PATO General Meeting. Open to CDC and SAP parents and staff.

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Want to learn more about the new Technology Pioneers program? Join this session to hear what is involved and ask any questions you might have. Post-docs, students and technicians welcome.

Speaker: Mark Mitchison (Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Language: English

Speaker : Andrew Lobb

Title : Knots, the Jones Polynomial, and Khovanov homology.

Abstract : I shall give constructions of the Jones polynomial and of Khovanov homology. These are both invariants of knots -- the former is a polynomial, the latter is a vector space. They are interesting for many reasons and their construction is beautiful. There are deep connections with physics on which I'm not really qualified to comment (apologies), but those able may try looking at Kauffman's book "Knots and Physics", Witten's "Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial" , or Gukov-Schwarz-Vafa's "Khovanov-Rozansky homology and topological strings" . No knowledge of anything is assumed, and questions are encouraged.

Speaker: Prof. Aliza le Roux, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, South Africa

Language: English

Speaker: John Goold (Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Language: English

seminar by the external examiner

seminar by the external examiner

Speaker: Dr. Christian Peeters, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

Speaker: Prof. Eoin Ó Colgáin from APCTP

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

Biweekly Internal Seminar Series

Biweekly Internal Seminar Series

A casual weekly journal club with a broad interest in synthetic biology

Mirian Tsulaila will tell us about "Basics of Covariant Quantization of Superstring ". The useful references are ICTP Lectures on Covariant Quantization of the Superstring and Multiloop Amplitudes and Vanishing Theorems using the Pure Spinor Formalism for the Superstrin The Green-Schwarz formulation of superstring is described in the String theory book by M. Green, J. Schwarz and E. Witten (chapter 5).

Abstract : We give a brief introduction to a covariant quantization of superstrings, using a pure spinor formalism. We shall also try to discuss some applications such as tree and loop (hopefully) diagrams.

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Location: B646

【Seminar】Molecular Analysis of NFAT/ICER Repressor Complexes and their Role in nTreg-cell mediated Suppression by Dr. Josef Bodor @ C015, 11:00-12:00

Language: English

Reservation required

In this talk Mirian Tsulaia will continue with his review of Higher Spin Theories.

Abstract: This a continuation of the previous talk in this series. Today we shall discuss Vasiliev's formalism and in particular talk about free unfolded equations.

Title : The ‘Social brain Hypothesis’ – does it apply to insects?

Speaker: Prof. Wulfila Gronenberg

Affiliation: University of Arizona

National holiday

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Miquel Jorquera. Title: "What's so particular about photons?"

Please visit the website for details https://groups.oist.jp/ias/okinawa-analytical-instrument-network-discussion-group-meeting-2019

Dr. Thomas Kornberg, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco. Language: English, no interpretation. Open to the OIST community.

PATO Fundraiser, Open TIDA Market Table, All welcome to donate

Randy M. Bruno, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience and the ZuckermanMind Brain Behaviour Institute Columbia University, U.S.A.

Sharepoint Open Hours

Time: 14:00-15:00

Location B646

Carlos Villalpando will tell us about "A potential probe of quantum gravity with large molecular wavepackets". The talk is based on two papers: Minimal length effect on the broadening of free wave packets and its physical implications and Indirect Probe of Quantum Gravity using Molecular Wave-packets .

Abstract: The biggest obstacle for a direct test of quantum gravity is its energy scale , which is well outside of the capabilites of any human-made machine; the next best possible approach then is to provide indirect tests on effective theories of quantum gravity, which can be performed in a lower energy scale. This talk will be aimed in this direction, showing a promising path to test the existence of a fundamental, minimal length scale of Nature, by measuring the dispersion of large molecular wave-packets. The existence of this minimal length would imply a modified commutation relation between position and momentum operators, and as we will see, such a modification of the commutator has a profound effect on the dispersion rate of free wave-packets, providing a path for a potential, indirect test of quantum gravity in a laboratory setting.

All scientific sessions are open to OIST members. Please show your OIST ID at the venue entrance. For further details please check the SWARM2019 website at https://arilab.unit.oist.jp/swarm2019/

Speaker: Dr. Danish Shaikh

University of Southern Denmark

Title: Multiple independent goal-directed learning for emergent adaptive behaviour in robots

3-day Science Leadership and Management course provided by highly sought after trainers from hfp consulting . A course Certificate is available upon completion.

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Dr. Faubert will share his experience balancing his role as a researcher, with that of being a Chief Scientific Officer at a start-up developing commercial applications from his technologies.

Language: English

Reservation required

[Speaker] Professor Eberhard Bodenschatz, MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Physics Institute for Dynamics of Complex Systems, U. Goettingen

In this talk Mirian Tsulaia will give us an introduction to Higher Spin Theories.

Abstract: This talk will be a short and 'slow' introduction to Higher Spin Theories. Today we will discuss aspects of metric like formulation of higher spin theories.

Physical principles underlying operation of phase plates in a TEM

Dr Marek Malac, National Research Council Canada NRC | National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT)

Open Campus, Admission Free, Everyone is welcome to Join

Abstract: Recent Google’s achievement on quantum supremacy attracted a lot of attentions, while provoking a lot of discussions. I will present the overview of recent experimental achievements....

Prof. Ke Wang, Professor, Nanjing University

Abstract: Termites are amongst the most abundant terrestrial animals on earth largely due to their ability to digest lignocellulose. Termites can digest lignocellulose at different stages of decomposition such as rotten wood and soil ...

New technology can increase student preparation and engagement between classes and create more time for the in-class dialogue. Students already use online content, but you can design better ways for them to interact with material before every class. Come and learn how!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

By Mr. Ryohei Yoshida (Tsukuni & Associates patent attorneys' office)

Language: English. Open to everybody

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"Coral reef fish in a changing world: evolutionary potential and ecological limitations"

Philip L. Munday and Jennifer M. Donelson

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD Australia.

Many short-term experiments have demonstrated the potential impacts of ocean warming and acidification on marine organisms. However, longer-term experiments are needed to test the capacity for acclimation and adaptation to these stressors. In this talk we will describe unique multigenerational experiments being used to test the effects of warming and acidification on coral reef fishes and explore their capacity for thermal plasticity and adaptation.(...)

Language: English

David O'Connell will tell us about his Master Thesis Lorentzian Structures on Branching Spacetimes .

Abstract: “Branching Spacetimes” are a class of order-theoretic models that have interested philosophers and logicians for several decades. As it stands, the name is slightly misleading – the intended models of the theory do indeed branch, but they only partially represent spacetimes in the physicists’ use of the word. In this talk we will bridge this terminological gap by introducing a class of models that naturally enrich Branching “Spacetimes” with topological, differentiable and Lorentzian structures. As we will see, these models are interesting not only from a logical point of view, but also from geometric and physical perspectives as well.

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seminar by the external examiner

Language: English