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Thursday, October 15th, 2026
3:00pm
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Algebra, Geometry & Number Theory Seminar
Modular Heights of Unitary Shimura Varieties
Ziqi Guo,
PhD Student,
Department of Mathematics,
Peking University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Constantin G. Economou Memorial Lecture
Unravelling Specific Ion Effects in Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction: The Interplay of Interfacial Structure and Ion-specific Transport
Madeline Murphy,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Statistical mechanics of classical and quantum computation
Alexander Zlokapa,
PhD Candidate,
Center for Theoretical Physics,
MIT,
5:00pm
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6:30pm
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6:30pm
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9:00pm
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Friday, October 16th, 2026
All Day
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9:00am
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10/18
3:00pm
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9:00am
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10:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Data-driven computational approaches for chemistry across scales
Vignesh Bhethanabotla,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
10:00am
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12:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Thermal Giant Graviton Expansion
Kasia Budzik,
Harvard University,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Niclas Heinsdorf,
Humboldt Postdoctoral Scholar,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Xiongwei Liu,
Department of Physics,
University of Colorado Boulder,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
The Evolution and Fates of Massive Stars and Binaries: From Nuclear Burning to Explosive Outcomes
Aldana Grichener,
Prize Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory,
University of Arizona,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium
Towards a New School in Aerodynamics: Fluid Mechanics as a Minimization problem
Haithem Taha,
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Samueli School of Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Informal Seminar - Matouš Vobořil
"Thymflammation: A novel concept of central immune tolerance"
Matouš Vobořil,
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science,
Department of Cell Biology,
Charles University in Prague,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
David Lu, Graduate Student (Peters Group),
6:30pm
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9:00pm
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Saturday, October 17th, 2026
9:00am
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10:30am
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7:00pm
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11:30am
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Kavli Nanoscience Institute Special Lecture: 10 years of the KNI-Wheatley Scholarship in Nanoscience
Andrei Faraon,
William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering and Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute.,
Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
11:00am
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1:00pm
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Sunday, October 18th, 2026
1:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, October 19th, 2026
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Jackie Caminiti,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
9:30am
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10:30am
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PhD Thesis Defense
High-Precision Photoacoustic and Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of the Oxygen A-Band in Support of Remote Sensing
Leah Stevenson,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry (Okumura Lab),
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:15pm
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Special Organic Chemistry Seminar
Development of catalyst systems enabling sp3 C‒H functionalization reactions
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium
Distilling Quantum Structure: Efficiently Simulating and Learning Quantum Systems
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar
Ultrafast Optical Excitation of Antiferromagnetic or Inertial Magnons in 2D Magnets
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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The James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lectureship in Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
'The Crumbling Watertower'
Niels Hovius,
Professor, Institute for Earth and Environment Sciences,
Department of Geomorphology, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences,
University of Potsdam,
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
9:00am
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2:00pm
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Job Market Seminar
Topic to be announced
Egor Stoyan,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Characterizing Faults and Avalanches – South Island, New Zealand Aotearoa
Dr. Meghan Miller,
Australian National University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Justin Crocker
Exploring biological design space: from perturbations to phenotypes
Justin Crocker,
Group Leader,
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
The Shadow of Influence: Agenda Setting, Vote Buying, and Legislative Coalitions
Andre Van Parys,
Research Fellow, Hoover Institute,
Stanford University,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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