Speaker: Prof. Tim (Hsin-Chih) Yeh, The University of Texas at Austin (Visiting Researcher at Membrane Cooperativity Unit, OIST)

Science Challenge is coming back fully online!

OIST Science Challenge workshop will be providing participants with a unique opportunity to extend their scientific education and experience research. We also offer valuable information and tips to help them prepare for a doctoral program. Through a series of activities with faculty, postdocs, as well as with PhD students, the participants will learn about research conducted at OIST, and skills needed to survive and enjoy a PhD life. At the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to present a submitted slide presentation on the theme "Transcending Borders" in light of their experience throughout the week. The presentation will be shared with the OIST community.

The "Science Project for Ryukyu Girls Science Camp" that began in 2014 was re-named "HiSci Lab" in 2021.

In order to support the advancement of women into the STEM field, we encourage female high school students in Okinawa Prefecture to continue their education in STEM.

Female researchers from Okinawa Prefecture who are active both inside and outside the prefecture will have the opportunity to pass on knowledge and convey the joys of science. In addition to lectures, students will have the opportunity to learn through workshops with　PhD students and Post-Doctoral researchers at OIST.

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: David O'Connell (Quantum Gravity). Title: "An Introduction to Vector Bundles".

We introduce a method for solving Calder ́on type inverse problems forsemilinear equations. The method is based on higher order linearizations, and it allows one to solve inverse problems for certain nonlinear equations in cases where the solution for a corresponding linear equation is not known.

Please observe a moment of silence at 2:46 pm to observe the 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake.

Some ideas about the arc of human history, and our culture's bizarre attitude towards the Scientific Revolution. Speaker: Yasha Neiman.

During "The Voice of influence: Women of Influence" workshop participants will discover practical insights and learn strategies they can implement immediatly in their professional and personal to increase courage, confidence and influence when speaking.

To register CLICK HERE .

Earlier this year, the Union of Concerned Scientists warned that “Stopping Climate Change is Not Enough”. In an effort to help communities take stock of existing climate adaptation resources toward mobilizing and building upon them, this webinar will feature three international approaches to climate change planning and adaptation in the built and natural environments. Presenters include:

Colton Ching, Sr. Vice President, Planning and Technology, Hawaiian Electric Company Derek Todd, Coastal Geomorphologist and Ian Wiseman, Sr. Environmental Scientist, Jacobs Tim Ravasi, Professor of Marine Sciences and Principal Investigator of the Marine Climate Change Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)

Please register here.

In case you are not able to join us live, please register to receive a recording of this webinar.

Language: English

Title: Selective nanoparticle manipulation using two color techniques with a nanofiber

Speaker: Associate Professor Mark Sadgrove Physics Department, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

"Dr. Mutsuhiro Takekawa, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo. Language: English, no interpretation."

CFF unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!

Dr. Hidetala Nomaki, Senior Researcher, JAMSTEC

Language: English, no interpretaion

Speaking and presenting are the most immediate and powerful ways to share your massage and propel your career. The Voice of Influence is a dynamic webinar designed to enable participants to understand how to access peak performance presence when speaking.

To register CLICK HERE .

Seminar on “ Studying tissue ageing by single cell genomics ” by Aki Minoda, Ph. D. Team Leader, Laboratory for Cellular Epigenomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences. [ Zoom link ]

Originally scheduled for March 5, this talk has been rescheduled to March 8, Mon, 2021 | OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 15 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))

Language: Japanese only

Co-organized by JICA and SME Support Japan

Registration required by March 5, 2021 17:00

Guest Speaker: Alessandro Alberto Trani

Tokyo University – OIST visiting Researcher

Date: Monday, March 8 ^th 2021

Time: 3:30-5:00pm

Location: Seminar Room Lab4 F01

Originally scheduled for February 26, this has been rescheduled to March 5, Fri | OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 12 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))

OIST Meet-Up at the 10th Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference in Tokyo on March 5

Join us in-person or online for an exciting panel discussion on the impact of advanced technologies for a more sustainable life.

Panelists : Yabing Qi (OIST), Hiroaki Kitano (OIST/Sony CSL), Yuuki Hanyu (Integriculture)

DeepTech Meet-Up Friday, March 5, 2021 4:00pm-5:00pm

10th Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference Haneda Innovation City and ONLINE

Spoken Academic Skills: March 5th, 12th and 19th

Considered by some to be on the periphery of Japan, how might Okinawa be reimagined as a new center for innovation and research on the world’s most cutting-edge topics? How might a global scientific institution that operates in English with faculty and students from over 50 countries foster more inclusion and global connections in Okinawa and throughout Japan? These questions and more will be discussed as we examine the creation, mission, and vision of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).

Speakers: Dr. Mary Collins (Provost, OIST), Dr. Tadashi Yamamoto (Dean of Research, OIST), Mr. David Janes (Sr. Advisor to the President for Institutional Development, OIST)

Register here

Title: Energetics of Biological Systems

Title: Flexible Quantum Control and Simulation in a Quantum Gas Microscope

Speaker: Dr. Carrie Ann Weidner Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Denmark

OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 14 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar!

As part of my rotation project I will give a series of introductory lectures on the SYK model. In Part IV, I discuss how conformal symmetry emerges in the infrared limit.

"Dr. Yukihide Momozawa, Team Leader, RIKEN. Language: English, no interpretation."

Learn how to call a taxi, give directions to a location, and describe a place with simple adjectives, all in Japanese.

For the past 20 years, Japan has been lagging behind in the transformation of industrial structures through disruptive innovations that have emerged in various parts of the world. In the past, Japan has produced many innovative technologies in high-tech industries and materials, but it is starting to lose sight of the importance of "science and technology" in the rush of businesses.

However, unexpected technologies can only be produced with advancement of science and technology linked to information about markets, businesses, and products. For this reason, reboot of science and technology is a must.

So, what is required for Japan to lead the world again? What does it take for Japan to regain its strength in science and technology?

To find solutions to this major issue, a total of 12 great minds will meet to share their "knowledges.” These members include Dr. Kazuto Ataka, the author of the best-selling book "Shin Nihon (New Japan)," a Nobel Laureate in Physics, Dr. Takaaki Kajita, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, and Dr. Peter Gruss, President of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).

The key people from industry, government, and academia will meet at the three-day online conference to discuss issues.

OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 13 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))

Language: English

Second in the series "From Okinawa to the World: Future Scientists Spread Their Wings"

This session will be done in Japanese only. The program is consisted of OIST general introduction, PhD & Research Internship admission process, financial support and student life followed by the panel discussion by 2 OIST PhD students. One of them has joined OIST Research Internship Program before becoming OIST PhD student so this session will be very exciting for those who are interested in Research Internship Program as well as PhD program.

PhD Public presentation

Theoretical Physics Seminar. Speaker: Jiahui Bao (Qubits and Spacetime). Title: "Quantum chaos and black hole".

This 2-part seminar will cover the basics of managing conflict across intercultural teams.

Minimum intermediate English skills recommended. Native speakers of English also welcome!

Friday, February 26th and Friday, March 12th, 12-1 PM.

In our first monthly journal club meeting of 2021, Professor Gordon Arbuthnott of the Brian Mechanisms for Behaviour presents a recently published study: Striatal Bilateral Control of skilled forelimb movement. Everyone is welcome to join online.

Title: What is typical in microbial communities?

Title: Levitodynamics

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lukas Novotny Photonics Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Baby Sensory Class

Self - presentation is part of a broader set of behaviors called impression management. From the first impression you leave, the conversations that follow, to a friendly follow-up — all of this will be covered in this course.

To register CLICK HERE.

Tell Me Something I Don't Know lunchtime event. All are welcome, but must be prepared to tell a cool science story.

OIST Mini Symposium - Talk 11 | Organizing unit: Quantum Machines Unit (Jason Twamley) | Website | Register here (Open to the scientific community (registration required))

TQM unit is pleased to invite you to the seminar.

OIST Workshop | Visit the workshop's website for more details. | OIST members are welcome to audit all scientific sessions.

Originally scheduled for July/August 2020, this workshop has been rescheduled to Feb/March 2021 due to the situation with COVID-19. The new dates are Feb 23 - March 3, 2021 and will take place online.