Institute Calendar
April 2006
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
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General Biology Seminar
Linking Stem Cells and Molecular Motors to Signaling and Neurodegenerative Disease
Larry Goldstein,
professor of cellular and molecular medicine, UC San Diego, and investigator,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
A Rational-Choice, Formal-Theoretic Argument against the Existence of Sophisticated Voting in Legislatures
Timothy J. Groseclose,
professor of political science,
UCLA,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:00pm
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10:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:00pm
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
12:00am
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11:59pm
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8:00am
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Ongoing
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8:30am
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12:00pm
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
The Approximation of Spectra of Schrodinger Operators
Anders Hansen,
department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics,
University of Cambridge,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Radio Galaxy Feedback and the Cooling Cores of Galaxy Clusters
Chris Reynolds,
associate professor of astronomy,
University of Maryland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Complex Biological Systems Seminar
Model-Driven Discovery and the NF KappaB Signaling Network
Markus Covert,
postdoctoral scholar in biology,
Baltimore Lab,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Information Science and Technology Seminar
Increasing Concurrency Using EDGE Architectures
Karthikeyan Sankaralingam,
graduate student in computer science,
University of Texas, Austin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Selective Formations of C-O and C-C Bonds via Transition Metal Mediated Catalysis
Chulbom Lee,
assistant professor of chemistry,
Princeton University,
6:00pm
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8:00pm
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Break the Silence Dinner: Reverend Susan Russell Speaks about Same-Sex Marriage
Reverend Susan Russell,
All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Thursday, April 27th, 2006
10:00am
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1:00pm
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11:00am
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12:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:30pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
An Engineering Analysis of Inflammation in Physiological Shock: The Auto-Digestion Hypothesis
Geert Schmid-Schoenbein,
professor of bioengineering,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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General Biology Seminar
Simplicity in Biology
Dr. Uri Alon,
principal investigator,
Department of Physics of Complex Systems,
Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Lu-Hf Phosphorite and Apatite Geochronology: Constraints on Snowball Earth and Precambrian Tectonics
Gry Barfod,
associate research geologist,
UC Davis,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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History and Philosophy of Science Seminar
The Mathematical Theory of Perspective from Alberti to Lambert: Its Development, Its Use, and Its Prestige
Kirsti Andersen,
associate professor,
department of the history of science,
University of Aarhus, Denmark,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Foam and Melting Crystal
Cumrun Vafa,
professor of science,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar
Non-Commitment in Continuous Time
Ali Lazrak,
assistant professor of finance,
University of British Columbia,
6:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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9:00pm
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10:00pm
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Friday, April 28th, 2006
8:00am
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5:00pm
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Eric D'Hoker,
professor of physics and astronomy,
UCLA,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Exploration for Oil and Gas: What's Really Down There?
John Grotzinger,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Vibrational Spectroscopy and Analysis of Pseudo-Tetrahedral Complexes with Metal Imido Bonds
Mark Mehn,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Precision Electron Scattering at JLab: Recent Achievements and Future Plans
Dr. Anthony Thomas,
chief scientist and theory group leader,
Jefferson Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mixed-Signal, RF, and Microwave Seminar
Molecular Interface of Integrated Circuits: Present Sensors to Future Programmable Receptors
Edwin Kan,
associate professor of electrical and computer engineering,
Cornell University,
5:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:00pm
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9:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:30pm
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Saturday, April 29th, 2006
8:00am
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9:00am
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5:00pm
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10:00am
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12:00pm
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12:45pm
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1:45pm
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4:00pm
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11:45pm
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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, April 30th, 2006
8:00am
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5:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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3:30pm
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5:30pm
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