Past Events
Seminar "Alternation of turbulent boundary layer with bubble injection" by Prof. Yuichi Murai
[Speaker] Prof. Yuichi Murai, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, President of Japan Society for Multiphase Flows
[Seminar] Dr. Kiyu Fukui "Feasibility study of the Kitaev spin liquid and exploration of novel quantum phenomena of the Majorana fermions"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
Title: Linear algebra in several variables
Seminar "Dynamics of slender flexible fibers in turbulent channel flow: A DNS-based Euler-Lagrange study" by Prof. Cristian Marchioli
[Speaker] Dr. Cristian Marchioli, Professor of Fluid Mechanics, University of Udine, Italy
Seminar "Dynamics of long fibers in turbulent flow" by Dr. Gautier Verhille
[Speaker] Dr. Gautier Verhille, CNRS researcher at IRPHE, Marseille, France
[Seminar] Geometric PDE and Applied Analysis Seminar
Talk 1: 15:00-16:00
Speaker: Prof. Jun-ichi Segata (Kyushu University)
Title: Scattering problem for the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation
Talk 2: 16:15-17:15
Speaker: Prof. Takashi Kagaya (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Title: Sharp interface limit for a large deviation rate function
TSVP+RAM Talk: "Artistic Mathematics: Truth and Beauty" by Henry Segerman (online)
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
QG Seminar: K27 as a symmetry of strings and branes
QG Seminar Speaker: Keith Glennon
Title: K27 as a symmetry of strings and branes
[Seminar] "Skillful cell behavior in the construction of testate amoebae shells" by Prof. Mami Nomura
Dr. Mami Nomura, Assistant Professor, Yamagata University
[Seminar]MLDS Unit Seminar 2024-10 by Prof. Fumihiko Ishikawa (RIKEN/ Institute of Science TOKYO)
Speaker: Prof. Fumihio Ishikawa (RIKEN/Institute of Science TOKYO)
Title: Humanized Mice: Understanding human stem cell, immunity and diseases
Quantum Extreme Universe: Matter, Information and Gravity 2024
Website | OIST organizer: Philip Höhn (Qubits and Spacetime Unit) | ExU Organizer: Tadashi Takayanagi ( Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Please show your OIST badge when entering the venue.
RAM2024 Lunch seminar with Alumni Dr. Konstantin Khalturin
Research seminar by Dr. Konstantin Khalturin: " Jellyfish and other cnidarians as model systems ".
Seminars by Prof. Zhanglin Guo and Dr. Tianhao Wu
"Perovskite Photovoltaics for Outdoor and Indoor Applications", by Prof. Zhanglin Guo
"Metal halide perovskite solar cells: stability issue and lead-free devices", by Dr. Tianhao Wu
RAM+TSVP Talk: "Running a University Lab in Japan as a Foreigner" by Jamie Kass
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
Public Speech Seminar: The Elevator Speech
This webinar concentrates on the delivery aspects of scientific work. Content focuses on the main components of mindful communication and Elevator Speech development through lecture, discussion, and interactive exercises. We will also cover delivery techniques, storytelling narrative, enthusiasm, eye contact, camera presence for remote presentations, voice and diction.
Horizon Europe Info Session
Learn about opportunities from Horizon Europe
RAM2024 Lunch seminar with Alumni Dr. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos
Research seminar by Prof. Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos: "From Nanoparticles by Design to Design by Nanoparticles".
【MiS Seminar】 Cancer Detection via Electrical Impedance Tomography and Optimal Control of Elliptic PDEs: invitation to interdisciplinary research
Speaker: Prof. Ugur Abdulla (OIST)
Public Speech Seminar: Speaking about Science
This webinar is adapted from Speaking about Science written by Scott Morgan and covers the structure, organization, and delivery of talks to academic peers as well as the external community.
[Seminar] Hot and Cold seminar by Rui Seabra
Dr. Rui Seabra, Researcher at CIBIO-BIOPOLIS, University of Porto
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
RAM2024 Alumni research seminar
Research seminar by Dr. Yi-Jyun Luo “ Exploring animal evolution through chromosome-level comparative genomics ”.
【Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Seminar】Regularity Results for Double Phase Problems on Metric Measure Spaces
Speaker: Dr. Cintia Pacchiano ( Calgary University)
【Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Seminar】Recent progress on collisional kinetic PDEs
Speaker: Prof. Raphael Winter (Cardiff University)
[Seminar] "Cell type-specific omics in neuron-glia co-cultures" by Prof. Indrek Koppel
[Seminar] "Cell type-specific omics in neuron-glia co-cultures" by Prof. Indrek Koppel, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech, Estonia)
TSVP+RAM Talk: "A Structural Journey With Viruses and Core Facilities" by Sarah Butcher
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
Presidential Lecture by Prof. Lars Hultman
Presidential Lecture by Prof. Lars Hultman
[Seminar] Professor Kazushi Aoyama "Chiral symmetry breaking and spin dynamics in zero-field breathing-Kagome antiferromagnets"
Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English
QG Seminar: The Stochastic Thermodynamics of Music
QG Seminar
Speaker: Maxfield Linus Hartley
Title: The Stochastic Thermodynamics of Music
Special Lecture: "To Carve Science at Its Joints," Followed by a Panel Discussion
Special Lecture by Professor Torbjörn Lundh followed by panel discussion
Introduction to Gravity Wave Detection at Tokyo Tech
Prof. Kentaro Somiya - Associate Profesor, Tokyo Tech
EMBO Workshop "Axonal Degeneration and Regeneration"
EMBO Workshop | Co-funded by OIST | Main organizer: Marco Terenzio ( Molecular Neuroscience Unit ) | Website |
RAM2024 Blitz Talks
All OIST staff are invited to attend a friendly competition for students and researchers to present their research projects in 3-minute Blitz talks . Bring your coffee mug and attend a Networking Cafe after the talks.
RAM2024 Poster presentations and Art in Science display
RAM2024 Kickoff with Poster presentations, Art in Science display and Networking Cafe.
TSVP Talk: "Mathematical Modelling Across Scales: From Microscopic to Macroscopic" by Havva Yoldas
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
BBSRC UKAN Researchers on Ageing: Approaches to Ageing Issues
The UK Ageing Network (UKAN), a consortium of 11 interdisciplinary networks dedicated to understanding the biological mechanisms of ageing and their impact on human health, is pleased to announce an upcoming event hosted by OIST. This event will feature representatives from three key UKAN networks: CELLO, BLAST, and SMiHA.
[Open Seminar] 'From Quantum Optics to Bits and Pieces'
[CQD2024 Open Seminar]
Title: From Quantum Optics to Bits and Pieces
Speaker: Prof Klaus Mølmer, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Special Career Talk: A Physicist’s Professional Journey and Career by Nancy Hecker-Denschlag
At the upcoming seminar for the professional development program, I will have the opportunity to share my unique experiences transitioning from academia to industry, as well as my involvement with non-profit organizations. These experiences serve as examples of the diverse career opportunities available within the field of science.
[Seminar] Geometric PDE and Applied Analysis Seminar
Talk 1: 10:00-11:00
Speaker: Prof. Tatsuya Miura (Kyoto University)
Title: Variational stabilization of degenerate p-elasticae
Talk 2: 11:15-12:15
Speaker: Prof. Hiroyoshi Mitake (University of Tokyo)
Title: Quantitative homogenization of state-constraint Hamilton–Jacobi equations on perforated domains and applications
[Seminar] Geometric PDE and Applied Analysis Seminar
Talk 1: 15:00-16:00
Speaker: Prof. Mitsuru Sugimoto (Nagoya University)
Title: On a global inverse function theorem for homogeneous map and its application
Talk 2: 16:15-17:15
Speaker: Prof. Futoshi Takahashi (Osaka Metroplitan University)
Title: The Hardy inequality on bounded domains for mean zero functions
OIST-KEIO Showcase Talk Series 6 & YIL Pre-EVENT
Ahead of the spring 2025 opening of the YIL (Yagami Innovation Laboratory), which will bring a fresh breeze to education and research, OIST-KEIO will host an exchange event! Tom Froese, Assistant Professor leading the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, will discuss how the human mind is shaped by interactions with "agents" such as avatars and robots, as well as with the environment. He will share insights from his research and discuss future directions.
QG group meeting: Yasha Neiman
QG group meeting. Speaker: Yasha Neiman. Title: "New unified formulation of General Relativity and Yang-Mills".
Okinawa School in Physics: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (2024)
OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Síle Nic Chormaic (Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Meals are closed sessions for registered participants only.
TSVP Talk: "Variational Methods and Metric Measure Spaces" by Cintia Pacchiano
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
Workshop Event : Advanced Quantum Technologies for Trapped Ions (AQTTI)
The AQTTI workshop will be hosted by the Experimental Quantum Information Physics Unit.
Prof. Hiroki Takahashi
TSVP Talk: "How Much of Plasma Physics Can a Mathematician Understand?" by Raphael Winter
TSVP Talk Language: English (no interpretation). Target audience: General audience / everyone at OIST and beyond. Freely accessible to all OIST members and guests without registration (also via Zoom).
[Seminar] "Adapting Basic Spectroscopic Research to Commercial Medical Devices: Lessons Learned from EPR Measurements of Molecular Oxygen in Tissues" By Prof. Harold Swartz
In the talk “Adapting Basic Spectroscopic Research to Commercial Medical Devices: Lessons Learned from EPR Measurements of Molecular Oxygen in Tissues,” Prof. Swartz and Prof. Flood will discuss the application of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in measuring tissue oxygen levels. The talk will highlight the challenges and successes in developing EPR for human use, particularly in oxygen and radiation exposure measurements.
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
【Seminar】Encoding mechanical and chemical information in cell membrane organization: a sensory engram
Title: Encoding mechanical and chemical information in cell membrane organization: a sensory engram
Speaker: Dr. Satyajit Mayor














































