Seminar Calendar
May 2010
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes
Linda Strubbe,
graduate student in astronomy,
UC Berkeley,
4:10pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Measurement of the Electronic Compressibility of Bilayer Graphene
Erik Henriksen,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Philip Schuster,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
On the Inverse Resonance Problem for CMV Operators
Maxim Zinchenko,
assistant professor of mathematics,
Western Michigan University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
CMOS Nanowire Biosensor Systems
Mark Reed,
professor of engineering and applied science,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Exploring the Infrared Universe
Ned Wright,
professor of physics and astronomy,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Fuel Cells and Batteries
Nitash P. Balsara,
professor of chemical engineering,
UC Berkeley,
Friday, May 7th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Fermi Seas from Black Hole Ergospheres
Tom Hartman,
graduate student in physics,
Harvard University,
Monday, May 10th, 2010
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Bestest Little Higgs
Daniel Stolarski,
graduate student in physics,
UC Berkeley,
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Experimental Investigation of an Eight Qubit Unit Cell in a Superconducting Optimization Processor
Richard Harris,
senior experimental physicist,
D-Wave Systems,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
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Cauchy-Characteristic Waveform Extraction from Binary Black-Hole Inspiral and Merger Simulations
Christian Reisswig,
postdoctoral scholar in astrophysics,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
On the Infinite Gap Case
Jacob S. Christiansen,
research fellow in mathematical sciences,
University of Copenhagen,
12:15pm
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1:15pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Distinguishing Classical from Quantum Annealing in a Multi-qubit System
Mohammad Amin,
head theorist,
D-Wave Systems,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Gas and Galaxy Evolution in the Local Universe
Jacqueline van Gorkom,
professor of astronomy,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Molecular Studies of Catalytic Selectivity of Metal Nanoparticles under Reaction Conditions. New Instruments and Evolution of Concepts.
Gabor A. Somorjai,
professor of chemistry,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
UC Berkeley,
Friday, May 14th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Supercurrents and Supergravity
Zohar Komargodski,
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Superconductivity and Quantum Hall States on the Surface of a Topological Insulator
Ashvin Vishwanath,
associate professor of physics,
UC Berkeley,
Monday, May 17th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Robo-AO: Robotic Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics on the Palomar 60-inch in 2011
Nicholas Law,
University of Toronto,
Christoph Baranec,
Caltech,
4:10pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Fun on the Honeycomb Lattice: Luttinger Liquids and Frustrated Magnetism
Arun Paramekanti,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Toronto,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Observing the Dimensionality of Our Parent Vacuum
Peter Graham,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Hidden Quadratic Polynomials and Dihedral Subgroups
Pawel Wocjan,
assistant professor of computer science,
University of Central Florida,
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
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Astronomy Colloquium
Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization: Galaxy Buildup in the First Gyr
Garth Illingworth,
Lick Observatory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Discovery and Characterization of Novel Materials for Electrical Energy Generation and Storage: Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Super-Caps
Hector Abruna,
professor of chemistry and chemical biology,
Cornell University,
Friday, May 21st, 2010
11:00am
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
On the X-ray variability of Type 1, radio-quiet Seyferts
Iosif Papadakis,
University of Crete,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
LHC and CMS
Marat Gataullin,
assistant scientist in high energy physics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Memories Based on Solid State Atomic Ensembles
Hugues de Riedmatten,
senior researcher in physics,
University of Geneva,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Transients in the Local Universe
Mansi Kasliwal,
graduate student in astronomy,
Caltech,
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Critical Lieb-Thirring Bounds in Gaps and the Generalized Nevai Conjecture for Finite Gap Jacobi Matrices
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Stellar Archaeology: New Science with Old Stars
Anna Frebel,
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
4:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Challenges and Opportunities for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
Yang Shao-Horn,
associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering,
MIT,