Upcoming Events
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Homogenizing Origami and Kirigami Metamaterials
Paul Plucinsky,
Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Southern California,
Friday, January 30th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Entanglement oscillations and many-body quantum scars
Nicholas O'Dea,
Princeton,
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
9:00am
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James K. Knowles Lectures and Caltech Solid Mechanics Symposium
"Variational phase-field modeling of fracture: toward second-generation models"
Laura De Lorenzis,
Professor of Computational Mechanics,
ETH Zürich,
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
8:00am
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2/10
11:59pm
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Friday, February 6th, 2026
12:00pm
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Monday, February 9th, 2026
4:00pm
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
Flow Maps: Flow-based generative models with lightning-fast inference
Nicholas Boffi,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Machine Learning and Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
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,
Friday, February 13th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Nisarga Paul,
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar,
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
9:00am
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9:01am
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Thursday, February 19th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"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,
Friday, February 20th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Emanuele Panella,
University of Rome,
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
4:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium
Generative Design via Optimal Transport for Shape and Field Exploration
Charbel Farhat,
Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures,
Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
8:00am
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture: Chasing Sustainable Battery Chemistries for the Future with Kimberly See
Kimberly See,
professor of chemistry,
- Public Event
Thursday, February 26th, 2026
8:00am
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3/11
11:59pm
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Friday, February 27th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Senrui Chen,
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
Preskill group,
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
TBD
David Mordecai,
Adjunct Professor of Econometrics and Statistics,
University of Chicago Booth School of Business,
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Yoonjin Won,
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
UCI Samueli School of Engineering,
University of California, Irvine,
Friday, March 6th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Topic to be announced
Yizhou Zhang,
Graduate Student,
Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Quantum witnesses with no classical substitutes
Chinmay Nirkhe,
University of Washington,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
12:00am
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3/12
12:00am
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Thursday, March 12th, 2026
8:00am
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3/15
11:59pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
Mikhail G. Shapiro,
Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
Friday, March 13th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Topic to be announced
Eden Saig,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Zohar Nussinov,
Washington University in St. Louis,
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
12:00am
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3/19
12:00am
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Thursday, March 19th, 2026
8:00am
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3/29
11:59pm
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Friday, March 20th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Samson Wang,
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
Brandao and Preskill Groups,
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
9:00am
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9:01am
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
TBA
Ali Pakzad,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
Bahounar University of Kerman,
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman
Katie Bouman,
associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
- Public Event
Monday, March 30th, 2026
12:00am
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3/31
12:00am
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
9:00am
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Friday, April 3rd, 2026
12:00pm
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Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS) Seminar
Topic to be announced
Yashaswini Murthy,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar
TBA
Silvio Barandun,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Department of Mathematics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Friday, April 17th, 2026
8:00am
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5:00pm
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