Institute Calendar
November 2005
Sunday, November 6th, 2005
2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Monday, November 7th, 2005
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Some Physical Aspects of the Origin of Life and of Artificial Cells
Albert J. Libchaber,
Detlev W. Bronk Professor,
Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, The Center for Studies in Physics and Biology,
The Rockefeller University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Fast Mountain Building
Jay J. Ague,
Professor,
Department of Geology and Geophysics,
Yale,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
A Theorist's View on the Experimental Options for Measuring theta_13 and delta
Boris Kayser,
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Interfirm Mobility, Wages, and the Returns to Seniority and Experience in the U.S.
Moshe Buchinsky,
Professor of Economics,
UCLA,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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8:30pm
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10:00pm
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
10:00am
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1:30pm
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Computing, Zeroes of Zeta Functions, and Approximate Counting
Willem van Dam,
Professor,
UCSB,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Detachment Waves and the Onset of Friction
Jay Fineberg,
Professor,
Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University,
3:30pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
White Dwarfs in Star Clusters
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy as a Novel Probe for Molecular Chirality
Y. Ron Shen,
Professor of Physics,
Department of Physics,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Structural Properties of Dynamin Reveal a Mechanism for Membrane Constriction
Jenny Hinshaw,
Dr.,
Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology,
NIDDK, NIH,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Results on Vus and Direct CP Violation from the NA48 Experiment at CERN
Mayda Velasco,
Associate Professor,
Physics,
Northwestern University,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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9:00pm
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10:00pm
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium - DATE CHANGED FROM NOV. 8
Single-Electron-Transport Through Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Jörg P. Kotthaus,
Director,
Center for NanoScience,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München,
3:40pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Virtual Observatory for Coastal Ocean Science and Applications
Yi Chao,
Principal Scientist,
Earth Science Section, Sciences Division,
Jet Propultion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Information Science and Technology Seminar
Claytronics: Scaling Ensembles to Millions of Millimeter Cobots
Seth Copen Goldstein,
Professor,
Computer Science,
Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kroc Lecture
Vesicular Traffic: Mechanism and Disease Implications
Randy Schekman,
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Exploring Asymmetric Synthesis Using Lewis Base Catalysis
Scott E. Schaus,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Boston University,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Skeptics Society Lecture
Luck, ESP, and Magic: How Science Tests the Unusual
Dr. Richard Wiseman,
head of the psychology lab,
University of Hertfordshire,
Thursday, November 10th, 2005
10:00am
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1:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
Molecular Electronics and Biochemical Sensing
Peter Grutter,
Professor,
Department of Physics,
McGill University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Engineers for a Sustainable World @ Caltech
Engineering Change, Changing Engineering
Amy Smith,
Ms.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Engineering Microbial Metabolism: Fuels and Chemicals from Lignocellulose
Lonnie O. Ingram,
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, and Director, Florida Center for Renewable Fuels (FCRC),
University of Florida,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Deposition, Resuspension, and Alteration of Colorado River Delta Sediments, Lake Powell, Utah
Natasha Kramer,
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Understanding the Strong Interactions with Effective Theories
Iain Stewart,
Assistant Professor of Physics,
MIT,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Organizing Middle-Size Firms in the United States and France 1830-2000
Jean Laurent Rosenthal,
Professor of Economics,
Department of Economics,
UCLA,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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8:45pm
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10:45pm
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Friday, November 11th, 2005
9:00am
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11:30am
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11:00am
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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
Quiver Quantum Mechanics for the Quintic
Andrew Strominger,
Harvard University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Nanotube in a Periodic Potential: A Conveyer Belt for Electrons
Dima Novikov,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Andrew R. Metcalf,
Grad. Student,
Environmental Science & Engineering,
Caltech,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Black Hole Degeneracies, Topological Strings, and Automorphic Forms
Boris Pioline,
LPTHE,
1:00pm
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3:30pm
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2:30pm
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4:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Phenomenology of Flavor Violation in RS Models
Andrew Blechman,
Johns Hopkins University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech Biotechnology Club Speaker
Positron Emission Tomography (PET): From Technology Invention to Biology and Medicine
Michael Phelps,
Professor,
Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology ,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Quantum Chemical Elucidations of Homogeneous Pd(II) Catalysis: New Insights in the Wacker Process and the Enantioselective Tsuji-Allylation Mechanisms
John Keith,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,