 2023
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Sunday, May 7th, 2023
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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Monday, May 8th, 2023
3:45pm
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4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Cooperative Adsorption and Gas Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks
Jeffrey R. Long,
C. Judson King Distinguished Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Online and In-Person Event
Radio stars and exoplanets: Sources in circularly-polarised radio surveys, present and future
Joe Callingham,
ASTRON / Leiden Observatory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Exploring the Hidden Hydrosphere and Biogeosphere in the World's Oldest Rocks
Barbara Sherwood Lollar,
University Professor, Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology,
Deaprtment of Earth Sciences,
University of Toronto,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquim
Learning Matchings, Maps, and Trajectories
Jonathan Niles-Weed,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science,
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Center for Data Science,
New York University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Matching Effective Theories Efficiently (Matchete) and dealing with evanescent operators
Julie Pages,
UC San Diego,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech Everhart Lecture Series Talk #1
Imaging the Beginning of Time from the South Pole
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Soliman,
Applied Physics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
9:00am
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4:00pm
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11:00am
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Ali Ellebedy | Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 - 4 pm
"Dynamics of Germinal Center B Cell Responses in Humans"
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
"A Pinch of Salt, a Splash of Water, and a Dash of Ions: The Recipe for Tweaking Polyelectrolyte Complexes' Glass Transition and Relaxation Time"
Jodie Lutkenhaus,
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Presidential Impact Fellow, Axalata Coating Sytems Chair,
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
A JWST MIRI Dayside Emission Spectrum of the Benchmark Hot Jupiter HD 189733b/ The Spatial Distribution of the Unidentified 2.07μm Absorption on Europa and Implications for its Origin
Julie Inglis,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Ryleigh Davis,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Attribute-based Subsidies and Market Power: an Application to Electric Vehicles
Panle Jia Barwick,
The Todd E. and Elizabeth H. Warnock Distinguished Chair Professor,
Department of Economics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
4:30pm
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6:00pm
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Charge Up! Entrepreneurship Series
Online Event
Patenting your Innovation
Rose Kiser,
Assistant Director for Technology Transfer,
Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships,
Caltech,
John Peck,
Partner,
KPPB law firm.,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
8:30am
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10:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Joint IQIM/AWS Seminar Series
Online Event
Lower bounds on the overhead of a quantum memory
Omar Fawzi,
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon,
11:45am
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1:15pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Evolution of Stellar Rotation: Alone and Together, Inside and Out
Jamie Tayar,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Astronomy,
University of Florida,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
What is the aerosol state in the ambient atmosphere? Or: Particle-resolved modeling to tackle structural uncertainty in aerosol models
Nicole Riemer,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Investigations of Topological and Quantum Phenomena in Epitaxial Semimetallic Thin Films
4:00pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture: Making Wearable Materials Smarter
Online and In-Person Event
Chiara Daraio,
G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Additive Manufacturing: Machine Learning, Mechanics, and Metallurgy
Allison M. Beese,
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University,
11:45am
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1:15pm
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