Past Events

4th Studium Generale by Prof. Till Weber (The University of the Ryukyus) From Bakumatsu to Meiji – How Japan came into the modern age, 1850´s to 1870´s

Kino Store (Kinoza) Every Wednesday 14:30-16:30 Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Join Zoom link Target audience: Interns, Students, PostDocs, and those who are interested in the same research field. Language: English

Ken's Burrito  Dates: Every Wednesday Time: 11:30-until sold out Location: Center Building, Level C, Center Court

Dr. Trevor Shimokusu, Assistant Professor,  in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Language: English Registration:https://forms.gle/cfptxyDVpoxK3pLk6 PleaseRSVP before December 9 17:00 JST

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 by Prof. Mikko Heino Title: Consequences of Climate-induced Range Shifts for Shared Fish Stocks Affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

8/13&27 12:00-16:00 Lab 1 Parking Lot

Seminar by Dr. Masato Sato Title: Metapopulation Heterogeneities in Host Mobility, Productivity, and Immunocompetency Always Increase Virulence and Infectiousness Affiliation: Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Language: English

Seminar by Prof. Akira Sasaki Title: Adaptive Spirals in Haploid-Diploid Life Cycles: The Path to Extreme Asymmetry Affiliation: Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Hayama, Japan Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Speaker: Dr. Atsushi Yokoi                 Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet)                 Osaka University Title: A possible link between autonomic arousal and contextual inference process in human motor learning and control

OIST organizer: Jason Twamley (Quantum Machines Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Please show your OIST badge when entering the venue. 

Public talk by OIST Visiting Artist Sputniko!

Public talk by OIST Visiting Artist Sputniko! Admission free; registration required. Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation  

Title: On a sharp interface limit of the Kobayashi-Warren-Carter system Speaker: Prof. Yoshikazu Giga (University of Tokyo)  

The Provost Lecture Series 16  

Calling All English Learners! Join Us for a Debate Showdown Are you ready to put your English skills to the test? Join us for a thrilling debate on December 6th at 2 PM in Lab 2 C600B. This is your chance to showcase your reading, writing, speaking, and listening abilities while sharpening your critical thinking skills.

Seminar by Prof. Kenta Yamada Title: Universal Dynamics of Word Frequency Through the Analysis of a Large Social Media Database Affiliation: Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan Hosted by Dieckmann Unit

Ganjuu is excited to host our guest speaker Stephanie Singleton, who will be speaking about the impacts of gut health and mindful eating on our wellbeing on December 5.​