Seminars
March 2017
Ongoing
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding carbon isotope records during early Paleogene greenhouse conditions
Gerald Dickens,
Professor,
Department of Earth Science,
Rice University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Chemically Functionalized Two-Dimensional Nanoelectronic Heterostructures
Mark Hersam,
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Bubble dynamics near and in soft materials"
Eric Johnsen,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
From Edges to Domain Walls: Quantum Materials Under Scrutiny by Nanoscale Microwave Imaging
Eric Yue Ma,
Department of Applied Physics,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Nano-inspired Devices for Highly Sensitive Detection and Therapy of Brain Diseases
Hamed Arami, PhD,
Post-Doctoral Fellow,
Radiology,
Stanford ,
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Planetary Defense: Current Activities and Challenges
Paul Miller,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Monday, March 6th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
12:00pm
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IST LUNCH BUNCH
Unified Control of Dynamic Robotic Systems
Aaron Ames,
Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Engineering & Applied Science,
CALTECH,
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
12:00pm
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Resnick Institute Seminar
Research talks from Resnick Postdoctoral Scholars Allegra Liberman-Martin Ph.D. & Yuanyue Liu Ph.D.
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar in Conjunction with the Young Investigators Lecture Series sponsored by the Caltech Division of Engineering & Applied Science
Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs) for Energy Recovery from Wastewater
Christine Dykstra,
Graduate Student,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Rich Optics from a Seemingly Simple System: Nanoparticle Arrays
Teri Odom,
Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Associate Director of the International Institute of Nanotechnology (IIN),
Northwestern University,
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Characterizing thixotropy of fresh cement-based systems modified by clays"
Shiho Kawashima,
Professor,
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Controllable Engineered Biological Systems for Personalized Medicine
Sung Jin Park, PhD,
Research Associate,
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering,
Harvard University,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The Cold Atom Laboratory Mission: The Coldest Spot in the Universe
Anita Sengupta,
CAL Project Manager,
JPL,
Robert Thompson,
CAL Project Scientist,
JPL,
Friday, March 10th, 2017
8:00am
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GALCIT Colloquium
A Virtual Platform for Future Manufacturing and Certification of Aerostructures
Tony Waas,
Boeing-Egtvedt Chair, Professor of Aerostructures,
Aeronautics and Astronautics,
University of Washington,
4:00pm
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Special EE Seminar
The Future of Integrated Devices with Excited States
Prineha Narang,
Zi Environmental Fellow,
Harvard University,
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)
The Cold Atom Laboratory Mission: The Coldest Spot in the Universe
Anita Sengupta,
CAL Project Manager,
JPL,
Robert Thompson,
CAL Project Scientist,
JPL,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, March 11th, 2017
8:00am
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Monday, March 13th, 2017
12:00pm
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CNS Seminar
The future of fMRI in cognitive neuroscience
Russell Poldrack,
Albert Ray Lang Professor ,
Psychology and (by Courtesy) Computer Science,
Stanford University,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Pursuit of Low-dimensional Structures in High-dimensional (Visual) Data
Yi Ma,
Professor,
Information Science and Technology,
ShanghaiTech University,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Technologies for Engineering Blood and Marrow for Cancer Therapy
Michael John Mitchell,
PhD-Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI and NIH NCI F32 Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Policy Diffusion and Crafted Political Talk
Fred Boehmke,
Director of Graduate Studies,
University of Iowa,
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
8:00am
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Applied Physics Seminar
En Route to Electron/Positron Pair Plasmas
Eve Stenson,
Dr.,
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics,
4:00pm
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Thursday, March 16th, 2017
11:00am
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-Driven Models in Power Systems
Ram Rajagopal,
Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Silicon-based Bioelectronics for Future Precision Medicine and Precision Health
Jun-Chau Chien, PhD,
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Electrical Engineering,
Stanford University,
Friday, March 17th, 2017
8:00am
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Special EE Seminar
Modular Photonics and Hot Electronics
Artur Davoyan,
Postdoc,
Kavli Nanoscience and Resnick Sustainability Institutes,
California Institute of Technology,
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
8:00am
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Monday, March 20th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Better understanding of non-convex methods in machine learning.
Tengyu Ma,
PhD Candidate,
Computer Science,
Princeton University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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RSRG Seminar
Sensing and Strategies for Power Distribution System Situational Awareness
Raffi Sevlian,
Electrical Engineering,
Stanford University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxy: From Bulk Films to Atomically Thin Layers
Zak Al Balushi,
Resnick Prize Postdoctoral Fellow,
Applied Physics and Materials Science,
Caltech,
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
12:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-driven power system modelling: identification/validation of power system dynamic model from PMU measurements
Janusz Bialek,
Professor,
Director of Skoltech Center for Energy Systems,
Skoltech,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Exploiting Physiological Cues to Engineer Drug Delivery in Skeletal and Gastrointestinal
Sufeng Zhang, PhD,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Langer Research Laboratory,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ,
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
12:00pm
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Rigorous Systems Research Group (RSRG) Seminar
High-Resolution Image Inpainting using Multi-Scale Neural Patch Synthesis.
Yang Chao (Harry),
PhD Candidate,
Computer Science,
University of Southern California,
4:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar
Blood, tears, and soap bubbles: Leveraging soft matter physics for fundamental discovery and global health
Saad Bhamla, PhD,
Dean's Postdoctoral Fellow,
Bioengineering Department,
Stanford University,