Seminar Calendar
January 2007
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Some Aspects of Spectral Perturbation Theory in W* Algebras
Anna Skripka,
graduate student in mathematics,
University of Missouri—Columbia,
Monday, January 8th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Charmed Resonances and Effective Field Theory
Thomas Mehen,
assistant professor of physics,
Duke University,
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
MEMS-Actuated Microresonators and Optofluidics
Ming Wu,
professor of oceanography and atmospheric sciences,
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department,
University of California, Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
"Reinventing the Accelerator For the High-Energy Frontier"
James Rosenzweig,
professor of physics ,
Department of Astronomy and Physics,
UCLA,
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
A Criterion for Hill Operators to Be Spectral Operators of Scalar Type
Vadim Tkachenko,
professor of mathematics,
Ben Gurion University,
Friday, January 12th, 2007
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Open-Closed String Correspondence in Background Independent String Field Theory
Ivo Sachs,
professor of theoretical physics,
LMU Munich,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Dynamics of Nonlinear Coupled Nanomechanical Resonators
Ron Lifshitz,
senior lecturer in physics,
Tel Aviv University,
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
CMS Test BEAM
Chris Rogan,
graduate student in high energy physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Chemomechanics of Metastable Material Surfaces and Interfaces: Exploring the Molecular Scale When Far from Equilibrium
Krystyn Van Vliet,
assistant professor of materials science and engineering,
MIT,
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Planar Networks, Cluster Algebras, and Integrable Systems
Michael Gekhtman,
associate professor of mathematics,
University of Notre Dame,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Influence of Young Embedded Clusters on Star/Planet Formation
Fred Adams,
professor,
department of physics,
University of Michigan,
Friday, January 19th, 2007
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Decoding Bulk Geometry from Gauge Theory Correlators
Veronika Hubeny,
department of mathematical sciences,
University of Durham,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Phase Transitions and Ergodicity in Driven Foams
Michael Dennin,
associate professor of physics and astronomy,
UC Irvine,
12:00pm
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Falsifying Models of New Physics via WW Scattering
Benjamin Grinstein,
professor of physics,
UC San Diego,
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Uniqueness Results for CMV Operators with Matrix-Valued Verblunsky Coefficients
Maxim Zinchenko,
postdoctoral scholar in mathematics,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Large-Scale Structures in COSMOS: Galaxy Evolution and Dark Matter
Nick Scoville,
Moseley Professor of Astronomy,
Caltech,
Jason Rhodes,
scientist in cosmology,
JPL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Manipulating Light on a Silicon Chip
Michal Lipson,
assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering,
Cornell University,
Friday, January 26th, 2007
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
New Dimensions for Wound Strings and D-duality
Eva Silverstein,
professor of theoretical physics,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Optics and Quantum-Optics in Semiconductor Nanostructures
Stephan Koch,
physics department,
Philips-University Marburg, Germany,
Monday, January 29th, 2007
11:00am
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Two-photon physics at e+e- colliders
Bertrand Echenard,
postdoctoral scholar,
division of pyhsics, mathematics and astronomy,
Caltech,
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Barnhill,
graduate student researcher in physics,
UCLA,
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Wanted (Dead or Alive): The Progenitors of Massive Galaxies
Pieter van Dokkum,
associate professor of astronomy,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Complex Perovskites: Predicting Structure and Controlling Properties
Pat Woodward,
assistant professor of chemistry,
Ohio State University,