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February 2013
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
"Protonation of Fe Bound Dinitrogen"
John Anderson,
graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, February 4th, 2013
10:00am
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10:00am
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Synthetic Molecular Machines for Active Self-Assembly: Prototype Algorithms, Designs and Experimental Verification
Synthetic Molecular Machines for Active Self-Assembly: Prototype Algorithms, Designs and Experimental Verification
Nadine Dabby,
Computation and Neural Systems,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Signaling on a scaffold: Molecular mechanisms for assembly and control of kinase networks
Jesse Zalatan,
Ph.D.,
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology,
University of California, San Francisco,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
"Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Crystalline Semiconductor (Photo)Electrodes"
Stephen Maldonado,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics,
Chemistry,
University of Michigan,
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Quantum Dynamics from Classical Trajectories: New approaches to simulating biological and molecular catalysts
Thomas F. Miller, III,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Biology Thesis Defense
MicroRNA and NF-kB in hematopoietic stem cells and cancer
Jimmy Zhao,
Baltimore Lab,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Chemical Engineering Seminar
Molecular Engineering for Non-Invasive Imaging and Control of Biological Function
Mikhail Shapiro,
PhD,
Bioengineering and Molecular & Cell Biology,
University of California, Berkeley,
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
8:00am
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2/12
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
CO2 Emissions in the Los Angeles Megacity as Observed in Pasadena
Sally Newman,
Senior Research Scientist,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Cyclohexadienones As A Challenging Platform for Reaction Discovery and Development
Andrew M. Harned,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Minnesota,
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
"DNA-Mediated Oxidation of p53 is Regulated by DNA Sequence"
Katie Schaefer,
Barton Group Grad Student,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Chaperonin-mediated protein folding and beyond
Arthur Horwich,
Sterling Professor of Genetics and HHMI Investigator,
Department of Genetics,
Yale School of Medicine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Directed evolution strategies for cellular and metabolic engineering
Hal Alper,
Assistant Professor,
Cell and Molecular Biology,
University of Texas at Austin,
Friday, February 8th, 2013
3:30pm
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4:30pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Challenges and Opportunities for Long Life Energy Storage Technologies
Ping Liu,
ARPA-E,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
"Investigating the Mechanism of Ferritin Protection of DNA: Can the Bacterial Ferritin Dps Utilize DNA Charge Transfer to Protect the Genome from a Distance?"
Anna Arnold,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, February 11th, 2013
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Computational Protein Interface Design, Cystic Fibrosis, and HIV
Bruce Donald,
Professor of Computer Science and Biochemistry,
Departments of Computer Science and Biochemistry,
Duke University Medical Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Recent Advances in Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Hydrogenations and CO2 Reduction
Douglas W. Stephan,
Professor, Canada Research Chair,
Chemistry,
University of Toronto,
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Chemical Engineering Seminar
An Engineering Analysis of Natural and Biomimetic Self-Repair Processes for Solar Energy Harvesting
Ardemis Boghossian,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The sensitivity of global tropical cyclone frequency to climate changes
Timothy Merlis,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Center for Theoretical Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ,
Princeton,
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Chemistry Seminar
Seminar on Seminars: How to Give a Talk
Kenneth S. Suslick,
Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Friday, February 15th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Capturing Protein Dynamics with Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Nicole Ford,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, February 18th, 2013
8:00am
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
9:00am
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9:01am
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4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Connecting Protein Dynamics with Catalytic Function from QM/MM Simulations
Jiali Gao,
L. I. Smith Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry and Digital Technology Center,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
4:00pm
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Beckman Lecture
Photoredox Catalysis in Organic Synthesis
David MacMillan,
University Professor, Director, Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton,
Department of Chemistry,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Regulation of the ocean's deep overturning circulation by Antarctic easterly winds
Andrew Stewart,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
11:30am
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1:00pm
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Resnick Institute Grid 2020 Discussion
Resnick Institute Grid 2020 Discussion: Distributed Energy Resource Services & Pricing
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
"Targeting Prostate Cancer with DNA-Binding Polyamides through the AR-ERG Signaling Axis"
Amanda Hargrove,
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dervan Group,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Guiding crystallization around bends and corners: probing inter- and intraspherulite transport in solution-processed organic semiconductors
Yueh-Lin Loo,
Professor,
Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Princeton University,
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Intramolecular Aryl C-H to C-P Conversion Mediated by Ni and Pd
Sandy Suseno,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, February 25th, 2013
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Beckman Institute Visibility Seminar
New Capabilities and Emerging Technologies at the Protein Expression Center
Dr. Jost Vielmetter,
Director,
Beckman Institute Protein Expression Center,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Probing bacterial cell shape determination by watching the dynamics of synthetic enzymes
Ethan Garner,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Oxidation Reactivity of Pd(III) and Pd(IV) Complexes Supported by Flexible Multidentate Ligands
Liviu M. Mirica,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
Washington University,
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Electrochemistry vs. Battery System Engineering: Deconstructing the Recent Spate of Battery Failures
Rob Ferber,
Founder,
ElectronVault, Inc.,
Linda Maepa,
Founder,
ElectronVault, Inc.,
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
9:00am
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11:30am
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Synthesis and Biological Studies of DNA Binding Cyclic Py-Im Polyamides
Benjamin C. Li,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Dervan Group,
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
C=C Cyclopropanation and C-H Amination via Carbene and Nitrene Transfers Catalyzed by Engineered Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
Pedro D. Coelho,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Arnold Group,
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Biologically Induced Snowball Initiation, and Snowball Ocean Dynamics
Eli Tziperman,
Pamela and Vasco McCoy, Jr Professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Tailoring Enzyme Cofactor to Profile Substrates and Inhibitors of Protein Methyltransferases
Minkui Luo,
Assistant Professor,
Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry Program,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
8:00am
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Biochemistry Seminar
Evolution of transcriptional regulation in mammals
Duncan Odom,
Associated Research Group Leader,
Cancer Research UK - Cambridge Institute,
University of Cambridge,
4:00pm
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Robert W. Vaughan Lecture in Chemical Engineering
Shedding some light on surface chemistry and structure
Michael Gordon,
Assistant Professor,
Chemical Engineering,
University of California, Santa Barbara,