Institute Calendar
May 2019
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
12:00am
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12:00am
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Mirzakhanyan Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
2:30pm
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5:30pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Monday, May 6th, 2019
11:00am
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12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Copper and Nickel Catalysis for the Construction of Novel C−N and C−C Bonds
Carson Matier,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar
Random walks, harmonic functions, 0-1 laws, and the Poisson boundary of groups
Joshua Frisch,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Mechanistic Study of Photoinduced C–S Bond Formation and Electrochemical Ammonia Production by a Surface-Attached Iron Complex
Kareem Hannoun,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
How to assemble a microbial ecosystem? – the role of behavior, microdiversity and interactions
Otto Cordero,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New accelerator experiments for dark sectors
Stefania Gori,
UC Santa Cruz,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Bioinspired Coordination Complexes and Polymers for Energy Applications
Smaranda Marinescu,
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Southern California,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Fake News, Voter Overconfidence, and the Quality of Democratic Choice
Jean-Robert Tyran,
Professor of Economics, Director of the Vienna Center for Experimental Economics, and Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs,
University of Vienna,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:15pm
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12:45pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Non-Innocent Anthracene-Based Ligand Towards Zr(IV)-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkynes and Nitriles to N-Heterocycles
Choon (Marcus) Heng Low,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CANCELED -- General Biology Seminar
CANCELED
Amy Gladfelter,
Associate Professor,
Biology,
University of North Carolina,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CMI Seminar: Alistair Sinclair
The Lee-Yang Theorem and the Ising Model
Alistair Sinclair,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
Evolving Worlds: A Story of Planetary Evolution and Bi-Stability
Dr. Matthew B. Weller,
Postdoc,
Institute of Geophysics,
University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics/CS Special Seminar
Title: Software Engineering for Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Miryung Kim,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Special Seminar
Alcohol and Amine Derivatives Guide Position-Selective C-H Functionalization Reactions
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Seminar on History and Philosophy of Science
The Interferon Tournament: Credit Markets and Economies of Honor in the First Age of Biotech
Nicolas Rasmussen,
Professor, Programs in History and Environment & Society,
School of Humanities and Languages,
University of New South Wales,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
The Political Economy of Discrimination
Torun Dewan,
Professor of Political Science,
London School of Economics & Political Science,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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10:00pm
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
10:00am
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11:30am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:30pm
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3:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Impact of Transmission Network Topology on Electrical Power Systems
Linqi (Daniel) Guo,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Oxygen Transporter and Generator Devices to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy
Nicholas Scianmarello,
Graduate Student,
Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
The stable cohomology of the moduli space of curves with level structures
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry—Bristol Myers Squibb Symposium
Employing an Interest in Chemistry to Positively Impact Patient Lives
3:30pm
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4:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Dwarf Galaxies and Their Dark Matter Content
Laura Sales,
Assistant Professor,
Physics and Astronomy,
University of California, Riverside,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Atlantic-Pacific salinity asymmetry and the hydrological cycle
Johan Nilsson,
Stockholm University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry—Bristol Myers Squibb Symposium
Shining light on the dark matter of natural products: Structure and function of colibactin
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Attention and Selection Effects
Colin Stewart,
Professor,
Department of Economics,
University of Toronto,