Events
November 2009
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11/3
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
What Biology Can Do for Physics: Landscapes in Physics and Biology
Robert H. Austin,
professor of physics,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Improving Methods for Heparin Characterization
Cynthia K. Larive,
professor of chemistry,
UC Riverside,
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
The Liquid Vapor Interface of Aqueous Solutions: Composition, Chemistry, and Acid/Base Properties
John C. Hemminger,
professor of chemistry,
UC Irvine,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
10:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Prepare Immediately for Whatever Happens Next: "Rapid" Change at Ice Sheet Marine Margins
Christina Hulbe,
assistant professor of geology,
Portland State Universiy,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Norman Davidson Lecture
Norman Davidson Lecture: "Manipulating Quorum Sensing to Control Bacterial Pathogenicity"
Bonnie Bassler,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology,
Princeton University,
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
New Approaches to Redox Catalysis
Teshik P. Yoon,
professor of chemistry,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Friday, November 6th, 2009
8:00am
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7:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Ln(AlMe4)3—Gofer Alkyls in Disguise
Melanie Zimmermann,
visitor in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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6:00pm
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
9:00am
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9:00pm
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3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Multiple Forms of Valuation in the Human Brain
Klaus Wunderlich,
graduate student in computation and neural systems,
Caltech,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Caltech Biotechnology Club Speaker
MicroRNA Regulatory Mechanisms
Victor Ambros,
professor,
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program; and Program in Molecular Medicine,
University of Massachussetts Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Importance of Wind Power for a Clean and Renewable Future
Cristina Archer,
assistant professor,
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences,
Cal State Chico,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Acellular Porcine Tissue Crosslinked with Functionalized Nanomaterials
Sheila Grant,
professor of biological engineering,
University of Missouri-Columbia,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Examining Cell Division Mechanisms Using Chemical Approaches
Tarun Kapoor,
professor of chemistry and cell biology,
the Rockefeller University,
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Making Organelles the Bacterial Way: Structure and Mechanisms of Protein-Based Microcompartments
Todd Yeates,
professor of chemistry and biochemistry,
UCLA,
Friday, November 13th, 2009
12:00pm
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Reductive Coupling of Carbon Monoxide Assisted by Pendant Lewis Acids
Alexander J. Miller,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Mechanistic Studies of Alkane C-H Activation by Platinum(II)
George Chen,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Exploring DNA-Mediated Charge Transport With Fast Radical Traps
Joseph Genereux,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Cellular Integration in the Heart: Interaction between Myocytes, Fibroblasts, Endothelial Cells and the ECM
Thomas K. Borg,
professor of regenerative medicine and cell biology,
University of South Carolina,
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Gas-phase Ion/Ion Reactions: Proton Transfer, Electron Transfer, and Bio-conjugation
Scott A. McLuckey,
professor of chemistry,
Purdue University,
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
8:00am
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Laboratory Studies of the Self and Cross Reactions of Atmospheric Peroxy Radicals
Aaron Noell,
graduate student in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Subtropical Cloud Transitions: Observations, Theories and Impact on Climate
Joao Teixeira,
research scientist,
JPL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
The Two Conflicting Narratives of Metal-Optics
Eli Yablonovitch,
professor of electrical engineering and computer science,
UC Berkeley,
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
8:00am
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
8:00am
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9:00am
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11/21
5:00pm
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Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology: Regional Finals
Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
10:00am
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11:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Contributions of Dna2 and the Tim/Tipin Complex to Genomic Stability
Karen E. Wawrousek,
graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Transformations of Group 7 Carbonyl Complexes: Possible Intermediates in a Homogeneous Syngas Conversion Scheme
Nathan (Ned) West,
postdoctoral scholar in chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:15pm
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Thesis Seminar
Wire Array Solar Cells: A Design for Inexpensive Photovoltaics
Joshua Spurgeon,
graduate student in chemical engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Seminar
Molecular Engineering and NanoBiotechnology for Live Cell Imaging
Peter Yingxiao Wang,
assistant professor,
Department of Bioengineering, Molecular, and Integrative Physiology,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
8:00am
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11/27
5:00pm
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