Institute Calendar
November 2019
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
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CMI Seminar: Eliza O'Reilly
Poisson hyperplane tessellations in high dimensions and one-bit compression
Eliza O'Reilly,
CMI Postdoc,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
"Characterizing the Nucleus, Morphology and Activity of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov"
Bryce Bolin,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy,
IPAC,
IPAC - Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
"HIV Diversity and Vaccine Design"
Bette Korber,
Theoretical Biology and Biophysics,
Los Alamos National Labratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Topological insulators and the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in relativistic quantum field theory
David Kaplan,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Experts and Financial Ties: Evidence from FDA Advisory Committees
Fanny Camara,
Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of Research (Economics),
Dornsife, College of Leters, Arts and Science,
USC,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Factorization Algebras in Quantum Field Theory Learning Seminar
Free Field Theories Revisited
Angus Gruen,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
10:00am
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11:30am
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12:05pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Exploring the Mysterious Origins of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes
Heather Knutson,
Professor of Planetary Science,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Warming effect on precipitation seasonal cycle
Ruby Leung,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
"Getting Something for Nothing: Classical and Machine-Learning Methods for Quantum Simulation"
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
A Structural Model of a Multitasking Salesforce: Job Task Allocation and Incentive Plan Design
Kosuke Uetake,
Associate Professor of Marketing,
School of Management,
Yale University,
6:30pm
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8:30pm
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Thursday, November 14th, 2019
8:30am
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11:00am
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10:30am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Elephant Olfaction and a Wombat's Cubic Feces
David Hu,
Associate Professor,
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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CMI Faculty Lunch (invitation only): John Doyle
Universal laws and architectures in complex networked systems with applications to sensorimotor control
John Doyle,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Finance Seminar
Conflicting Priorities: A Theory of Covenants and Collateral
Giorgia Piacentino,
Daniel W. Stanton Associate Professor of Business,
Columbia Business School,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Exploring Titan: Discoveries in the laboratory and future in situ work with Dragonfly
Morgan Cable,
Research Scientist and Group Supervisor of Astrobiology and Ocean Worlds Group,
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Perfectoid covers of abelian varieties and the weight-monodromy conjecture
Peter Wear,
Department of Mathematics,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Looking through the Gravitational Wave Window on the Universe
Laura Cadonati,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Friday, November 15th, 2019
10:00am
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11:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Physics and geometry of the knots-quivers correspondence
Pietro Longhi,
ETH Zurich,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Quantum Supremacy: Understanding and Calibrating the Sycamore Processor
Kevin Satzinger,
Google AI Quantum,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar
Transparency and Demand Management in Platforms for Networked Markets
Adam Wierman,
Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Executive Officer for Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Director, Information Science and Technology,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Flight Testing of Supersonic Parachutes for Entry, Descent & Landing on Mars
Clara O'Farrell,
Engineer,
Guidance and Control,
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of technology,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:50pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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7:00pm
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Saturday, November 16th, 2019
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, November 17th, 2019
7:00am
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5:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Jackson Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography
1:30pm
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4:30pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Wedding Photography on Campus: Lam Wedding Party
Sites designated as approved for commercial still photography