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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
8:00am – 5/7 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Towards a Synthetic Nucleus: Separating Transcription and Translation in Cell-Free Protein Expression Systems
Zoila E. Jurado Quiroga, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Midterm Decompression

Hameetman Center 210 - Conference Room
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
10:00am – 11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Machine Learning and Inference Methods for Surrogate Modeling and Inexpensive Characterization of Elastodynamic Systems
Alexander C. Ogren, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Actionable Allyship

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Alice in Fluxland: Down the rabbit hole of surface-atmosphere exchange and reactive organic carbon.
Delphine Farmer, Colorado State University,
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Information, Geometry, and Physics Seminar

Linde Hall 310
Complete constraints on hyperbolic surface spectra from the conformal bootstrap
Anshul Adve, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Solid-State Ionics for Energy Applications: Materials Development Through the Lens of Defect Chemistry
Nicola Perry, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC,
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Mobile sand dunes - silent travelers of the desert
Michel Louge, Emeritus Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Bamboo Ceiling with Linda Akutagawa

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
  • Public Event
Friday, May 10th, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Admission to Candidacy for the Degrees of Master of Science and Engineer

  • Academic
9:30am – 11:00am
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Dia de Las Madres Breakfast

Center for Student Services, Large Tent
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Dong An, University of Maryland, College Park,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Alessandro Romito, Lancaster University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Burn-resistant materials for high-performance reusable rocket engines
Zack Cordero, Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Monday, May 13th, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Seniors to Remove Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

  • Academic
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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RSI Research Seminar

Jorgensen 109
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Charge Up! Entrepreneurship Series

Jorgensen 109
ZAP Lunch & Learn
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics

Annenberg 213
A theoretical framework for fault-slip styles from aseismic creep to regular earthquakes
Davide Zaccagnino, PhD student in Geophysics, Department of Geophysics, Sapienza University,
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Changing Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns over the North Pacific
Clara Deser, National Center for Atmospheric Research,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Yu Huang, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA,
5:00pm – 7:00pm
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First Generation Student Dinner

Off Campus
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
How "to see a world in a grain of sand"?
Rouslan Krechetnikov, Professor, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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â–º CANCELED: Visual Culture Seminar

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
This seminar has been canceled.
John Brewer, Faculty Associate, History Department, Harvard University and Eli and Edythe Broad Emeritus Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
  • Public Event
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Chen-Huang Sustainability Series Lecture

Baxter Lecture Hall
Clean Electricity and the Path to Net Zero: Methods and Insights
Jesse D. Jenkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Professor Jacob Robinson

Moore B270
Minimally invasive brain interfaces using magnetic materials
Friday, May 17th, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Scheduling Examinations for the Degress of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
11:00am – 12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, MIT,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Overview of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M and Finding the Origin of Heat Streaks on Hypersonic Canonical Geometries
Ivett A. Leyva, Ph.D., P.E., Department Head, College of Engineering Excellence Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University,
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech Bioscience Industry Connections

Chen Breezeway
4:30pm – 6:30pm
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Celebration of Excellence

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
  • Public Event
Monday, May 20th, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Electron Beam Driven Plasmas and the Quest for Precise Control in Materials Processing
Scott G. Walton, PhD, Naval Research Laboratory, Plasma Physics Division,
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
11:00am – 12:30pm
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Spill the Tea w/the CCID!

San Pasqual Walk
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

  • Academic
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Multiphase chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon
Christopher Hennigan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
From functional oxides to qubits, how electron ptychography is opening new avenues to characterize materials
James LeBeau, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Caltech and the Science and Engineering that Changed the World

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
8:00am – 6/7 11:59pm
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Registration for Fall Term and Registration for Summer Graduate Research

  • Academic
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Unpacking Hate: Transphobia and Colonialism with Dine Aesthetics

Online Event
  • Public Event
Friday, May 24th, 2024
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Monday, May 27th, 2024
12:00am – 5/28 12:00am
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Memorial Day (Institute Holiday)

Off Campus
  • Academic
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
12:00pm – 2:00pm
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Gearing Up for Pride

San Pasqual Walk
  • Public Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Title TBD
Cody Finke, Brimstone,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Emilia Morosan, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Emilia Morosan, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Rice University,
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Two old machines and the attempts to analyze them: Roberval's weighing balance and Archimedes' screw pump
John Hall, Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Neurodiversity at Work: Part 5

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Seminar. Assistant Professor Constantine Sideris

Moore B280
Harnessing Electromagnetic Fields for Biomedical Devices: From Point-of-Care Biosensing and Ingestible "Smart" Pills to Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometry and Neural Stimulators
Constantine Sideris, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California,
5:30pm – 8:30pm
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Caltech and the Origins of Electric Vehicles

Ramo Auditorium
Friday, May 31st, 2024
12:00am – 6/1 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Presenting Theses for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
9:00am – 4:00pm
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James K. Knowles Lectures & Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium

Gates-Thomas 135
,
12:00pm – 5:00pm
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Visual Culture Program Event

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Futures of Visual Activism Symposium
Saturday, June 1st, 2024
8:00am – 6/4 11:59pm
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Study Period for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic