Seminars
January 2017
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Impact of mesophyll conductance on photosynthesis from leaf to globe
Ying Sun,
Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar,
Earth Science Section,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Caltech,
Thursday, January 5th, 2017
9:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Discovery and Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems from Data"
Steven Brunton,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Washington,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar
On the probe complexity of local computation algorithms
Shai Vardi,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
2:30pm
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3:30pm
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Friday, January 6th, 2017
3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Giga resolution topology optimization for aerospace and multiphysics structures
Ole Sigmund,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
Technical University of Denmark,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Practical, Reliable Error Bars in Quantum Tomography
Philippe Faist,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Brandao Group,
Monday, January 9th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Subgradient Methods for General Convex Optimization
Professor James Renegar,
Operations Research and Information Engineering,
Cornell University,
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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"Enabling Reproducibility in Computational Science"
Victoria Stodden,
Victoria is an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences ,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
2:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Chains of atoms coupled to a nanofiber waveguide
Jean-baptiste Béguin,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
QUANTOP - Danish Center for Quantum Optics,
Niels Bohr Institute,
3:00pm
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Distinguished Medical Engineering Seminar
John Rogers,
Ph.D. and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery (and by courtesy Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry),
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Ambiguity in the causes for decadal trends in atmospheric methane and hydroxyl
Alex Turner,
Graduate Student,
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Hidden Order in the Pseudogap Region of High-Tc Superconductors
David Hsieh,
Faculty, Quantum Matter,
Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM),
Caltech,
Thursday, January 12th, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Physical Properties of Surface Materials on Mars and Selection of the InSight Landing Site"
Matthew Golombek,
Senior Research Scientist, Mars Exploration Rover Project Scientist, Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
Exoplanets: The Quest for Strange New Worlds
Eric Mamajek,
Deputy Program Chief Scientist,
NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program,
JPL,
Friday, January 13th, 2017
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
From Underwater Shock Focusing to Dynamic Fracture
Veronica Eliasson,
Associate Professor,
UCSD ,
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)
Exoplanets: The Quest for Strange New Worlds
Eric Mamajek,
Deputy Program Chief Scientist,
NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program,
JPL,
Saturday, January 14th, 2017
7:30am
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11:00am
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
12:00pm
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Learning to Optimize for Structured Output Spaces
Yisong Yue,
Assistant Professor,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
5:30pm
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding how Weather Responds to Changes in Climate
Derek Posselt,
Research Scientist,
Atmospheric Physics and Weather | Earth Science Section,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Integrating High Throughput Experimentation with Theory and Computation for the Discovery of Solar Fuels Materials
John M. Gregoire,
Thrust Coordinator for Photoelectrocatalysis,
Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP),
Caltech,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, January 19th, 2017
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Soft Living Materials and Machines: From Theory to Design"
Xuanhe Zhao,
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Keynote Address by Dr. Robert Ross
MLK Week 2017
Robert Ross,
President and CEO,
California Endowment,
Friday, January 20th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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GALCIT Colloquium
Color of Turbulence
Mihailo Jovanovic,
Professor of Electrical Engineering Systems,
USC,
3:30pm
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4:30pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
How Small Can One Shrink a Laser?
Jacob Khurgin,
Professor,
Department Of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University,
Saturday, January 21st, 2017
5:15pm
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2017
3:30pm
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Monday, January 23rd, 2017
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Structured Factor Models to Find Interpretable Signal in Genomic Data
Professor Barbara Engelhardt,
Computer Science Department Center for Statistics and Machine Learning ,
Princeton University,
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Overlapping Qubits
Thomas Vidick,
Assistant Professor ,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
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EAS Special Seminar
The Office of Naval Research Science and Technology in Support of the US Navy and Marine Corps
Ellen S. Livingston, Ph.D.,
University Research Initiatives, Office of Naval Research, Arlington VA,
12:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The California Drought
Richard Seager,
Professor,
Palisades Geophysical Institute,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Architected Materials: Performance Through Deformation
Katia Bertoldi,
John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
A tutorial on metric learning with some recent advances
Nakul Verma,
Research Specialist,
Janelia Research Campus HHMI,
6:00pm
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7:30pm
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Art + Tech Panel: Machines and Vision
Daniel Landau,
Artist; Senior Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Centre, Herzliya, Israel; PhD Researcher,
Alto University Media Lab, Helsinki,
Pietro Perona,
Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Caltech,
Janet Vertesi,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology,
Princeton University,
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Fundamental Studies of High-Pressure Multi-Species Turbulent Mixing and Combustion"
Josette Bellan,
Senior Research Scientist,
Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,
Friday, January 27th, 2017
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EE Special Seminar
Fundamentals and Applications of Nanoelectrokinetic Ion Concentration Polarization Devices
Sung Jae Kim,
Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Seoul National University,