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The campus community biweekly May 1, 2003, vol. 3, no. 9 Seminar Day Soaking it all 1n• weekend packed with activity

An eventful four days await Caltech graduates at the Alumni Reunion Week­ end and 66th Annual Seminar Day. Tak­ ing place on Thursday, May 15, through Sunday, May 18, the class reunions and related activities include a myriad of Flight insights academic lectures and presentations by faculty, researchers, and students, as well from flies as social events. Throughout the weekend, alums cel­ How does a fly fly and why should we ebrating their first-year reunion and those care? To the first, says Michael Dickinson, from every fifth year (fifth through 65th professor of bioengineering at Caltech, year) can attend various tours and gather­ the short answer is different from what ings. A program listing all events and we have thought. He and his colleagues lecturers is available through the Caltech used a dynamically scaled flapping robot Alumni Association and at www.its. (aka Robofly), a free-flight arena (Fiy-0- caltech.edu/-alumni/reunions.htm. Rama), and a 3-D, infrared visual flight Seminar Day is scheduled for Satur­ simulator (Fiy-0-Vision) to prove it. day, May 17. Over the course of five ses­ And we should care, says Dickinson, sions, Caltech faculty members and JPL because the simple motion of a fly flying researchers will expound on their latest links a series of fundamental and com­ research. Sprinkled among these semi­ plex processes within the physical and nars will be the Everhart Lecture Series, biological sciences. Studying a fly may delivered by graduate students, and pre­ eventually lead to a model that will pro­ sentations by the winners of the under­ vide insight into the behavior and robust­ graduate Perpall SURF Speaker Awards. ness of complex systems in general, and see Seminar Day, page 6 may help in the design of flying robots Kids visiting campus on Take Our Children to Work Day last Thursday toured the lab of Assistant that mimic nature. Professor of Chemistry Jonas Peters (background, left). Grad student Seth Harkins (holding flask) had see Robofly, page 2 them stuff foam "peanuts" into flasks of water and of acetone, demonstrating the concept of solubility.

Rice University professor will A call for viewpoints New structure to discuss diversity on diversity ease parking woes Richard Tapia, the Noah Hardiup Profes­ been women and 13 underrepresented Now that two years have passed since sor of Computational and Applied Math­ minority students. Caltech's first official statement on diver­ Commuters rejoice! The Institute is gear­ ematics at Rice University, will be the A Los Angeles native, Tapia earned his sity was issued, the time has come for a ing up for a new parking lot that will re­ next speaker in the President's Lecture BA, MA, and PhD from UCLA, where he review and to include broader input from lieve significant congestion at Caltech's Series on Achieving Diversity in Science, also served on the faculty, and taught at the campus community, according to southwest corner. This improvement will Math, and Engineering. His free public the University of Wisconsin before join­ Sharyn Slavin Miller, assistant vice presi­ provide spaces for hundreds of vehicles lecture, "Post-Affirmative Action Chal­ ing Rice in 1970. He served as depart­ dent for student affairs. just a short walk from the buildings near lenges to Diversity in Higher Education," ment chair for five years and is also an Noting that the Institute had not had a California Boulevard. Perhaps the biggest will take place Thursday, May 8, at 4 p.m. adjunct faculty member at Baylor College formal statement prior to March 2001, advantage is that it will be all but invisible. in Ramo Auditorium. of Medicine and the University of Hous­ Slavin Miller says, "It was wonderful to That's because the new parking struc­ Internationally known for his research in ton. The author or coauthor of two books have a statement that was endorsed by ture will be placed under the existing the computational and mathematical sci­ and more than 80 papers, he has ad­ the administration, the Board of Trustees, north athletic field, which lies southeast ences, Tapia is also a leading voice in the dressed numerous national and interna­ and the faculty board, and it was a great of the Keith Spalding Building and is effort to increase educational opportunities tional mathematical conferences and beginning. But we've done a lot of work anchored by the Brown and Braun gyms. for minorities and women in math, science, serves on several national advisory since then," she adds, referring to the "That corner has been the place with and engineering. The director of Rice's boards. He was the first Mexican Ameri­ efforts of ACODAMA (the Administrative the tightest parking situation and the most Center for Excellence and Equity in Educa­ can to be named to the National Acad­ Committee on Diversity and Minority congestion," says Gregg Henderson, chief tion, he has helped the university gain emy of Engineering and has also Affairs), which provides oversight of of campus security and parking services, national recognition for its educational received the Presidential Award for Excel­ campus initiatives and policies to in­ noting that the structure will hold up to 700 outreach and has influenced hundreds of lence in Science, Mathematics, and Engi­ crease diversity; the Diversity Progress cars and will open in the summer of 2004. teachers through the center's Mathematical neering Mentoring, the Lifetime Mentor Group, which focuses on strategic plan­ It's common knowledge that finding and Computational Sciences Awareness Award from the American Association for ning and the assessment of diversity parking at the corner of California Boule­ and GiriTECH programs. the Advancement of Science, the Distin­ programs; the Office of Minority Student vard and Wilson Avenue is so tight be­ Rice's computational and applied guished Scientist Award from the Society Education; and Miriam Feldblum, special cause of the nearby offices and services. mathematics department has also be­ for the Advancement of Chicanos and assistant to the president. "So it felt like Throughout the day, people visit the post come a national leader in producing Native Americans in Science, and the the time was right to relook at the state­ office and graphic arts facilities inside female and underrepresented minority Reginald H. Jones Distinguished Service ment and also to make it a larger discus­ Keith Spalding, the two gyms nearby, the PhD graduates. Of the 37 PhD students Award from the National Action Council sion on campus." tennis courts, and the athletic field. After Tapia has directed or codirected, 16 have for Minority Engineers. see Parking, page 6 • see Diversity, page 6 2 Caltech 336, May 1, 2003

May is the month NewsBriefs for music Listen up, music lovers! This month is packed with opportunities to hear stu­ dents perform melodious tunes. All events are free and open to the public. Caltech's student chamber ensembles will hold their spring performances in Dabney Lounge beginning Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Highlights of the opening concert will be Ravel's String Quartet, a Saint­ Saens quartet for woodwinds and piano, and a Czerny trio for flute, cello, and piano. Les Deutsch with Pope John Paul II at a 1997 A Mother's Day concert will follow on Sun­ symposium in Italy dedicated to Galileo. Deutsch gave a technical paper on communications and day, May 11, at 3:30p.m., in which student presented an organ concert of music from the musicians will pay tribute to their mothers astronomer's day, in the cathedral Galileo attended. with pieces by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Clara Schumann, and Jacques lbert. Concluding the series will be concerts Robof/y, from page 1 on Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m. and Sun­ In a paper, "The Aerodynamics of Free­ day, May 18, at 3:30p.m. Chamber music Flight Maneuvers in Drosophila," Steven director Delores Bing says, "Be prepared Fry of the University of Zurich, Caltech for anything from music for two pianos by research assistant Rosalyn Sayaman, and Brahms, to music for three recorders by Dickinson show how fruit flies use their Carelli, to great music for most any other wings to generate enough torque to over­ combination of strings, winds, and piano." come inertia, not-as conventional wis­ This year's Bandorama concert, pre­ dom has held-to overcome friction. The sented by the Caltech-Occidental Concert paper appeared in the April 18 issue of Local emergency personnel and students were among those taking part in Caltech's Band and Caltech's Jazz Bands and Science. re~ent emergency drill simulating an earthquake situation. JPL emergency coordinator Chamber Singers on Saturday, May 10, Enc Fuller watches as (from left) Lloyd House health advocates James Dennedy-Frank Flies are capable of making 90-degree will feature works and solos by JPL staff Vicente Fernandez, and Greta Jo, and volunteers Grant Chang-Chien and John Howar~ turns, called saccades, in less than one member and Caltech alum (BS 1976, PhD treat an injured "victim," alum Trisha Sando. 50-thousandth of a second. To make the 1980) Leslie Deutsch. turn, a fly must generate enough torque, Deutsch, the chief engineer for JPL's or twisting force, to offset two forces Interplanetary Network Directorate, is an working against it-the inertia of its own accomplished musician and composer. In Personals Honors and awards body and the viscous friction of air. addition to playing numerous keyboard, Until now, it's always been assumed brass, woodwind, and percussion instru­ Welcome to Caltech Anneila Sargent, professor of astronomy and that viscosity, or resistance to flow, is the director of both the Owens Valley Radio Observa­ ments, he has been Caltech's organist enemy of small flying critters, while inertia March tory and the Interferometry Science Center, has since his sophomore year, performing is the bane of larger animals like birds. But been named to the United Kingdom's Particle annually at commencement. The pro­ Physics and Astronomy Research Council the theory had never been tested. Postdoctoral scholars Sungsook Ahn, in chem­ gram will include Deutsch's Fantasy and istry, Marino Balaguer, in aeronautics, Anthony (PPARC) . Sargent, who has be en president of the To study the aerodynamics of active M arch for Th ree Trumpets and Theme Bonetti, in physics, and Holly Carlisle, in biol­ American Astronomica l Society and ch air of flight maneuvers, the researchers employed NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee, is and Perturbations, performed by the ogy; Marin Clark, Texaco Prize Postdoctoral three infrared, high-speed video cameras expected to provide an international perspective Concert Band, as well as his Prelude and Scholar; postdoctoral scholars Anne Dailly, in (the 3-D Fly-0-Vision) to capture fruit flies, materials science, and Cheoi-Sang Hwang, in to PPARC. Her appointment is for four years. Fugue in G Minor, his Suite 343, and a Drosophila melanogaster, performing sac­ biol ogy; Fatemeh Jalayer, George W. Hausner choral piece, performed by the Monday Postdoctoral Scholar in Civil Engineering; Richmond Wolf, associate director of Caltech's cades in free flight. The animals were re­ Jazz Band, the Thursday Jazz Band, and postdoctoral scholars in biology Igor Kagan and Office of Technology Transfer, has been ap­ leased in a large enclosed arena (the pointed to the Advisory Committee for the L.A. the Chamber Singers, respectively. Jan Karbowski; postdoctoral scholars in chem­ Fly-0-Rama) and lured toward a cylinder istry Judy Kim and Baoyan Li; postdoctoral County Business Technology Center (BTC) . The Other numbers will be Count Basie's laced with a drop of vinegar. As the flies scholars Stefan Maier, in applied physics, and only U.S. high-tech business incubator owned Kid From Red Bank, Mendelssohn's Over­ and operated by a county agency, and considered approached the cylinder, it loomed within Christiane Meyers, in chemist ry; Byung Mhin, ture for Band; von Suppe's Jolly Robbers, visitor in chemistry; Conor Mow-Lowry, student California's largest incubator, the BTC is located their field of view, triggering rapid turns that conducted by Professor Paul Asimow; re sea rcher in physics; postdoctoral scholars Titus two miles from JPL, on Lincoln Avenue in helped the flies avoid a collision. Altadena. It houses 26 early-stage and start-up and the Star Wars Medley, conducted by Neumann, in bioengineering, and Jason The flies performed saccades within technology firms with focuses ranging from senior Chad Kishimoto. The program will Rhodes, in physics; lzabela Sandu, visitor in the intersecting fields of view of the three materials science; Doron Shilo, postdoctoral software development to DNA chip architecture. begin at 8 p.m . in Beckman Auditorium. cameras, which allowed the researchers scholar in aeronautics; Takahiro Tagami, visitor Rounding up the spring music is the in geochemistry; Irene Arias Vicente, to film the turn, measure the wing and annual Caltech Glee Clubs and Caltech­ postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics . body positions, and calculate the velocity Occidental Orchestra concert on Friday, Caltech team named to hall of the fly's path. May 16, at 8 p.m. in Ramo Auditorium. April of fame The 3-D video of these saccades showed Opening the program, the orchestra and that, despite the fly's size and slow speed, it Youichi Aso, visitor in physics (laser Interferom­ combined choruses, conducted by Allen eter Gravitational-Wave Observatory); Sylvain Caltech's entire 1944 football team has been typically performed a banked turn, first Robert Gross, will present Ernest Bloch's Barbot, visitor in geology; VaBei Gu, elected to the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of accelerating then slowing as it changed Fame, which is administered by the Institute for Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), fea­ postdoctoral scholar in aeronautics; Tracy heading, then accelerating again at the end International Sport and located at the University turing Los Angeles Opera principal Ralph Chanin, senior administrative secretary, humani­ of the turn. This suggests that the timing ties and social sciences; postdoctoral scholars in of Rhode Island. Wells as the Cantor. Gross describes Established to "honor those individuals who and velocity of the fly's turn are dominated chemistry Anatoly Chlenov and Paula Bloch's setting of the Jewish Shabbat Diaconescu; postdoctoral scholars in biology exemplify the scholar-athlete ideal" and "foster by body inertia and not friction. morning service as "one ofthe most im­ Andrew Ewald and Vasuko Funabiki; Ellis and spread the scholar-athlete ideal globally," the To see if the measured patterns of wing hall of fame chooses inductees " based on their portant and beautiful settings ofthat lit­ Geoffrey, postdoctoral scholar in chemistry; motion were sufficient to explain the sac­ Rajagopal Jayaraman, network/software engi­ distinguished athletic, academic, and humanitar­ urgy composed in the twentieth century." cades, the researchers played the se­ neer, computer science; postdoctoral scholars Jin ian achievements." Over 1,200 academicians, The orchestra will also perform Smetana's journalists, representatives of national Olympic quences through a robotic model (Robofly) Koda, in physics, and Adrian Lew, in aeronau­ The Moldau, and the women's chorus, tics; Greg Mcivor, student researcher in physics; organizations, and former athletes take part in the to measure the aerodynamic forces over directed by Desiree Lavertu, will present Teresa Ortiz, dispatch officer, Campus Security selection process. time. They found that the timing and torque Among other things, the induction committee Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine. Conclud­ and Parking Services; postdoctoral scholars calculations based on the videotaped fly's said of the 1944 Caltech squad that it " embodies ing the concert, the men's chorus will pre­ Sergey Polyakov, in physics, and Melissa morphology and motion matched the calcu­ Saenz, in biology; Thomas Schroder, visitor in the excellence and integrity we seek in inductees. mier director Donald Caldwell's Dream on The committee was also very impressed with the lations derived from the robot's wing mo­ planetary science; Naoki Seto, postdoctoral a Text by Whitman, based on Whitman's scholar in astrophysics; Valluvadasan way these men went on to lead their lives. " tion. These results further support the poem "Song of the Universal. " Sivakumaran, Caltech postdoctoral scholar in There will be an induction ceremony the notion that even in small insects the torques weekend of June 21-22 in Rhode Island. This concert will also be held on Sun­ JPL's atmospheric chemistry research element; created by the wings act primarily to over­ day, May 18, at 8 p.m. at the Pasadena Kalpesh Solanki, associate applications devel­ come inertia and not friction. oper, Se ismological Laboratory; Akiteru Jewish Temple, 1434 North Altadena Although the experiments were per­ Takamori, visitor in physics; Michael Thomas, Drive; call (626) 798-1161 for more infor­ computing analyst, high-energy physics. formed on fruit flies, the importance of mation. For information on the other inertia over friction increases with an performances, contact Caltech Public New positions animal's size; thus, these forces impact Events at 1 (888) 2CALTECH, (626) 395- nearly all insects. The results provide a 4652, or [email protected], or visit Anne McMenamin, of Caltech's Development basis for future research on the neural and Office, has been named acting director of Gifts www.events.caltech.edu. Individuals with mechanical basis of insect flight and, for and Estate Planning (GEP). With more than 20 a disability can call 395-4688 (voice) or years experience in the areas of trusts and finance roboticists, may offer insights into the de­ 395-3700 (TDD). sh e w ill lead the GEP program while a national ' sign of biologically inspired flying devices . se arch is conducted to find a new director. • • the acad em ic week at ca It ec h is a printed version of selected events from the online @Caltech calendar, http://atcaltech.caltech.edu/calendar/. To publish events online, register as an event planner on the @Caltech calendar. If unable to submit electronically,

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Monday, May 5 Institute for Quantum Information Thursday, May 8 Friday, May 9 Seminar Aeronautics Seminar 74 Jorgensen, 3 p.m.-Topic to be an­ Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota nounced. Ashish Thapliyal, UC Berkeley. 151 Crellin, 2 p.m.-" Detection of DNA 74 Jorgensen, 9 a.m.-" Discrete Exterior Lecture Hall, 1 p.m.-"lnertial Fusion by Sequence-Specific Fluorescent Poly­ Calculus," Anil Hirani, graduate student Energy: Where It Came from and Where Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar amides," Victor Rucker, graduate student in computer science, Caltech. It Is Going," Dr. Jill Dahlburg, General 25 Baxter, 4 p.m.-" Democratically in chemistry, Caltech. Atomics. Information: www.galcit. Elected Aristocracies," Uzi Segal, profes­ Fluid Mechanics Seminar caltech.edu/seminars.shtml. sor of economics, Boston College. Re­ Biophysics Lecture Series 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota freshments. (Coauthored with David 153 Noyes, Sturdivant Lecture Hall, Lecture Hall, 3 p.m.-Topic to be Astronomy Tea Talk Heyd, professor of philosophy, Hebrew 4 p.m.-"The Effect of Force on Thermo­ announced. Jeffrey Jacobs, associate 106 Robinson, 4 p.m.-Topic to be University of Jerusalem.) dynamics and Kinetics of Reactions: professor, department of aerospace and announced. Graham Smith, postdoctoral Unfolding Single RNA Molecules," mechanical engineering, University scholar in astronomy, Caltech. Informa­ Carnegie Observatories Colloquium Professor Ignacio Tinoco, chemistry of Arizona. Information: www.galcit. tion: www.astro.caltech.edu/-cc/tea_talks. Series department. UC Berkeley. Refreshments, caltech.edu/Semi na rs/FI uids/ William T. Golden Auditorium, 813 Santa 3:45p.m. CurrentFiuids/index.html. Bioengineering Seminar Series Barbara Street, 4 p.m.-"Lyman Alpha 142 Keck, 4 p.m.-Topic to be announced. Forest Clustering," Scott Buries, assis­ Caltech Presidential Lecture Series lnorganic-Organometallics Seminar Grant Jensen, assistant professor of tant professor of physics, MIT. Refresh­ on Achieving Diversity in Science, 151 Crellin, 4 p.m.-" Investigating biology, Caltech. Refreshments, Keck ments, 3:30p.m. Math, and Engineering Terminal Ruthenium Carbidos and Fast­ Labs lobby, 5 p.m. Ramo Auditorium, 4 p.m.-" Post-Affir­ Initiating Metathesis Catalysts," Andrew mative Action Challenges to Diversity Hejl, graduate student in chemistry, Geological and Planetary Sciences Wednesday, May 7 in Higher Education," Richard A. Tapia, Caltech. Seminar Noah Harding Professor of Computa­ 155 Arms, Robert Sharp Lecture Hall, Astronomy Colloquium tional and Applied Mathematics, associ­ Kellogg Seminar 4 p.m.-"The Isotopic Ecology of Past 155 Arms, Robert Sharp Lecture Hall, ate director of graduate studies, and Lauritsen Library, 4 p.m.-" Many-Body and Present Marine Mammals on the 4 p.m.-"Supernovae, Protoneutron director of the Center for Excellence and Pion and Nucleon Interactions on the Pacific Rim," PaulL. Koch, associate Star Winds, and the Origin of the Heavy Equity in Education, Rice University. The Lattice," Dean Lee, assistant professor, professor of earth sciences, UC Santa Elements," Dr. Todd Thompson, depart­ lecture series was established to bring to department of physics, North Carolina Cruz. Information: www.gps.caltech.edu. ment of astronomy, UC Berkeley. Infor­ campus speakers who have had highly State University. mation: www.astro.caltech.edu/-gma/ successful experiences in promoting Information Sciences Seminar colloquia.html. women and underrepresented minorities Von Karman Lecture Series Series in science and technology. Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, 070 Moore, 4 p.m.-Topic to be an­ 2003 Arnold 0. Beckman Lecture the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on nounced. Adam Bosworth, vice presi­ 22 Gates Annex, 4 p.m.-"Diversity­ Geoclub Seminar Bonnie), 7 p.m.-"Challenges in Mobility dent of engineering, BEA Systems. Oriented Synthesis and Chemical Genet­ 151 Arms, Buwalda Room, 4 p.m.­ and Robotics for In Situ Science," Brian Information: http://netlab.caltech.edu/ ics," Professor Stuart L. Schreiber, Topic to be announced. Paul Wennberg, Wilcox, manager, Solar System Explora­ seminar. department of chemistry, Harvard Uni­ professor of atmospheric chemistry and tion Mobility Technology Program, JPL. versity. Refreshments. environmental engineering science, Admission is free. Information: William Bennett Munro Memorial Caltech. www.jpl.nasa.gov/lecture. Seminar Information Sciences Seminar 25 Baxter, 4 p.m.-" A Glimpse of the Series Physics Research Conference Swiss Film Series: A Koller 'Secret Connection': Harmonizing 070 Moore, 4 p.m.-Topic to be 201 E. Bridge, 4 p.m.-"Voyager's Race Retrospective Mechanisms with Counterfactuals," announced. Vinod Sharma, professor, to Interstellar Space," Edward Stone, Baxter Lecture Hall, 7:45 p.m.-Xavier Professor Stathis Psillos, department electrical communication engineering, Morrisroe Professor of Physics, Caltech. Koller's The Frozen Heart, 1979; with of philosophy and history of science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Refreshments, 114 E. Bridge, 3:45 p.m. English subtitles. University of Athens. Refreshments. Information: http://netlab.caltech.edu/ Information: www.pma.caltech.edu/ seminar. -physcoii/PhysColl.html. John D. Roberts Lecture Saturday, May 10 22 Gates Annex, 4 p.m.-" Olefin Poly­ Applied and Computational Social and Information Sciences merizations Catalyzed by Late Transition Mathematics Colloquium Laboratory Seminar Series Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum Metal Complexes," Professor Maurice 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota 25 Baxter, 4 p.m.-"Congestion and Cost Spotlight Series Program S. Brookhart, Kenan Professor of Chemis­ Lecture Hall, 4:15 p.m.-"lnverse, Shifted Allocation," Yan Chen, associate profes­ Beckman Institute auditorium, 7:45a.m. try, University of North Carolina, Chapel Inverse, and Rayleigh Quotient Iteration sor, School of Information, University of to 12:30 p.m.-Corporate Formation and Hill. Refreshments. as Newton's Method," Richard Tapia, Michigan, Ann Arbor. Refreshments. Tax Workshop. Additional details and associate director of graduate studies, registration information to be announced. department of computational and Von Karman Lecture Series Tuesday, May 6 applied mathematics, Rice University. JPL, von Karman Auditorium, 7 p.m.­ Refreshments, 3:45 p.m. Information: "Challenges in Mobility and Robotics for Joint LIGO/Caltech-JPL Association www.acm.caltech.edu/colloq.shtml. In Situ Science," Brian Wilcox, manager, for Gravitational-Wave Research Solar System Exploration Mobility Tech­ Seminar Series Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series nology Program, JPL. Admission is free. 351 West Bridge, LIGO Science Confer­ Beckman Auditorium, 8 p.m.-" All the Information: www.jpl.nasa.gov/lecture. ence Room, 11 a.m.-Topic to be an­ Faults in the World: The Cutting Edge of nounced. Albert Lazzarini, member of Tectonics," Brian Wernicke, Chandler the professional staff, LIGO Laboratory, Family Professor of Geology, Caltech. Caltech. Admission is free. the acad em ic week at ca It ec h is a printed version of selected events from the online @Caltech calendar, http://atcaltech.caltech.edu/calendar/. To publish events online, register as an event planner on the @Caltech calendar. If unable to submit electronically, please call (626) 395·3630. For further information or a schedule of deadlines, call (626) 395-3630, fax (626) 449-2159, write 336 Calendar, 1-71 , California

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Monday, May 12 Tuesday, May 13 Environmental Science and Physics Research Conference Engineering Seminar 201 E. Bridge, 4 p.m.-"Optical Wave Aeronautics Seminar LIGO Science Seminar 142 Keck, 4 p.m.-"The Stratosphere: Phenomena in Photonic Crystals: From 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota 351 West Bridge, LIGO Science Con­ Does It Influence Surface Climate?" Theory to Practice," Am non Yariv, Lecture Hall, 1 p.m.-"Making Data ference Room, 11 a.m.-Topic to be R. Alan Plumb, professor of meteorol­ Summerfield Professor of Applied Phys­ Make Sense: Accessing and Visualizing announced. LIGO Science Seminar, ogy, department of earth, atmospheric, ics, Caltech. Refreshments, 114 E. Very Large Data Sets," Dr. Dan Katz, JPL. Laura Cardonati, MIT/LIGO. and planetary sciences, MIT. Refresh­ Bridge, 3:45 p.m. Information: Information: www.galcit.caltech.edu/ ments, Keck Labs lobby, 3:40 p.m . www.pma.caltech.edu/- physcoll/ seminars.shtml. Caltech Library System Presents: PhysColl.html. Physical Property Data Searching Information Sciences Seminar Astronomy Tea Talk Sherman Fairchild Library, multimedia Series Science, Ethics, and Public Policy 106 Robinson, 4 p.m.-"Galaxy Cluster­ conference room, noon-Learn about 070 Moore, 4 p.m.-Topic to be Seminar ing and the Galaxy Power Spectrum in searching for physical property data announced. Professor Fernando 125 Baxter, 4 p.m.- "The Fearless the SDSS," Michael Blanton, research in both print and online resources. Paganini, electrical engineering Vampire Conservator: Philip Kitcher, scientist, physics department, New York Approximately one hour of formal department, UCLA. Information: Genetic Determinism and the Informa­ University. Information: www.astro. instruction, immediately followed by http://netla b.ca ltech .ed u/sem ina r. tional Gene," Professor Paul Griffiths, ca ltech. ed u/ -cc/tea_ta I ks. optional hands-o n practice. Registration: history and philosophy of science, Uni­ http://I i bra ry.ca ltech .ed u/1 earning/ versity of Pittsburgh. Refreshments. Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar form.htm. Thursday, May 15 25 Baxter, 4 p.m.-Topic to be announced, Professor Bhaskar Dutta, economics Mechanical Engineering Seminar Center for Neuromorphic Systems Friday, May 16 department, University of Warwick. 206 Thomas, 3 p.m.-" Mechanics and Engineering's Ninth Annual Industry Refreshments. Friction at the Nanometer Scale: New Day Fluid Mechanics Seminar Insights via Scanning Probe Micros­ Beckman Institute auditorium, 8 a.m. to 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota Geological and Planetary Sciences copy," Professor Rob Carpick, depart­ 6 p.m.-The day's theme is "Awareness Lecture Hall, 3 p.m.-"Tidal Conversion," Seminar ment of engineering physics, University and Learning in Machines." The plenary Stefan Smith, department of mechanical 155 Arms, Robert Sharp Lecture Hall, of Wisconsin-Madison. lecture will be presented by Mark Tilden and aerospace engineering, UC San 4 p.m.-"lntersonic Shear Ruptures of Hasbro Toys. Additional topics include Diego. Information: www.galcit.caltech. and the Story of the Square Root of Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar human-machine interfaces, sensing and ed u/Sem in a rs/FI u i ds/Cu rrentFI u ids/ Two Times the S-Wave Speed," Ares 25 Baxter, 4 p.m.-" A Foundation of behavior, neuroprosthetics, and control index.html. J. Rosakis, professor of aeronautics Location Theory: Existence of Equilib­ systems. A panel discussion on applica­ and mechanical engineering, Caltech. rium, the Welfare Theorems and Core" tions using neuromorphic engineering lnorganic-Organometallics Seminar Information: www.gps.caltech.edu. (joint work with Karl Dunz, American will include panelists from leading 151 Crellin, 4 p.m.- "The Synthesis and University in Paris), Marcus Berliant, industrial organizations. Registration Oxidation Chemistry of Platinum(ll) Alkyl Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar visiting associate in economics, Caltech. and information: 395-2246, doris@erc. and Olefin Complexes," David Weinberg, 147 Noyes, Sturdivant Lecture Hall, Refreshments. caltech.edu, or www.cnse.caltech.edu/ graduate student in chemistry, Caltech. 4 p.m.-" Designing Photoactive Two­ lndustry/Conferences/2003/AIC/index.html. Electron Reagents," William Connick, Carnegie Observatories Colloquium assistant professor, department of Series Caltech Library System Presents: chemistry, University of Cincinnati. William T. Golden Auditorium, Copyright for Researchers in 813 Santa Barbara Street, 4 p.m.- Academia Applied and Computational " Galactic Winds," Professor Crystal Sherman Fairchild Library, multimedia JPL opens its doors Mathematics Colloquium Martin, department of physics, UC conference room, 2 p.m.-Rights and . 101 Guggenheim Lab, Lees-Kubota Santa Barbara. Refreshments, 3:30p.m. responsibilities under copyright law will once aga1n Lecture Hall, 4:15 p.m.-"Convergence be discussed by Kimberly Douglas, act­ of Approximations to Linearized and Chemical Physics Seminar ing director of the Caltech Library Sys­ The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has Adjoint Equations in the Presence of 147 Noyes, Sturdivant Lecture Hall, tem, and attorney Peggy Luh, Caltech's resumed its popular annual open house, Shocks," Mike Giles, professor of com­ 4 p.m.-Topic to be announced. Office of the General Counsel. Informa­ and this year invites the public to visit on putational fluid dynamics, Computing Dr. Sotiris S. Xantheas, chief scientist, tion and registration: http://library. Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, Laboratory, Oxford University. Refresh­ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. caltech.edu/learning/form.htm. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will ments, 3:45 p.m. Information: www.acm. to Caltech community members only. celebrate the Lab's accomplishments ca ltech.edu/colloq.shtml. with exhibits and demonstrations about Wednesday, May 14 Chemical Engineering Seminar its ongoing research, and scientists and 106 Spalding Lab, Hartley Memorial engineers will be on hand to answer Thesis Seminar Seminar Room, 4 p.m.-"Biomaterials questions on the what, where, why, and 151 Crellin, 2 p.m.-" Ancillary Ligand and Biocompatibility: Past, Present, and how of space exploration: new technolo­ Effects in Niobocene Olefin Hydride Future," Professor Buddy D. Ratner, gies, solar system exploration, space­ Complexes and Hydrocarbon Oxidation bioengineering and chemical engineer­ craft communication, and much more. by Palladium (II) Complexes," Lily ing, University of Washington. Refresh­ Special hands-on activities for kids will J. Ackerman, graduate student in chem­ ments, 113 Spalding Lab, 3:30p.m. be available, along with food and bever­ istry, Caltech. Information: www.che.caltech.edu/ ages, space souvenirs, and NASA and calendar/seminars.html. JPL merchandise. Parking and admis­ Astronomy Colloquium sion are free. For more information, call 155 Arms, Robert Sharp Lecture Hall, Geoclub Seminar Series (818) 354-0112 or visit www.jpl.nasa.gov/ 4 p.m.-Topic to be announced. Pro­ 151 Arms, Buwalda Room, 4 p.m.- pso/oh.html. fessor Jill Bechtold, department of " Fire Effects on Surface Energy Balance astronomy, University of Arizona. in Alaska: Feedbacks to Regional Climate," • Information: www.astro.caltech.edu/ Heping Liu, postdoctoral scholar in geo­ - gma/colloqu ia.htm I. chemistry, Caltech. Caltech 336, May 1, 2003 5 CampusEvents

Monday, May 5 Dance Team Fox-Trot Classes Sunday, May 11 Hip-Hop Dance Class for Advanced Beginners Winnett Lounge, 9:30 p.m.-Five weeks of fox-trot, Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 9:30p.m.-This Child Educational Center Summer Camp taught by a professional instructor. No experience Mother's Day Chamber Music Concert hip-hop class offers beginners a more challenging Sign-Up is required. The series began April 9. Dabney Lounge, 3:30 p.m.-The program will experience. Open to everyone with a valid gym Enrollment is open through June 20 for the CEC's include trios by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Clara membership. No special clothing or shoes are Summer Camp Program for children completing Hip-Hop Dance Class for Advanced Schumann, and lbert, as well as a quartet by required. The trial class costs $5; fee for the full kindergarten through 6th grade. Caltech and JPL Beginners Mozart. A reception will follow the concert. term is $30 for Caltech students and $40 for nonstu­ families have priority enrollment. Information: Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 9:30p.m.­ Admission is free. dents. Sponsored by the GSC, ASCIT, and the (818) 354-3418 or www.ceconline.org. This hip-hop class offers beginners a more chal­ Alumni Fund. lenging experience. Open to everyone with a NEURO: An Art and Science Collaboration valid gym membership. No special clothing or NEURO is a display of works by six contemporary shoes are required. The trial class costs $5; fee Monday, May 12 artists who drew on the technology resources of for the full term is $30 for Caltech students and Thursday, May 15 Caltech and the knowledge of the Center for $40 for nonstudents. Sponsored by the GSC, Ceroc Dance Lessons Neuromorphic Systems Engineering (CNSE) ASCIT, and the Alumni Fund. Winnett Lounge, 7:30 p.m.-Ceroc is a hip, inter­ Preparing for Emergencies: What Every scientists. The works will be on display through national dance club sensation. The 10-week series Citizen Needs to Know Sunday, June 29, in the Athenaeum lobby and at began March 31. No experience is required. Beckman Auditorium, 6 p.m.-Learn from the ex­ the Art Center College of Design's Williamson Fee: $1; free for freshmen, first-year graduate perts about disaster preparedness. There will be Gallery. CNSE and the Williamson Gallery are Thursday, May 8 students, and those taking the class for PE credit. displays and resources, panel presentations, and a cosponsors. Admission is free. Information: Q & A session. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Fadi www.artandscience.us. Photoshop Class Essmaeel, Risk, Emergency and Disaster Information NewMedia Classroom, 363 S. Hill Avenue, Services (REDIS). Kent Shocknek, of KCBS Channel 2 Ceroc Dance Lessons 10 a.m . to noon-A continuation of Tuesday's Tuesday, May 13 News, will be the program moderator. Sponsored by Winnett Lounge, 7:30 p.m.-Ceroc is a hip, inter­ class. Information: http://muri.caltech.edu/nmc/ the Pasadena Police Foundation and supported by national dance club sensation. The 10-week series index.htm. Preschool Playgroup Caltech and the Pasadena Star-News. began March 31. No experience is required. Tournament Park, 10 a.m. to noon-Song and Fee: $1; free for freshmen, first-year graduate storytime, crafts and free play for toddlers and students, and those taking the class for PE credit. preschoolers (from walking to age 4). Informa­ Friday, May 9 tion: 792-7808 or [email protected]. Friday, May 16

Caltech Tai Chi Club Self-Defense: Travel-Safety Workshop Fire-Extinguisher Training Tuesday, May 6 Winnett Lounge, 7 p.m.-Meets Tuesdays and Caltech Women's Center, noon-This class is Wilson parking garage, roof, 11 a.m.-This class, Fridays weekly. Sessions are free. Information: designed to help travelers recognize safe and which will meet on the north roof, will teach basic Photoshop Class www.its.caltech.edu/-taichi. unsafe traveling habits and behaviors, while also fire safety and include hands-on training on how to NewMedia Classroom, 363 S. Hill Avenue, providing some self-defense tactics. Registration: use a fire extinguisher. Class size is limited; please 10 a.m. to noon-Learn the important functions Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles [email protected]. call 395-6727 or e-mail [email protected] of Photoshop, such as selection, layers, image Dabney Lounge, 8 p.m.-The program will in­ to reserve a place. enhancement, and correct file formats. The em­ clude trios by Beethoven and Czerny, a quartet Caltech Tai Chi Club phasis is on research images, but the information for winds and piano by Saint-Saens, piano duets, Winnett Lounge, 7 p.m.-Meets Tuesdays and Caltech Tai Chi Club is useful to anyone working with images. This two­ and Ravel's String Quartet. A reception will follow Fridays weekly. Sessions are free. Information: Winnett Lounge, 7 p.m.-Meets Tuesdays and day class will continue on Thursday. Registration: the concert. Admission is free. www.its.caltech.edu/-taichi. Fridays weekly. Sessions are free. Information: 395-3420 or [email protected]. Fee: $100. www.its.caltech.edu/-taichi. Information: http://muri.caltech.edu/nmc/index.htm. Amnesty International Letter Writing Athenaeum Rathskeller, 7:30 p.m.-Caltech/ Caltech Glee Clubs Spring Concert Preschool Playgroup Saturday, May 10 Pasadena AI Group 22 will host an informal Ramo Auditorium, 8 p.m.- The annual spring con­ Tournament Park, 10 a.m . to noon-Song and meeting to write letters on human-rights abuses cert features the Caltech Glee Clubs and the Caltech­ storytime, crafts and free play for toddlers and CNSEJCSEM High School Open House around the world. All are welcome. Refresh­ Occidental Orchestra. The program will include preschoolers (from walking to age 4). Informa­ 106 Spalding Lab, Hartley Memorial Seminar ments. Information: (818) 354-4461 or lkamp@ w orks by Ernest Bl och, Smetana, Faure, and Donald tion: 792-7808 or [email protected]. Room, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.-This day-long open lively.jpl.nasa.gov. Visit our website at www.its. Caldwell. The concert will be repeated on Sunday, house is for high school sophomores and juniors, ca Itech .edu/-aigp22. May 18, at 8 p.m. at the Pasadena Jewish Temple, Caltech Tai Chi Club their science teachers, and parents. They will 1434 North Altadena Drive. For information on Winnett Lounge, 7 p.m.-Meets Tuesdays and learn about the college admissions process, hear Intermediate Jazz Dance Class Sunday's concert, call798-1161. Fridays weekly. Sessions are free. Information: presentations by Caltech faculty, meet Caltech Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 9:30 p.m.­ www.its.caltech.edu/-taichi. students, tour the Center for Neuromorphic Intermediate jazz dance, taught by a professional Systems Engineering (CNSE) and Center for the instructor. Open to everyone with a valid gym Intermediate Jazz Dance Class Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM) membership. No special clothing or shoes are Saturday, May 17 Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 9:30p.m.­ labs, and participate in hands-on activities. required. The trial class costs $5; fee for the full Intermediate jazz dance, taught by a professional Parental permission forms must be completed term is $30 for Caltech students, $40 for non­ JPL Open House instructor. Open to everyone with a valid gym by May 1. Information: www.cnse.caltech.edu/ students. Sponsored by the GSC, ASCIT. and the 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.­ membership. No special clothing or shoes are Education/open-house. Alumni Fund. This popular, free event provides an opportunity required. The trial class costs $5; fee for the full for the public to visit the Laboratory and learn term is $30 for Caltech students, $40 for non­ May Day Celebration about its latest projects. students. Sponsored by the GSC, ASCIT. and the The Beckman Institute's west lawn (in front Alumni Fund. of Broad and the Beckman Institute), 8 a.m. to Wednesday, May 14 Intermediate Ballet Class 6 p.m.-The Caltech Medieval and Renaissance Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 1 p.m.-Free Society invites one and all to its annual May Day Wednesdays in the Park class taught by experienced members of the celebration. Three types of fighting tournaments Tournament Park, 10 a.m. to noon-Conversation Caltech Dance Troupe. No special clothing or Wednesday, May 7 will run all day, and a traditional Maypole dance and coffee for parents and caregivers, and play­ shoes are required. will take place in the afternoon. Bring a chair, a time for children. Information: 355-3874 or Introduction to Flash drinking vessel, and sunscreen. Wear comfortable [email protected]. Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles NewMedia Classroom, 363 S. Hill Avenue, shoes, and clothing suitable for a Renaissance Dabney Lounge, 8 p.m.-Students will present 10 a.m.-Flash is used to enhance presentations Faire. Reel Women Film Series: Minerva's Machine three major works on this program: compositions and websites. Attendees of this introductory Center for Student Services, noon-The film for two pianos by Brahms and Corigliano, and workshop will come away with an understanding Intermediate Ballet Class celebrates the history of women in computing and Schubert's Quintet inC Major for two violins, viola, of time-based motion graphics, will see how Braun Gym, multipurpose room, 1 p.m.-Free profiles successful women in the field today. Pizza and two celli. A reception will follow the concert. objects work on a timeline, and get an intro­ class taught by experienced members of the and drinks will be provided. The films are shown Admission is free. duction to scripts. Reservations: 395-3420 or Caltech Dance Troupe. No special clothing or in the second floor common area, just outside the [email protected]. Information: http://muri. shoes are required. Women's Center. Information 395-3221. caltech.edu/nmc/html/02handson.htm. This class will be repeated at noon. Bandorama: Caltech Concert and Jazz Watch Your Back! Safety Training Sunday, May 18 Bands 118 Keith Spalding Building, 3 p.m.- This course Wednesdays in the Park Beckman Auditorium, 8 p.m.-This year's annual includes a brief discussion on back anatomy, and JPL Open House Tournament Park, 10 a.m. to noon-Conversation Bandorama concert, presented by the Caltech­ proper methods and realistic approaches to 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena , 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.­ and coffee for parents and caregivers, and Occidental Concert Band, the two Caltech Jazz handling and moving materials. There will be a This popular, free event provides an opportunity playtime for children. Information: 355-3874 or Bands, and the Caltech Chamber Singers, will video presentation and hands-on lifting. Space is for the public to visit the Laboratory and learn [email protected]. feature the musical talents of Dr. Leslie Deutsch. limited. Please call 395-6727 or e-mail safety. about its latest projects. Admission is free. For complete program infor­ [email protected] to reserve a place. Caltech Management Association mation, go to http://events.caltech.edu/events/ Caltech Student Chamber Ensembles JPL, von Karman Auditorium, 4:45 to 6 p.m.­ event-303.html. American Smooth-Style Dance Lessons Dabney Lounge, 3:30 p.m.-In their final concert of "Echoes of the Ancient Skies: The Astronomy of Winnett Lounge, 7:30 p.m.-An assortment of the spring series, Caltech chamber music students Lost Civilizations," Dr. E. C. Krupp, astronomer Folk Music Society Presents: Sparky and popular American smooth-style dances, including will present a variety of music for recorders, wood­ and director, Griffith Observatory. Admission is Rhonda Rucker the fox-trot, tango, and waltz, taught by a profes­ winds, strings, and piano by Badings, Boccherini, free and open to all JPL/campus personnel and Dabney Lounge, 8 p.m.-The Ruckers' repertoire sional instructor. This is a series of nine weekly Dvorak, Brahms, Schumann, and Khachaturian. A retirees. includes railroad songs, Appalachian music, old­ classes, sponsored by the Ballroom Dance Club. reception will follow the concert. Admission is free. time blues, slave songs, gospel, work songs, No previous experience is necessary. Fee: $6 per American Smooth-Style Dance Lessons ballads, and original compositions. Tickets and class for Caltech students, $8 per class for others. Amnesty International Book Discussion Group Winnett Lounge, 7:30 p.m.-An assortment of information: 395-4652, 1 (888) 2CALTECH, or The series began April 9. Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Boulevard, popular American smooth-style dances, including [email protected]. Individuals with a disability: 2nd floor, 6:30p.m.- This month we discuss The the fox-trot, tango, and waltz, taught by a profes­ 395-4688 (voice) or 395-3700 (TDD). Visit the Folk Dance Team Quickstep Classes Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North sional instructor. This is a series of nine weekly Music Society at www.folkmusic.caltech.edu. Winnett Lounge, 9:30 p.m.-Four weeks of quick­ Korean Gulag, by Kang Chol Hwan. All are wel­ classes, sponsored by the Ballroom Dance Club. step, taught by a professional instructor. No come. Registered members of the group can buy No previous experience is necessary. Fee: $6 per experience is required. Fee not determined at this the book at a discount from Vroman's. Sponsored class for Caltech students, $8 per class for others. time. Sponsored by the Ballroom Dance Club. by Caltech/Pasadena AI Group 22. Visit Group 22 The series began April 9. at www.its.caltech.edu/-aigp22. 6 Caltech 336, May 1, 2003

Seminar Day from page 1 Caltech experts featured on PBS series Diversity from page 1 The day w ill include the presentation of April White, director of consulting t he Distinguished Alumni Awards, begin­ A new PBS television series has begun Geii-Mann, Millikan Professor of Theo­ services at the Staff and Faculty Consul­ ning at 11 a.m. in Beckman Auditorium. airing that will include a number of retical Physics, Emeritus, in "How Does tation Center and facilitator of the Diver­ Initiated for Caltech's 75th anniversary in Caltech scholars as panelists, engaging in Order Arise in the Universe?" sity Progress Group, agrees that input 1966, the award recognizes extraordinary conversation on various topics in scien­ Other segments will include " How from all sectors of the Caltech commu­ achievement in business, community, and tific research, philosophy, and creativity. Does Basic Science Defend America?", nity will be vital. "In expanding the scope professional life and is the highest honor Closer to Truth: Science, Meaning and with Steven Koonin, provost and profes­ of the statement, we want to have a pro­ that the Institute bestows on its graduates. the Future is coproduced by Caltech's sor of theoretical physics, and adviser to cess that includes perspectives from the This year's Distinguished Alumni Bruce Murray, professor of planetary the federal government on civilian entire community," she says. Awards recipients are Fernando Corbat6 science and geology, emeritus, and a biodefense; "Is Consciousness Defin­ That process includes a series of (BS '50, physics), professor emeritus in former director of JPL. Among the many able?", featuring Christof Koch, executive campuswide focus groups, which will the department of electrical engineering guests, including scientists, novelists, officer for computation and neural sys­ meet during the m onth of May. Students, and computer science at MIT; James philosophers, and other experts, will be tems and Troendle Professor of Cognitive faculty, postdocs, and staff who are inter­ Edward Gunn (PhD '66, astronomy and Erin Schuman, executive officer for neu­ and Behavioral Biology; and "Is the Uni­ ested in discussing diversity issues may physics), Higgins Professor of Astronomy robiology and associate professor of verse Full of Life?", with Bruce Murray join either a general focus group or a at Pri nceton University Observatory; biology, in the episode "How Does the and Shri Kulkarni, MacArthur Professor specialized one: undergraduate men; Michael Hunkapiller (PhD '74, chemistry), Autistic Brain Work?"; Roger Blandford, of Astronomy and Planetary Science. graduate men; undergraduate and gradu­ senior vice president of Applera Corpora­ Tolman Professor of Theoretical Astro­ In the Los Angeles area, the series airs ate women; multicultural students (Afri­ t ion and president of Applied Biosystems physics, and David Goodstein, vice pro­ Mondays at 10 p.m. on KLCS , channel 58, can American, Latino, Native American, Group; Alan Lightman (MS '73, PhD '74, vost and professor of physics and and in Huntington Beach on KOCE, chan­ Pacific Islander, and international); Asian physics ), M IT professor and novelist; and applied physics, in "How Weird is the nel 50, Wednesdays at 10 p.m. and Sun­ American; international; or lesbian, gay, Michael Malin (PhD '76, planetary science Cosmos?"; Alice Huang, senior councilor days at 5:30p.m. More stations will be bisexual, and transgender community and geology), president and chief scien­ for external relations and faculty associ­ included in the coming months. For addi­ members. tist of Malin Space Sc ience Systems, Inc. ate in biology, in " Microbes-Friend or tional information, visit www.pbs.org/ Facilitating the discussion groups will The awards presentation w ill be followed Foe?"; and David Baltimore, president kcet/closertotruth. be Diversity Statement Subcommittee by an address by Ed Stone, Morrisroe Pro­ and professor of biology, and Murray • members Rachel Deco, Tony Nannini, fessor of Physics and a former JPL director, and Cristina Thomas, undergraduate who will discuss " Voyager's Search for the students; Bill Deverell, associate profes­ Edge of Interstellar Space." sor of history; Parandeh Kia, associate Parking, from page 1 The Alumni Reunion Weekend will be baseball diamonds for the team to practice dean of graduate studies and director of the occasional earthquake, the area near enhanced by special events, including the on and for nonconference baseball games. International Student Programs; Erica the Seismology Lab teems with television daylong 9th Annual Industry Day at the The parking lot is being built in prepa­ O'Neal, associate dean and director of vans. Compounding that situation, the city Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engi­ ration for the future astrophysics labora­ Minority Student Education; Candace has permanently designated the west side neeri ng on Thursday, May 15, in Beckman tory, to be situated on the site of the Rypisi, Women's Center director; Joann of Wilson Avenue for Polytechnic High Institute auditorium. The theme is Ma­ parking lot between the Keith Spalding Stock, professor of geology and geo­ School use, making that side of the street chine Awareness and Learning; speakers Building and the tennis courts. The lab, physics; and Darryl Yang, von Karman off-limits to Caltech personnel. w ill make presentations on such subjects Horvath pointed out, is one of the capital Instructor in Applied and Computational "The new parking structure will allevi­ as human-machine interfaces and campaign's priorities. Mathematics. ate a lot of the parking crush we have on neu ro prosthetics, among others. During the parking structure's con­ To join a focus group, contact Malina the south end of campus," says AI All alumni are invited to a spring con­ struction, the Institute w ill also begin a Chang at ext. 6352 or machang@caltech. Horvath, vice president for business and cert on Friday, May 16, at 8 p.m. Caltech's new phase of the cogeneration plant's edu by Tuesday, May 6, and indicate your finance. He estimates the cost for the two­ Glee Cl ubs will be jo ined by the Caltech­ ongoing renovation with the installation interest in a specialized or a general group. story structure at about $17 million. "The Occidental Symphony Orchestra in Ramo of an underground thermal-energy stor­ The current Diversity Statement for Caltech money comes from a bond issue the Insti­ Auditorium. age facility. This facility will also be and other information can be viewed tute did this past December," he says. A brunch for al umni, hosted by the located under the new athletic field. online at http://diversity.caltech.edu. Ca ltech Y. w ill take place on Sunday, May "The athletic field will be replaced," • • 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Center he says, adding that the grassy meadow's for Student Services, 414 South Holliston notorious drainage problems will be Avenue. corrected. Once completed, the only sign Celebrating culture and the earth Du ring their visit to their alma mater, that the lot is there will be the ramp lead­ alumni will be able to enjoy a 10 percent ing down to it from California Boulevard. discount on all Caltech insignia merchan­ Athletics and Physical Plant have been dise at the bookstore, which will be open working together to mitigate any inconve­ on Sem ina r Day from 11 a. m . to 6 p.m . niences that may arise during construc­ Reservations for the Alumni Re union tion, set to begin in late summer. Weekend must be received by Monday, The north athletic field is used for May 5; w alk-in registration will be avail­ games and practice by Caltech's intercolle­ able, for Seminar Day only, on Saturday, giate baseball and soccer teams and by May 17. For further details, contact the extracurricular teams and classes, says Alumni Associ ation at (626) 395-8364, 395- Mark Harriman, associate athletic director. 8366, or [email protected]. "One of the things that has to take place • is renovating the track and the field inside of it," he says of the field located south of Braun Gym. "Part ofthat renovation plan will allow for an intercollegiate soccer field to be placed inside the track for practice Undergraduate Serina Diniega performed a At Caltech's recent Earth Day event, Lucie and games." The athletics department is traditional Hawaiian dance at the annual Spencer, associate director of the Alumni Fund, International Week culture show last Friday. volunteered for Fauna Outreach, a local animal investigating the possibility of using area welfare agency begun by two Caltech graduates. Caltech 336 .... "' "' ...... "' "' ....

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