Schedule
Saturday, May 17
7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. | Guest Check-In & Continental Breakfast
BECKMAN MALL
Join us on Beckman Mall to receive your event name badge, program, and sign up for lab tours.
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. | Welcome Remarks with President Thomas F. Rosenbaum
BECKMAN AUDITORIUM
President Thomas F. Rosenbaum
Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics
9:05 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks with Host, Sandra Tsing Loh (BS ’83, DAA ’01)
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Sandra Tsing Loh (BS ’83, DAA ’01)
Host of “The Loh Down on Science,” syndicated daily on NPR and on The LAist
9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Session 1: Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
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Faculty Speaker: Gregg Hallinan, PhD
Professor of Astronomy; Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory
9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Break
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Break
10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Session 2: Humanities and Social Sciences
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Faculty Speaker: Hannah Druckenmiller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Economics; William H. Hurt Scholar
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Break
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Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Session 3: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Faculty Speaker: Sujit Datta, PhD
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Break
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Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Session 4: Student Speaker Electives
Choose from one of three Caltech student speaker presentations during elective sessions.
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge: Elevating Science Communication In Three Minutes | Chen 100 Lecture Hall
Everhart Distinguished Graduate Student Lecture | Beckman Institute Auditorium
Perpall SURF Speaking Competition | Beckman Auditorium
12:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. | Lunch, Music, Campus Open House & Featured Lab Tours
BECKMAN MALL + LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS
Enjoy music, conversations, and lunch on Beckman Mall and tour featured labs, points of interest, new buildings, and old stomping grounds.
2:25 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Session 5: Student Speaker Electives
Choose from one of three Caltech student speaker presentations during elective sessions.
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge: Elevating Science Communication In Three Minutes | Chen 100 Lecture Hall
Everhart Distinguished Graduate Student Lecture | Beckman Institute Auditorium
Perpall SURF Speaking Competition | Beckman Auditorium
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Break
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Break
3:10 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Session 6: Geological and Planetary Sciences
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Polar Science Panel
Faculty Speaker: Ruby Fu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering and William H. Hurt Scholar
Faculty Speaker: Michael Lamb, PhD
Professor of Geology
Faculty Speaker: Mark Simons, PhD
John W. and Herberta M. Miles Professor of Geophysics and Director of the Brinson Exploration Hub
Faculty Speaker: Andy Thompson, PhD
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Director of the Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science, and Executive Officer for Environmental Science
Faculty Speaker: Zhongwen Zhan, PhD
Professor of Geophysics, Clarence R. Allen Leadership Chair of the Seismological Laboratory, and Director of the Seismological Laboratory
3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Break
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Break
4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. | Session 7: Biology and Biological Engineering
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Faculty Speaker: Matt Thomson, PhD
Professor of Computational Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
4:40 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. | Break
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Break
4:50 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Session 8: Engineering and Applied Science
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Faculty Speaker: Azita Emami, PhD
Andrew and Peggy Cherng Professor of Electrical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Director, Center for Sensing to Intelligence
5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks & Thank You
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Mario Peraza
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and CEO of the Caltech Alumni Association