Dr.Katsuya Shimizu, Professor, Osaka University Language: English

Professor Luca Lussardi, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica N. Tartaglia, Catholic University of Brescia, Italy

Dr. Tiancai Zhang, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, P. R. China Desired audience: Researchers and Technicians

Dr. Martin J. Field, DYNAMO/DYNAMOP, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France

Dr. Takayuki Osogami, IBM Academy of Technology, IBM Research - Tokyo, "Language: English/ No-interpretation", Registration is NOT required.

Workshop: "Job Offer Negotiation Strategies for the Scientist" Speaker: Dave Jensen, AAAS “Tooling Up” Columnist and Forum Moderator Register here by March 22: https://groups.oist.jp/pcda/workshops-and-seminars

Date : March 25 ^th (Fri), 2016 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Venue: C015, Lab1 Level C Speaker: Prof. Fabian Bombradelli, University of California, Davis

Title: What you see is what you understand: explaining two-phase flows at different scales with computational and theoretical approaches

Abstract: Examples of multi-phase flows are legion: bubble plumes, dust storms, sediment transport in rivers, and many other natural and man-made applications. To study such flows, numerous empirical regressions have been provided for decades. Since three/four decades ago, more mechanistic approaches have been developed, which address the interaction of carrier and disperse phases. Still, it is not clear what to use for a given level of concentration, and for the objective of a...

A science program for female high school students in Okinawa. Language: Native-level Japanese. The application period has closed.

■HEART All User Meeting - Stage 2 (English) Date&Time: March 25th (Friday) 10:00-12:00 @ Lab 3, C700 Target Audience: OIST staff who will use the HEART system *Registration not required. Please print it out and bring it to the meeting if necessary.

It's the first official spring teatime of the year!

Seminar: "Street Savvy Science: Job Search Strategies that Work"; Speaker: Dave Jensen, AAAS “Tooling Up” Columnist and Forum Moderator; No registration needed. All OIST Community are welcome!

On March 23-24 senior experts and young scientists from Asia-Pacific island countries will come together for the "Meeting for Establishing a Network of Island Country Researchers". As part of this meeting the symposium “Island Environment and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region" will take place on March 24th. It is open to observers. No registrtaion required (on-site registration).

March 23 - "Meeting for Establishing a Network of Island Country Researchers " (closed session)

Program 13:30 - 17:00

March 24 - " Island Environment and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region" (Symposium is open to observers. On-site registration)

Program 9:00-10:00 Keynote Speech [Dr. Patrick Tellei, President, Palau Community College] 10:20-12:00 Oral Presentations 13:00-16:40 Parallel Sessions...

Seminar "Mechanisms of androgen action in hormone-dependent and advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer", Prof. Satoshi INOUE.

Professor Rodney S. Ruoff, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and School of Materials Science Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST)

Language: Simultaneous English and Japanese interpretation Registration required. Go to https://groups.oist.jp/osd/international-symposium-innovative-university for more information.

Mini Symposium - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - For more information, contact the organizers.

National Holiday.

Professor David Daley, professor of Psychological Intervention and Behavior Change Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Nottingham. Audience: Parents and grandparents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD as well as teachers and professionals who may work with children with ADHD.

Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. Admission free. Registration required.

This event is open to all. Event in English (no interpretation). For details contact organizers.

Language: English Registration required. Go to https://groups.oist.jp/bds/oist-lean-startup-entrepreneurial-training-program-2016-0 for more information.

HEART's full functions (including purchase order and expenses settlement, etc.) will be available for use in 22nd of March. In this session, the system usage and new operations, rules will be explained by OIST Financial Management Divisions.

■HEART All User Meeting - Stage 2 [Date& Venue] Ⅰ.March 18th (Friday) 13:30-15:30 @ Center Bldg, B250 (Japanese Session) Ⅱ. March 25th (Friday) 10:00-12:00 @ Lab 3, C700 (English Session)

[Target Audience] OIST staff who will use the HEART system: Faculty, Researchers, Technicians, RAs, Executives, Administrative Staff.

[Main Topics] ・Final cutover announcement and initial setup ・Explanation on new operation and rules by OIST Financial Management Divisions

Registration not required. The session material will be uploaded on HEART web page...

Speaker: Prof. Spencer V. Nyholm, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

It is St. Patrick's Day, so let's celebrate with some tea, coffee, and cookies, y'all.

Speaker: Bret Grasse, Aquarist, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Professor Michael Schultz, Director of Hydrodynamics Laboratory, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy

[Seminar] LightFab 3D Printer Speaker: Dr. Jens Gottmann, LightFab Time: 4 pm – 5pm Date : Wednesday, 16th of March Location: Lab 2, Level A, A613

OIST Workshop - This workshop is open to anyone interested in the topic.

Dr. Ayan Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Kolkata, India Language: English Desired audience: Researchers and Technicians

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Final presentation by the Science Challenge participants: ‘What would you do in Graduate School?’

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Spring is in the air! Hop on over to teatime.

Forum featuring keynote speeches from leading Japanese and international experts - In Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation. Registration required. Registration and information at https://groups.oist.jp/cpr/oist-forum-2016.

Seminar "IER5 generates a novel hypo-phosphorylated active form of HSF1 and contributes to tumorigenesis", Dr. Rieko Ohki, Division of Rare Cancer Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute

This is an externally organized event. For more information contact the organizers.

Prof. Peter Engels, Washington State University, USA

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Speaker: Dr. Cody Leary, Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, The College of Wooster, USA Seminar Title:Polarization-based control of spin-orbit hybrid modes of light in biphoton interference Desired audience: Researchers, technicians, students

Bring your lunch and watch together a 90-minute special about OIST which has been shown in the Kanto area, which is Tokyo and surrounding megapolis.

"X-ray Dark-Field Imaging: Its Details and BioMedical Applications - Progress Overview since 2000 -" Prof. Masami Ando , Research Institute of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science Date and Time: March 4 (Fri.) 11:00 - 12:00 Place: C210

What time is it? Teatime O'Clock!

OIST Mini Symposium - Open to all OIST members - For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate

[HEART] Stage 2 Training -Hands-on Session- @Lab3 B717

Prof Su-Ying Wu, Investigator, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research)

Seminar "Signaling by WW Domain Proteins in Hippo-YAP Tumor Suppressor Pathway, Mechanotransduction and a Genetic Disorder of the Brain" Prof. Marius Sudol.

Seminar: 'Development of DNAi-mediated gene knockdown and analysis of maternal factors using DNAi screening in the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica.' by Dr. Tatsuya Omotezako ---------------------------------------------------------- Date : Tuesday, March 1st 2016 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Venue: C015 (Level C, Lab1) ----------------------------------------------------------

Seminar by Yurika Kubo (Waseda University), Mon. Feb 29th @ 1:30pm in C016, Lab1.

Wellbeing Matters: Sleep Professor Jason Ellis, Director of Sleep Studies at Northumbria University will give a presentation entitled Sleep Health : An Opportunity for Action

Dr. Eisuke Abe, School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University English.