National holiday

Would you like to know more about our fully funded PhD program and Research Internship as well as opportunities to experience the atmosphere at OIST? Staff and Alumni from OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) will come to Tokyo to answer all your questions about the PhD & Research Internship admission process, support for students as well as student life at OIST.

PhD Thesis Public Presentation

Ianto Cannon

Target Audience: OISTers interested in publishing in the field of chemistry. 40 minutes talk + Q&A.

Francesco Sartini (OIST): Hidden symmetry in cosmology and black holes

Invitation to Ryukyu Awamori and Food Pairing workshop!

The OIST Recreation Services, in partnership with the Okinawa Regional Tax Office, is delighted to present a unique opportunity to explore the history, culture, production techniques, and traditions of Ryukyu Awamori

While enjoying new and aged Awamori that has been passed down through generations, you can also experience the pairing of these Awamori with various foods! *Vegan and Vegetarian options available

Whether you're an Awamori enthusiast, a curious beginner, or somewhere in between, this event promises insights into the best ways to appreciate and enjoy this distinct beverage along with its ideal food companions.

We are scheduling this event on two separate occasions, with identical content. Kindly select the date that aligns best with your availability

Event Date/Venue

1st event: October 27th (Friday)

2nd event: November 24th (Friday)

Venue: Center building, Level B, Restaurant Floor

Event Time Schedule 17：30 Reception Starts 18：00～18：05 Opening Remark 18：05～18：30 Introduction of the history and culture of Okinawa and Ryukyu Awamori 18：30～20：00 Tasting! Participation Fee

This event is free!

However, the Okinawa Tax Office would like to fill out the questionnaire form after the event. Your feedback is important for them to plan their future promotion.

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops. What do cutting-edge research and education look like? What are the qualification and criteria to get into Graduate School? What are the career options after the graduation? OIST members such as PhD students and admissions officers will meet you to answer all your questions!

Speaker: Dr. Hiroko Bannai, Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering

Title: Physiology and pathology of neurons as deciphered from the dynamics of Tau

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

"TSVP Teatime": informal discussions and getting to know each other, now in the new TSVP office area in Lab 5 EF03

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

Discussion Seminar, 3pm (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

Speaker: Prof. Yoshihiro Tonegawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Title: Existence theorem of Brakke's mean curvature flow

#3 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Research Equipment, Facilities and Technical Assistance

Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Discussion Seminar, 2pm (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

OPUA Art Exhibition Closing Ceremony and Meet & Greet

Seminar by Prof. Mike Fainzilber has been cancelled.

Speaker: Mike Fainzilber, Professor in Molecular Neuroscience, Head, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel [ website ]

Title: How does a neuron grow?

Seminar: "The nitrogen-vacancy centers: from fundamentals to applications" by Prof. Keigo Arai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

The nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond have been gaining interest as a unique quantum platform for quantum sensing, communication, and simulation. This platform's notable advantages include its long coherence times and high-fidelity controllability, and it can be operated under a wide range of temperatures and pressures. In this talk, I will introduce a selection of research activities at Tokyo Institute of Technology, covering magnetocardiography, topological simulation, and material science under extreme conditions.

Dr. Subha R. Das, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University. Language: English, no interpretation.

Seminar by Dr. Sunagawa

Emily Norton, University of Kent Title: Decomposition numbers for unipotent blocks with small \(sl_2\)-weight in finite classical groups

Discussion Seminar, 2pm (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

Speaker: Dr. Kazuya Jibiki, Department of Life Science College of Humanities and Science, Nihon University

Title: A novel function of the nuclear transport factor importin α as a direct DNA-binding protein

Flow Mat Pilates class by Ikumi Aoki Class Information Date and Time | 日時 Flow Pilates Monday,14th August 6:45 - 7:45 PM Location | 場所

Classes will be held at Village Center Meetting Room

|バレトン・フロウマットピラティスどちらもヴィレッジセンターミーティングルームで行います。

Fee | 料金

・Student |学生 : 1,500 JPY

・Faculty,Staff, and Family menbers|教員、職員、OIST関係者のご家族 : 2,000 JPY

Seminar, 2pm (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

Diversification and Community Assembly in the Galapagos Islands

Speaker: Dr. Wenyuan Wang, University of Hong Kong

CYCLE Exhibition

Speaker: Dr. Rudrajit Banerjee (OIST)

Title: Wick rotating the heat kernel

Why Feminisms Matter: Structural Violence and Possibilities for Change

Glenda Bonifacio - Professor at the University of the Lethbridge (Canada) and UNESCO Chair in Gender, Migration, and Post-disaster Communities in Asia Pacific

Our Archipelagos: Indigenizing Feminist Knowledges

Ayano Ginoza - Professor at the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa)

Discussion seminar, 2pm in L5EF06 (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

Seminar by Dr Tamaki

Visitor seminar hosted by Quantum Gravity Unit

Speaker: Prof. Per Sundell, Andres Bello Natl. U.

Title: Higher Spin Gravity II: Holographic Entanglement

Discussion seminar, 2pm in L5EF06 (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

In the past decades, there appeared many exact results in supersymmetric gauge theories thanks to localization method. These exact results are useful to study properties of perturbative series in quantum field theory (QFT) especially in the following two senses. First we can systematically analyze perturbative series around (non-)trivial saddle points in QFT...

The symposium will include lectures and poster presentations that will provide an overview of the current status and challenges of research on the marine environment and marine ecosystems, promote the exchange of the latest knowledge among disciplines, and present cross–disciplinary perspectives. There will also be a panel discussion to discuss how the issues raised at the symposium should be addressed. In addition, a working group of young researchers and graduate students will be formed at the end of the symposium to formulate recommendations for the future of cross–disciplinary research in the coming months.

Visitor seminar hosted by Quantum Gravity Unit

Speaker: Slava Didenko, Lebedev Physical Institute

Title: Locality, unconstrained vertices and hidden symmetry of HS theory.

Discussion seminar, 2pm in L5EF06 (part of TSVP Thematic Program "Exact Asymptotics: From Fluid Dynamics to Quantum Geometry")

Abstract : I will explain in some detail my recent proof of Borel summability of WKB solutions of singularly perturbed higher-order linear ODEs. The proof consists of reducing the problem to a matrix Riccati differential equation in a standard form. Applying the Borel transform, we get a nonlinear PDE which we solve using the method of successive approximations. The biggest challenge is to show that this solution can be analytically continued along a ray in the Borel plane, and this involves keeping track of an interesting Stokes phenomenon.

Speaker : Professor Masami Tatsuno, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge

PhD Thesis Public Presentation

Sarah Nagasawa

Speaker: Dr. Octavio Ruben Salazar Moya

Research Scientist of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Climate change poses challenges that urgently require our attention. It threatens to result in major environmental alterations, endangering sensitive ecosystems, water availability, and ultimately food security. In order to ameliorate the effects of climate change, it is crucial that we have an understanding of the biology of the endangered organisms. (...)

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Evan Economo (Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Presidential lecture on Coordination Self-Assembly by Prof. Makoto Fujita

Speaker: Prof. Manuel Aranda, Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Hosted by: Professor Timothy Ravasi, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Coral reefs serve as a masterclass in ecological efficiency and evolutionary resilience. These highly productive and biodiverse ecosystems exist in one of the most nutrient-poor environments on our planet, a phenomenon known as Darwin’s paradox. At the heart of these ecosystems are reef-building corals that form the structural and trophic foundation. The metabolic symbiosis between corals and their photosynthetic dinoflagellate endosymbionts (...)

Language :English

Profile : Deep into the micro-world, I've been captivated by the complexity of microbial communities. My scientific journey is rooted in the exploration of collective evolution within living systems. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cybernetics are my focal points, and I'm eager to share the marvels of this field with a broader audience. My approach is decidedly interdisciplinary, with a global footprint spanning diverse subjects. From unraveling the geometric symphony of embryo organization to delving into the fabrication of nanorobots for information processing, my pursuits have been wide-ranging. I've navigated through startups and ventured into the realm of art, guided by a persistent curiosity about constraints and compartments in biological systems. Philosophical contemplation is woven into my scientific exploration, yet I maintain a practical mindset as I am an Engineer with an eye on real-world applications.

Speaker: Dr. Kensuke Yoshizawa (Kyushu University)

Title: Li-Yau type inequality for the p-bending energy

Visitor seminar hosted by Quantum Gravity Unit

Speaker: Prof. Dmitri Sorokin, INFN Padua U.

Title: Aspects of maximally symmetric non-linear (ModMax) electrodynamics

This event will bring together fifty world-class scientists & engineering, researchers and students working in the field of quantum information engineering. They will present their latest research as well as engaging in active discussions about the current state of the field and its future prospects.

Benjamin Sambale , Leibniz Universität Hannover Title: Groups of p-central type

Professor Kazumi will share her experience with fisheries and policy. She will also talk about her experience as a Japanese female professor and how to promote diversity in academia in Japan.

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS) started in 2021. In the UNDOS, co-design, co-production, and co-delivery of ocean science is promoted. In Japan, ocean science through collaboration between researchers and fishermen has been in practice since before the call of the UNDOS. In this talk, one of the collaborative initiatives between ocean scientists and fishermen in Shimokita, facing Tsugaru Strait in Aomori will be presented. Keys for the collaborative work and challenges in Japan as an ocean policy scientist will be shared. Furthermore, some thoughts as a female researcher in ocean science in Japan will be also discussed.

Speaker: Professor Kazumi Wakita (Tokai University)

Date: October 10 th (Tuesday) 3:30-4:30PM

Location: L4E48

As some events have limited number of participants, please register in this link 2023 RAM Events https://groups.oist.jp/orc/professional-development