Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga (second from left) and Hawaii Governor David Ige (third from left)

On June 29 and 30, the International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation (organized by the Ministry of Environment and Okinawa Prefecture with the support of OIST and the University of the Ryukyus) was held at the OIST campus.

On June 29 and 30, the International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation (organized by the Ministry of Environment and Okinawa Prefecture with the support of OIST and the University of the Ryukyus) was held at the OIST campus. Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara was guided around the OIST campus and visited the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (led by Prof. Yabing Qi), in which new solar energy materials are being developed. He also stopped by at the Marine Genomics Unit (led by Prof. Noriyuki Satoh), which conducts genome research of marine organisms such as corals.

Dr. Jonathan Dorfan and Mrs. Renee Dorfan pose for a photo after the conferment at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Prof. Tsumoru Shintake, whose original research field is accelerator physics, now leads the Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit at OIST. Prof. Shintake, who was engaged in creative activities from early childhood and later learned logic at university, shared some key components in technology development: good judgement gained through experience, the ability to identify the essential, a sense of speed, and a passion for the work.

OIST President Peter Gruss delivers a speech on the benefits OIST has delivered to Onna Village