Seminar Calendar
May 2012
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
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Applied Physics Seminar
Graphene Mechanical Resonators and Applications
Changyao Chen,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
Digitally enhanced interferometry
Danielle Wucenich,
ANU,
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
12:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Formation of Rocky Planets, including a few remarkable results from WISE
Ben Zuckerman,
UCLA,
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Materials Research Lecture
Surface Engineering in Nano-Fabrication, Catalysis, and Energy Conversion
Sundeep Mukherjee,
Yale University,
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
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Friday, May 4th, 2012
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Physics Searches at the LHC with Razor Variables
Christopher Rogan,
Caltech,
Monday, May 7th, 2012
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
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Applied Physics Seminar
Applications of Surface Plasmons Polaritons in Opto-electronics & in Early Health Diagnosis
Alain Dereux,
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne,
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
12:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
How To Use Cloud Computing To Do Astronomy
Bruce Berriman,
IPAC,
Ewa Deelman,
Computer Science,
USC ,
12:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Boundary Data Maps and a Multi-dimensional Variant of the Jost and Pais Formula
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Astronomy Colloquium
Herschel view on star formation: from local star forming regions to the most distant galaxies
Laurent Vigroux,
IAP Director/Kingsley Visitor,
Friday, May 11th, 2012
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Physics Searches at the LHC with Razor Variables
Christopher Rogan,
Caltech,
Monday, May 14th, 2012
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High Energy Physics Seminar
How the CMB challenges cosmology's standard model
Glenn Starkman,
Case Western Reserve University,
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Astronomy Colloquium
The 11 Gyr Evolution of Star-forming galaxies: the HiZELS/H-alpha view
David Sobral,
Leiden Observatory,
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Materials Research Lecture
POLYMER DEFORMATION DURING NANOSTRUCTURE FABRICATION BY MECHANICAL PROCESSING
Graham Cross,
CRANN Institute and School of Physics,
Trinity College Dublin,
Friday, May 18th, 2012
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High Energy Theory Seminar
The cusp anomalous dimension at three loops and beyond
Johannes Henn,
IAS,
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Applied Physics Seminar
Metal-filled Photonic Crystal Fibers: Plasmonics and Polarizers
Patrick Uebel,
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen,
Monday, May 21st, 2012
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Detecting Small Planets Orbiting Small Stars Using Small Telescopes and GPS
Cullen Blake,
Princeton,
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
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Materials Research Lecture
Phase Transitions and Domain Structures in Ferroelectric Thin Films
Long-Qing Chen,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University,
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Astronomy Colloquium
Early Results from the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH)
Marc Postman,
STScI,
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012
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Friday, May 25th, 2012
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Design of an optomechanical accelerometer
Alex Krause,
Graduate Student,
Applied Physics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum control of diamond defects for quantum information and bio-imaging
Peter Maurer,
Graduate Student,
Department of Physics,
Harvard University,
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Astronomy Tea Talk
From Stardust to Planetesimals
Paola Pinilla,
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Heidelberg,
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
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Astronomy Colloquium
Radiative-transfer Modeling of Supernova Spectra and Light Curves. Application to Massive-star Explosions.
Luc Dessart,
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, France,