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Midterm Examination Period

  • Academic
Monday, May 4th, 2015
10:00am – 11:00am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Firestone 306
Shock Wave Behavior of Particulate Composites
Michael Rauls, Graduate Student, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
9:00am – 10:00am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Steele 102
Experimental Study on Inertial Effects in Liquid-Solid Flows
Esperanza Linares, Graduate Student, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Steele 102
Jamming, Flow, and Fluctuations for Granular Materials
Robert Behringer, Professor, Department of Physics, Duke University,
Monday, May 11th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Seniors to Remove Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Deficiency Notices

  • Academic
Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
1:30pm – 2:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Steele 102
Quantifying Earthquake Collapse Risk of Tall Steel Braced Frame Buildings Using Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations
Ramses Mourhatch, Graduate Student, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Caltech,
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
10:30am – 11:30am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
Effect of Microstructural Interfaces on the Mechanical Response of Crystalline Metallic Materials
Zachary Aitken, Graduate Student, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Steele 102
Breaking Ground – Mechanics of Variably Saturated Crushable Soils for Natural Hazard Assessment
Giuseppe Buscarnera, Assistant Professor, Departmnet of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University,
Friday, May 15th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Scheduling Examinations for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
11:00am – 12:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Steele 102
Quantifying Earthquake Collapse Risk of Tall Steel Moment Frame Buildings Using Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations
Hemanth Siriki, Ph.D., Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Caltech,
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
11:00am – 12:00pm
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar

Steele 102
Toppling Analysis of Precariously Balanced Rocks under Earthquake Excitation
Swetha Veeraraghavan, Ph.D., Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Caltech,
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections for Spring Term

  • Academic
Thursday, May 21st, 2015
8:00am – Ongoing
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Registration for Fall Term and Registration for Summer Graduate Research

  • Academic
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Steele 102
Bubbles, Bubbly Flows and Pseudo-Turbulence
Roberto Zenit, Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,
Monday, May 25th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Memorial Day (Institute Holiday)

Off Campus
  • Academic
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Steele 102
Tackling the engineering challenges of Hyperloop – Turning Concept Into Reality
Brogan BamBrogan, CEO (Interim), CTO & Co-Founder, Hyerloop Technologies, Inc.,
Friday, May 29th, 2015
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Presenting Theses for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
9:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day of Classes for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic
Saturday, May 30th, 2015
8:00am – Ongoing
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Study Period for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic