Past Events

Seminar

A micro-perfusion system for characterizing dense bacterial populations

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Lab5, Level D, L5D23

Prof. Kazumasa A. Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo

Language: English.

Professional Development

Workshop: Facilitation as Leadership - Inclusive Event Facilitation

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:30
Lab 4, Floor E, Room 01

If you facilitate events for diverse audiences, you may encounter unexpected situations that are difficult to navigate at the moment. Effective facilitation centers on what participants are doing and experiencing, setting the tone of the event, and tending to the group dynamics in the room. Inclusive facilitation is a leadership skill that requires self-awareness, observational skills, agility, and intention. Join this session to sharpen your leadership facilitation skill set in preparation for your next event. This workshop is intended for participants who have some prior facilitation experience. The workshop will be conducted in English by Kristin Macapagal, Program Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Research

Introduction to TESCAN 4D STEM and microCT

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 13:30 to 15:30
Lab 1 C015

Visit of Dr. Antonín Doupal and Dr. Marijn Boone from TESCAN, Brno, Czech Republik.

They will introduce their new equipment the TEM for analytical 4D STEM and MicroCT

Seminar

Seminar: “Analyzing the evolution and diversification of Lepidoptera using multi-spectral images” by Dr. Wei-Ping Chan

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar room C209, Center Building

Speaker: Dr. Wei-Ping Chan, Rowland Institute at Harvard

Workshop

International Workshop “Pathways Toward an Integrated Understanding of the Marine Environment and Marine Ecosystems”

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 (All day) to Wednesday, December 6, 2023 (All day)
TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University

The workshop will include lectures that will provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, promote the exchange of the latest knowledge among disciplines, and present cross–disciplinary perspectives. Young researchers and graduate students will share and discuss their ideas to formulate recommendations for the future of cross–disciplinary research.

Lecture

The Essential Roles of DE&I: Challenges and Opportunities for Universities [Dr. Karin Markides, OIST President and CEO]

Monday, December 4, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:40
Zoom

On December 4th (Monday), from 4:30 pm to 5:40 pm, the University of the Ryukyus will host the 17th Ryudai Future Forum × Diversity Promotion Top Seminar online, featuring Dr. Karin Markides, President and CEO of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture by Prof. Hiroaki Suga

Monday, December 4, 2023 - 13:30 to 15:00
B250 Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater

Presidential Lecture by Professor Hiroaki Suga on the topic "Pseudo-natural peptides, products and neobiologics for therapeutic applications".

Seminar

[Seminar] "Role of engagement fund: Does it have a relevance to you?" by Mr. Shoichi Oka, Partner Solaris Management Co., Ltd.

Monday, December 4, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
L4E48, Lab4

[Seminar] "Role of engagement fund: Does it have a relevance to you?" by Mr. Shoichi Oka, Partner Solaris Management Co., Ltd.

December 4, 2023, 11:00-12:00 @L4E48, Lab4

Industry Relations

Okinawa Campus Idea Pitch Contest - Pitch your idea. Win a trip to Paris! / Registration due extended

Monday, December 4, 2023 - 09:00 to Sunday, January 21, 2024 - 23:50
STARTUP LAB RYUDAI (RYULAB)

Pitch Contest open to all campus innovators—students, researchers, and staff—with ideas spanning startups, research themes, community events, and more. Winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris to attend the 2024 Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, renowned as the world’s premier tech and science conference.

Research

2024 ORC Council Nominations

Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 00:00

Everyone is encouraged to contribute to the development and shaping of the community , please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the 2024 OIST Researcher Community (ORC) Council!

Lecture

Electromagnetism from Spacetime Algebra

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 14:00
Lab 4, D01 "restaurant"

A physics lecture for borderline-physicists. Title: Electromagnetism from Spacetime Algebra. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.

Seminar

[Online Machine Learning Insights and Innovations (MLII) Seminar Series] How to Detect Out-of-Distribution Data in the Wild? Challenges, Research Progress, and Path Forward, By Assistant Prof. Sharon Yixuan Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 10:00
Zoom https://oist.zoom.us/j/94680619697

Speaker: Dr. Sharon Yixuan Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lecture

TSVP Talk "Language Use in Humans and Machines" by Raquel Fernandez

Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 15:00
L4E48 and 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).I

Seminar

Effects of group and individual rearing conditions on behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation during cold in mice

Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:00
Seminar Room F01, Lab 4

Title: Effects of group and individual rearing conditions on behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation during cold in mice

Speaker: Issei Kato, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Research Fellow (JSPS PD), Waseda University

Workshop

Nikon Day

Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 13:00 to Friday, December 1, 2023 - 17:00

Nikon Day @ OIST

Seminar

Detection of Anticipatory Dynamics Between a Pair of Zebrafish

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:00
Lab4, Level E, L4E48

Prof. C. K. Chan, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Language: English.

Seminar

Reflections on an epidemic: HIV in Japan and Okinawa today

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:30
C210

Part 1) A quick history of the HIV epidemic and key advances to end it: ART, U=U, PrEP

Part 2) Living a rich life in challenging times

Speakers: Ben Collins and Dr. Hideta Nakamura

Seminar

【Seminar】Phase-field Modeling of Geologic Fractures by Prof. Jinhyun Choo

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
C210 & Zoom

Jinhyun Choo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at KAIST.

Target Audience: Intern, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.
Seminar

Graduate School Mini Course: Julia for Open Quantum Systems Session 2

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 14:00 to 17:00
B700, Lab3

This Mini Course will introduce you to a cutting edge application of this high-level programming language .

Julia is a high-level , high-performance programming language designed to address the needs of computational science as well as to be effective for general purpose use. It aims to rival C and Fortran in terms of speed. It is an excellent alternative to MATLAB or Python in terms of syntax.

Seminar

Rational homotopy theory and computation of cohomology

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
L4E48

Speaker;

Dr. Shun Wakatsuki, Designated Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Mathematics, Nagoya University

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 09:30 to 10:30
online on Zoom
Alexander Yong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Title: Newell-Littlewood numbers
Professional Development

Workshop: Practical tools for managing work, classes, and research amid tragedy (option 1)

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 03:00 to 04:15
Lab 4, Floor F, Room 01

Struggling with being "on" in the professional setting due to tragedy and grief in your personal life? Join this workshop to develop a personal action plan and practical toolkit for resilience in your daily professional setting after experiencing loss. This session is open to administrative staff, students, and researchers and is facilitated by Kristin Macapagal, Program Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Spots are limited to create a safe, respectful space for dialogue.

Seminar

Seminar "Combining quantum with critical metrology, and temperature enhanced critical metrology" Dr. Karol Gietka, The University of Innsbruck

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar Room C700, Level C, Lab 3

Speaker: Karol Gietka, Postdoc, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Seminar

Graduate School Mini Course: Julia for Open Quantum Systems Session1

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
B700, Lab3

This Mini Course will introduce you to a cutting edge application of this high-level programming language .

Julia is a high-level , high-performance programming language designed to address the needs of computational science as well as to be effective for general purpose use. It aims to rival C and Fortran in terms of speed. It is an excellent alternative to MATLAB or Python in terms of syntax.

Wellness

『心が折れるとき~レジリエンスを働かせよう~』自殺防止ワークショップ by 沖縄いのちの電話 長田清理事長 “When the Heart Breaks - Let's Work on Resilience” Suicide Prevention Workshop by Kiyoshi Nagata, director of Okinawa Lifeline

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209

[With Simultaneous Interpretation 英語同時通訳あり]

人の身体には免疫力、抵抗力があり、病気や怪我から私たちを守ってくれます。

人のこころにも回復力が備わっていて、困難や絶望から私たちを救い出してくれます。

その力をレジリエンス(精神的回復力)と言います。人は苦しい時、困難から抜け出せないと諦めたときに、死を考えます。唯一の解決策だと思うからです。まやかしの解決で誘惑する死の幻影がちらつく前に、レジリエンスの引き出し方、活用の仕方を考えましょう。

対話をしながら進めていきます。私とあなた方の対話。そして話を聞きながら自分の心との対話。もし可能なら、お互い同士の対話もできたらいいですね。

The human body has immunity and resistance that protect us from illness and injury. The human mind also has the capacity to rescues us from difficulties and despair. This power is called resilience. When people are in pain, when they have given up, they think about death because they think it is the only solution. Before the vision of death flickers over us, tempting us with false solutions, let's think about how to draw out and use our resilience.

We will proceed with a dialogue. A dialogue between you and me. And as we listen to each other, have a dialogue with our own hearts.

  長田 ( ながた )   清 ( きよし )   ( 長田クリニック院長  医学博士)

那覇市出身。

徳島大学医学部卒業。

東京都立松沢病院。沖縄県立精和病院。

平成13年より那覇市で長田クリニック(心療内科)を開院、現在に至る。

薬物偏重の精神科治療に飽き足らず、精神療法の活動に軸を置き、内観療法、催眠療法、集団療法、認知行動療法、解決志向アプローチ、ポジティブ心理学などに取り組む。積極的にカウンセリング技法を学び、その経験を生かした臨床治療、社会活動を行っている。

NPOおきなわCAPセンター(児童虐待防止活動)代表理事

沖縄いのちの電話理事長

沖縄県精神科診療所協会副会長

Kiyoshi Nagata (Director, Nagata Clinic, M.D.)

Born in Naha City.

Graduated from Tokushima University School of Medicine.

Worked at Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital and Okinawa Prefectural Seiwa Hospital. Opened Nagata Clinic (psychosomatic medicine) in Naha City in 2001.

He has focused his activities on psychotherapy, including introspective therapy, hypnotherapy, group therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-oriented approach, and positive psychology. He is actively learning counseling techniques and is applying his experience in clinical treatment and social activities.

Representative Director of NPO Okinawa CAP Center (Child Abuse Prevention Activities)

President, Okinawa Hotline

Vice President, Okinawa Psychiatric Clinics Association

This workshop is open to the whole OIST community.

OIST コミュニティどなたでもご参加いただけます。

Seminar

Seminar "Polarization control of radiation and energy flow in dipole-coupled nanorings" Dr. Laurin Osterman, University of Innsbruck

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Seminar Room C700, Level C, Lab 3

Speaker: Laurin Ostermann, Senior Scientist, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Campus

Resource Center Food Drive

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 09:00 to Friday, December 8, 2023 - 17:30

Do you have extra food in your kitchen cupboards? A spare can of pineapples or tomato sauce, perhaps? If you do and you’re willing to part with them, you can give them to a good cause. Between November 27th (Mon) and December 8th (Fri) the Resource Center will accept food donations. These will later be sent to the local non-profit organization “Second Harvest Okinawa,” which will distribute them to families in need.

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop "Feedback control of Quantum Machines"

Monday, November 27, 2023 (All day) to Friday, December 1, 2023 (All day)
Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 (Center Building)

OIST Workshop | Main organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines) | Website | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

External Events

Dementia Care Workers' Training Course

Saturday, November 25, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
OIST Conference Center - Meeting Room 1

This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .

Seminar

Seminar "Spin Squeezing for Ultracold Fermions in Optical Lattices", Prof. Gedminas Juzeliūnas, Vilnius Universiy, Lithuania

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Seminar Room C700, Level C, Lab 3

Speaker: Gediminas Juzeliūnas, Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

External Events

JASCOME 2023 - Annual Symposium of the Japan Society for Computational Methods in Engineering

Friday, November 24, 2023 (All day) to Saturday, November 25, 2023 (All day)
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)

This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .

Holiday

勤労感謝の日 Labor Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

FY23 _Fixed Asset Inspection session 【2023年度 オンライン固定資産実査説明会】

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 14:00 to 14:30
on ZOOM

Dear RUA and Fixed Asset management staff

FY23 Fixed Asset Information session will be held via Zoom. Those in charge of fixed asset management are please participate in this session.

【2023年度固定資産実査説明会】をオンラインにて開催いたします。

固定資産実査を担当される方につきましては、ご参加のほど宜しく願い致します。

【Date】 November 22 (Wed)

【Time】 14:00-14:30

【Language】 Japanese

【ZOOM link】 Please access Zoom from the following link

【ZOOM link】 Please access Zoom from the following link

         https://oist.zoom.us/j/94246889699

Meeting ID > 942 4688 9699

【DFM site】 https://groups.oist.jp/ja/dfa/fixed-assets

Seminar

[Seminar] "Two Mysteries of the Bacterial Flagellum" by Shinichi Aizawa, in L5D23

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 11:00
L5D23

Shinichi Aizawa is Professor Emeritus at the Prefectural University of Hiroshima currently visiting OIST through the Visiting Program (TSVP). He is considered one of the world’s foremost experts in the structure and function of bacterial flagella. His contributions to solving flagellar polymorphism are very highly regarded, and his book “The Flagellar World” has become a standard textbook in the field.

Symposium

Japan Scicom Forum 2023

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 14:00 to Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 13:00
OIST Auditorium and Conference Center
5th Japan SciCom Forum (JSF) Conference will be held on November 21-22, 2023 at the OIST. After the previous two editions were held online due to COVID-19, we are very excited to have all attendees on the OIST campus in person for the 2023 edition. Registration is closed. The details are on the website: https://www.japansci.com/conference/jsf23
Seminar

Magnetic Raman spectra of quasi-one-dimensional frustrated antiferromagnets

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
L5D23
Speaker: Dr. Oliver Bellwood

Target Audience: Intern, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field.

Seminar

Effective Team Dynamics (ETD) workshop 2

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 13:00 to 16:00
B700, Lab3

This in-person interactive workshop is for graduate students, post-docs, and other researchers. This ICOGS* workshop is offered by the Georgia Tech Effective Team Dynamics Initiative and will be facilitated by Prof Mary Lynn Realff (MSE). * (ICOGS) Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Graduate Students Working as part of a team, or group, comes with both benefits and challenges. The benefits include interacting with people who bring different viewpoints, expertise and experiences to the table. However, the challenges include communicating effectively with people who have different backgrounds and dealing constructively with conflict due to different viewpoints. The workshop will explore how diversity in a team can strengthen it, different approaches to dealing with conflict, how to have a “difficult conversation” with both peers and your supervisor, and strategies for avoiding communications problems. Take home tools to improve your team skills will be provided.

Seminar

Seminar "Function-valued adaptive dynamics and the evolution of flowering phenology" by Prof. Kalle Parvinen (University of Turku)

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30
Seminar Room C209 & Zoom

Seminar by Kalle Parvinen, University Research Fellow at the University of Turku, Finland (All are welcome to attend).

Seminar

[QUAST Seminar] Bilyana Tomova - Asymptotic symmetries of gravity

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 16:00
L4 E01
Asymptotic symmetries of gravity,

Bilyana Tomova,

OIST

Seminar

Effective Team Dynamics (ETD) workshop1

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 13:00 to 16:00
B700, Lab3

This in-person interactive workshop is for graduate students, post-docs, and other researchers. This ICOGS* workshop is offered by the Georgia Tech Effective Team Dynamics Initiative and will be facilitated by Prof Mary Lynn Realff (MSE). * (ICOGS) Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Graduate Students Working as part of a team, or group, comes with both benefits and challenges. The benefits include interacting with people who bring different viewpoints, expertise and experiences to the table. However, the challenges include communicating effectively with people who have different backgrounds and dealing constructively with conflict due to different viewpoints. The workshop will explore how diversity in a team can strengthen it, different approaches to dealing with conflict, how to have a “difficult conversation” with both peers and your supervisor, and strategies for avoiding communications problems. Take home tools to improve your team skills will be provided.

Seminar

Controlling Ions in a Two-Dimensional Array

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab4, Level E, L4E48

Dr. Nathan Kenneth Lysne, PREP Postdoctoral Associate, CU Boulder, NIST

Language: English.

External Events

The 24th Conference of Okinawa Physical Therapy Association 2023

Sunday, November 19, 2023 (All day)
OIST Conference Center

This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .

Industry Relations

Startup Synapse -Where researchers and startups connect-

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 12:45 to 15:00
Lab4 E48

OIST Innovation will co-host a pitch event with Lifetime Ventures.

Startup Synapse -Where researchers and startups connect-

Date: November 17, 2023 (Friday)

Time: 12:45 - 15:00

Venue: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Lab4 E48

Language: English

Culture

Community Cooking Series [Registrations] - Class 8

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 17:00
Onna Fureai Center (Room #3 Ryukyu Cooking Room)

The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Onna closer through a shared love of food. Each session will be focused on one dish, taught by someone with a personal connection to the recipe (perhaps you?).

Professional Development

#4 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English): Research administrative support

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab5 D23

#4 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Research administrative support

Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Symposium

OIST-KEIO Showcase Talk Series 5 -Science Meets Society: Exploring the Nexus of Planetary Well-being for a Sustainable Future

Thursday, November 16, 2023 (All day) to Friday, November 17, 2023 (All day)
11/16-L4E48(OIST)/Zoom, 11/17-L5D23(OIST)/Zoom *Registration Required

This event underscores the pivotal role of knowledge and collaboration in forging a sustainable future brought to life through the strategic partnership between OIST and Keio University.

OIST and Keio University have successfully blended top-down and bottom-up approaches, charting new research paths and nurturing young scholars since 2019. In this first inaugural joint symposium, the strengths of existing hubs such as WPI and COI-NEXT are maximized, fostering a complementary relationship that facilitates collective exploration of the world’s challenges.

Culture

Studium Generale by Prof. Till Weber (The University of the Ryukyus)

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:30
OIST Center Bldg C209 *Room may change to Center Bldg B250

Japan from the Land of the Gods to the land of convenience: Cycles of Japanese history

Seminar

[QUAST Seminar]: Elliott Gesteau - Large N von Neumann algebras and the renormalization of Newton's constant

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 16:00
L5 D23

Large N von Neumann algebras and the renormalization of Newton's constant

Elliott Gesteau

Caltech

Professional Development

WS: "Effective, Fabulous Poster Presentations"

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Seminar Room B503 - Ctr Bldg.

Come learn how to communicate your impactful ideas visually and engage audiences with poster presentations, an important skill set not only for scientists, but for all presenters! Poster presentations are an interactive, effective format for showcasing research or sharing ideas, programs, and projects.

Seminar

[Seminar] An evolving future for pandemic preparedness, by Alex Dornburg

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 10:00
Seminar Room C700

In this talk Dr. Dornburg will demonstrate the utility of comparative phylogenetic methods in providing a quantitative basis for otherwise unknown parameters that are fundamental to personal, clinical, and public health policy decision-making.

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