Past Events
Seminar
/Location Changed/Lecture Series: “Theory of Open Quantum Systems” Ilya Sinayskiy-1
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30
B712, Level B, Lab 3
Lecture 1: Quantum Master Equation in the Lindblad (GKSL)Form, derivation and simple examples. Kraus representation of the Open Quantum System dynamics.
External Events
G1 Youth Kick-Off Meeting
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 08:00 to 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room C210
This is an externally organized event by G1 Youth Secretariat
Holiday
National Foundation Day 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 00:00
National holiday. OIST administrative offices closed.
Seminar
/Schedule Changed/"Open Quantum Walks: from Quantum Computing to Quantum Biology" Ilya Sinayskiy
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
C015, Level C, Lab 1
Dr. Ilya Sinayskiy, Researcher, National Institute for Theoretical Physics and Centre for Quantum Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Seminar
"Self-consistent non-equilibrium Green's function approach applied to the study of weakly interacting Bose-Hubbard model" Nicola LoGullo
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 10:30 to 11:30
D015, Level D, Lab1
Nicola Lo Gullo (Post-doc, University of Padua, Italy)
Seminar
Fundraising in Japan
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 10:00
C210 Center Building
Speakers: Mr. Yoshihiro Kamozaki (Deputy Secretary General, Japan Fundraising Association) Mr. Fumitaka Watanabe (Fundraising Staff, iPS Cell Research Fund, Kyoto University)
Seminar
"Cooperative effects in quantum transport: Cooperative Shielding"
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
Professor Luca Celardo, Assistant Professor in Condensed Matter Theory at the Department of Mathematics and Physics of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia, Itay)
External Events
NHK Heart Forum
Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 12:00 to 18:00
Auditorium, Conference Center Meeting Room I & II
Externally organized event by NHK Heart Forum Project members.
Graduate School
Student Research Presentations 4-5pm C700
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 16:00
C700 Lab 3
OIST Graduate Students to present on their thesis research topics every second Friday from 4-5pm in C700
Campus
Teatime: Biscuit or Cookie?
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Center Building, Level B, Restaurant Area
Do not miss weekly Teatime: tea, coffee, snacks, and good company guaranteed!
The 10th Board of Councilors Meeting
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 00:00
OIST Campus
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
Seminar
"Sedimentation and Resuspension from River Plumes" by Prof. Bruce R. Sutherland
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 (Lab1, Level C)
Prof. Bruce R. Sutherland Director, Institute for Geophysical Research Depts. Physics / Earth & Atmospheric Sciences University of Alberta
Common Resource User Satisfaction Survey DEADLINE
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 12:00
https://groups.oist.jp/rsd/user-satisfaction-survey
Anonymous survey to inform concrete policy changes to enhance the range of common equipment and services available to researchers.
Seminar
"Bose-Einstein Condensation of Light" Prof. Martin Weitz
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Professor Martin Weitz, Institut fur Angewandte Physik, Universitat Bonn
Seminar
"Flexible tuning of olfactory microcircuits" Dr. Izumi Fukunaga
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Izumi Fukunaga, Career Development Fellow at the Francis Crick Institute, UK
Seminar
"Thermodynamics of error correction" Dr. Simone Pigolotti
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Simone Pigolotti, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya at Ramon y Cajal researcher
Seminar
Internal Seminar: Dean's Research Unit and Mathematical Soft Matter Unit
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for this year's very first Internal Seminars Series (!) on January 29, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This seminar features the Dean's Research Unit and Mathematical Soft Matter Unit (Eliot Fried).
Campus
A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment Discussion group
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 16:00
Room 4 Conference centre
Comparing yourself to others does not lead to happiness
Campus
Teatime with Albrecht Wagner
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Center B Restaurant
Come to Teatime to talk to friend of OIST and departing Acting President Dr. Albert Wagner.
Seminar
Seminar: "Order induced by disorder in pyrochlore XY antiferromagnets" by Alexei Andreanov
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 14:30 to 15:30
C016, Lab1
Seminar by Dr. Alexey Andreanov (Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Korea), 28th Jan (Thu) @ 2:30-3:30pm in C016, Lab1.
Campus
Peach Fest!
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 15:00 to 18:00
Center B250
Come celebrate Ken Peach's contribution to OIST
Seminar
"Quantum Phase Transitions in Itinerant Spin and Charge Density Waves" Dr. Yejun Feng
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Yejun Feng (1) X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (2) The James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, IL 60637
OIST Workshops
International Symposium on Functional Materials
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 09:00 to Friday, January 29, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250
OIST Workshop - Application Deadline: October 5, 2015 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - URL: https://groups.oist.jp/isfm2016
External Events
Okinawa Public Schools Women's Leaders Association General Meeting
Saturday, January 23, 2016 - 10:00 to 18:00
B250
Externally organized event by Okinawa Public Schools Women's Leaders Association.
Seminar
Okinawa Underwater Photographic Society Meeting
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 19:00 to 21:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250
This event is open to all. Event in English (no interpretation). For details contact organizers.
Campus
A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment Discussion group
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 16:00
Room 4 Conference centre
Weekly discussion group facilitated by Ganjuu Wellbeing service to support and apply learning from the Coursera course 'A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment' Friday 4-5pm
Seminar
"Future High Power Proton Accelerators" Dr. Ciprian Plostinar
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Ciprian Plostinar, an accelerator physicist at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK
Campus
Rainy Teatime
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Center Building, Level B, Restaurant Area
Tea, coffee, snacks, and good company -- the perfect ingredients for a short break
Seminar
Seminar by Prof Xiao 'Ultrahigh-Q optical microcavity optics and photonics'
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
C210, Level C, Centre building
Dr Yun-Feng Xiao, Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory for Artificial MicroStructre and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University
Seminar
"Singularities of a variety and the Nash problem" Prof. Shihoko Ishii
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Prof. Shihoko Ishii, Graduate School of Mathematical Science, University of Tokyo
Seminar
"Using hyperbolic geometry to obtain information on knots, links and 3-dimensional manifolds" Dr. Anastasiia Tsvietkova
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Krener Assistant Professor, Mathematics, University of California, Davis
Industry Relations
Inventions and Startups from Basic Research - Innovation Seminar Series
Monday, January 18, 2016 - 13:00 to 15:00
C209
Dr. Scott Brown, Scientist-Entrepreneur, will speak about his experiences in commercializing university discoveries and partnering with Asian companies. This event is restricted to OIST employees and students.
Culture
Opening Ceremony: Photo Exhibition "Nature Therapy"
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 16:30 to 16:45
Corridor of the Level C, Center Building
Opening ceremony to the exhibition.
Campus
Nature Therapy Teatime
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:00
Center Building, Level C, in front of "Kaito+"
Weekly teatime with a photo twist: have a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy gorgeous artwork
Seminar
HEART All User Meeting (English)
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 13:30 to 16:00
lab3, C700
HEART All User Meeting ① January 13th (Wed) 9:30-12:00 @Lab3, C700 ② January 14th (Thur) 13:30-16:00 @Lab3, C700
Research
Researcher Meeting
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 12:00
C209
The next Researcher Meeting will be held on Thursday January 14th from 12:00 to 13:00 in seminar room C209 center building. This meeting is intended for postdoctoral scholars and staff scientists.
Seminar
“Rational design of synthetic molecules that control protein-protein interactions” Prof. Junko Ohkanda
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
B503, Center Building
Prof. Junko Ohkanda, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Kyoto University
Culture
Nature Therapy: Photo Exhibition by Shawn Miller
Thursday, January 14, 2016 (All day) to Monday, February 29, 2016 (All day)
Corridor of the Level C, Center Building
Amazing photo exhibition of underwater creatures and hermit crabs with trash homes.
Seminar
"Methods of Integrative Mathematical Oncology – Bone Metabolism" Prof. Takashi Suzuki
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Prof. Takashi Suzuki, Professor, Osaka University
Seminar
"Circuit mechanisms underlying action selection" Dr. Tomoko Ohyama
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 09:30 to 10:30
C209, Center Building
Dr. Tomoko Ohyama, Postdoctoral fellow, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI
HEART All User Meeting (Japanese)
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 09:30 to 12:00
Lab3, C700
HEART All User Meeting ① January 13th (Wed) 9:30-12:00 @Lab3, C700 ② January 14th (Thur) 13:30-16:00 @Lab3, C700
Workshop
OIST Mini Symposium "Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Protein Cages"
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 09:00 to Friday, January 15, 2016 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus (C210)
OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate
Seminar
"Switches and Latches: The Control of Entry into Mitosis" Prof Tim Hunt
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
Center Building C209
Prof Tim Hunt (2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine), Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute
Seminar
"Reflecting on an alternative quantum theory, and its analog in optics" Ray-Kuang Lee
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 11:00 to 12:00
C015, Level C, Lab1
Prof. Ray-Kuang Lee, Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing-Hua University, China
OIST Workshops
10th Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 (All day) to Saturday, January 16, 2016 (All day)
OIST Conference Center (Auditorium and Meeting Rooms)
Jointly-organzied workshop - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - website: https://groups.oist.jp/aws
Holiday
New Years Holiday 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 (All day) to Sunday, January 3, 2016 (All day)
National Holiday.
Seminar
BEC to BCS crossover picture for high-Tc cuprate and unconventional superconductors, and pairing due to comparable spin-charge energy scales: message from muons and neutrons
Friday, December 25, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C015
Language:English
External Events
JavaOne 2015 Debrief Meeting in Okinawa
Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 12:00 to 18:00
OIST Auditorium
This is an externally organized event. For further information, please contact the organizers directly.