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2016-2017 Year Book Www
1 2016-2017 YEAR BOOK WWW. C A R N E G I E S C I E N C E . E D U Department of Embryology 3520 San Martin Dr. / Baltimore, MD 21218 410.246.3001 Geophysical Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Rd., N.W. / Washington, DC 20015-1305 202.478.8900 Department of Global Ecology 260 Panama St. / Stanford, CA 94305-4101 650.462.1047 The Carnegie Observatories 813 Santa Barbara St. / Pasadena, CA 91101-1292 626.577.1122 Las Campanas Observatory Casilla 601 / La Serena, Chile Department of Plant Biology 260 Panama St. / Stanford, CA 94305-4101 650.325.1521 Department of Terrestrial Magnetism 5241 Broad Branch Rd., N.W. / Washington, DC 20015-1305 202.478.8820 Office of Administration 1530 P St., N.W. / Washington, DC 20005-1910 202.387.6400 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 Y E A R B O O K The President’s Report July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 C A R N E G I E I N S T I T U T I O N F O R S C I E N C E Former Presidents Daniel C. Gilman, 1902–1904 Robert S. Woodward, 1904–1920 John C. Merriam, 1921–1938 Vannevar Bush, 1939–1955 Caryl P. Haskins, 1956–1971 Philip H. Abelson, 1971–1978 James D. Ebert, 1978–1987 Edward E. David, Jr. (Acting President, 1987–1988) Maxine F. Singer, 1988–2002 Michael E. Gellert (Acting President, Jan.–April 2003) Richard A. Meserve, 2003–2014 Former Trustees Philip H. Abelson, 1978–2004 Patrick E. -
Ira Sprague Bowen Papers, 1940-1973
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2p300278 No online items Inventory of the Ira Sprague Bowen Papers, 1940-1973 Processed by Ronald S. Brashear; machine-readable finding aid created by Gabriela A. Montoya Manuscripts Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2203 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=554 © 1998 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Collection Inventory of the Ira Sprague 1 Bowen Papers, 1940-1973 Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Collection Inventory of the Ira Sprague Bowen Paper, 1940-1973 The Huntington Library San Marino, California Contact Information Manuscripts Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2203 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=554 Processed by: Ronald S. Brashear Encoded by: Gabriela A. Montoya © 1998 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Ira Sprague Bowen Papers, Date (inclusive): 1940-1973 Creator: Bowen, Ira Sprague Extent: Approximately 29,000 pieces in 88 boxes Repository: The Huntington Library San Marino, California 91108 Language: English. Provenance Placed on permanent deposit in the Huntington Library by the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Collection. This was done in 1989 as part of a letter of agreement (dated November 5, 1987) between the Huntington and the Carnegie Observatories. The papers have yet to be officially accessioned. Cataloging of the papers was completed in 1989 prior to their transfer to the Huntington. -
Volume LX I, I 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE Of TECHNOLOGY E N GI N E E Volume LX I, N II1llber 3, I 9 9 8 IN THIS ISSUE • Prosecuting Science Simulating Molecules Observing Anniversaries London Bridge? The Manhattan skyline? No, it's an oil refinery. figuring out how to squeeze more gasoline rrom a barrel or crude is just one project a group or theoretical chemists at Caltech have taken on in a series or academic industrial collaborations. for more on this partner sh ip, see the story on page 20. Photo courtesy or Chevron Corporation. \ California Inst i tute of Technology 2 Random Wa l k 10 Scie ntific Fraud and Misconduct in American Po litica l Cu lture : Reflections on the Baltimore Case - by Dan ie l J. Kevles Excessive zeal on the part of legislators and the media hyped public suspicion of scientists' behavior. 20 " H ave Method , Wi ll T rave l" - by Douglas L. Smi t h Computational chemistry ventures into the Real World as Cal tech theorists tackle industrial problems. 30 Tw o A s tronomical Anniv ers aries : Palomar at 50 Still going strong , the hale and hearty Hale Telescope hits the half century mark. 36 ... and OVRO at 40 Radio astronomers parry, too. On t he Cover: The six IO.4·meter antennas (one 42 Boo ks - The Earth in Tf{rmoil by Kerr y Si eh a n d S i mon LeVay is hidden behind the others here) of the Owe ns 43 Faculty Fil e Valley Radio Observat ory millimeter· wave array can receive signals from up t o Engineering & Science (ISSN 0013-7812) is published Warren G. -
A Search for Lorentz-Boosted Higgs Bosons Decaying to Charm Quarks in the CMS Experiment Using Deep Neural Networks
University of California Santa Barbara A search for Lorentz-boosted Higgs bosons decaying to charm quarks in the CMS experiment using deep neural networks A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Physics by Huilin Qu CERN-THESIS-2019-165 Committee in charge: Professor Joseph Incandela, Chair Associate Professor Nathaniel Craig Professor Jeffrey Richman September 2019 The Dissertation of Huilin Qu is approved. Associate Professor Nathaniel Craig Professor Jeffrey Richman Professor Joseph Incandela, Committee Chair September 2019 A search for Lorentz-boosted Higgs bosons decaying to charm quarks in the CMS experiment using deep neural networks Copyright © 2019 by Huilin Qu iii Acknowledgements The pursuit of my Ph.D. in particle physics is a long journey with many ups and downs. I am grateful to so many people who showed up along this way, influenced me greatly with their knowledge and character, and provided me with invaluable help and support. I apologize I cannot name every one of them here – the list is too long. But I have my sincere gratitude to all of them deep in my heart. First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my research advisor, Prof. Joseph Incandela, for being always so supportive and inspiring, for allowing a lot of freedom in my research, and for providing me with countless valuable suggestions not only about my research but also on how to grow as a scientist. Talking with him is like magic – his words are so inspiring, and can always clear up my doubts and leave me motivated. -
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California Institute of Technology Engineering & Science Winter 1991 7 _ 4 In this i.sue I;', ~l. 1,150/" q-, >'h 11 1,3t J,~, ~ ~ 0 '., ';.. '".l.l b: -)1 f' I.f): ., 0.',)9 First Lights > 1-" I , - , ,,LJ~'7 Scientific Fraud ) !J." } .::; :"I~ I ::.t:u!o l.~ 4-f, j t.f;; . - '-I~ /2.- .o1l-/r, I) .... ,; "'. t'+t -. 'b~, 1.1 If • ~ ~ ;,, ~I loJ I( 1",_ Technology Lf~IOr 3f7U " i~ "" If l!f Transfer /1 11 " • , ;,).lJ h~ ,, ~ ~ "!> ~, "_ /.>, Is ~I ).. a.- I ~ 4; 7 Semiconductor I I >'f , ,, 1> "II , .... ., Quality Control 'Is i" ,, 0,./, 'i 'l{'1- , ~ ' '''1 i' r 'I $7(, '>'/11 "-1, > • ~'i 1,0:, ~ ~ .., ~I -: /' q, ' " c. t. , u- f'! ~~~ ":lk.i e ... ,- , 11J 3 0 'f l.- , . fo'l' '" ~. "f I ~. (,. I ~ - '>- , ? tl6 . o I,! .,.!- .. - 31.r~{, ) .' J S"7 J. ) , F., a The 10·meter Keck Telescope saw first light in November 1990. California Institute of Technology Winter 1991 Volume LlV, Number 2 2 First Lights The lO-rneter Keck Telescope, with one quarter of its mirror segments installed, produces its first image; its predecessors had different definitions of "first light," as well as different problems. 10 Scientific Fraud - by David Goodstein Caltech's vice provost offers an opinion of what it is and what it isn't, and defends a couple of famous physicists against false charges. 20 Deposit Insurance The layers that make up a computer chip are deposited inside a sealed chamber. A new way to see what's going on within the chamber can improve chip quality. -
Frank Nabarro: a Journey Through Science and Society
Obituary South African Journal of Science 103, March/April 2007 99 search Group (AORG), an amazing gathering of talented individuals who Frank Nabarro: A journey through included Maurice Wilkes, Patrick Black- ett, Andrew Huxley and Nevill Mott. The head of AORG was Brigadier Basil science and society Schonland, who was later to become the first president of the South African Coun- A.G. Every* cil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and to play an important role in the recruitment of Nabarro to the Univer- N A CAREER SPANNING ALMOST SEVENTY YEARS, FRANK NABARRO ACHIEVED WORLD RENOWN sity of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Nabarro for his pioneering contributions to the theory of crystal lattice dislocations and their role in reminisces how in AORG he ‘helped Mott Ithe plastic deformation of solids. He wielded enormous influence on materials science on problems of diffraction affecting the through his acclaimed monograph, Theory of Crystal Dislocations, the encyclopaedic series of accuracy of anti-aircraft radar, studied the books, Dislocations in Solids, which he edited, and innumerable personal ties. In the various effectiveness of anti-aircraft shells and offices he held at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and through his worked out the consequences of Solly membership of numerous scientific societies and committees, he played an important role in the development of science in South Africa and the transformation of our society. Nabarro Zuckerman’s experiments on the pene- possessed to a remarkable degree the ability to bridge cultures, whether scientific, political or tration of shell fragments into telephone social, and was sought out by many for his knowledge and wise counsel. -
Language and Materiality Ethnographic and Theoretical Explorations
Language and Materiality Ethnographic and Theoretical Explorations Edited by Jillian R. Cavanaugh CUNY, New York Shalini Shankar Northwestern University University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia 4843/24, 2nd Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, Delhi - 110002, India 79 Anson Road, #06-04/06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107180949 DOI: 10.1017/9781316848418 C Cambridge University Press 2017 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2017 Printed in <country> by <printer> A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN 978-1-107-18094-9 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. 4 Fontroversy! Or, How to Care about the Shape of Language Keith M. Murphy Introduction On July 4, 2012, standing in the well of a packed lecture hall on the cam- pus of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), just outside Geneva, particle physicist Joseph Incandela looked up at the hall’s projection screen and, with only a hint of nerves in his voice, uttered the following pro- nouncement: “If we combine the ZZ and gamma-gamma, this is what we get. -
| Friedel Sellschop |
| FRIEDEL SELLSCHOP | TOP THREE AWARDS • Max Planck Award, 1992 • Institute of Physics (Gold), 1990 • Order of the Baobab (Gold), awarded posthumously, 2002 WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW Few people know that Sellschop loved classical music, and that he often sang arias from famous Italian operas. 190 |LEGENDS OF SOUTH AFRICAN SCIENCE| STUDYING MESSENGERS FROM THE DEEP land (a fellow South African) encouraged Sellschop to return to South Af- rica to seek out opportunities for research that were unique to South Africa. In 1965, a Nobel Prize winner in the making, and a young Professor from the In this respect, Basil Schonland was probably one of the people who had University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) set up research equipment three kilo- the greatest impact on Sellschop’s life. metres below the surface of the earth in a mine in Boksburg. Their aim was to find, in nature, evidence of minuscule particles called neutrinos. They He took Schonland’s advice, returned to South Africa and, during that had been theorised, and the Nobel Prize winner (to be) had found artifi- time, was appointed by Wits in 1956 and assumed his appointments as Pro- cially-made neutrinos from a nuclear reactor, but none had been located fessor of Nuclear Physics and the founding Director of the Nuclear Physics “in nature”, although millions of them pass through every human body ev- Research Unit in 1958 – both while he was still in his late 20s. ery day. Their research was successful – a naturally occurring neutrino was observed, the theory verified, and their importance as a critical part of our On subsequently taking up his positions, Sellschop set about turning the understanding of the kind of processes that go on in the sun, and as impor- Department and the Centre into operational entities. -
S2A3 Rudolf Marloth Brochure: November 2002 Award Ceremony
noo - 10 Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science Suider-Afrika Genootskap vir die Bevordering van die Wetenskap Rudolf" Marlo'th Brochure - Bro!ijure Annual award ceremony: November 2002 The South Africa Medal (gold): Awarded to Prof William F Harris A bursary from the Chamber of Mines allowed me to complete a BSc(Eng) in Chemical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in I 962, after which I worked on gold extraction at the Government Metallurgical Laboratory. With a research assistantship at the University of Minnesota, despite being an extremely bad student, I managed to obtain a MSc in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics for a thesis entitled The mechanism of collapse of monomolecular films at fluid/fluid interfaces. Back in South Africa I spent a couple of years in the Department of Physics at Wits working on fundamental mechanisms of fracture. Here, with Professor F R N Nabarro as chairman, I became acquainted with the crystal dislocation, a concept which was to capture my imagination and define my research for the next 20 years. My PhD was obtained at the University of Minnesota with Professor L E Scriven as advisor and with a thesis entitled Defects in surface crystals. A highlight for me was my description of the dispiration, published in Philosophical Magazine. The defect was observed for the first time some 12 years later in crystalline polymers. My interests then were turning strongly towards the application of concepts from solid state Prof William F Harris physics, and the physical sciences in general, in the life The South Africa Medal (gold) is awarded annually sciences. -
Observational Cosmology - 30H Course 218.163.109.230 Et Al
Observational cosmology - 30h course 218.163.109.230 et al. (2004–2014) PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:42:03 UTC Contents Articles Observational cosmology 1 Observations: expansion, nucleosynthesis, CMB 5 Redshift 5 Hubble's law 19 Metric expansion of space 29 Big Bang nucleosynthesis 41 Cosmic microwave background 47 Hot big bang model 58 Friedmann equations 58 Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric 62 Distance measures (cosmology) 68 Observations: up to 10 Gpc/h 71 Observable universe 71 Structure formation 82 Galaxy formation and evolution 88 Quasar 93 Active galactic nucleus 99 Galaxy filament 106 Phenomenological model: LambdaCDM + MOND 111 Lambda-CDM model 111 Inflation (cosmology) 116 Modified Newtonian dynamics 129 Towards a physical model 137 Shape of the universe 137 Inhomogeneous cosmology 143 Back-reaction 144 References Article Sources and Contributors 145 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 148 Article Licenses License 150 Observational cosmology 1 Observational cosmology Observational cosmology is the study of the structure, the evolution and the origin of the universe through observation, using instruments such as telescopes and cosmic ray detectors. Early observations The science of physical cosmology as it is practiced today had its subject material defined in the years following the Shapley-Curtis debate when it was determined that the universe had a larger scale than the Milky Way galaxy. This was precipitated by observations that established the size and the dynamics of the cosmos that could be explained by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. -
2016 Faculty Research Lecture Flyer
THE 61ST ANNUAL FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE Joseph Incandela Searching for the Genetic Code of our Universe Monday, October 17, 2016 / FREE 4:00 PM Reception/ 5:00 PM Lecture Corwin Pavilion University Center The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN LHC accelerator complex completes a powerful and comprehensive description of nature known as the standard model of particle physics. The next step is to find the new physics that underpins this model, which many physicists believe could solve mysteries first seen in astrophysical and cosmological data, such as dark matter and neutrino mixing. Professor Incandela will give a general overview of where things stand and what's being planned, including his own research plans to address these very fundamental questions about the universe. Joseph Incandela received his PhD from the University of Chicago under Professor Henry Frisch in 1986 for a search for magnetic monopoles using superconducting coils whose currents were measured by Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices. Awarded a CERN Fellowship in 1987, he joined the UA2 experiment at CERN and was a leading contributor to the first precision measurement of the mass of the Z boson. He then proposed and led the first search at a hadron collider for a Higgs boson using hadronic tau decay final states. He joined the CDF experiment as a Wilson Fellow at Fermilab in 1991 where he led silicon detector projects and also led the search for top quarks that provided the most significant contribution to the discovery of the top quark in 1995. With regard to the LHC, he created the US CMS Silicon tracker project in 1997 that eventually constructed and tested ~60% (by area) of the silicon strip tracking system. -
E F L E C T I O N S a Man Not Known to Sleep E
s u m m e r . q u a r t e r / j u n e . 2 0 1 4 r e f l e c t i o n s a man not known to sleep E. E. Barnard on Mount Wilson According to Allan Sandage, Edward Emerson Barnard was “the last of the great visual observers and the first of the long line of photo- graphic atlas makers with wide-angle telescopes.” William Sheehan, Barnard’s biographer, wrote that he deserves special recognition as “one of the most versatile astronomers of the 19th century, perhaps the last to master the entire field of observational astronomy, and a marvelous visual and photographic observer as well.” Yet Barnard is little known today outside of astronomical circles. Barnard worked on Mount Wilson for about 8 months in 1905. He at mount wilson observatory in 1905 From left: H. L. Miller, Charles G. Abbot, George Ellery Hale, Leonard Ingersoll, Ferdinand Ellerman, was on leave from Yerkes Observatory, along with a Yerkes telescope. Walter S. Adams, Edward Emerson Barnard, Charles Backus. Only Hale, This brief period yielded 40 of the 50 fields of Barnard’s magnificent Adams, Ellerman, and Backus were permanent staff members. star atlas — An Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way — published in 1927. The Milky Way atlas represents the first use of a photographic observations of the night sky and became fascinated with comets, telescope, an unusual instrument sponsored by (and named after) which he began hunting on a methodical basis. Finding that a patron Catherine Wolfe Bruce.