Institute Calendar
November 2026
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Matthew Cooper,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Job Market Seminar
Topic to be announced
Minghao Pan,
Graduate Student (Economic Theory),
Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Mustafa Mir
Mustafa Mir,
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology,
University of Pennsylvania,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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PhD Thesis Defense
Katherine Ball,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
TBD
Michael Keller,
Distinguished Visiting Scientist at JPL,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman: Illuminating the Hidden Universe with Physics and AI
Katie Bouman,
associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Marco Pavone,
Associate Professor,
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Stanford University,
12:00pm
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3:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Job Market Seminar
Topic to be announced
Nghia Tran Pham,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar, Jina A. Ko
4D Profiling: Capturing Cellular Dynamics in Space and Time
Jina A. Ko,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Bioengineering; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, November 6th, 2026
9:00am
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5:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Dang Pham,
McCray Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and JILA,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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HSS 60th Anniversary Celebration | Keynote Conversation
Leviathan Unchained: Rethinking the Framers on Executive Power
John Ferejohn,
Samuel Tilden Professor of Law, Emeritus, NYU School of Law,
Saturday, November 7th, 2026
Monday, November 9th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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1:30pm
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
10:30am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Job Market Seminar
Topic to be announced
Zhenlin Kang,
Graduate Student,
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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BBE Division Seminar - Andy Martin
"Molecular machines for protein destruction: Substrate processing by AAA+ ATPases of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System"
Andy Martin,
HHMI Investigator, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology,
University of California Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Caltech AI Colloquium
Phillip Isola,
Associate Professor,
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
All Day
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3:00pm
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4:15pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
TBD
Erin Baker,
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies,
Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, November 12th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
David Blunck,
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs,
College of Engineering/Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering,
Oregon State,
11:00am
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2:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar
"Ingredients for the secret sauce of flies" and "From foe to friend: rove beetles and the chemosensory basis of ant host-seeking behaviors"
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series, Bin He
Professor Bin He,
Trustee Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Neuroscience Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Friday, November 13th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:30pm
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
TBD
Ian Eisenman,
Professor,
Scripps Institution of Oceanograpy,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar
Marisa C. Kozlowski,
Ponzy Lu Endowed Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Pennsylvania,
5:30pm
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7:00pm
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Thursday, November 19th, 2026
10:30am
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12:00pm
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