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Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Programmable Syntheses of Polycyclic Natural Products via a Polyfunctional Intermediate Approach
Pengfei Hu, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Westlake University,
  • Internal Event
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
10:00am – 1:00pm
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Caltech Purchasing Vendor Fair 2026

San Pasqual Walk
10:00am – 11:30am
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Teaching Statement Workshop

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
No Small Measure: Using Nanostructure to Create Materials with Superior Toughness
Lucas Meza, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 130
Modeling Time and Space in the Emergence of New Dialects
Felicity Meakins, Professor, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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2026 McConnell Lecture

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
The Essentiality of Solution NMR Spectroscopy in the Post-AlphaFold Era
Lewis E. Kay, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Chemistry, University of Toronto,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Shahal Ilani, Professor of Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science,
Friday, May 8th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Xi Dong, UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Green Labs May 2026 Meeting

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Dave Aasen, Microsoft Station Q,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Title to be announced
Chiara Anselmo, Graduate Student, Department of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca,
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, May 11th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

3:45pm – 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Eva Nichols, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Austin Batz, University of Oregon,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
Inducing quantum states in materials with light
Gregory Fiete, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Northeastern University,
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Cliff Ragsdale

Broad 100
Cliff Ragsdale, Professor, Neurobiology, The University of Chicago,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TIAA's Office Hours

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Shuo Liu, Associate Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University,
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Aidan Herderschee, Institute for Advanced Study,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Matilda Delgado, Harvard & MPP Munich,
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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You and Your Thesis

Online Event
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Beckman Lecture

Gates Annex B122
Milan Mrksich, Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, School of Engineering, Northwestern University,
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
TBD
Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, UC Berkeley,
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
9:00am – 5/17 4:00pm
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Half Century Club Celebration

Alumni House, 345 S. Hill Ave.
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Imaging Soil Plus Something Else: Ice Lenses And Plant Roots
Cino Viggiani, Professor, Laboratoire 3SR, Université Grenoble Alpes,
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Engineering Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Yushan Yan, Henry Belin du Pont Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar

Gates Annex B122
Daniel Larson, Chief, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression; Head, Systems Biology of Gene Expression; Co-Chair, Trans-NIH Myeloid Malignancies Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Holger Müller, Professor, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Social Sciences History Seminar

Baxter B125
Topic to be announced
Wei Xiong, John H. Scully '66 Professor in Finance and Professor of Economics, Princeton University,
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Mach33 Festival

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
Friday, May 15th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Scheduling Examinations for the Degress of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Seniors to Remove Conditions and Incompletes

9:00am – 10:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Channing Klein, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering (Manthiram Group), Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
Jin Ming Koh, Harvard,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Alternative explanation for how celestial objects generate large-scale magnetic fields
Bindesh Tripathi, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Nathan Friede, Graduate Student (Reisman Group), Chemistry, Caltech,
6:30pm – 9:00pm
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Milestone Class Dinners

Athenaeum
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Mach33 Festival

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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GLEE CLUB AND CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm
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Seminar Day

Beckman Auditorium
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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GLEE CLUB AND CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mach33 Festival

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
5:30pm – 7:30pm
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Mach33 Festival

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall
  • Public Event
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "FOUR GREAT FILM COMPOSERS"

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, May 17th, 2026
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "FOUR GREAT FILM COMPOSERS"

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, May 18th, 2026
3:45pm – 4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Anna Wuttig, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Gustavo Alves, Fermilab and Northwestern University,
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
Elias Hess-Childs, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Edward Chang

Broad 100
Edward Chang, Professor, Neurological Surgery UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Marissa Weichman, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

South Mudd 365
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

8:30am – 1:30pm
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2026 Caltech Mentoring Conference

  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
TBD
Marilyn Raphael, UCLA,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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POSTPONED: Watson Lecture - Kirby Nielsen

Beckman Auditorium
Kirby Nielsen, professor of economics; William H. Hurt Scholar,
  • Public Event
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
8:00am – 6/5 11:59pm
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Registration for Fall Term and Registration for Summer Graduate Research

10:00am – 11:30am
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Faculty Job Process Workshop

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
11:00am – 2:00pm
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Craft Your Own Festival Friendship Bracelets

Caltech Hall TechHub
  • Internal Event
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