Professor emeritus Hans (=J.A.J.) Metz, Institute of Biology and Mathematical Institute, Leiden University, the Netherlands

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Rolf Beutel, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Date

Old: Monday, March 27 , 2023 (11:00 - 12:00)

New: Wednesday, March 29 , 2023 (11:00 - 12:00)

Room

Old: Seminar Room C209, Center Building

New: Seminar Room C700, Lab 3

Speaker: Dr. Romain Quidant

Professor, Nanophotonic Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Mr. Yuki Kanai, PhD Student, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

EF Polymer , an agritech startup has been working with local farmers in Okinawa to perform pilot tests of their technology. Their team wish to create an enjoyable event to help the farmers harvest the carrots, and also give back to the community. The OIST POWER Club is calling for volunteers to join this event to harvest carrots.

“Hoshizuna: the floating star-sand” art installation

From Saturday, March 25, through Saturday, April 1, OIST will house giant balloons in the shape of Hoshizuna, or Okinawa star sand.

This presentation will cover a new perspective on the definition of chronic pain, coupled with the new brain studies postulating that emotional and physical pains share the same neural networks.

Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)

"TSVP Teatime": informal discussions and getting to know each other

Prof. Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies.

Langage: English.

Discussion of progress and roadmap for founding an OIST natural history collection.

Online seminar, hosted in C015 (Lab 1)

Dr. Farshid Jafarpour (Assistant Professor Utrecht University)

(Zoom link in description)

In this meeting, we will present information about the new Environmental Science and Informatics section in RSD and ask for feedback from users or potential users of our services. In the interests of keeping the meeting manageable we would prefer to have one representative per unit.

Speaker: Dr. Hui Wang, Riken

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

OIST x OYW Spring Camp 2023: a five-day camp for high school students in Japan to address solutions to environmental issue.

National holiday

Seminar by Kavan Modi (Monash), Mon Mar 20 2pm JST

Photographs taken by Noel Tovia Matoff of women mathematicians from around the world.

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Reiko Toriumi (Gravity, Quantum Geometry and Field Theory Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

This is an externally organized event, For more information please go the conference website (Japanese language only).

The workshop will take place on March 17th at 14:30 GMT+9 in Lab4, room L4E45 and online via Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/94928028761?pwd=akM1aktLcXhkeG1xUUlGVXV5RFdhQT09

Please, review the workshop program and talks .

Registration is now open!

Dr. Jun Okuda, Professor, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University. Language: English

The OIST Innovators Society is hosting an informal seminar with Shinji Odo, Founder and CEO of BAGASSE UPCYCLE Inc. ( https://bagasse-upcycle.com/home/ ) – an Okinawa-based startup whose mission is to change people‘s clothing consumption behavior in tourist destinations and travel scenes in a sustainable way.

Fun fact: Beyonce's famous "Single Ladies" is in fact a parody of an old Vaudeville song called "All the Ukuleles"!

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).

[Speaker] Prof. Jun Sakakibara, Meiji University

Dr. Klaus Qvortrup , Professor at the Centre for Integrative Microscopy, Biomedical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Title: Ultrafast measurements, extreme events, and fifty years of solitons in nonlinear fibre optics

Speaker: Dr. John Dudley Professor, Institut FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté-CNRS, France

Speaker: Dr. Simon Høffding , University of Southern Denmark

Abstract: «In this talk, I firstly go through the notion of the body schema as the possibility of including other objects or even subjects into our own lived body. I present phenomenological interviews with expert musicians that give us reason to believe that a dimension of their shared musical expertise consists in the construction of such a shared body schema, as a robust sense of “we-ness”. Hypothesizing that cardiac synchronization (CS) (also known as heart rate variability synchronization) might instantiate or contribute to a physiological dimension of this we-ness, a recent experiment indeed, shows that expert musicians have significantly higher CS than adepts and that this synchronization is resilient to performative challenges. Thus, I tentatively argue that CS should be considered as indexical of a shared body schema.»

Everybody is welcomed Today! 15:30, Monday, 13 of March Room B503 (liminal space between library and supply store (lab 1 and central building))

Join us for coffee and conversation with the founders and managing partners of Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC) ( https://www.ghovc.com/ ), Shri Dodani and Ken Yasunaga.

Dr. Klaus Qvortrup , Professor at the Centre for Integrative Microscopy, Biomedical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

OIST is a private university established in 2011, under Japanese government auspices. While new, OIST has made remarkable progress by conducting research that bridges disciplines to explore new frontiers of scientific knowledge. Keio University, Japan’s first private university founded in 1858, has led Japanese academia with its tradition and innovative mindset. Both universities now come together to launch interdisciplinary collaboration at an institutional level. The “Keio-OIST Showcase Talk” series is our signature event, where researchers not only present their recent research, but can seek advice, discuss solutions, and find friends and prospective collaborators.

Shunsuke Yamamoto, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University.

Location:

https://goo.gl/maps/s1jBsbzwKcGzNBxt8

OIST Science Challenge workshop provides participants with a unique opportunity to extend their scientific education and experience research. We also offer valuable information and tips to help them prepare for a doctoral program. Through a series of activities with faculty, postdocs, as well as with PhD students, the participants will learn about research conducted at OIST, and skills needed to survive and enjoy a PhD life. At the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to present a submitted slide presentation on the theme "How will your research impact future society?" in light of their experience throughout the week. The presentation will be shared with the OIST community. Airfare, accommodation, and meals during the workshop will be provided by OIST.

Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arrangement Workshop

Seminar "Organic Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Emerging Applications in Medicine and Communications" by Professor I.D.W. Samuel.

OIST has established the Center for Global Bioconvergence Innovation, supported by a major grant from the Japan Science and Technology Agency JST (Japan Science and Technology) Program on Open Innovation Platform for Academia-Industry Co-Creation (COI-NEXT). This is a kick-off event to commemorate the establishment of the Global Bioconvergence Center of Innovation.

Introduction to Optics Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics

Speaker；Dingqun Deng, Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications

Title: Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy

Abstract: The research in my group focuses mainly on the development of single-molecule fluorescence microscopy techniques, based on new types of fluorescence dyes and advanced laser systems. Such microscopy techniques could not only provide optical super-resolution imaging with nanometer-scale resolution, but also enable 2D/3D molecular dipole direction probing. Many applications with single-molecule sensitivity, such as material and bio-imaging, surface reactivity and electrochemical reactions, and structure order/disorder/defects investigations, can benefit from it. In this seminar I will give a brief introduction of those related techniques and corresponding applications.

Seminar "Critical properties of the Anderson transition in random graphs" by Prof. Gabriel Lemarie (CNRS researcher / visiting associate professor, CQT-NUS). All is welcome.

Speaker: Professor Eliot Fried

Title: Exploiting light scattering for imaging and computing

Speaker: Dr. Sylvain GIGAN Professor, Physics department, Sorbonne Université, Kastler-Brossel Laboratory (ENS, Sorbonne U., CNRS, Collège de France)

Speaker: Dr. Tamao Maeda (Kyoto University)

A seminar that will delve into the role of universities in shaping society and ways to maximize their positive impact.

Neuroscience and Molecular Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Alexandre (Sasha) Douplik Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Scientist, iBEST, Keenan Research Centre of the LKS Knowledge Institute, St. Michael Hospital