Past Events

Seminar

[Seminar] Witnessing entanglement in magnets using neutrons

Thursday, September 2, 2021 - 09:00 to 10:00
Zoom

https://oist.zoom.us/j/98413016935?pwd=NFExVWloa1l5MVZ6R2V1ckFtampZZz09 TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!

Graduate School

Welcome to Class of 2021 New Students (POSTPONED TO JANUARY 2022)

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 10:30
OIST Auditorium

Welcome Ceremony for Class of 2021 New Students has been cancelled due to COVID-19.

Seminar

Seminar: Dr. Eliot Hijano (Princeton)

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:30
L4E01 and Zoom

Seminar by Dr. Eliot Hijano

Recreation

English Language Learning for Native Japanese Speaking Children

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 09:00 to Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 11:00
Seminar Room at the Seaside House

Recreation Services and Oki Life continued Englih Language Learning for Native Japanese Speaking Children.

Training

Fourier Transforms 2 of 2

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 15:00 to 17:00
B701, Computer Lab, Lab 3.

Fourier Transforms will go over the theory and diverse applications of the most famous mathematical transformation.

▼Target audience

This course is suitable for people with a vague knowledge of what a Fourier transform is and wish to deepen that knowledge. Minimal knowledge of Python is a plus but not required.

Training

Fourier Transforms 1 of 2

Monday, August 30, 2021 - 15:00 to 17:00
B701, Computer Lab, Lab 3.

Fourier Transforms will go over the theory and diverse applications of the most famous mathematical transformation.

▼Target audience

This course is suitable for people with a vague knowledge of what a Fourier transform is and wish to deepen that knowledge. Minimal knowledge of Python is a plus but not required.

Recreation

Yoga Therapy with Mia Taillefer

Saturday, August 28, 2021 - 10:00 to Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 12:00

Miya Taillefer is Certified by the Japan Yoga Therapists Association & the Indian Central Government - accredited by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samshana

(S-VYASA).Certified yoga instructor (YIC) and yoga / therapist (YTIC).

Recreation

Photography Workshop: Hiragana for the New Habitat - CLASS IS FULL

Saturday, August 28, 2021 - 10:00 to Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 12:00
Online via Zoom and Seminar Room B250
Coordinated by: Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ogarrio and Angélica Mercado

This is an invitation to participate in the Valparaíso International Photography Festival. We are going to do a workshop in hybrid modality. We are going to work 3 sessions online and the last one is a presencial session.

Professional Development

Orators Meeting for Communication & Public Speaking

Friday, August 27, 2021 - 12:00
Seminar Room B503 (Lab 1)

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information.

Seminar

2021 Summer Analysis on Metric Spaces Seminar

Friday, August 27, 2021 - 09:00 to 10:00
On Zoom
Title : CURVE SHRINKING FLOW IN CARNOT GROUPS Speaker: Luca Capogna, Smith College

Training

GPU computing with Julia 3 of 3

Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 13:00 to 15:00
B701, Computer Lab, Lab 3

In this course, we will use the Julia programming language that provides many useful abstractions that make GPU computing easier than writing programs in native GPU languages, such as Nvidia's CUDA.

◆Target audience This course is suitable for people with some experience with either Julia or GPU computing in another language (such as C).

Seminar

Seminar: Kentaroh Yoshida (Kyoto)

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:30
Lab 4 E01 and Zoom

Seminar by Prof. Kentaroh Yoshida of Kyoto University.

Public Lecture

Searching for Habitable Worlds around Nearby Stars with Large Telescopes

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 09:00 to 10:00
Zoom link will be provided upon registration

Presenter: Dr. Olivier Guyon, MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” Fellow; Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics (SCExAO) group leader at the Subaru Telescope; Associate Astronomer, Associate Professor of Optical Sciences, Univ. of Arizona

Register here .

Training

GPU computing with Julia 2 of 3

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 13:00 to 15:00
B701, Computer Lab, Lab 3.

In this course, we will use the Julia programming language that provides many useful abstractions that make GPU computing easier than writing programs in native GPU languages, such as Nvidia's CUDA.

◆Target audience This course is suitable for people with some experience with either Julia or GPU computing in another language (such as C).

Professional Development

Orators Meeting for Communication & Public Speaking

Friday, August 20, 2021 - 12:00
Seminar Room B503 (Lab 1)

Come and join us for an exciting and fulfilling meeting on building better communication skills through impromptu speaking exercises, listening to prepared speeches, and providing constructive feedback. We run our meetings at lunchtime every other Friday. Email oist.tm@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to receive further information.

Outreach

Menstrual care donation drive

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 09:00 to Friday, August 20, 2021 - 17:00
Main tunnel entrance, lab4 entrance, recreation services office

Donation drive for menstrual care products, specifically, sanitary pads, to help single mothers and those who have financial difficulty in purchasing the products.

Outreach

Onna×OIST Children's School of Science

Monday, August 16, 2021 - 09:30 to Friday, August 20, 2021 - 10:30
ZOOM

Onna×OIST Children's School of Science

Training

GPU computing with Julia 1 of 3

Friday, August 13, 2021 - 13:00 to 15:00
B701, Computer Lab, Lab 3

In this course, we will use the Julia programming language that provides many useful abstractions that make GPU computing easier than writing programs in native GPU languages, such as Nvidia's CUDA.

◆Target audience This course is suitable for people with some experience with either Julia or GPU computing in another language (such as C).

Seminar

[Seminar] Cavity Magnonics: From Anti-PT symmetry to Quantum Entanglement

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 10:00
Zoom seminar

Seminar

2021 Summer Analysis on Metric Spaces Seminar

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 09:00 to 10:00
Zoom
Title: Lipschitz mappings, metric differentiability, and factorization through metric trees Speaker: Piotr Hajlasz, University of Pittsburgh
Holiday

Mountain Day 山の日 2021

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

Theoretical Physics Seminar: Yasha Neiman

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 14:00
Lab 4, F01

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Yasha Neiman (Quantum Gravity). Title: "Precision science from magnetic moments: from the Dirac Equation to the movement of continents".

Prospective Students

OIST NetCafé (Online Information Session) in August 2021

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 14:00
Online

This session will be in Japanese. The program will start off with OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process, financial support and student life followed by the panel discussion by 2 OIST PhD students.

Research

[PhD Thesis Presentation_Zoom] ‐ Dong Cao – "Investigation of Circular RNA Regulation by Cis and Trans Elements in Caenorhabditis Elegans"

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 09:00 to 10:00
Please join via zoom

PhD Public Presentation

Outreach

Astronomy for Elementary to High School Students

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:30
Zoom link will be provided upon registration

This is a K-12 educational outreach program: In Japanese and Broadcast Live from Hawai’i

Speaker: Dr. Yuko Kakazu, Astronomer and Outreach Expert, Subaru Telescope; Education Ambassador, OIST Foundation

Register here .

Seminar

Seminar "Role of carbohydrates in cell-cell interactions in aquatic organisms"

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:00
Seminar room L4E48
Seminar "Role of carbohydrates in cell-cell interactions in aquatic organisms",Speaker: Prof. Yann Guerardel
Research

[RAM 2021] Closing Ceremony

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 15:00
L4E48 or Zoom

RAM 2021 would like to invite all OIST Community for its Closing Ceremony, to be held on Friday, July 30th at 15:00. On this occasion, awards will be given to honor the achievements of winners of Best Researcher Blitz Talk and the SCIENCEART Contest & Exhibition. Join us for this final event as part of Researcher Appreciation Month 2021, in-person in L4E48 or Zoom ( https://oist.zoom.us/j/89866355909?pwd=RWpUYmNEZE54MUdMSEZTR3phNWNPZz09 ) Thank you everyone for making RAM 2021 a great success!

Professional Development

English for Writing Research Papers - Sentence Structure 3 of 3

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 15:00

The best writers have a few basic guidelines for making their sentences easy to read.

Join us to find out the rules for writing simple, easy to read sentences that will provide the clarity reviewers are looking for.

Professional Development

Intercultural Communication: Managing First Meetings

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 12:00
https://oist.zoom.us/j/97256113827

Making a good first impression is always difficult, and it becomes even more difficult when meeting people from other cultures. Join us to learn more about how to manage this situation successfully.

Friday, July 30th, 12 PM

Friday, August 6th, 12 PM

https://oist.zoom.us/j/97256113827

Seminar

Inter-Unit Neuroscience Journal Club

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 16:00
Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/97361248261?pwd=b0liekxiUG5nb25DWUtySVFJYlJldz09 Meeting ID: 973 6124 8261 Passcode: 877138

Journal Club is open for all neuroscience labs at OIST.

Research

[RAM 2021] Poster Session

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 13:00
Lab4 Level F (Terrace)

Join us for the last RAM 2021 Poster Session ! For printed posters, starting at 13:00 (right after Researcher Blitz Talks) in Lab4F Patio (terrace) and also in room L4F36 for digital posters. For more info: https://groups.oist.jp/orc/poster-sessions

Research

[RAM 2021] Researchers Blitz Session

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 12:00
L4E48 or Zoom

Join us for the last Researcher Blitz Session on Thursday, July 29th at 12:00pm! Research Blitz Sessions are 3 minutes talks (max. 3 slides) to be held on Thursdays (July 8th, 15th, 29th), always at noon in L4E48 or Zoom. Sessions will last 1 hour + 30 min for discussion after all presentations. Judges will score the presentations and give awards for the best presenters. More info: https://groups.oist.jp/orc/researcher-blitz-sessions

Zoom link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/88116669511?pwd=NkZqOSsyU0lpT3hUMWxJL2xPV25iQT09

Lecture

[RAM 2021] Chasing perfection: validating and polishing strategies for T2T assemblies

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 09:00
L4E48/ Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Arang Rhie , Genome Informatics Section at NIH/NHGRI, USA

Zoom Link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/84967336568?pwd=ZkhVWlRCdzBjM3VDSWRneDVXaUhVUT09

Seminar

OIST-UT Joint talk series for future science-Season 4: Engineering RNA Gene Switches

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 17:30 to 18:30
Zoom

OIST-UT Joint talk series for future science-Season 4: Engineering RNA Gene Switches

Seminar

QG group meeting: The (Semi-)Classical Limit of Entanglement

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 15:00
Lab 4, E01

QG group meeting. Speaker: Josh Kirklin. Title: "The (Semi-)Classical Limit of Entanglement".

Campus

PATO Open Meeting - Teachers Appreciation Week

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 12:00 to 13:00
C209. Center Building or Zoom

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up soon and we need your contribution to make this event a success. In this meeting, we will discuss the ways you can contribute, such as planning meals or activities during TAW, help collect money, and general support.

Research

[RAM 2021] Teatime Session: “It’s a small world – part II (Experimental Models)”

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 16:00
L4F22c or Zoom

Everyone is invited! On Tuesday, July 27th at 16:00, OIST's Science and Technology Group Associate Reina Komiya will share insights of her research & career with us during the Teatime with STG Series! This editions' topic is "It’s a small world – part II (Experimental Models)", in which our speaker will talk about reproductive mechanisms including long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNA) in rice! Join us in room L4F22c* or Zoom ( https://oist.zoom.us/j/87884412953?pwd=K2U1NENicHAyY0d1ai9sTGRaL1U0UT09 ) Passcode: 274806

Lecture

[POSTPONED] Low Dimensional Manifolds for Neural Dynamics

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 10:00
Zoom

With deep apologies, this talk will once again be postponed until further notice!

Professor Sara Solla will speak to us, live from Chicago, on Low Dimensional Manifolds for Neural Dynamics.

Seminar

[RAM 2021] Organization and control of hippocampal circuits - Dr. Ivan Soltesz

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 09:00
L4E48 or Zoom

In this seminar, Dr. Ivan Soltesz will talk about the "Organization and control of hippocampal circuits". Dr. Soltesz is a James R Doty Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences, at Stanford University. His major research interest is focused on neuronal microcircuits, network oscillations, cannabinoid signaling, and the mechanistic bases of circuit dysfunction in epilepsy. Save the date: Tuesday, July 27th at 9:00 am, L4E48 or Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/81290391054?pwd=Ykk2WDRmVU9iU3lHK1pzLzZRK3pzZz09 / Passcode: 271647. More info: RAM 2021 Invited speakers | OIST Groups

Research

[RAM 2021] Poster Session

Monday, July 26, 2021 - 15:00
Skywalks (between Lab1 and Lab3)

Join us for RAM 2021 Poster Session on Wednesday, July 26 th ! This time, starting at 15:00 in the Skywalks between Lab1 and Lab3, both levels B and C. For more info: https://groups.oist.jp/orc/poster-sessions

Recreation

Yoga Therapy with Mia Taillefer

Saturday, July 24, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:30
Village Center Ocean View Room

Miya Taillefer - Sensei

Miya-san is certified by the Japan Yoga Therapists Association & the Indian Central Government-accredited by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samshana (S-VYASA). She is a certified yoga instructor (YIC) and yoga/therapist (YTIC). Miya can focus on areas for maternity, after childbirth, handicapped children, people with diseases, as well as regular courses.

Her classes will be taught in Japanese and little English. The Language exchange is welcomed!

Holiday

Sports Day スポーツの日 2021

Friday, July 23, 2021 - 00:00

National holiday

Holiday

Marine Day 海の日 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

[RAM 2021] Science as a tool for social inclusion and participation

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - 16:00
L4E48 or Zoom

Mark your calendar! In this interactive seminar on Tuesday, July 20 th at 16:00 , Simona Cerrato (SISSA MediaLab, Italy) will tell us how to use public engagement in science and technology, with an approach focused on social inclusion and diversity, open to different approaches, cultures, values, styles, to ultimately make our institutions and activities more socially equitable. Join us in L4E48 or Zoom! [ https://oist.zoom.us/j/84151092360?pwd=TnozS2dyMXVTcytpQXl2QTJPRWN2QT09 ]

Seminar

[RAM 2021] High-resolution Microelectrode Arrays (MEA) Technology, MaxWell Biosystems

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - 14:00
L4E48 or Zoom

In our second Newest Technologies Showcase Seminar, Dr. Marie Engelene Obien will showcase the latest products in High-resolution Microelectrode Arrays (MEA) Technology developed at MaxWell Biosystems in Switzerland. Join us on Tuesday, July 20th, 2:00 pm JST, room L4E48 or Zoom: https://oist.zoom.us/j/86164259856?pwd=Ky9mbnQrVkNMSWxwWVlTRnB0N1htQT09 | Meeting ID: 861 6425 9856 | Passcode: 227882

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