Past Events

Seminar

[Canceled] Seminar "Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing: in vitro Evaluation of Stress-induced Damages on H441 Lung Epithelial Cell Layer using Modeled Pulmonary Atelectrauma" by Dr. Eiichiro Yamaguchi

Friday, June 2, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab1 C016

[Speaker] Dr. Eiichiro Yamaguchi, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, USA.

Public

Orators Meeting for Communication and Public Speaking

Friday, June 2, 2023 - 12:00
L4E01

The Orators club is back and have a meeting this Friday 2nd June, 12pm @ L4E01.

Join us for fun and educating exercises on how to practice and strenghten our commination skills!

This is your chance to overcome stage fright and get better at public speaking.

All levels are welcome!

Recreation

クミ先生のハタ・ヨガ教室

Friday, June 2, 2023 - 07:30 to 08:30
オーシャンビュールーム

佐古クミ先生のハタ・ヨガ教室

Recreation

June BeActive Fitness Classes

Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 09:00 to 17:30
Village Center Meeting Room and Ocean View Meeting Room

BeActive Fitness Classes

June Schedule - Registration now open

Via the Link

Culture

OIST students featured in popular TV show, "Waratte Koraete"

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 19:00 to 21:00
Realtime online view: https://tver.jp/live/ntv

OIST will be featured in a very famous Japanese TV show, Waratte Koraete! (笑ってこらえて!), on May 31.

Date/time: 7-9pm Wednesday May 31 st

Realtime online view: https://tver.jp/live/ntv

The following OIST students and topics will be featured:

Ant brain research by Shubham Florian's research on exoplanets using machine learning Miyu's study on memory Jann's clownfish reseach
Seminar

【Seminar】Surface accretion of a pre-stretched half-space: Biot’s problem revisited by Prof. Giuseppe Tomassetti

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
C700, Lab3 (Hybrid)

Speaker: Professor Giuseppe Tomassetti, Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Seminar

QG group meeting: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics on Graphs

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Slava Lysov. Title: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics on Graphs.

Seminar

[Seminar] "The enigmatic evolutionary relationships among decapodiform cephalopod lineages" by Dr. Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room L4E01, Lab 4

[Speaker] Dr. Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, Spain

Recreation

Beach Cleanup at Tancha

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 17:30 to 18:30
Tancha Beach

May 30 is “Go-Mi- Zero” day in Japan (5=Go, 3-Mi, 0=Zero, Gomi=waste, garbage), and a great opportunity to think about nature and keep neighbourhood beaches clean.

This event is part of UMIGOMI ZERO WEEK ( https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/zeroweek/) .

Please:

Wear gloves Wear something blue (to note Umigomi Zero Week). Not compulsory.

In case of rain, the event will be canceled. No volunteer certificate will be issued for this event.

Contact Mayu at +81 50 54696440 with questions.

This event is part of OIST SDGs Initiative.

Training

Basic Life Support Course (non-certification) for May 30th

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
L4E48

Ocean Safety Course and Basic Life Support Course

*Venue was changed B250 to L4E48

Training

Ocean Safety Course for May 30th

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 10:30 to 11:30
L4E48

Learn the skills neccessary to enter the water safely, through ocean risk assessment and management.

OIST Workshops

[Hybrid] OIST Workshop "Potential theory and random walks in metric spaces"

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 (All day) to Friday, June 2, 2023 (All day)
Zoom and OIST Main Campus, Sydney Brenner Lecture Theatre (B250)

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Xiaodan Zhou (Analysis on Metric Spaces) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

OIST campus will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to the typhoon. All talks will be online on Thursday and Friday. You can obtain a zoom link from here.

Recreation

Zumba toning classes by Chika Price

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 18:45 to 19:45
Ocean View Room
Zumba toning classes by Chika Price
Seminar

Self-similarity approach on the dynamical impact of solid sphere onto the viscoelastic surface, Dr. Hirokazu Maruoka.

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab4, Level E, L4E48

Dr. Hirokazu Maruoka, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University.

Language: English.

Seminar

Seminar: Cichlid fishes as a model for evolution of altruism in vertebrates

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 15:00
OIST Main Campus (C209)

We are inviting Dr. Shun Satoh from Kyoto University who calls himself as a "Fish Maniac" in his blog.For his details please check the link below. https://symphysodondiscus.wixsite.com/website-1/blank-3 Date: May 29th(Mon) Time: 15:00* - Room: C209 (Center Bldg) *The start time has been updated as of May 19th. sorry for the inconvenience.

Zoom Link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/94360778822?pwd=ZDlPZFY2d3luQWovcUdLZ1lvbGdpQT09 Meeting ID: 943 6077 8822 Passcode: 705537 If you have any questions, please contact egu@oist.jp.

Seminar

Seminar by Dr.YongKeun Park "Holotomography and artificial intelligence: label-free 3D imaging, classification, and inference of live cells and organoids"

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
Seminar Room F01, Lab 4

* Dr.Yong Keun Park, Physics Department of KAIST, South Korea

* Language: English (No interpretation)

Culture

New Sci+Art Banner Unveiling

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 11:00

These new banners, featuring imagery created by OIST researchers as part of the scientific process, have been on display for a few days now. This exhibit opening will provide some background about the images and the project and thank the researchers for contributing.

Symposium

A recipe for scientific synergy -Series 4- “Advancing biotechnology through multidisciplinary approaches”

Monday, May 29, 2023 - 09:15 to 18:05
*On-site venue has been changed! The Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research(CoMIT) building, Suita Campus, Osaka University/ Zoom for OISTers

Osaka University is one of OIST's strategic partners.

Since 2020, we have co-hosted a series called "Recipe for Scientific Synergy" to introduce researchers from both sides. In order to strengthen the network with a view toward more robust collaboration on bottom-up basis, we have decided to transform this series into an on-site symposium.

Culture

May Showers Concert

Saturday, May 27, 2023 - 13:30 to 16:00
OIST Auditorium

On May 27th, Saturday, our multi-talented OIST and Okinawan communities are coming together to put on a dynamic show. Please join us to enjoy an afternoon of performances ranging from classical & world dances, orchestral pieces & music bands, and martial arts displays!!

Recreation

Kids Movie Night

Friday, May 26, 2023 - 18:15 to 21:15
Auditorium Meeting Room 1

Kids movie night

This time, we are showing Moana.

Date: May 26th 18:15

Location: Auditorium meeting room one

Open to all ages (parental supervision is required)

Wellness

Mindfulness meditation practice group

Friday, May 26, 2023 - 12:15 to 12:35
C700 or Zoom

Mindfulness Meditation practice group.

Ganjuu Wellbeing Service is inviting you to a Mindfulness Practice Group. Practice starts at 12:15pm. You can join us in C700 or via zoom. We look forward to seeing you.

Recreation

Capoeira classes by Mitsuhiko Hara

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 19:30 to 21:30
Village center meeting room

Capoeira classes by Mitsuhiko Hara

Seminar

[Seminar] Cavity Magnonics

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar Room F01 - Lab 4

Prof. Yaroslav M. Blanter, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology.

Professional Development

第2回 事務職員向け勉強会 ❘ #2 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Seminar Room L4E48
*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December. C-Hub 第2回 事務職員向け勉強会 「科学と技術の研究分野」 (日本語) Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Public Lecture

Schooling Options Information Seminar

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 17:00
Conference Center Meeting Room 1

お子様の学校選択肢情報セッション Schooling Options Information Session

インターナショナルスクール6校の代表者に会う、質問する、情報を得る。Meet representatives from six different international schools and get your questions answered.

2023年5月24日(水) 17:00-18:30 May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)

Research

Joint Poster Session of OIST & ERATO Evolving Symbiosis Project Members

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 16:00 to 18:00
outside B250

Open Poster Session (~20 posters by ERATO members and ~10 posters by OIST units)

Seminar

Genetic mutation in Escherichia coli genome during adaptation to the murine intestine is optimized for the host diet

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 15:20
B250

Seminar by Dr. Shinji Fukuda (Keio University and University of Tsukuba)

Seminar

Towards Prediction and Control of Microbial Evolution: Analysis of Phenotypic Constraints in Laboratory Evolution

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:40
B250

Seminar by Dr. Chikara Furusawa (RIKEN and University of Tokyo)

Seminar

QG group meeting: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Slava Lysov. Title: Higher Topological Quantum Mechanics.

Seminar

E. coli evolves into an insect mutualist in real-time

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 14:00
B250

Seminar by Dr. Takema Fukatsu (AIST, University of Tokyo, and University of Tsukuba)

Seminar

An evolutionary perspective on symbioses from the alvinocaridid shrimp family

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 11:00
L4E48
Seminar by Dr. Pierre Methou (JAMSTEC)

Seminar

[Seminar] Disorder effects in the Kitaev-Heisenberg model

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
L4E48 and Zoom

Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Seminar

[Seminar] "Effects of macromolecular crowding on protein dynamics and function" by Dr. Yuji Sugita

Monday, May 22, 2023 - 10:30 to 11:30
C700, Lab3

Dr. Yuji Sugita, Team Leader, Laboratory for Biomolecular Function Simulation, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research

External Events

The 40th Board of Governors Meeting

Sunday, May 21, 2023 (All day) to Monday, May 22, 2023 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

External Events

Beach Cleanup at Senaha

Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
Senaha Beach

This event is part of UMIGOMI ZERO WEEK ( https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/zeroweek/) .

Please:

Wear gloves. Wear something blue (to note Umigomi Zero Week). Bring water.

In case of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday, May 21.

Volunteer certificates are issued on request.

Contact Mayu at +81 50 54696440 with questions.

This event is part of OIST SDGs Initiative.

Please see attached flyer for map to the event.

External Events

The 39th Board of Governors Meeting

Saturday, May 20, 2023 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Graduate School

Graduation Ceremony 2023

Friday, May 19, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
OIST Auditorium

The Graduation Ceremony to award degrees to students who have graduated in the period May 2022 to April 2023.

Research

Come chat with Serge!

Friday, May 19, 2023 - 10:00
L5DE18
Come chat with Serge…

Please join us for an informal discussion with Prof Serge Haroche…Serge was joint awardee of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”!

Research

[Seminar] Coral reef ecology and restoration research at the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Singapore

Friday, May 19, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Lab3 C700 Seminar Room

Speakers: Dr. Jani Tanzil, the Deputy Director of the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory and a Senior Research Fellow at the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI), National University of Singapore Dr. Lionel Ng, Research Fellow at TMSI, National University of Singapore Mr. Ow Yong Wei Long, Research Assistant with the Coral Team at TMSI, National University of Singapore

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

This talk will a broad overview of marine science research conducted in Singapore, with a focus on coral reef ecology and restoration efforts. This talk will also share more about Singapore’s only offshore marine research facility, the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML), as a research infrastructure open to all marine science researchers, both local and international ( https://sjinml.nus.edu.sg/ ).

Recreation

May Flea Market

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 16:30 to 18:30
Outside the Auditorium

Come buy and sell your 2nd hand things.

No registration required.

Grab a table from Conference Center Meeting Room 4. Put back your table at the end.

Lecture

TSVP Talk: "People, Environments, Sensors: Cyber Opportunities for Exploring Human Mobilities" by Christophe Claramunt

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
L4E48, Zoom

TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).

Seminar

Decoding the chemical language of plants

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 10:30
L4F01

Seminar by Dr. Tomas Pluskal (IOCHB, Prague, CZ)

Research

Aivia Workshop Hands-on @ Lab4F14

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 10:00 to Friday, May 19, 2023 - 18:00
Lab1 B503 & Lab4 L4F14

Aivia Workshop: Image Analysis Software

Seminar

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor. Andrew Miri : Firing dynamics organization of motor cortical influence

Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 09:30

Firing dynamics organization of motor cortical influence

ZOOM LINK

Campus Service

Teen Night

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 18:30 to 19:30
Conference Center Meeting Room 4

Teen Night for junior high school and high school kids only! Social night - play games, watch movies, do projects, socialize. Wednesdays from 18:30-19:30 in conference center meeting room 4. All teen s welcome!

Seminar

"BRST formalism of Weyl conformal gravity in Weyl geometry" Prof. Ichiro Oda, University of the Ryukyus

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, Seminar room L4E01

Quantum Gravity Unit visitor seminar. Speaker: Prof. Ichiro Oda, University of the Ryukyus Title: BRST formalism of Weyl conformal gravity in Weyl geometry

Seminar

Seminar "Development of novel fast scintillators based on organic polymers", Prof. Koshimizu

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
Seminar Room L4E48, Lab 4

Seminar "Development of novel fast scintillators based on organic polymers" by Professor Masanori Koshimizu.

Training

Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 2

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
C700

A beginner's introduction to using the clusters and other computing resources at OIST. This is the second, hands-on session.

External Events

The 31st Board of Councilors Meeting

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (All day) to Friday, May 19, 2023 (All day)

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Training

Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 1

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
C700

This training course will show you how to make best use of the high-performance computing resources at OIST. In the first session we show you how computing clusters are organized and introduce the fundamental concepts of parallel computing.

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