Seminar Calendar
March 2010
Monday, March 1st, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Dual Supermassive Black Holes as Tracers of Galaxy Mergers
Julie Comerford,
UC Berkeley,
4:15pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Surface Adsorbates Fluctuations and Phase Noise
Philip X.L. Feng,
senior staff scientist in condensed matter physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Understanding Baryon Masses from the Lattice
Elizabeth Jenkins,
professor of physics,
UC San Diego,
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Quantum Black Holes and Mock Modular Forms
Don Zagier,
Max Planck Institute, Bonn,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Probing Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves
Ben Owen,
Center for Gravitational Wave Physics,
Pennsylvania State University,
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Variational Estimates for Carleson's Operator and Applications
Christoph Thiele,
professor of mathematics,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Understanding the Cosmic Recombination Epoch
Chris Hirata,
assistant professor of astrophysics,
Caltech,
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanoscale Electro-thermal Energy Conversion Devices and Measurements
Ali Shakouri,
professor of electrical engineering and director,
Thermionic Energy Conversion Center,
UC Santa Cruz ,
Friday, March 5th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
A Supermatrix Model for AdS4/CFT3
Diego Trancanelli,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
UC San Diego,
Monday, March 8th, 2010
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Experimental Signatures and Control of Topological Insulators
David Hsieh,
postdoctoral fellow in physics,
MIT,
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Distinguishing Convex Sets of Quantum Strategies
Gus Gutoski,
graduate student in mathematics,
University of Waterloo,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
How Molecular Motors Move on Microtubules
Ahmet Yildiz,
professor of biophysics,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Results from the final exposure of CDMS-II
Zeeshan Ahmed,
graduate student in physics,
Caltech,
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Nonperturbative Results for Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions
Anton Kapustin,
associate professor of physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Exoplanets Abound
Jason Wright,
assistant professor of astronomy,
the Pennsylvania State University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Quantum Dots in Photonic Crystals: from Cavity QED to Optical Switches and Quantum Gates
Jelena Vuckovic,
associate professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering,
Stanford University,
Friday, March 12th, 2010
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Morrison,
professor of mathematics and physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, March 15th, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Topic to be announced.
James Geach,
postdoctoral scholar in astronomy,
Durham University,
Friday, March 19th, 2010
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Special Lunch Talk: "The Global Financial Crisis—What the @#$%*! Happened?"
Dori Levanoni,
partner and codirector of Global Macro,
First Quadrant, L.P.,
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Topic to be announced.
Jillian Bellovary,
graduate student in astronomy,
University of Washington,
4:15pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Kamran Behnia,
research director at CNRS,
UPRS-Quantum Physics Laboratory,
Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles ,
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Simulation: From Statics to Dynamics
Peter Love,
assistant professor of physics,
Haverford College,
Monday, March 29th, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Extreme Starburst Galaxies at Low and High Redshift
Anna Franckowiak,
University of Bonn,
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
10:30am
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Effective Models of Nonlinear Structures Like Fluid Evolution or Riemannian Geometry Using Algebraic Topology
Dennis Sullivan,
SUNY Stony Brook, CUNY Graduate Center,
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Nano- and Opto-Mechanical Transducers for Quantum Information Processing
Peter Rabl,
research scholar in physics,
Harvard University,
4:15pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Diamagnetism and Pairing in Hole-Doped High Tc Superconductors
Lu Li,
research fellow in condensed matter physics,
MIT,
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Formation of Spheroids, Black Holes, and AGN: A Coherent Picture?
Rachel Somerville,
associate astronomer,
Space Telescope Science Institute,