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Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Self-supervised In-context Operator Learning on Probability Measure Space: Theory and Applications
Rongjie Lai, Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech AI Colloquium

Surya Ganguli, Assistant Professor, Applied Physics, Stanford University,
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Measuring fundamental particle interactions with levitated optomechanical sensors
Yu-Han Tseng, Yale,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EAS Young Alumni Lecture

Scalable Synthesis Routes to Low-Dimensional Materials for Next Generation Devices
Zakaria Al Balushi, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Berkeley and Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Bridging Scales in Mechanics: Integrating Data-Rich Experiments with Symmetry-Aware Scientific Machine Learning
Samantha Daly, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara,
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Friday, October 16th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Higher Berry Curvature of Crystalline Insulators: From Generalized Cohomology to Magnetoelectric Coupling
Niclas Heinsdorf, Humboldt Postdoctoral Scholar, Refael Group,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium

Towards a New School in Aerodynamics: Fluid Mechanics as a Minimization problem
Haithem Taha, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine,
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
10:30am – 11:30am
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Kavli Nanoscience Institute Special Lecture: 10 years of the KNI-Wheatley Scholarship in Nanoscience

Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering and Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute., Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
Monday, October 19th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Distilling Quantum Structure: Efficiently Simulating and Learning Quantum Systems
Taylor Patti, Research Manager, Quantum Simulation and AI Group, Nvidia,
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics and Materials Science Seminar Series

From Light to Learning: Predicting Excited-State Dynamics at the Spectroscopic Frontier
Diana Qiu, Assistant Professor, Materials Science, Yale University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

The Pyrocene: Burning Through the Earth System
Douglas Hamilton, Asst Professor Aerosol, Earth System Modelling, Wildfires, Biogeochemical Cycles, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University,
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Mechanical design in the age of AI
Antoine Jerusalem, Professor of Mechanical Engineering/Fellow at St Hugh's College, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford,
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium

Bridging rigorous methods with machine learning to build safe and intelligent autonomy
Chuchu Fan, School of Engineering Leonardo Career Development Chair, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Monday, October 26th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

TBD
Kewen Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech AI Colloquium

Abhishek Gupta, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington,
Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

Leah Johnson, Principle Oceanographer, Applied Physics Laboratory, (APL), University of Washington,
Thursday, October 29th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Ge Wang

Ge Wang, PhD, Clark & Crossan Endowed Chair Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Friday, October 30th, 2026
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Can Diffusion Models Support Solutions of Inverse Problems?
Nisha Chandramoorthy, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago,
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Medical Engineering PhD Defense, Hong Han

Hong Han, MedE PhD Candidate, Medical Engineering-Gao Research Group, California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

TBD
Michael Keller, Distinguished Visiting Scientist at JPL,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman: Illuminating the Hidden Universe with Physics and AI

Katie Bouman, associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar Series, Frank Sun

Nature Sensors: Connecting the Global Sensing Community
Dr. Frank Sun, Associate Editor, Nature Sensors,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Reasoning Models for Physical AI
Marco Pavone, Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar, Jina A. Ko

4D Profiling: Capturing Cellular Dynamics in Space and Time
Jina A. Ko, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, November 6th, 2026
Monday, November 9th, 2026
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Caltech AI Colloquium

Phillip Isola, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

TBD
Erin Baker, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
Thursday, November 12th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

David Blunck, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, College of Engineering/Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Bin He

Professor Bin He, Trustee Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, November 13th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

Laura Lewis, University of California, Berkeley,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Susan and James Wu Aerospace Colloquium

Damage-tolerant structural materials for extreme environments
David Cook, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge,
Saturday, November 14th, 2026
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026