Seminars
February 2022
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
8:00am
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2/8
11:59pm
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11:00am
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
A circuit-level protocol and analysis for twist-based lattice surgery
Christopher Chamberland,
AWS Center for Quantum Computing,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech Young Investigators Lecture
Online Event
Decarbonizing Ammonia Using Plasma Catalysis and Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate in Wastewaters
Lea Winter,
NEWT Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Controlling interfacial electron and atom transfer reactions for chemical synthesis
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Multifunctional Bioinspired Composites
Tommaso Magrini,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, February 4th, 2022
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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CMX Student/Postdoc Seminar
Online Event
Machine Learning for Numerical PDEs: Fast Rate, Scaling Law and Minimax Optimalit
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Are mesoscale effects needed to predict condensed-phase explosive performance?
Online Event
Scott Jackson,
Associate Professor,
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
Monday, February 7th, 2022
9:00am
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5:00pm
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3:30pm
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4:30pm
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MedE Ph.D. Defense: Haeri Park Hanania
Online Event
Nanophotonic application to biomedical devices
Haeri Park Hanania,
Medical Engineering PhD Student,
Medical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Our experience with tensor network methods in magnetic resonance
Ilya Kuprov,
University of Southampton,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Supercooling super-droplets: on particle-based modelling of immersion freezing
Sylwester Arabas,
UIUC/Jagiellonian University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Reading Between the Reflections: Order, disorder, transport and functionality
Jessica Krogstad,
Associate Professor,
Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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CANCELED: Watson Lecture - Artificial Intelligence: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Online Event
Yaser Abu-Mostafa (PhD '83),
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
Caltech,
- Public Event
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Special SIAM Student/Postdoc Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Novel design and analysis of generalized FEMs based on locally optimal spectral approximations
Chupeng Ma,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Numerical Analysis and UQ,
Heidelberg University,
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Scaling of Triggered Seismicity and Permeability Evolution in the Subsurface – A Key Need in the Energy Transition
Derek Elsworth,
Professor,
Departments of Energy and Mineral Engineering and of Geosciences and the Center for Geomechanics, Geofluids, and Geohazards.,
Penn State,
Friday, February 11th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm: MaxCut, Spin Glass, and Beyond
Leo Zhou,
Dubridge Postdoctoral Scholar, Preskill Group,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Shallow cumulus convection large-eddy simulations and Galilean invariance
Online Event
Georgios Matheou,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Connecticut,
7:30pm
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9:30pm
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Monday, February 14th, 2022
9:00am
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9:01am
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9:00am
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10:00am
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Beyond the Omics Crystal ball: Integrating Omics approaches to study ecosystem functions
Smruthi Karthikeyan,
UC San Diego,
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Machine Learning & Scientific Computing Series
Online Event
Optimal Langevin Samplers
Greg Pavliotis,
Professor of Applied Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
Imperial College London,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
9:00am
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10:00am
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Dynamics and Impacts of Changing Climate Hazards: From quantitative approaches to process understanding
Frances Davenport,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Different Differences
Ron Buckmire,
Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs; Professor, Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
Occidental College,
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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3:30pm
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4:30pm
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CDS Special Seminar
Online Event
From Robust Control to Robust Machine and Reinforcement Learning: A Unifying Theory via Performance and Risk Tradeoff
Dr. John S. Baras,
Distinguished University Professor and Endowed Lockheed Martin Chair in Systems Engineering,
Institute for Systems Research,
University of Maryland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Studying climate through a spectral lens
Xianglei Huang,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Online Event
Novel Indexing Approaches for Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction: Using the Complete Pattern
Thursday, February 17th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Graphene: from point defects to tunable twins
Pilar Ariza,
Professor of Solid Mechanics and Structures,
Head of the Doctoral on Program Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Organization,
University of Seville (Spain),
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Distinguished Medical Engineering Seminar- Professor Kim Butts
Online Event
Bringing Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation into Focus
Professor Kim Butts,
Professor of Radiology and by courtesy, Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering,
Department of Radiology,
Stanford University, Stanford University,
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Theodore von Kármán Lecture
Online Event
Roving with Perseverance: Findings from One Year on Mars
Jennifer Trosper,
Mars 2020 Project Manager,
NASA/JPL,
Kathryn Stack Morgan,
Deputy Project Scientist, Mars 2020,
NASA/JPL,
- Public Event
Friday, February 18th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Quantum simulation of particle collisions
Federica Surace,
AWS Quantum Postdoctoral Scholar,
CMT and Preskill Group,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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CMX Student/Postdoc Seminar
Online Event
TBA
Hamed Hamze Bajgiran,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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4:00pm
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Critical Intersections: Conversations on History, Race, and Science
Online Event
The Sciences and Humanities in Crisis
Elizabeth Popp Berman,
Associate Professor of Organizational Studies and Sociology,
University of Michigan,
Chad Wellmon,
Professor of German Studies, History, and Media Studies,
University of Virginia,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: From Launch to Landing
Online Event
Swati Mohan,
Supervisor,
Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Systems Engineering,
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
1:00pm
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4:00pm
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Sunday, February 20th, 2022
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
12:00am
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2/22
12:00am
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
8:00am
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5:00pm
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10:00am
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11:00am
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TCS+ Talk
Online Event
New Diameter Reducing Shortcuts: Breaking the $O(\sqrt{n})$ Barrier
Merav Parter,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
Compressive gate set tomography
Martin Kliesch,
University of Düsseldorf,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
Online Event
Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Social Justice
Chad Topaz,
Professor of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE),,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture
Online Event
"Cinematography" of nanoparticles, membrane proteins, and polymer membranes at the nanoscale
Qian Chen,
Associate Professor,
Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne,
Thursday, February 24th, 2022
8:00am
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Ongoing
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Morphing Materials and Multifunctional Structures: From Mechanics to Applications
Xueju "Sophie" Wang,
Assistant Professor,
Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and the Institute of Materials Science,
University of Connecticut (UConn),
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Computer Vision for Global-Scale Biodiversity Monitoring
Sara M. Beery,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, February 25th, 2022
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Online Event
High fidelity quantum science with Rydberg atom arrays
Adam Shaw,
Graduate Student, Endres Group,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Autonomous Miniaturized Distributed Space Systems
Online Event
Simone D'Amico,
Associate Professor,
Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Stanford University,
Monday, February 28th, 2022
9:00am
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10:00am
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MedE Special Seminar. Dr. Alex Abramson
Online Event
Tissue Interfacing Robotic Therapeutics
Alex Abramson, PhD,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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H.B Keller Colloquium Series
Online Event
Computational Design of Metamaterials and Deployable Structures
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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MedE Special Seminar. Dr. Ritchie Chen
Online Event
Genetically-targeted bioelectronics to study brain and body circuits
Ritchie Chen,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Bioengineering,
Stanford University,