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Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Online Event
Generalized descriptive set theory at singular cardinals of countable cofinality
Luca Motto Ros, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Turin,
3:00pm – 4:15pm
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Laboratory Safety Orientation Training

Online Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
The Next Revolution: Exoplanet Atmospheric Characterization at High-Resolution
Emily Rauscher, Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Morphodynamics of Hanging Ice Dams in Northern Rivers
Gary Parker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter B125
Temperature Shocks and Climate Change: A Conceptual Analysis
Christian Traeger, Professor of Economics, University of Oslo,
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
What a Digital Twin Can Learn from Data, Thermodynamics, and Action Principles for Damage Assessment in Complex Materials
Jiun-Shyan (JS) Chen, William Prager Chair Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine Seminar

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
"Structural and molecular insights into antibody elicitation and transport"
Chengcheng Fan, Postdoctoral Scholar, Björkman Group,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Baxter 127
Topic to be announced
Ashesh Rambachan, Silverman (1968) Family Career Development Assistant Professor of Economics, MIT,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Love Data Week: Managing and Sharing Large Data Files with CaltechDATA

  • Internal Event
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Caltech/USC Joint Algebra & Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 187
TBD
Philip Engel, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC),
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Discussion: AI in Today's College Classrooms: Benefits and Concerns for Student Learning

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Winter Discussion Series: AI in Today's Classroom

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennan Conference Room
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

Red Door Cafe
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Growing Papaya Trees by Dr. Jessica Hernandez: Book Talk

Chen 100
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Eisenstein cocycles for imaginary quadratic fields
Romyar Sharifi, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UCLA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Quantum science and technology with rare earth ions and nano-photonics
Andrei Faraon, Willian L Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Fletcher Jones Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Caltech,
6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Techer Live: AI in the Wild

  • Public Event
Friday, February 13th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
The Measure Problem and the Beginning of the Universe
Björn Hassfeld, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Quantum Matter Seminar

East Bridge 114
Terahertz-frequency magnons and chiral phonons in a kagome ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal
Luyi Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Green Labs February 2026 Meeting

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Knight-Hennessy Scholars Info Session

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennan Conference Room
  • Internal Event
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar

East Bridge 114
From higher-dimensional Fermiology to higher Hall crystals in moiré materials
Nisarga Paul, Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Mechanics and Materials for Extreme Propulsion: Tuning Micro-Particle Impacts using Novel High Throughput Dynamic Experiments
Suhas Eswarappa Prameela, Assistant Professor, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah,
3:45pm – 5:15pm
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Inorganic-Organometallics Seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Catherine Romero, Graduate Student (Peters Research Group), Department of Chemistry, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
The hunt for the explosive aftershock sequence.
Nicholas van der Elst, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Sunday, February 15th, 2026
3:30pm – 5:00pm
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Isidore Quartet

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, February 16th, 2026
All Day
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Credit Union Closure

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
11:00am – 12:30pm
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2026 Lunar New Year Talk: "Chinese Medicine and Meditation"

Chen 100
  • Public Event
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Biology Seminar - Lionel Christiaen

Chen 100
From deterministic to regulative development in a variable ocean
Lionel Christiaen, Head of Department, Director of the Michael Sars Centre, Michael Sars Centre, University of Bergen,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Joint CPS/GPS seminar

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Chirality and the electron spin- A miraculous match
Ron Naaman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Isreal,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

  • Internal Event
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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You and Your Thesis

Online Event
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Chemistry Club Seminar

Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Excited-State Catalysts for Selective Bond Activations
Robert R. Knowles, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
5:00pm – 6:30pm
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Credit Union Annual Meeting

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
No Shift Symmetries and Tensionless String Limits in AdS/CFT
Jose Calderon Infante, Caltech,
12:00pm – 12:50pm
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Getting Started!

Hameetman Center 210 - Conference Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Magnetism and morphology in the interstellar medium
Susan Clark, Assistant Professor of Physics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Land-Atmosphere Interactions and the Changing Hydrologic Cycle
Kirsten Findell, Research Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Quantum Matter/Materials Science Research Lecture

East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
The materials physics of complex oxide interfaces
Charles Ahn, Professor, Physics and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University,
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
11:00am – 2:00pm
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Make Your Own Lunar New Year Red Envelopes

Sherman Fairchild Library, Lobby
  • Internal Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
"The Inherent Resilience of Large Cities to Natural Hazards: Records, Evidence and Predictions"
Nicos Makris, Professor of Structures and Mechanics, Addy Family Centennial Professor in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Methodist University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CTLO - Winter Faculty Lunch Series

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennan Conference Room
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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EVOxZankou Seminar

Chen 130
"One genome, many phenotypes: evolutionary insights from complex traits in ants"
Megan Barkdull, Assistant Curator, Entomology, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CFAM Speaker CALE: Alternative Careers in Education: Looking Beyond the R1

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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SFP x Red Door Café Drop-in Advising Hour

Red Door Cafe
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Seminar Series, Colin Cook, PhD

Moore B270
Crowded at the bottom: high-density, scalable production of cell and gene therapies in respiring bioreactors
Colin Cook, PhD (Caltech MedE 2019), Technical Founder and Chief Technology Officer, XDEMICS Corporation,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium

Online and In-Person Event
Yuri Levin, Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Columbia University,
Friday, February 20th, 2026
10:00am – 11:00am
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Science Journey - Cosmic Fireworks: How Astronomers Explore the Changing Sky

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
11:00am – 12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Alberto Castellano, University of Chicago,
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Community Celebration

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

East Bridge 114
Testing the quantumness of gravity "ab absurdo"
Emanuele Panella, University of Rome Tor Vergata,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Aerospace Colloquium

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Manipulating Spectral Energy Flux in Turbulent Flows: Applications and Implications Across Scales
Lei Fang, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Beckman Institute Poster Session

Beckman Institute
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Devices Seminar

Moore B280
Ultra-low noise Phase-locked Loop Technique
Taekwang Jang, Associate Professor, Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 254
Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Louis B. and Martha B. Slichter Endowed Chair in Geosciences, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles,
Saturday, February 21st, 2026
8:00pm – 9:30pm
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Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
3:00pm – 4:30pm
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Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
10:00am – 11:30am
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Professional Development Series for Grad Students and Postdocs: Evidence-Based Teaching and AI Integration

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
12:00pm – 1:15pm
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Understanding & Responding to Microaggressions & Bias 201

Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Common Area
  • Internal Event
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Ernest H. Swift Lecture Series

Gates Annex B122
Sustainable Production of Reduced Phosphorus Compounds
Christopher (Kit) Cummins, Henry Drefus Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
Generative Design via Optimal Transport for Shape and Field Exploration
Charbel Farhat, Vivian Church Hoff Professor, School of Engineering, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
Generative Design via Optimal Transport for Shape and Field Exploration
Charbel Farhat, Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University,