Seminars
March 2012
Ongoing
Ongoing
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3/9
5:00pm
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Linking Knowledge with Action: an approach to science grantmaking
Kai Lee,
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computer Science Seminar
How local is the local field potential?
Gaute T. Einevoll,
Computational Neuroscience Group,
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Computational Models for Multi-Scale Modeling of Deformation and Failure in Polycrystalline and Poly-phase Materials
Somnath Ghosh,
Director, Computational Mechanics Research Laboratory,
Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University,
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of Wind Turbines at Full Scale
Yuri Bazilevs,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Structural Engineering,
University of California, San Diego,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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2:30pm
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4:30pm
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Monday, March 5th, 2012
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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CACR Seminar
Toward a Minimal Cosmology of Software
Theodor Holm Nelson,
Dr. ,
Designer-Generalist,
The Internet Archive ,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Robust Image Recovery via Total Variation Minimization
Deanna Needell,
Assistant Professor,
Mathematics,
Claremont McKenna College,
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Oringer Seminar -- A Special IST Lunch Bunch Event
From Engineering Student to Silicon Valley CEO: My Journey
John Chen,
Chairman, CEO & President,
Sybase,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
On the Time-Varying Trend in Global-Mean Surface Temperature
Zhaohua Wu,
Assistant Professor,
Meterology,
Florida State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Enriched and high-order finite elements for large, accurate ab initio electronic structure calculations
J. E. Pask,
Condensed Matter and Materials Division,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
2:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Cyber-Enabled Investigations of Turbulence: Flow Physics and Petascale Algorithms
Pui-Kuen Yeung,
Professor,
Schools of Aeropace Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Tech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics
Tight p-fusion frames for signal decomposition
Martin Ehler,
German Research Center for Environmental Health,
Friday, March 9th, 2012
8:00am
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5:00pm
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8:00am
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5:00pm
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10:00am
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11:00am
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Progress with Our Understanding of Rayleigh‐Taylor Driven Mixing
Malcolm Andrews,
XCP‐4 Group Leader,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Saturday, March 10th, 2012
8:00am
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3/13
5:00pm
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10:30am
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3:00pm
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8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, March 11th, 2012
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
8:00am
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3/16
5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Distributions, sources and sinks of greenhouse gases assessed using global and regional aircraft measurements
Steve Wofsy,
Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor,
Atmospheric and Environmental Science,
Harvard University,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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Computer Science Seminar
Erlang from the Trenches
Francesco Cesarini,
Founder and Technical Director,
Erlang Solutions, Ltd.,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Smart Grid: Opportunities and Challenges in the Creation of the 21st Century Power Grid
Rajit Gadh,
Professor,
Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science,
UCLA,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Mysterious Titan
Tina Ray,
astronomer, Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn; cochair, Tital Orbiter Science Team,
JPL,
Friday, March 16th, 2012
8:00am
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5:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
Mysterious Titan
Tina Ray,
astronomer, Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn; and cochair, Titan Orbiter Science Team,
JPL,
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
8:00am
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Ongoing
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
9:00am
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10:00am
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Thesis Seminar
Computational Modeling Studies of Fundamental Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Zachary J. Lebo,
Graduate student ,
Environmental Science and Engineering,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
9:00am
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9:01am
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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The Wouk Lecture
Scientific Research and Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Subra Suresh,
Director,
National Science Foundation (NSF),
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
5:30pm
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11:59pm
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Nowruz Celebration: Persian New Year with Music and Dance
See event detail for location
- Public Event
Monday, March 26th, 2012
10:30am
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11:30am
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
8:00am
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3/30
5:00pm
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Special CCE Seminar
MSC 2012 Annual Research Conference
William Goddard,
Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor,
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
CALTECH,
8:00am
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3/30
5:00pm
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