Past Events

Research

QG group meeting: Expansions of the Black Hole Solution in AdS(3)

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 15:30
A719, Lab 3

QG Group Meeting

Title: Expansions of the Black Hole Solution in AdS(3)

Speaker : Nico Fischer, Research Intern, Quantum Gravity Unit (Neiman)

Public Lecture

New Insights on Global Climate Change from Coral Reefs by Prof. R. Dunbar

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 11:00
C700

New Insights on Global Climate Change from Coral Reefs

Prof. Rob Dunbar

Stanford University

Culture

Kazakhstan Dumplings "Manti"

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 18:00
Community Kitchen

Manti

Graduate School

OIST Café #8 in Tokyo CANCELLED

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 14:00 to 17:00
FabCafe Tokyo (Shibuya, Tokyo)

CANCELLED

Reservation required: https://groups.oist.jp/grad/oist-cafe-8. Open to anyone interested in PhD and Research Internship at OIST. Max 30 participants.

Culture

【台風のため中止】公開トーク:「七色の橋を渡る」[Cancelled] Public Talk: "Crossing the 7 Bridges of Color"

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 14:00
セミナールームC210 C210 in the Center Building

本イベントは台風24号が接近しているため、中止となりました。[Cancelled]

言語:日本語(英語通訳なし)  Language: Japanese (No English Interpretation)

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Ivan Koludarov, Neofunctionalization precedes duplication in the evolution of Pla2g2 genes

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 16:30
C700

Internal Seminar, Friday September 28th, 4-5 pm, C700

Seminar

Internal Seminar: Yuka Suzuki, Relating explicit spatial structure with biodiversity in metacommunity

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 16:00
C700

Internal Seminar, Friday, September 28th, 4-5pm, C700

Research

Speedup of the Quantum Adiabatic Algorithm by Topological Cancellation

Friday, September 28, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
C016, Lab1

[Seminar]

Title: Speedup of the Quantum Adiabatic Algorithm by Topological Cancellation

Speaker: Professor Robert Joynt

Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Culture

Sense of Wonder Opening Ceremony センス・オブ・ワンダー展オープニングセレモニー

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 16:15
Tunnel Gallery

Special Tea Time to open the art exhibition "Sense of Wonder"

Research

[Seminar] Spin-nematic state in two-dimensional frustrated spin systems consisting of ferromagnetic dimers

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 14:30 to 15:30
C700, Lab3

[Seminar]

Title: Spin-nematic state in two-dimensional frustrated spin systems consisting of ferromagnetic dimers

Speaker: Professor Toshiya Hikihara

Institution: Gunma University

Seminar

"Experiments to Probe Quantum Linearity with Massive Nanoparticles" Markus Arndt

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 14:30 to 16:00
B250, Level B, Center Building

Seminar by Dr. Markus Arndt, Professor of Quantum Nanophysics at University of Vienna

This is a part of the summer school CQD2018 hosted by Nic Chormaic Unit & Busch Unit.

Seminar

Journal club seminar: Black hole memory effect

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:00
A 613, Lab 2

Discussion on Black Hole Memory Effect by Tomonori Ugajin.

Research

Special Scientific Talk - Towards Perfect de novo DNA assembly

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 13:00 to 14:30
C209, Center Building

NEW TIME - 1pm

Dr. Eugene W. Myers Director & Founding Chair of Systems Biology Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Workshop

"QuickFix: Transferable Skills"

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
For RSVP only

“QuickFix” - identify your transferable skills through in an interactive card sorting activity!

To register CLICK HERE Post-event survey SUMMARY
Culture

Art Exhibition: Sense of Wonder 美術展 センス・オブ・ワンダー

Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 09:00 to Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 17:00
Tunnel Gallery, Level C Corridor in the Center Building

Art Exhibition by 7 Okinawan artists.

Special Talk on 9/29 (Sat) at 14:00 in C210. Japanese only, no English interpretation

Workshop

2018 Okinawa Future Semiconductor Technical Committee

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 13:00 to 17:30
Seminar room C209, Center building

The workshop is going to be held on September 26, 2018,

Conference

6th International OTEC Symposium

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 09:00 to Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 12:00
OIST Conference Center

International symposium on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion | All sessions are open to OIST faculty/staff/students. Please register online and include “OIST” in the remarks, or show your OIST ID at the registration desk. | Website: http://otecsymposium.okinawa/en/index.html | Program: http://otecsymposium.okinawa/en/program.html

Seminar

[Seminar] "Applications of quantum lattice model solver HΦ to frustrated magnets" by Dr. Takahiro Misawa from Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
C016 (Lab1, Level C)

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to our seminar.

[Language] English

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture "Towards Image-Based Systems Biology" Dr. Eugene W. Meyers

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 10:30 to 12:00
B250, Level B, Center Building

Speaker: Dr. Eugene W. Meyers, Director, Center for Systems Biology Dresden Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

OIST Workshops

Okinawa School in Physics 2018: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (CQD2018)

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 (All day) to Thursday, October 4, 2018 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop -Application Open: around 15 March 2018 - Application Deadline: 20 May 2018 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - Website: https://groups.oist.jp/cqd

Holiday

Autumn Equinox 2018

Monday, September 24, 2018 - 00:00

National holiday.

External Events

Guided reef walk

Sunday, September 23, 2018 - 11:00
Maeda flats

Let Marine scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) guide you around the intertidal ecosystem of Okinawa. Specifically the Maeda flats on the 23rd of September at 11:00.

Culture

芭蕉布の科学展スペシャルイベント Special Events for Science of Bashofu

Saturday, September 22, 2018 - 10:00
OIST Main Campus OISTキャンパス

Symposium (Japanese only) : 10:00 - 12:35 at B250, Level B, Center Buildig シンポジウム(日本語のみ):10:00-12:35、センター棟B階B250 セミナールーム

Seminar

[Seminar] "Developmental Robotics for Language Learning, Trust and Theory of Mind" by Prof. Angelo Cangelosi

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 16:00 to 17:00
D014, Lab1

"Developmental Robotics for Language Learning, Trust and Theory of Mind" by Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester and University of Plymouth

Seminar

[Seminar] "Body perception under the free energy formulation for robots and humans" by Dr. Pablo Lanillos

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
D014, Lab1

"Body perception under the free energy formulation for robots and humans" by Dr. Pablo Lanillos, Technical University of Munich

Seminar

Journal club seminar: Wormholes

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 15:00
A 613, Lab 2

Discussion on Wormholes and Extra Dimensions by Vyacheslav Lysov.

Graduate School

Student panel discussion: thesis proposal exam

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:00
C700

Student panel discussion about thesis proposal exam

Research

[Seminar] Genetic Connectivity and Speciation of Coral Reef Benthos

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
C700, Lab3

[Seminar]

Title: Genetic Connectivity and Speciation of Coral Reef Benthos

Speaker: Professor Nina Yasuda

Institution: Department of Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, Miyazaki University

Research

[Seminar] An integrative approach to marine conservation in the Amazon of the ocean

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
C210, Centre Bldg

[Seminar]

Title: An integrative approach to marine conservation in the Amazon of the ocean

Speaker: Professor Paul Barber

Institution: Integrative Biology, University of California, Los Angeles

Research

[PhD Thesis Presentation] -Patricia H. Wepfer- Spatial genetic structure in the coral genus Galaxea (Euphyllidae) and their associated Symbiodinium communities

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 09:00 to 10:00
C700, Lab3

Thesis Public Presentation

Presenter: Patricia H. Wepfer

Title: Spatial genetic structure in the coral genus Galaxea (Euphyllidae) and their associated Symbiodinium communities

Date&Time: September 20th, 9:00am

Venue: C700, Lab3

Seminar

Fireside Chat: DeepCore AI Incubator

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
Cafe Grano Private Room C102

DO YOU HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN AI TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE?

DEEPCORE, a subsidiary of SoftBank, will conduct a lunchtime "fireside chat" to discuss their AI-focused incubator and venture capital fund for students and researchers who aspire to change the world with technology.

Conference

High Performance VDI Conference 2018

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 09:30 to Friday, September 21, 2018 - 18:30
OIST Conference Center

Learn about the latest trends in high-performance VDI and next-generation virtualization infrastructures, and share technical information. The conference consists of presentation sessions and hands-on workshops | Language: Japanese ( all presentation materials will be in English ) | Program: https://www.highperformancevdi.com/en/program.html | All scientific sessions are open to OIST members (additional fees apply for working meals)

Seminar

Seminar "Ultrafast phonon and spin dynamics in chalcogenide materials" by Dr. Richarj Mondal, Tsukuba Univ.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 10:30 to 11:30
C700 (lab3)

Seminar "Ultrafast phonon and spin dynamics in chalcogenide materials" by Dr. Richarj Mondal, Tsukuba Univ.

Holiday

Respect for the Aged Day 2018

Monday, September 17, 2018 - 00:00

National holiday.

Culture

Taiwan "Sanbeiji"

Saturday, September 15, 2018 - 18:00
Community Kitchen
Taiwan "Sanbeiji"
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Christina Ripken, "Marine Micro-and Nanoplastic"

Friday, September 14, 2018 - 16:00
C700

Internal Seminar, Friday September 14th, 4-5pm, C700 (Lab3)

Seminar

[Seminar] "Nonsymmorphic crystal and topological phases of matters" by Prof. SungBin Lee

Friday, September 14, 2018 - 14:30 to 15:30
C016 (Lab1, Level C)

TQM unit is pleased to invete you to our seminar.

Seminar

Seminar by Dr Samir K Mondal 'Optical Fiber Nanoantenna: Nano-Photonics to Optical Tweezers'

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
B700, Level B, Lab 3

Speaker: Samir K Mondal, Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh, India

Seminar

Seminar "Metal-Metal and Metal-Ligand Cooperation for Activating Small Molecules: Unprecedented Rate Acceleration for Oxygen Atom Transfer" by Dr. Graham de Ruiter, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 10:30 to 11:30
C210

Dr. Graham de Ruiter, Assistant professor, the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Language: English

Seminar

Panel: "Fellowship Writing - Advice From Your Peers"

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00
C210, Central Building

Come and join a lively discussion with successful Japanese and non-Japanese Fellowship recipients.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Workshop

OIST Mini Symposium "Flow and Instability of Self-Assembled Systems"

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 09:00 to Friday, September 14, 2018 - 15:00
OIST Seminar Room C209

OIST Mini Symposium | Scientific sessions are open to all OIST members | For non-OIST members: Please contact the organizers for information on how to participate. | Website: https://groups.oist.jp/flow

Seminar

Seminar "Honey bee as an integrative study model to connect social behavior with crop pollination" by Prof. Walter Farina, University of Buenos Aires

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Level C, Centre Building

Seminar by Prof. Walter Farina (School of Exacts and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires)

Seminar

[Seminar] "Neurorobotics in the context of The Human Brain Project"

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 16:30 to 17:30

"Neurorobotics in the context of The Human Brain Project" by Dr. Florian Röhrbein, Technical University of Munich, now Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG

Seminar

QG group meeting: Fluid/gravity correspondence

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 15:30 to 17:00
A719, Lab 3

This is the weekly QG group meeting.

Speaker: Vyacheslav Lysov

Title: Fluid/Gravity Correspondence

Seminar

Seminar "SynPhos - New Concepts in Synthesis" by Prof. Jan J. Weigand, TU Dresden

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 10:30 to 11:30
C209

Prof. Dr. Jan J. Weigand, Professor, TU Dresden

Seminar

【Seimnar】Magnetic behaviour of substitutional pseudobinaries of CeFe21

Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 14:00 to 15:00
C015, Lab1

SEMINAR: Magnetic behaviour of substitutional pseudobinaries of CeFe 2 1

by Rakesh Das ( Department of Applied Science, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia-721657, India)

Workshop

Workshop: "Project Management"

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 09:00 to 12:00
For registered participants only

During this workshop participants will learn the foundation of project management and how to develop project management tools based on their personal strengths.

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Post-event survey SUMMARY
Seminar

Seminar "The light-induced inter-Coulombic decay in quantum dots: a one- and twodimensional study" by Anika Haller, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 15:00 to 16:00
C016, Level C, Lab 1

Anika Haller (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany)

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