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May 2023
Monday, May 1st, 2023
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Icy Landscapes - how ice influences sedimentary processes
Irina Overeem,
Associate Professor,
Department of Geological Science, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Staring at the Sun to Better See Exoplanets/ The Search for Water Worlds with Palomar Observatory
Mike Mckeon,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Ryan Rubenzahl,
Graduate Student,
Astrophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Untangling aerosol-cloud interactions with machine learning
Duncan Watson-Parris,
UCSD/Scripps,
Thursday, May 4th, 2023
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
Understanding organismal biology to manage threats to global biodiversity
David Daversa,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science,
University of California, Los Angeles,
- Internal Event
Monday, May 8th, 2023
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Exploring the Hidden Hydrosphere and Biogeosphere in the World's Oldest Rocks
Barbara Sherwood Lollar,
University Professor, Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology,
Deaprtment of Earth Sciences,
University of Toronto,
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
A JWST MIRI Dayside Emission Spectrum of the Benchmark Hot Jupiter HD 189733b/ The Spatial Distribution of the Unidentified 2.07μm Absorption on Europa and Implications for its Origin
Julie Inglis,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Ryleigh Davis,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
What is the aerosol state in the ambient atmosphere? Or: Particle-resolved modeling to tackle structural uncertainty in aerosol models
Nicole Riemer,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture: Making Wearable Materials Smarter
Online and In-Person Event
Chiara Daraio,
G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
- Public Event
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
Power, Noise and Scaling of Earth's Surface: Disentangling Causes of Landscape Evolution
Gareth G. Roberts,
Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences,
Department of Earth, Science, and Engineering,
Imperial College London,
- Internal Event
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Monday, May 15th, 2023
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Paleoclimate data assimilation: New views of past climates
Jessica Tierney,
Professor, Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science,
Department of Geosciences,
University of Arizona,
Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Generation and Stability of Jovian Polar Vortices/The Trojan-Like Colors of Low-Perihelion Kuiper Belt Objects
Sihe Chen,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Matthew Belyakov,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Where is the bottom of the terrestrial water cycle?
Jennifer McIntosh,
University of Arizona,
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
9:00am
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10:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense, Ben Schulze
Insights into the sources of atmospheric aerosols and greenhouse gases in California
Benjamin Schulze,
Graduate Student, Environmental Science & Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
Quartier: an evolved olivine cumulate rock in the Séítah formation, Jezero crater, Mars; X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Uranium in Zircon and Other Igneous Accessory Phases: A New Zircon Oxybarometer
Shane Houchin & Juan Hernandez Montenegro,
Graduate Students,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
- Internal Event
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
7:00pm
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8:30pm
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Monday, May 22nd, 2023
9:30am
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10:30am
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The James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lecture in Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Innovating for a Post Pollution Future
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO,
Lanza Tech,
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
OPTICAL AURORA ON THE ICY GALILEAN SATELLITES/CHARACTERIZING HYDRATION CARRIER PHASES INALTERED ROCKS OF JEZERO CRATER WESTERN FANAND FLOOR UNITS WITH SHERLOC ON MARS 2020
Zac Milby,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Yu Yu Phua,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
MINION floats: Robotic fleets to observe the ocean biological carbon pump
Melissa Omand,
University of Rhode Island,
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture: Artificial Intelligence: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Online and In-Person Event
Yaser Abu-Mostafa (PhD '83),
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Division of Engineering and Applied Science,
- Public Event
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar Series
What can titanium isotopes tell us about plate subduction during the Hadean-Archean?
Sarah Aarons,
Assistant Professor,
Geosciences, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
- Internal Event
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Characterizing Hot, Rocky Exoplanets in the Era of JWST/TOI-1259 A b: A Gas Giant's Origin Story Revealed in Metastable Helium
Kim Paragas,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Morgan Saidel,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
10:00am
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11:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense, Harrison Parker
Harrison Parker,
Graduate Student Environmental Science & Engineering, Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Microbes in Porous Media: From Bioaggregation to Fungi-enhanced Oil Removal
Peter Kang,
Univeristy of Minnesota,