Seminar Calendar
March 2009
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
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Astronomy Tea Talk
New Perspectives on Galaxy Evolution from the COSMOS Survey
Peter Capak,
Spitzer Science Center,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Cyclotron Resonance in Graphene
Erik Henriksen,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Flavor Symmetries, Quark Masses, Neutrino Masses, and Neutrino Oscillations
Harald Fritzsch,
CERN and Universitaet Muenchen,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Harald Fritzsch,
professor,
CERN and Universitaet Muenchen,
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Astrophysical Jets and Radio Lobes: Observations and Simulations
Hui Li,
staff member,
Theoretical Astrophysics Group,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Szego Asymptotics for Matrix-Valued Measures With Countably Many Bound States
Rostyslav Kozhan,
graduate student in mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Insights into Galaxy Formation and Cosmology from Weak Lensing
Rachel Mandelbaum,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, March 6th, 2009
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
BPS Wall-Crossing in Seiberg-Witten Theory via Dimensional Reduction
Andy Neitzke,
postdoctoral fellow in physics,
Harvard University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Ofer Naaman,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
UC Berkeley,
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Entanglement in Quantum Games
Thomas Vidick,
graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science,
UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Quantum Random Walk and CMV Matrices
Maria Jose Cantero,
department of applied mathematics,
University of Zaragoza, Spain,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Strong Lensing and the Mass of Massive Galaxies
Adam Bolton,
Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Developments in Transformation Optics and Invisibility Cloaks
David R. Smith,
professor of electrical and computer engineering,
Duke University,
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Terahertz Spectroscopy—From Free-Space To Waveguide Spectroscopy
Peter Uhd Jepsen,
professor of photonics engineering,
Technical University of Denmark,
Friday, March 13th, 2009
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Quantum Corrections to Chern-Simons-Matter Moduli Spaces
Daniel Jafferis,
postdoctoral fellow in high energy physics,
Rutgers University,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
The Deep Underground Gravity Lab at DUSEL
Vuk Mandic,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Minnesota,
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Measuring Theta_13 with Neutrino Beams
Kate Scholberg,
associate professor of physics,
Duke University,
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Stellar Remnants as Astrophysical Probes
Jason Kalirai,
astronomer,
Space Telescope Science Institute,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Personalized Energy: A Carbon-Neutral Energy Supply for 1 (x6 Billion)
Daniel G. Nocera,
professor of energy,
MIT,
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Observing with Ground-Layer Adaptive Optics
Christopher M. Baranec,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Three Questions in Exoplanetary Science
John Johnson,
Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii,