Past Events
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 ".
RAM2024 Alumni Stories Mixer
As part of Researcher Appreciation Month (RAM), join us for a dynamic and friendly session where OIST alumni share honest, insightful, and perheps unconventional perspectives on life after OIST.
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 ”.
Industry-Science Talk: Introducing the "Quantum Rocket"
OIST Innovation and Applied Cryptography Unit invite the OIST community to join an insightful talk by Mark Medum Bundgaard, Chief Product Officer of Partisia . Partisia is a global leader in the field, specializing in secure computing technology and Multiparty Computation, and has been providing solutions since 2008, initially for high-stakes auctions. Today, their technology supports various applications, including data security. Mark will explore how their technology helps protect data today to ensure its security in the future. He will also discuss the exciting potential of building "the Quantum Rocket" together and present Partisia's innovative solutions that create real impact in the digital world.
【Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Seminar】Regularity Results for Double Phase Problems on Metric Measure Spaces
Speaker: Dr. Cintia Pacchiano ( Calgary University)
RAM2024 Core Facilities Appreciation Research Talks
Join us for an engaging Research Talks session showcasing how OIST's Core Facilities are driving groundbreaking research, with topics ranging from nanotechnology and laser-written nanochannels to metabolic vulnerabilities in breast cancer and animal behavior studies. Networking cafe after the talks!
【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)
RAM2024 Lab Tours
Join RAM2024 Lab Tours and see how labs operate!
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
RAM2024 Lab Tours
RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.
RAM2024 Lab Tours
This week, from 7th to 11th, RAM will take you on seven unique Lab Tours , thoughtfully designed by your friends and colleagues. Good news — there are still spots available! Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for one or more tours and see how the labs operate.
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.
OIST NetCafé Online Information Session in October 2024
OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.
October 4, 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online(Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students
Community Cooking Series [Registrations] - Anmaanu tiianda
The Community Cooking Series aims to bring the OIST community and residents of Okinawa closer through a shared love of food. Each session has thus far been different, featuring cuisine from different cultures and taught by a different instructor.
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).
World Beach Cleaning Day at Tancha Beach, Saturday, September 21
September 21, 2024 (Saturday) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tancha Beach, Onna Village, Okinawa