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Midterm Examination Period

Monday, November 1st, 2010
8:00am – Ongoing
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Faculty Textbook Orders for Winter Term

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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Annenberg 107
Spin Systemsas Toy Models for Emergent Gravity
Fotini Markopoulou, professor of quantum gravity, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Dislocation Multiplication and Nucleation
Wei Cai, professor of mechanical engineering, Stanford University,
Friday, November 5th, 2010
8:00am – 3:00pm
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Caltech Olive Harvest Festival

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
Monday, November 8th, 2010
9:00am – 9:00pm
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Midterm Deficiency Notices Due

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture

Keck 142
Scattering of Neutrons and X-rays in Functional Materials
Raphael P. Hermann, professor, Institute for Solid State Research, JCNS and JARA-FIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and, University of Liège, Belgium,
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Annenberg 107
Quantum Limits on Estimating a Waveform
Carlton Caves, professor of physics, University of New Mexico,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar

Annenberg 105
Dissipative Solitons: New Nonlinear Waves in Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
Frank Wise, professor of applied physics, Cornell University,
Friday, November 12th, 2010
9:00am – 11/13 5:00pm
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Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology

Multiple locations - See event detail for more information
4:30pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech Red Door Poets Meeting

Red Door Cafe
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Annenberg 107
Learning from Examples Using Quantum Annealing
Hartmut Neven, Google,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar

Annenberg 105
Quantum Imaging of Topological Phases
Hari Manoharan, professor of physics, Stanford University,
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture

Spalding Laboratory 106 (Hartley Memorial Seminar Room)
Deformation at the Nanoscale: Pushing the Limits of Strength
Dan Gianola, professor of materials science and engineering, the University of Pennsylvania,
8:00pm – 9:00pm
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Swaminathan Krishnan: Re-Creating the Great Fort Tejon Earthquake of 1857

Beckman Auditorium
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
8:00am – Ongoing
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Registration for Winter Term 2010–11

Friday, November 19th, 2010
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Admission to Candidacy for the Degrees of Master of Science and Engineer

12:00pm – 1:00pm
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International Education Week Information Session: Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Center for Student Services, 3rd Floor, Brennen Conference Room
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Caltech BikeLab Bicycle Repair Class

Student Activities Center
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Annenberg 107
Quantum Information Processing with Atomic Spin Ensembles
Eugene Polzik, professor, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar—cancelled

Annenberg 105
Tonio Buonassissi, professor of mechanical engineering and manufacturing, MIT,
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
8:00am – 11/26 5:00pm
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Thanksgiving (Institute holiday)

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caltech Arts Club Meeting

Red Door Cafe
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar

Annenberg 107
Quantum Money
Andrew Lutomirski, graduate student in theoretical physics, MIT,
4:15pm – 5:15pm
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Applied Physics Seminar

Annenberg 105
Coupling Phonons with Photons and Atoms via Cavity Optomechanics
Eugene Polzik, professor of physics, Neils Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University,