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May 2008
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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Physics Research Conference
Cosmology with 21-cm Radio Observations
Rennan Barkana,
Moore Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, and lecturer,
physics and astronomy,
Tel Aviv University,
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Pedro Vieira,
Laboratoire de Physique Théorique École Normale Supérieure, Paris,
Monday, May 5th, 2008
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
On the Photon Decay into Extra Dimensions
Alexander Friedland,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Secure Optical Key Generation Using an Ultra-Long Fiber Laser
Avi Zadok,
postdoctoral scholar in applied physics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
New Puzzles and Discoveries in Quarkonium Physics
Bryan Fulsom,
graduate student in physics,
University of British Columbia,
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Thirty Meter Telescope Project: Opening the Next Generation of Giant Optical/Infrared Telescopes
Gary Sanders,
project manager,
Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
Caltech,
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Double-beta decay and the Quest for Neutrino Masses
Giorgio Gratta,
professor of physics,
Stanford University,
Friday, May 9th, 2008
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Non-Supersymmetric String Theory
Sav Sethi,
associate professor of physics,
University of Chicago,
Monday, May 12th, 2008
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Gravity B Experiment
Francis Everitt,
professor of physics,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyonic Interferometry and Protected Memories in Atomic Spin Lattices
Liang Jiang,
graduate student in physics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Spin Physics from the STAR Experiment at RHIC
Stephen Trentalange,
researcher in astronomy and astrophysics,
UCLA,
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium: 10th Annual Greenstein Lecture
Luminosity Functions: From Quasars to Gamma-Ray Bursts
Maarten Schmidt,
Moseley Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus,
Caltech,
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Theories of the Explosive Death of Massive Stars
Adam Burrows,
professor of astrophysical sciences,
Princeton University,
Friday, May 16th, 2008
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Breaking R-Symmetry for General Gauge Mediation
John Mason,
graduate student in physics,
UC Santa Cruz,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
The G2-MSSM, from Moduli Stabilization and a De Sitter Minimum to LHC and Dark Matter Phenomenology
Gordon Kane,
professor of physics,
University of Michigan,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Theoretical Astrophysics and Relativity Seminar
Astrophysical Probe of New Physics: Cosmological Dark Matter and Anisotropy
Shin'ichiro Ando,
Sherman Fairchild Fellow,
Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
Caltech,
Monday, May 19th, 2008
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Little Higgs Model with T-Parity
Maxim Perelstein,
assistant professor of theoretical physics,
Cornell University,
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Communication with Two Zero-Capacity Channels
Graeme Smith,
postdoctoral scholar,
T.J. Watson Research Center, IBM,
3:30pm
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5:30pm
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Calculating the Closed String Partition Function of a Calabi-Yau A-infinity Category
Kevin Costello,
assistant professor of mathematics,
Northwestern University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Photon Analysis Techniques at CDF and Latest Results
Max Goncharov,
research scientist in physics,
Texas A&M University,
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Neil Cornish,
assistant professor of physics,
Montana State University,
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Spin Liquid: From Drought to Deluge
Patrick A. Lee,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Nori Iizuka,
Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara,
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Metallicity and Star-Formation History of Galaxies
Lisa Kewley,
research fellow,
Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii,
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Technology of Submillimeter Astronomy
Jonas Zmuidzinas,
professor of physics,
Caltech,
Friday, May 30th, 2008
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar—cancelled
Anindya Mukherjee,
postdoctoral fellow in particle, subatomic, and string theory,
University of British Columbia,