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Seminars

Upcoming Events

Ongoing
8:00am – 3/11 11:59pm
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Registration for Spring Term

  • Academic
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
11:00am – 2:00pm
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ME72 Engineering Design Competition

Brown Gymnasium
  • Public Event
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar: PhD Thesis Defense

Gates Annex B122
Alex Mori Carroll, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, Caltech,
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
12:00am – 3/12 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Winter Term

  • Academic
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
8:00am – 3/15 11:59pm
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Study Period

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

Gates-Thomas 135
Talking To Cells Using Mechanically Unusual Proteins And Ultrasound
Mikhail G. Shapiro, Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
12:00am – 3/19 12:00am
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End of Winter Term

  • Academic
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
8:00am – 3/29 11:59pm
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Spring Recess

  • Academic
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Instructors' Final Grade Reports

  • Academic
Monday, March 30th, 2026
12:00am – 3/31 12:00am
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Beginning of Instruction of Spring Term

  • Academic
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

  • Academic
Friday, April 17th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Adding Courses and Removing Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
8:00am – 5/5 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

  • Academic
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
No Small Measure: Using Nanostructure to Create Materials with Superior Toughness
Lucas Meza, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington,
Monday, May 11th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

  • Academic
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
Imaging Soil Plus Something Else: Ice Lenses And Plant Roots
Cino Viggiani, Professor, Laboratoire 3SR, Université Grenoble Alpes,
Friday, May 15th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Scheduling Examinations for the Degress of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Seniors to Remove Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

  • Academic
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
8:00am – 6/5 11:59pm
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Registration for Fall Term and Registration for Summer Graduate Research

  • Academic
Friday, May 29th, 2026
12:00am – 5/30 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Presenting Theses for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Engineer

  • Academic
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
8:00am – 6/2 11:59pm
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Study Period for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026
8:00am – 6/5 11:59pm
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Final Examinations for Seniors and Graduate Students for Spring Term

  • Academic
Friday, June 5th, 2026
12:00am – 6/6 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Undergraduates

  • Academic
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
8:00am – 6/9 11:59pm
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Study Period for Undergraduates

  • Academic
Monday, June 8th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Instructors' Final Grade Reports for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • Academic
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
8:00am – 6/12 11:59pm
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Final Examinations for Undergraduates for Spring Term

  • Academic
Friday, June 12th, 2026
10:00am – 12:00pm
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Commencement

  • Academic
Monday, June 15th, 2026
12:00am – 6/16 12:00am
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Summer Term begins

  • Academic
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Instructors' Final Grade Reports for Undergraduates

  • Academic
Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

  • Academic
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026
12:00am – 9/2 12:00am
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End of summer term

  • Academic
Thursday, September 17th, 2026
8:00am – 9/19 5:00pm
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International Student Orientation: iBegin@Caltech

  • Academic
Sunday, September 20th, 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm
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New Student Check-In for Undergraduates

  • Academic
10:00am – 9/27 4:00pm
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New Student Orientation for Undergraduates

  • Academic
Monday, September 21st, 2026
9:00am – 4:00pm
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New Student Check-in for Graduates

  • Academic
12:00pm – 9/25 5:00pm
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New Student Orientation for Graduates

  • Academic
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
1:00pm – 5:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

  • Academic
Monday, September 28th, 2026
12:00am – 9/29 12:00am
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Beginning of Instruction of Fall Term

  • Academic