Seminar Calendar
October 2016
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Sharp Lieb–Thirring inequalities on the continuum and related spectral inequalities for Jacobi operators
Lukas Schimmer,
Harry Bateman Research Instructor ,
Department of Mathematics ,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Flat and Conformal Optics with Dielectric Metasurfaces
Andrei Faraon,
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science Department,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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SPECIAL TAPIR Seminar
Evolution of Supernova Remnants near the Galactic Center
Almog Yalinewich,
Researcher,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Friday, October 7th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
From Hexagons to Heptagons: Bootstrapping Seven-Point Amplitudes in Planar N=4 super-Yang Mills Theory
Andrew McLeod,
Stanford University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Complete Reionization Constraints from Planck 2015 Polarization
Chen He Heinrich,
KICP Graduate Student,
University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
An Odd-Parity Hidden Order in a Perovskite Iridate Revealed Using Nonlinear Optics
Liyuan Zhao,
Richard Chase Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Physics,
Hsieh Group,
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Stargazing Lecture
Cosmic Explosions through the Ages: Supernovae Seen with the Naked Eye
Jacob Jencson,
Graduate Student,
Caltech,
Monday, October 10th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Topological quantum field theory and geometric invariants
Yongbin Ruan,
William Fulton Collegiate Professor,
Mathematics Department,
University of Michigan LSA,
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Global Bifurcations and Coherent States in Nonlinear Wave Equations
Eduard-Wilhelm Kirr,
Associate Professor of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Nanophotonic Quantum Networks in Diamond
Alp Sipahigil,
Senior Graduate Student,
Department of Physics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
AGN Triggering in Galaxy Mergers as Traced by Dual AGN and Offset AGN
Julie Comerford,
Colorado,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Impact of Defects on Efficiency of Light Emitters
Chris van de Walle,
Professor of Materials Science and the Herbert Kroemer Chair in Materials Science,
Materials Department,
University of California, Santa Barbara,
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Series
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Integrated Modeling of GMT
Dr. Antonin Bouchez,
GMTO,
Friday, October 14th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Quasilocal free energy in GR: Positivity and monotonicity
Wolfgang Wieland,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Relativistic effects on LSS: power spectrum and bispectrum
Enea Di Dio,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
INAF-OATS (Trieste Observatory),
Monday, October 17th, 2016
12:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
How bright is the proton? A precise determination of the photon PDF.
Aneesh Manohar,
UCSD,
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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LIGO Seminar
Prospects for Gravitational Wave Searches for Core-Collapse Supernovae within the Local Universe
Jasmine Gill,
Department of Physics,
ERAU,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Series
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
Overview and Status of the GMT Site, Enclosure and Facilities Design and Development
Dr. Bruce Bigelow,
Giant Magellan Telescope Organization,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The MUSCLES Treasury Survey: An X-ray to IR Spectral Survey of Low-Mass Exoplanet Host Stars
Kevin France,
U. Colorado,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Where Does the Entropy of Materials Come From?
Brent Fultz,
Barbara and Stanley Rawn, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Applied Physics,
Applied Physics and Materials Science Department,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Series
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBD
Eric Chauvin & Dave Ashby ,
GMTO,
Friday, October 21st, 2016
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
The Destructive Birth of Massive Stars and Massive Star Clusters
Anna Rosen,
Graduate Student,
UC Santa Cruz,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
2D to 1D Oxide interfaces: superconductivity, magnetism and ballistic transport effects
Alon Ron,
Richard Chase Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar,
Hsieh Group,
Monday, October 24th, 2016
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Cosmology & Effective Field Theories: Higgs Evolution in Inflation and Large Scale Structure
Kathyrn Zurek,
LBNL,
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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LIGO Seminar
Observing coating Brownian noise in silicon optics at the zero-expansion point
Johannes Eichholz,
LIGO,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Series
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara St., William T. Golden Auditorium
TBD
Dr. Alan Dressler,
Carnegie Observatories,
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
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Materials Research Lecture
Extending the Range of the Glassy State in Metals
A. Lindsay Greer,
Head of the School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Materials Science,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,
Friday, October 28th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Simulating Galactic Winds on Supercomputers Using "Cholla"
Evan Schneider,
Graduate Student,
University of Arizona,
Monday, October 31st, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Kerr Comb Generation: Dark Pulse Mode-locking in Normal Dispersion Microresonators
Andrew M. Weiner,
Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Purdue University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Partially Acoustic Dark Matter, Interacting Dark Radiation, and Large Scale Structure
Yuhsin Tsai,
University of Michigan,