Events
October 2016
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Processes Underpinning the Production of Renewable Fuels
Jillian L. Dempsey,
Assistant Professor,
Chemistry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
4:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Discovering Chemistry From First Principles: The Ab Initio Nanoreactor
Todd Martinez,
Ehrsam and Franklin Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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AbbVie Symposium
Veliparib: A PARP Inhibitor for the Treatment of Cancer
Thomas D. Penning,
PhD, Research Fellow/Chemistry Team Leader,
Oncology Discovery,
AbbVie, Inc.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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AbbVie Symposium
Organic Photoredox Catalysis - Synthetic Applications and Beyond
David A. Nicewicz,
Associate Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Global climate impacts of fixing large long-standing shortwave radiation biases in the Community Earth System Model
Jennifer E. Kay,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
University of Colorado at Boulder,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Flat and Conformal Optics with Dielectric Metasurfaces
Andrei Faraon,
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science Department,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing via Digital Quantification of Nucleic Acids
Nathan Schoepp,
Graduate Student, Ismagilov Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
Friday, October 7th, 2016
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Bringing Mother Nature to Your Rooftop: The Quest for Real Artificial Photosynthesis
Mr. Daniel Torelli,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Catalysis and Chemical Mechanisms of Calcite Dissolution in Seawater
Adam Subhas,
Graduate Student,
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Impact of Defects on Efficiency of Light Emitters
Chris van de Walle,
Professor of Materials Science and the Herbert Kroemer Chair in Materials Science,
Materials Department,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Future Direction of Nucleoside Antibiotics, Synthesis and Novel Drug Target
Michio Kurosu,
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Role of Substrate in Tail-Anchored Protein Targeting
Un Seng Chio,
Graduate Student, Shan Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Constantin G. Economou Memorial Lecture - POSTPONED
Ahmad K. Omar,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, October 14th, 2016
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Monday, October 17th, 2016
9:00am
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10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Spectroscopic, Electronic, and Mechanistic Studies of Silicon Surfaces Chemically Modified with Short Alkyl Chains
Noah Plymale,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Advances in Bio-Activated and Targeted MR Imaging Probes: Are We There Yet?
Thomas J. Meade,
Professor,
Chemistry,
Northwestern University,
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Lateral lipid organization in model membranes
Peter Tieleman,
Professor of Biochemistry,
Biocomputing Group,
The University of Calgary,
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Research talks from Resnick Graduate Research Fellow Cody Finke & Resnick Postdoctoral Scholar Justin Jasper
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
"Hotter Droughts" and the fate of Tropical Forests
Sassan Saatchi,
Senior Scientist,
Carbon Cycle Science Group,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Where Does the Entropy of Materials Come From?
Brent Fultz,
Barbara and Stanley Rawn, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science Department,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Molecular basis for the protection of ribosomal proteins from cellular degradation
Ferdinand Huber,
Graduate Student, Hoelz Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Visual Biochemistry: Understanding Biology by Watching Proteins on DNA, One Molecule at a Time
Stephen Kowalczykowski,
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics,
University of California, Davis,
Monday, October 24th, 2016
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Development of Automated Reaction Path Search Methods toward Systematic Understanding and Design of Organic Reactions
Satoshi Maeda,
Associate Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Hokkaido University,
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Directed assembly in liquid crystalline environments
Juan J. de Pablo,
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering,
Institute for Molecular Engineering,
University of Chicago,
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Tropical energetic and precipitation responses to sea surface temperature perturbations: Zonal mean and the African Sahel
Spencer Hill,
NSF Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Extending the Range of the Glassy State in Metals
A. Lindsay Greer,
Head of the School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Materials Science,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for the Chemistry of Cellular Signaling Seminar
Adam Boynton,
Graduate Student, Barton Research Group,
CCE,
Caltech,
Friday, October 28th, 2016
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar
Theoretical Insights into Substrate Selectivity: P3EFe-N2 Mediated N2-to-NH3 Conversion vs HER
Mr. Benjamin (Ben) Matson,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry,
Caltech,