Events
January 2011
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Emergent spacetime and quantum entanglement
Mark Van Raamsdonk,
associate professor of physics and astronomy,
University of British Columbia,
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Topic to be announced.
Jennifer Walker,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Optimal Control of Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
Scott Moura,
graduate student in mechanical engineering,
University of Michigan,
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Energetics and Potential Implications of Iceberg Calving
Jason Amundson,
postdoctoral scholar in geophysical sciences,
the University of Chicago,
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
9:00am
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10:00am
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
Environmental Justice: Historical Perspectives and Policy Challenges
Jennifer Walker,
Caltech,
Friday, January 14th, 2011
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4:30pm
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Probing Majorana Edge States With a Flux Qubit
Chang-Yu Hou,
Leiden University,
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Using Triple O Isotopes and O2/Ar Ratios for Estimating Primary Production under Non-steady Conditions in Marginal Ice Blooms in the Bering Sea
Masha Prokopenko,
assistant research professor of Earth science,
USC,
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Chlorine Dilemma: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Michael Hoffmann,
James Irvine Professor,
Caltech,
10:00am
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11:30am
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
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4:30pm
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Performance of Building Structures in the Mw 8.8 February 27, 2010, Great Maule Earthquake
Jose Restrepo,
professor of structural engineering,
UC San Diego,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyons, twists and topological codes
Hector Bombin,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Field-Scale Bioremediation of a Uranium-Impacted Aquifer under Natural and Artificially Stimulated Conditions
Kate Campbell,
research biogeochemist,
Water Resources,
U. S. Geological Survey, Boulder, Colorado,
8:00pm
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9:00pm
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
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ESE & Society Discussion Group
The Science and Politics of Soil
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks,
graduate student in environmental science and engineering,
Caltech,
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Friday, January 28th, 2011
11:00am
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Harvesting Solar and Thermal Energy with Photonic Nanostructures
Sang Eon Han,
postdoctoral associate in mechanical engineering,
MIT,
1:30pm
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4:30pm
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