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MONDAY, November 16
International Education Week Event: "SURFing Abroad", 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Brennan Conference Room, third floor, Center for Student Services
Students who have SURFed abroad will share their experiences of international travel and research.
Astronomy Tea Talk, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Cahill Center, Hameetman Auditorium
"Characterizing the Chemistry of the Milky Way Stellar Halo," Ian Roederer, graduate student in astronomy, the University of Texas.
Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM, 107 Downs Lab
"Tunneling Spectral Dip: A Universal Feature of High TC Superconductors," John Zasadzinski, Professor of Physical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology.
High Energy Physics Seminar, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, 469 Lauritsen
"CP Violation for the Heaven and Earth—A KM Saga," George W.S. Hou, National Taiwan University.
Applied Mathematics Colloquium, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall
"Domain Decomposition Methods for High-Contrast Multiscale Flow Problems," Yalchin Efendiev, Professor of Mathematics, Texas A&M University.
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TUESDAY, November 17
Human Resources Seminar: "Enhancements to the Caltech Retirement Program", 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Beckman Institute auditorium
Caltech's Human Resources Benefits Office invites personnel to attend a seminar presented by TIAA-CREF that is intended to teach attendees about recent enhancements to Caltech’s retirement programs. A representative will explain exactly what the enhanced retirement program means for retirement planning and describe the new investment lineup and personalized services for investment advice. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions about what steps can be taken now.
International Education Week Event: "The Fulbright Experience", 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Center for Student Services, second floor common area
The Intercultural Discussion Group will host a special event with a panel of Caltech Fulbright students who will share their experiences and discuss the benefits and challenges of international and cultural collaborations in science and engineering. Lunch will be provided for the first 30 attendees.
IST Lunch Bunch, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 105 Annenberg
"Information Flow in Networks," Babak Hassibi, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Caltech.
Human Resources Seminar: "Enhancements to the Caltech Retirement Program", 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Beckman Institute auditorium
Caltech's Human Resources Benefits Office invites personnel to attend a seminar presented by TIAA-CREF that is intended to teach attendees about recent enhancements to Caltech’s retirement programs. A representative will explain exactly what the enhanced retirement program means for retirement planning and describe the new investment lineup and personalized services for investment advice. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions about what steps can be taken now.
IQI Seminar, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 105 Annenberg
"Faster quantum algorithm for evaluating game trees," Ben Reichardt, University of Waterloo.
Mathematics of Information Seminar, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, 213 Annenberg
"Online Algorithms with No Regret Guarantees," Daniel Golovin, Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for the Mathematics of Information, Caltech.
Chemical Physics Seminar, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 147 Noyes, Sturdivant Lecture Hall
"Gas-phase Ion/Ion Reactions: Proton Transfer, Electron Transfer, and Bio-conjugation," Scott A. McLuckey, Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University.
Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar Series, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Cahill Center, Hameetman Auditorium
"GW Detector Calibration," Peter Kalmus, Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics, LIGO, Caltech.
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WEDNESDAY, November 18
Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, no location
This is the last day for dropping courses, exercising pass/fail option, and changing sections for Fall term.
Wednesdays in the Park, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Tournament Park
Every Wednesday morning, parents and caregivers gather for conversation and coffee as children (infant through school age) enjoy playtime and snacks. Stop by to learn more about the area and share practical information about services and activities available for families, and make new friends from around the world. Rain location: Brown Gym.
International Education Week Event: "Footloose in the Himalaya", 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Caltech Y lounge
Seasoned backpacker, self-professed Himalayaholic, and Caltech graduate student Pratyush Tiwary traveled with two Caltech undergrads for 40 days through a Buddhist province nestled in the high Indian Himalaya. At this event, he will share his passion for the thin air and his stories from a memorable journey. Lunch will be provided for the first 30 attendees.
IPAC Colloquia, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Morrisroe Large Conference Room
"Formation, Survival, and Detectability of Planets Beyond 100 AU," Dimitri Veras.
Mathematical Physics Seminar, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 351 Sloan
"Ground States of Supersymmetric Matrix Models," Douglas Lundholm, graduate student in mathematics, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
Astronomy Colloquium, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Cahill Center, Hameetman Auditorium
"Mapping the Milky Way: From SDSS and 2MASS to LSST and Gaia," Željko Iveziæ, University of Washington.
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THURSDAY, November 19
Keck Institute for Space Studies Symposium Series, 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM, Cahill Center, Hameetman Auditorium
"Challenging the Paradigm: The Legacy of Galileo"
In the year when the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's discoveries through the use of the telescope, this one-day symposium will reflect upon the significance of his discoveries in the development of our culture and in science. Registration.
TAPIR Seminar, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 312 Cahill
Special Computational Astrophysics Seminar, Simon Scheidegger, University of Basel.
Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Series, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, William T. Golden Auditorium, 813 Santa Barbara Street
"Metallicities and Abundance Ratios in the Galactic Bulge Based on Microlensed Dwarf Stars," Thomas Bensby, European Southern Observatory, Chile.
Physics Research Conference, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 201 E. Bridge
"Topological Insulators : The Observation of Quantum Hall-like Effects without Magnetic Field," M. Zahid Hasan, Professor of Physics, Princeton University.
Special Symposium: "The Human and Scientific Tale of Galileo", 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Cahill Center, Hameetman Auditorium
Astronomer Alberto Righini will present a portrait of Galileo that spans his scientific accomplishments, his personal limitations and flaws, and the extraordinary humanity and courage he exhibited by standing up for reason in the face of persecution. Information: http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/galileo2009/lecture.html.
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FRIDAY, November 20
Last Day for Admission to Candidacy for the Degrees of Master of Science and Engineer, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, no location
This is the last day for admission to candidacy for the degrees of Master of Science and Engineer.
Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology: Regional Finals, 9:00 AM - Saturday November 21, 2009 5:00 PM, Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
Regional finals for the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology will take place on campus on November 20 and 21. The competition recognizes remarkable science-research talent among high school students.
High Energy Theory Seminar, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 469 Lauritsen
"Holography of Charged Dilaton Black Holes," Shamit Kachru, Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara.
International Education Week Event: "Remembering Tsien Hsue-Shen", 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Center for Student Services, second floor common area
The Caltech C will honor the life and work of Tsien Hsue-Shue, PhD '39, a Caltech alumnus and one of the founders of JPL, with special remembrance presentation by Professor Emeritus Theodore Wu. Lunch will be provided for the first 30 attendees.
Biological Network Modeling Center (BNMC) Seminar, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Beckman Institute Auditorium
"BISQUE and BioImage Analysis," B.S.Manjunath, Director, Center for Bio-image Informatics; Director, Interactive Digital Media Program; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara
TAPIR Seminar, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 370 Cahill
"Simmering, Exploding, and Imploding," Tony Piro, UC Berkeley
Applied Physics Seminar, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 105 Annenberg
"Free-Space Excitation of Propagating Surface Plasmon Polaritons," Lukas Novotny, Professor of Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics, Institute of Optics, University of Rochester.
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