Space and Us Symposium & Reception - ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳-Japan Youth Challenge 2024
02 August 2024, 1:00 pm–8:00 pm
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Join our public Symposium & Reception as we journey into the depths of Space and Us. Expand your horizons and ignite your intellectual curiosity.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Dr Yasu Takeuchi
Location
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XLG1 Chemistry Lecture Theatre067: Christopher Ingold Building20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUnited Kingdom
As part of the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳-Japan Youth Challenge 2024, a prestigious summer school programme for pre-university students from the UK and Japan held since 2015, we welcome the public to our Space and Us Symposium and Reception on Friday 02 August from 1pm.
Our Space and Us Symposium and Reception are held in collaboration with:
- ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL)
- Mitsubishi Electric Europe
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- UK Space Agency.
We are delighted to welcome speakers from the senior team of the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), including Prof. Daisuke Kawata and Prof. Lucie Green. The following world-leading researchers deliver talks on the summer school programme theme 'Space and Us':
- Prof. Lucie Green, Professor of Physics, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Mullard Space Science Laboratory
- Mr Yutaro Tanaka, Manager, Procurement Engineering, European Purchasing Centre, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
- Dr Tomoko Lisa Kate Kitagawa, International Relations and Research Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Prof. Anu Ojha OBE, Director of Championing Space, UK Space Agency.
Symposium (1-5pm)
Christopher Ingold Building, XLG1 Chemistry Lecture Theatre, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ.
1. Opening message
Prof. Shin-ichi Ohnuma, Professor of Ophthalmology, Deputy Director of International Relations, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Ophthalmology
2. Biwa performance
Mr Satoshi Takemoto, Biwa performer, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ alumnus
3. Lectures (1 & 2)
- Lecture 1: Prof. Lucie Green, Professor of Physics, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Mullard Space Science Laboratory
- Lecture 2: Mr Yutaro Tanaka, Manager, Procurement Engineering, European Purchasing Centre, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
(Break)
4. Group presentations by the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳-Japan Youth Challenge 2024 participants
5. Lectures (3 & 4)
- Lecture 3: Dr Tomoko Lisa Kate Kitagawa, International Relations and Research Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Lecture 4: Prof. Anu Ojha OBE, Director of Championing Space, UK Space Agency
6. Closing
Dr Yasu Takeuchi, Reader in Molecular Virology, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Division of Infection and Immunity
Reception (6-8pm)
×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ South Cloisters, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT.
Speeches followed by food and drinks, inclduing local specialities and sake from Fukushima Prefecture.
The Space and Us Symposium & Reception are organised by the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳-Japan Youth Challenge Committee.
- Chair: Prof. Shin-ichi Ohnuma, Professor of Ophthalmology, Deputy Director of International Relations, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Ophthalmology.
In partnership with the Japan Foundation, Rikkyo School in England & UK Japan Institute.
In collaboration with: Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (Daiwa Foundation Small Grants), Biospire, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima-15 Project, Kagoshima Prefecture, Tohoku University International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, The Japanese Women's Association in Great Britain, APRIO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London & ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Grand Challenges.
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