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Monday, February 1st, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

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Omnigenous groups
Su Gao, Department of Mathematics, University of North Texas,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

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P not PQ
Isabel Garcia-Garcia, UC Santa Barbara,
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
10:00am – 11:00am
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Mathematics Colloquium

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Connes embedding problem, Tsirelson's problem, and MIP* = RE
Thomas Vidick, Department of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
11:00am – 1:00pm
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Caltech Connect training for staff and postdocs - Working effectively with students in distress

Online Event
3:00pm – 3:55pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

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Nonunique evolution through cones in Mean Curvature Flow and Ricci Flow
Sigurd Angenent, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
4:00pm – 4:55pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

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Multilinear singular and oscillatory integrals and applications
Polona Durcik, Schmid College of Science and Technology - Mathematics, Chapman University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

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Dynamic Resource Allocation: Control and Mechanism
Pengyu Qian, Columbia University,
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

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Circumnuclear Molecular Disks: Role in AGN Fueling and Feedback
Francoise Combes, Professor, Paris Observatory, College de France,
Thursday, February 4th, 2021
9:00am – 9:55am
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Analysis Seminar

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Emergent symmetries in statistical physics systems
Hugo Duminil-Copin, IHÉS,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Looking for Happiness in all the Wrong Places

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

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Pushing the limits of hydrodynamics
Pavel Kovtun, University of Victoria,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

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Robust Sequential Decision-Making in Modern Data-Driven Systems
Thodoris Lykouris, Microsoft Research NYC,
Friday, February 5th, 2021
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Axions, Higher Groups, and Emergent Symmetry
Clay Córdova, University of Chicago,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Online Event
The Measurement and Mismeasurement of Trustworthy ML
Sanmi (Oluwasanmi) Koyejo, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

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Cosmic rays and the origin of life
Noémie Globus, Joint Postdoctoral Scholar, CCPP & CCA, NYU & Flatiron Institute,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

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Harmonic branched coverings and uniformization of CAT(k) spheres
Christine Breiner, Mathematics Department, Fordham University,
Monday, February 8th, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

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Games, their values, and Baire class 1 functions
Márton Elekes, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Astronomy on Tap

Online Event
"Intergalactic Immigrants" and "Exploring the Virtual Universe"
Jessica Werk, Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Washington,
Zach Hafen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine,
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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KNI Distinguished Webinar: Dr. Zhenan Bao, Stanford University

Online Event
Skin-Inspired Organic Electronics
Zhenan Bao, K.K. Lee Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering; Courtesy Professor in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering; Director of Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR), Stanford University,
6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Caltech Connect training for students - Working effectively with students in distress

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

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Stellar Interactions and Transients
Silvia Toonen, Assistant Professor, Anton Pannekoek Institute, University of Amsterdam,
1:30pm – 2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Global Anomalies on the Hilbert Space
Diego Delmastro, Perimeter Institute,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

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Learning & Decision-Making in Societal Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and Design
Eric Mazumdar, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley,
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
9:00am – 9:55am
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Analysis Seminar

Online Event
Eigenvalues of the Laplacian and min-max for energy functional
Mikhail Karpukhin, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Boundaries and Negotiations in Relationships

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:45pm
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Diverse Minds Seminar

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Mapping the structure of emotions
Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor at Duke University with appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurosurgery.,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

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Quantum Field Theory and Beyond
Nathan Seiberg, Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, February 12th, 2021
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Confinement in 4d N=1 from 6d N=(2,0)
Lakshya Bhardwaj, Oxford University,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

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From quantum error correction to critical theories: A holographic journey
Alexander Jahn, Postdoctoral Scholar, Preskill Group,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

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Binary black holes beyond general relativity
Maria Okounkova, Research Fellow, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

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Constructing minimal submanifolds via gauge theory
Daniel Stern, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago,
Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
10:00am – 10:50am
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

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Equidistribution of affine random walks on some nilmanifolds
Tsviqa Lakrec, Einstein Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
11:00am – 11:50am
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

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Sign Uncertainty
Felipe Gonçalves, Mathematical Institute, University of Bonn,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

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Classical and quantum communication through quantum fields
Eduardo Martin-Martinez, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caregivers' Group Meeting

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12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

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Anti-classification and independence results in smooth dynamical systems
Matthew Foreman, Department of Mathematics, UC Irvine,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

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A Golden Age of Asteroseismology with Kepler and TESS
Tim Bedding, Professor, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, University of Sydney,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Watson Lecture - What Cosmic Fireworks Unveil About the Universe

Online Event
Mansi Kasliwal, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech,
7:00pm – 8:00pm
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Mars 2020 Lecture: The Thrill and Terror of Landing a Spacecraft on Mars

Online Event
Rob Manning, Chief Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
9:00am – 9:55am
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Analysis Seminar

Online Event
Mean curvature flow with prescribed boundary: a dynamical approach to Plateau's problem
Salvatore Stuvard, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas, Austin,
11:00am – 1:00pm
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Caltech Connect training for faculty - Working effectively with students in distress

Online Event
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Love and Relationships

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

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Stacking van der Waals atomic layers: quest for new quantum materials
Philip Kim, Harvard University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

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Algorithms for Market: Matching Under Uncertainty
Mahsa Derakhshan, Computer Science, University of Maryland,
Friday, February 19th, 2021
9:00am – 10:00am
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TAPIR Seminar

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A New Statistical Solution to the Chaotic Three-Body Problem
Nicholas Stone, Assistant Professor, Theoretical Astrophysics, The Racah Institute of Physics,
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11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

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Recent Developments on the Swampland Distance Conjecture
Irene Valenzuela, Harvard University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

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Knot Floer homology and relative adjunction inequalities
Katherine Raoux, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar

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Linking Physics and Knot Theory
Angus Gruen, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Saturday, February 20th, 2021
8:30am – 4:30pm
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38th Annual Western States Mathematical Physics Meeting

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Sunday, February 21st, 2021
8:30am – 4:30pm
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38th Annual Western States Mathematical Physics Meeting

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