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Thursday, December 1st, 2005
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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ME 72 Power-On Contest: An Energy Cook-Off

Lee F. Browne Dining Hall (formerly the Harry Chandler Dining Hall)
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Lauritsen Lecture: Ken Deffeyes: The Peak of World Oil Production: Thanksgiving Day, 2005

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Friday, December 2nd, 2005
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day of Classes for Fall term

  • Academic
10:00am – 11:30am
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School-Day Event: Mystical Music: The Yuval Ron Ensemble: Mystical Music of the Middle East

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group - CANCELLED

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Javier Soliz, Caltech,
2:30pm – 4:00pm
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Mathematics of Information Seminar

Moore 239
Optimization, Computational Geometry, Graphs, and High-Dimensional Data
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 206
Neurobotics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding and Assisting Humans
Yoky Matsuoka, Assistant Professor, Robotics Institute, Mechanical Engineering, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, and Biomedical, Carnegie Mellon University,
3:30pm – 5:30pm
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E/ME 105 Final Presentations: Design for the Developing World

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
5:30pm – 6:30pm
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CPA Social Hour

North Catalinas Recreation Room
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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The Yuval Ron Ensemble: Mystical Music of the Middle East

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, December 4th, 2005
3:30pm – 5:30pm
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Helen Callus, viola: with Robert Koenig, accompanist

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Jorgensen 74
New Upper and Lower Bounds for Randomized and Quantum Local Search
Shengyu Zhang, Princeton University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 206
Coalescence of Liquid Drops: Physics, Challenges, and Bouncelets!
H. Pirouz Kavehpour, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles,
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
8:00am – 12/9 5:00pm
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Final Examinations, Fall Term 2005-06

  • Academic
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Information Science and Technology Seminar

Jorgensen 74
Approximation Algorithms for Confluent Flow
Robert Kleinberg, Professor, Computer Science, Cornell,
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Mozart Festival Concert: Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
Thursday, December 8th, 2005
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMI Faculty Meeting

Parsons-Gates 112
7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture

JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The Spitzer Space Telescope: Exploring the Infrared Universe
Michael Werner, project scientist, Spitzer Space Telescope Project, JPL,
Friday, December 9th, 2005
8:00am – 5:00pm
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End of Fall term 2005-06

  • Academic
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Is Academia Right For Me?

Winnett Lounge
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Messiah Sing-Along

Dabney Hall, Lounge
  • Public Event
2:30pm – 4:00pm
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Mathematics of Information Seminar

Moore 239
Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction
7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture

Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
The Spitzer Space Telescope: Exploring the Infrared Universe
Michael Werner, project scientist, Spitzer Space Telescope Project, JPL,
8:00pm – 10:00pm
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Rockapella

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
10:00pm – 11:00pm
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Rockapella Reception: Friends of Beckman Auditorium Event

See event detail for location
  • Public Event
Monday, December 12th, 2005
7:00am – 10:00pm
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ER Film Shoot

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Jorgensen 74
Wasting Away in Hidden Subgroup Ville
Dave Bacon, Research Scientist, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 206
Size Effects and Scaling in Discrete Dislocation Plasticity
Alan Needleman, Professor, Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Brown University,
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
10:00am – 5:00pm
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1st Matrix Product States (MPS) Workshop

Jorgensen 156
10:00am – 5:00pm
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1st Matrix Product States (MPS) Workshop

Jorgensen 156
Numerical Renormalization Group Methods: New Perspectives from Entanglement Theory
Thursday, December 15th, 2005
8:00am – 12/18 12:00pm
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Workshop on Classical and Quantum Information Security

Beckman Institute Auditorium
Charles Bennett, IBM Watson Research Center,
8:00am – 12/18 12:00pm
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Workshop on Classical and Quantum Information Security

Beckman Institute Auditorium
Friday, December 23rd, 2005
8:00am – 12/26 5:00pm
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Christmas (Institute Holiday)

  • Academic