Past Events
Theoretical Non-Physics Seminar: David O'Connell
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: David O'Connell (Quantum Gravity). Title: "An Introduction to Vector Bundles".
SPRING 2021 Nonlinear Analysis Seminar Series
We introduce a method for solving Calder ́on type inverse problems forsemilinear equations. The method is based on higher order linearizations, and it allows one to solve inverse problems for certain nonlinear equations in cases where the solution for a corresponding linear equation is not known.
Remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake
Please observe a moment of silence at 2:46 pm to observe the 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake.
The Great Forgetting and the Great Denial
Some ideas about the arc of human history, and our culture's bizarre attitude towards the Scientific Revolution. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.
Workshop: "Women of Influence".
During "The Voice of influence: Women of Influence" workshop participants will discover practical insights and learn strategies they can implement immediatly in their professional and personal to increase courage, confidence and influence when speaking.
To register CLICK HERE .
[Webinar] International Approaches to Climate Change Planning and Adaptation in the Built and Natural Environments
Earlier this year, the Union of Concerned Scientists warned that “Stopping Climate Change is Not Enough”. In an effort to help communities take stock of existing climate adaptation resources toward mobilizing and building upon them, this webinar will feature three international approaches to climate change planning and adaptation in the built and natural environments. Presenters include:
Colton Ching, Sr. Vice President, Planning and Technology, Hawaiian Electric Company Derek Todd, Coastal Geomorphologist and Ian Wiseman, Sr. Environmental Scientist, Jacobs Tim Ravasi, Professor of Marine Sciences and Principal Investigator of the Marine Climate Change Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)
Please register here.
In case you are not able to join us live, please register to receive a recording of this webinar.
Virtual Seminar"Orientational dynamics of Brownian elongated and chiral particles in microchannel flow"Andreas Zöttl
Language: English
[Seminar] Selective nanoparticle manipulation using two color techniques with a nanofiber
Title: Selective nanoparticle manipulation using two color techniques with a nanofiber
Speaker: Associate Professor Mark Sadgrove Physics Department, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Regulation of stress-induced apoptotic cell death by stress granule formation
"Dr. Mutsuhiro Takekawa, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo. Language: English, no interpretation."
[Seminar] The periodic Kolmogorov flow: a virtual channel flow
CFF unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!
Seminar by Dr. Hidetaka Nomaki, JAMSTEC
Dr. Hidetala Nomaki, Senior Researcher, JAMSTEC
Language: English, no interpretaion
Studying tissue ageing by single cell genomics
Seminar on “ Studying tissue ageing by single cell genomics ” by Aki Minoda, Ph. D. Team Leader, Laboratory for Cellular Epigenomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences. [ Zoom link ]
Webinar: "Voice of Influence".
Speaking and presenting are the most immediate and powerful ways to share your massage and propel your career. The Voice of Influence is a dynamic webinar designed to enable participants to understand how to access peak performance presence when speaking.
To register CLICK HERE .
*New Date* QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 15: "Towards Quantum Sensing Using Nonlinear Quantum Systems"
Originally scheduled for March 5, this talk has been rescheduled to March 8, Mon, 2021 | OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 15 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
Possibilities in Africa -From the perspective of entrepreneurs, investors, and Okinawa startup companies-
Language: Japanese only
Co-organized by JICA and SME Support Japan
Registration required by March 5, 2021 17:00
OIST Astronomy Club hosts a discussion with OIST Visiting Researcher Alessandro Alberto Trani
Guest Speaker: Alessandro Alberto Trani
Tokyo University – OIST visiting Researcher
Date: Monday, March 8 th 2021
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Location: Seminar Room Lab4 F01
*New Date* QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 12: "Diamond Electronics for Quantum Sensing"
Originally scheduled for February 26, this has been rescheduled to March 5, Fri | OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 12 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
OIST DeepTech Meetup at the 10th Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference
OIST Meet-Up at the 10th Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference in Tokyo on March 5
Join us in-person or online for an exciting panel discussion on the impact of advanced technologies for a more sustainable life.
Panelists : Yabing Qi (OIST), Hiroaki Kitano (OIST/Sony CSL), Yuuki Hanyu (Integriculture)
DeepTech Meet-Up Friday, March 5, 2021 4:00pm-5:00pm
10th Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference Haneda Innovation City and ONLINE
Spoken Academic Skills: March
Spoken Academic Skills: March 5th, 12th and 19th
•Comparing and contrasting in discussions - Mar 5 •Using transition phrases in presentations - Mar 12 •Participating in small group discussions (Tentative) - Mar 19[Online] STEAM for Innovation #3: The OIST Experiment
Considered by some to be on the periphery of Japan, how might Okinawa be reimagined as a new center for innovation and research on the world’s most cutting-edge topics? How might a global scientific institution that operates in English with faculty and students from over 50 countries foster more inclusion and global connections in Okinawa and throughout Japan? These questions and more will be discussed as we examine the creation, mission, and vision of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).
Speakers: Dr. Mary Collins (Provost, OIST), Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto (Dean of Research, OIST), Mr. David Janes (Sr. Advisor to the President for Institutional Development, OIST)
SPRING 2021 Nonlinear Analysis Seminar Series
Energetics of Biological Systems, Dr. Jonathan Rodenfels
Title: Energetics of Biological Systems
[Seminar] Flexible Quantum Control and Simulation in a Quantum Gas Microscope
Title: Flexible Quantum Control and Simulation in a Quantum Gas Microscope
Speaker: Dr. Carrie Ann Weidner Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Denmark
QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 14: "Towards Quantum Sensing with Table-top Scale Pendulum"
OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 14 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
[Seminar] Exploring a New Family of S = ½ Kagomé Antiferromagnets
TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!
SYK Seminar, Part IV: Emergent IR Symmetry (Rotation Project)
As part of my rotation project I will give a series of introductory lectures on the SYK model. In Part IV, I discuss how conformal symmetry emerges in the infrared limit.
Large-sale genetic analysis of various cancers for personalized medicine
"Dr. Yukihide Momozawa, Team Leader, RIKEN. Language: English, no interpretation."
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
Survival Japanese: Taxi and Directions
Learn how to call a taxi, give directions to a location, and describe a place with simple adjectives, all in Japanese.
OIST Forum 2021 "Reboot Japan: The nation of science and technology"
For the past 20 years, Japan has been lagging behind in the transformation of industrial structures through disruptive innovations that have emerged in various parts of the world. In the past, Japan has produced many innovative technologies in high-tech industries and materials, but it is starting to lose sight of the importance of "science and technology" in the rush of businesses.
However, unexpected technologies can only be produced with advancement of science and technology linked to information about markets, businesses, and products. For this reason, reboot of science and technology is a must.
So, what is required for Japan to lead the world again? What does it take for Japan to regain its strength in science and technology?
To find solutions to this major issue, a total of 12 great minds will meet to share their "knowledges.” These members include Dr. Kazuto Ataka, the author of the best-selling book "Shin Nihon (New Japan)," a Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dr. Takaaki Kajita, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, and Dr. Peter Gruss, President of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).
The key people from industry, government, and academia will meet at the three-day online conference to discuss issues.
QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 13: "Magnetic Sensing with NV Centers and Zero-field NMR"
OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 13 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
Seminar "Predator-prey interactions mediated by flow sensing" by Prof. Daisuke Takagi
Language: English
[Online] Science Talk - "On the way towards artificial life: RNA switches in artificial cells"
Second in the series "From Okinawa to the World: Future Scientists Spread Their Wings"
OIST NetCafé (Online Information Session)
This session will be done in Japanese only. The program is consisted of OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process, financial support and student life followed by the panel discussion by 2 OIST PhD students. One of them has joined OIST Research Internship Program before becoming OIST PhD student so this session will be very exciting for those who are interested in Research Internship Program as well as PhD program.
SPRING 2021 Nonlinear Analysis Seminar Series
[PhD Thesis Presentation_zoom] - Ms. Shivani Sathish
PhD Public presentation
Theoretical Physics Seminar: Jiahui Bao
Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Jiahui Bao (Qubits and Spacetime). Title: "Quantum chaos and black hole".
Language Seminar Series: Managing Intercultural Conflict
This 2-part seminar will cover the basics of managing conflict across intercultural teams.
Minimum intermediate English skills recommended. Native speakers of English also welcome!
Friday, February 26th and Friday, March 12th, 12-1 PM.
Inter-Unit Neuroscience Journal Club
In our first monthly journal club meeting of 2021, Professor Gordon Arbuthnott of the Brian Mechanisms for Behaviour presents a recently published study: Striatal Bilateral Control of skilled forelimb movement. Everyone is welcome to join online.
What is typical in microbial communities?
Title: What is typical in microbial communities?
[Seminar] Levitodynamics
Title: Levitodynamics
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lukas Novotny Photonics Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Baby Sensory Class
Baby Sensory Class
E-webinar: "Self-presentation and networking".
Self - presentation is part of a broader set of behaviors called impression management. From the first impression you leave, the conversations that follow, to a friendly follow-up — all of this will be covered in this course.
To register CLICK HERE.
Tell Me Something I Don't Know
Tell Me Something I Don't Know lunchtime event. All are welcome, but must be prepared to tell a cool science story.
QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 11: "Searching for Exotic Spin-dependent Interactions by NV Centers"
OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 11 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
[Seminar] Coupled Trimer Description of Kagome Compound Volborthite
TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar.
*New Dates* OIST Workshop "Developing Neural Circuits Course 2020 (DNC2020)"
OIST Workshop | Visit the workshop's website for more details. | OIST members are welcome to audit all scientific sessions.
Originally scheduled for July/August 2020, this workshop has been rescheduled to Feb/March 2021 due to the situation with COVID-19. The new dates are Feb 23 - March 3, 2021 and will take place online.
QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 10: "Optically Pumped Magnetometer: Advancements and Perspectives for Biomagnetic Neuroimaging"
OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 10 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))
QSense OIST Mini-Symposium Talk 9: "Noisy Distributed Sensing in the Bayesian Regime"
OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 9 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))