Events
October 2013
Ongoing
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10/14
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
9:00am
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Chemical Physics Seminar
High-dimensional Surprises Near the Glass and the Jamming Transitions
Patrick Charbonneau,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Physics and CBB Program ,
Chemistry and Physics,
Duke University,
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Heterogeneous Photochemistry and Interfacial Redox Processes of Environmental Significance
Wonyong Choi,
Visiting Associate,
Engineering and Applied Science,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanostructured 3-D Architectures: Mechanics and Physics of Deformation and Fracture in Nanomaterials for Biomimetics, Batteries, and Lightweight Structural Materials
Julia Greer,
Professor of Materials Science and Mechanics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanostructured 3-D Architectures: Mechanics and Physics of Deformation and Fracture in Nanomaterials for Biomimetics, Batteries, and Lightweight Structural Materials
Julia Greer,
Professor of Materials Science and Mechanics,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Synthetic Discoveries from Polycyclic Natural Products
Jeremy A. May,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Houston,
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
8:00am
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10/13
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
The Novel Function of the Protein-Conducting Channel SecYEG in Co-Translational Protein Targeting
David Akopian,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Synthesis and evolution of macrocyclic organo-peptides for selective biomolecular recognition
Rudi Fasan,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
University of Rochester,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Research Conference
A Molecular View of Membrane Protein Biogenesis
William Clemons,
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
12:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, October 7th, 2013
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Exploring the Chemistry of Ni(I) and Pd(I) Dimers with Bridging Allyl and Related Ligands
Nilay Hazari,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chemistry,
Yale University,
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Piecing the puzzle of gas exchange and inorganic carbon transport in the polar sea ice zone
Brice Loose,
Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island,
Friday, October 11th, 2013
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Well-Defined (–)-i-Pr-PyboxNi(I) Complexes Provide Mechanistic Insights for an Asymmetric Negishi Reaction
Trixia Buscagan,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
12:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, October 14th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar-CANCELLED
Spin and Spin Polarization Effects on Energy and Electron Transfer Processes
James K. McCusker,
Professor and Associate Chair for Research,
Chemistry,
Michigan State University,
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
What controls sulfur isotope fractionation during microbial sulfate reduction?
Min Sub Sim,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Vibrational Entropy of Materials
Brent Fultz,
Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Thioamides: Minimalist Chromophores for Monitoring Protein Folding and Stability
E. James Petersson,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Pennsylvania,
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Light-Controlled Glucose Repression Pathway in Budding Yeast
Chang Ho Sohn,
Dr.,
Department of Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, October 18th, 2013
8:00am
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12:00pm
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1:30pm
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JCAP Special Seminar
Quantum Mechanical Insights into Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction Processes
John A. Keith,
Assistant Professor and R.K Mellon Faculty Fellow,
Energy Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering,
Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburg,
3:30pm
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4:30pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Resnick Fellows Emily Kosten on Limiting Emission Angle for Improved Solar Cell Performance and David Brown on Phase Transition Enhanced Thermoelectrics
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by a Cobalt Complex with a Redox Active Tetraazamacrocyclic Ligand
David Lacy,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, October 21st, 2013
4:00pm
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Biophysics Lecture
Quantitative predictive understanding of bacterial growth physiology
Terence Hwa,
Professor,
Department of Physics and Molecular Biology,
University of California, San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Copper-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization
Timothy H. Warren,
Professor,
Chemistry,
Georgetown University,
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Bottom-up Synthesis of Structurally Precise Organic Materials and Interfaces
William R. Dichtel,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Cornell University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The role of oceans in setting climate sensitivity and radiative feedbacks
Brian Rose,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences,
University at Albany, SUNY,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Designing metallic glasses with tailored radiation response using reduced order mesoscale models
Michael J. Demkowicz,
John C. Chipman Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering ,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Bottom-up Synthesis of Structurally Precise Organic Materials and Interfaces
William R. Dichtel,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
Cornell University,
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Moving lipids across membranes
Anant Menon,
Professor of Biochemistry,
Department of Biochemistry,
Weill Cornell Medical College,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Structure and translocation in Nuclear Pore Complexes
Igal Szleifer,
Christina Enroth-Cugell Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
Biomedical Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Friday, October 25th, 2013
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Scalable Fabrication Techniques for Silicon Microwire Arrays
Heather Audesirk,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Monday, October 28th, 2013
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Catalytic Transformation of Strong s-Bonds: from New Cross-Coupling to Heterocycle Synthesis
Mamoru Tobisu,
Associate Professor,
Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies,
Osaka University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Bioengineering Lecture
"Protein structure determination using low-resolution experimental and evolutionary data"
David Baker,
Head of the Institute for Protein Design, and Professor of Biochemistry,
University of Washington,
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
8:00am
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2:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
New Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Aza-Propellane Natural Products
Raul Navarro,
Graduate Student in Chemistry, Reisman Group,
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Smart Grid & Climate Change: Socio-political Influence on Energy System Change
Jennie Stephens,
Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy,
Clark University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Extremes of Heat Conduction in Molecular Materials
David G. Cahill,
Department Head, Donald B. Willett Professor of Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Catalytic Asymmetric Molecular Rearrangements
Uttam K. Tambar,
Assistant Professor,
Biochemistry Department,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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JCAP Special Seminar
Multiple Proton-coupled Electron Transfer in Electrocatalysis: Theory vs. Experiment
Marc T. M. Koper,
Professor of Fundamental Surface Science,
Leiden Institute of Chemistry. Leiden University,
Catalysis and Surface Chemistry,
4:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar
Cloaking nanoparticles with natural RBC membranes for biomimetic drug delivery and detoxification
Liangfang Zhang,
Associate Professor,
Department of Nanoengineering,
University of California, San Diego,