Past Events
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
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
Gateway to Global Impact -沖縄から始まるイノベーション-
OIST発スタートアップと沖縄県認定パートナーVCをゲストに迎え、沖縄・OISTからは始まるイノベーションについて考えるイベントを開催します。
*日英同時通訳あり。
Introduction to the Command Line
The command line is the primary way to use the high performance computing resources at OIST. Here we quickly learn the basics we need to become comfortable and productive.
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.
Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 2
A beginner's introduction to using the clusters and other computing resources at OIST. This is the second, hands-on session.
OIST Townhall
OIST Town Hall with President Markides
Thank you for "RU OK?" Day donation.
Ganjuu Wellbeing Service thanks those who donated, stopped by, and participated in the "Compassion Chain" artwork.
OIST Representation Theory Seminar
Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 1
This training course will show you how to make best use of the high-performance computing resources at OIST. In the first session we show you how computing clusters are organized and introduce the fundamental concepts of parallel computing.
【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
【Classical mini concert 琉球古典音楽+フルート】Harmony of uta-sanshin with flute –The latest style and design of the Ryukyu Classical music –
日本語後に続きます。
Enjoy the music and learn the depth of Okinawa’s classical music. English translation is available.
Date: Sep.13, Friday 15:00 - 15:45 Venue: Atrium, Level DE, Lab 5
RU OK? Day
Ganjuu Wellbeing Service "RU OK? " Day event
Date & Time: September 12th 11:30-13:30
Place: Outside of Cafeteria@ Center Building
Fundraising Event & Compassion Chain Art Work
Seminar"Viscoelastic flow instabilities in porous media: insights from pore-scale flow fields"Emily Chen
Language: English
サイエンス写真展「HUMAN – MODEL – WORLD」
沖縄科学技術大学院大学(OIST)は、BRIDGEネットワークとのパートナーシップのもと、国連大学本部において、サイエンス写真展「HUMAN – MODEL – WORLD(ヒューマン– モデル – ワールド)」を開催します(国連大学協力)。
Conference - Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC2024)
OIST Center for Quantum Technologies (OCQT) would like to invite you to the TQC2024 conference scheduled for 9-13 September 2024 at OIST Conference Center, Okinawa, Japan.
[Call for Poster Presentations] OIST - NanoLSI Joint Symposium "Exploring Uncharted Nanoscale Frontiers in Life Sciences"
We are excited to announce an open call for poster presentations at the upcoming OIST x NanoLSI Joint Symposium. This symposium is a unique opportunity to showcase your research to a diverse audience, including leading experts from both OIST and NanoLSI.
[OCQT Colloquium] AN ION MEETS A RYDBERG ATOM
OIST Centre for Quantum Technologies Colloquium
AN ION MEETS A RYDBERG ATOM
Dr. Robert Loew, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
TSVP Talk: "Biodiversity Modelling Under Climate Change: From Individual Species to Communities" by Miguel B. Araujo
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).