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Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Chris Harvey

Chen 100
TBD
Chris Harvey, Professor, Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Gregory D. Scholes, William S. Tod Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Alex Rees-Jones, Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Gregory Kaplanek, Syracuse University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Literary Dimensions Seminar

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
"The Birth of Poetry From the Spirit of the Machine": Automatic Writing in the 1960s
Tobias Wilke, Assistant Professor of German, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Gergely Ujhelyi, Professor of Economics, University of Houston,
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Price Fishback, Thomas R. Brown Professor of Economics, University of Arizona,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Kohta Murase, Penn State,
Friday, April 4th, 2025
9:00am – 4/5 6:00pm
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CEBAS: Conference for Emerging Black Academics In STEM 2025

Dabney Hall 115
  • Public Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
A Pd-Catalyzed Cascade Strategy Towards the Total Synthesis of Cassiabudanol A.
Katelyn (Kate) Gallagher, Graduate Student (Reisman Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Caroline Beghein, Professor of Geophysics, Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California Los Angeles,
Monday, April 7th, 2025
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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RSI Research Seminar

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
9:00am – 11:00am
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International Scholar Orientation

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Daniel Dombeck

Chen 100
TBD
Daniel Dombeck,, Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience, Northwestern University - Feinberg School of Medicine,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Roel Tempelaar, Assistant Professor of Chemistrry, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Tatyana Deryugina, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
All Day
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Credit Union Closure

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Marc Klinger, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Michael Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona,
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Maria Kogelnik, Postdoctoral Associate at the Economic Growth Center and the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University,
Thursday, April 10th, 2025
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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EVOxZANKOU Seminar

Chen 130
"Thirsting for blood then hunting for water: evolution of feeding and egg-laying behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes"
Ben Matthews, Assistant Professor and Laboratory Head, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Liqun Luo

Chen 100
TBD
Liqun Luo, Professor, Biology, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Jonathan Simon, Stanford University,
Friday, April 11th, 2025
9:00am – 6:00pm
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Visual Culture Program Event

Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room)
Defining a Visual Practices Lab
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Zhi-Xiang Yu, Professor, College of Chemistry, Peking University,
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Alexis Saez Uribe, Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate, Department of Geology, California Institute of Technology,
Saturday, April 12th, 2025
7:00am – 7:00pm
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Science Olympiad State Tournament

Sunday, April 13th, 2025
8:00am – 4/16 5:00pm
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Discover Caltech (DiscoTech) 2025

Monday, April 14th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
12:00pm – 2:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Hongkui Zeng

Chen 100
TBD
Hongkui Zeng, Executive Vice President /Director, Allen Institute for Brain Science,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Renee Frontiera, Northrop Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Claudio Ferraz, Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia,
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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BMS Lectures in Organic Synthesis

Gates Annex B122
Gregory Beutner, Associate Scientific Director, Reaction Sciences Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb,
Song Lin, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University,
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Zi Yang Kang, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Toronto,
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Nathan Sussman, Full Professor, International Economics & Pictet Chair in Finance and Development, Geneva Graduate Institute,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar, Samuel Achilefu

Moore B270
Samuel Achilefu, Professor and Lyda Hill Distinguished University Chair, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Hideo Mabuchi, Stanford University,
Friday, April 18th, 2025
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Adding Courses and Removing Conditions and Incompletes

10:00am – 11:00am
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Science Journey - Nature's Tango: How Insects Dance for Survival

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Nathan Friede, Graduate Student (Reisman Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
Monday, April 21st, 2025
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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RSI Research Seminar

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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RSI Research Seminar

Resnick Sustainability Center 120
A Digital Twin of the Electrical Distribution Grid
Yiheng Xie, Graduate Student, Low Group, Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Yaakov Weiss, Senior Lecturer Institute of Earth Sciences, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Jonathan Weissman

Chen 100
TBD
Jonathan Weissman, Professor, Biology, MIT,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
The Declarations of Independents: Open-Ended Survey Responses and the Nature of Non-Identification
Paul Kellstedt, Professor, Department of Political Science, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University,
6:00pm – 7:30pm
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Into the Unknown: Cozy Conversations on Uncertainty for Undergraduate Students - Free Dinner!!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Marvin Parasram, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, New York University,
  • Internal Event
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Smruthi Karthikeyan

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
10:30am – 12:00pm
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Campus History & Architectural Tour

Athenaeum
  • Public Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Fred Lamb, UIUC,
Friday, April 25th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Drew Tarnopol, Graduate Student (Peters Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Domniki Asimaki, Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology,