Past Events

SPIE/OPTICA OIST student chapter celebrates International Day of Light. Come join us as we watch a documentary, play trivia to win lots of prizes, and enjoy pizza, snacks, and drinks.

Speaker: Professor Chun-Chi Lin, National Taiwan Normal University Title: The p-elastic flows of inextensible planar closed curves for p ∈ (1, ∞) Abstract: Building on the work of Blatt, Hopper, and Vorderobermeier (2022) on the existence of geometric flows for the p-elastic energy with p∈ [2,∞), we investigate how to extend their results to the case p∈(1,2). In this talk, we focus on the class of inextensible planar closed curves. We establish the existence of global weak solutions to the L 2 -gradient flow of the p-elastic energy for all p ∈ (1, ∞). Further directions, including extensions to open curves and applications to variational problems of curves in sub-Riemannian geometry, will also be discussed. The results presented are based on joint work with Ying-Hsian Tsai.   ***Register from here***

QG Seminar Speaker: Will Horowitz (University of Cape Town) Title: A Universal Variational Principle for Point Particle Classical Mechanics 

On-site seminar and demonstration of Refeyn Massphotometry May, 13th 13:30-16:15    

Seminar for students, postdocs, and faculty Language: English

Biophysical Principles of Regulation in Bacteria including quantitative models, regulatory adaptations, replication control, and gene regulation through gene promoters. Presented by Dr Alberto Sassi, a post-doc in the Pigolotti Unit.  

Abstract: Hybrid-pixel detectors have revolutionized electron microscopy by combining direct detection with noise-free readout and single-electron sensitivity. This technology enables ultrafast 4D STEM at 120,000 frames per second and high-resolution EELS, allowing for the visualization of beam-sensitive materials and complex magnetic domains. By integrating high dynamic range with radiation-hard designs, Hybrid-pixel detectors bridge the gap between traditional imaging and advanced diffraction analysis to empower breakthroughs in materials science and structural biology.

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn. Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Resonance Matters - Micro-Optical Resonators for Quantum, Bio, and Energy Applications This focused scientific meeting (Partnership Event) will bring together researchers from OIST and Keio University to explore recent advances in micro-optics resonators, with an emphasis on applications in quantum technologies and energy-related photonics. Whispering-gallery resonators offer exceptional optical confinement and high quality factors, enabling strong light–matter interactions, nonlinear optical processes, and sensitive transduction mechanisms. These properties make WGMs a powerful platform for emerging quantum systems as well as for energy-relevant applications such as sensing, frequency conversion, and photonic energy management.

Title: The Science of Creamy Cacio e Pepe タイトル：「クリーミーなカチョ・エ・ペペの科学」 Abstract: Cacio e pepe is one of Italy's most popular pasta dishes, but even (Italian) scientists often fail to prepare the perfect creamy sauce. Daniel Maria Busiello, a physicist at the University of Padua, also struggled with this—until he had had enough of random trial and error, and approached the problem scientifically. Together with colleagues (all Italian) from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and the University of Barcelona, he set out to uncover the secret of the perfect sauce so that it would turn out right every time.

Title: Engineering and Characterizing Non-Local Interactions in Quantum Simulators

Woonam Lim, Ph.D (Mathematics) Assistant Professor, Algebraic Geometry, Yonsei University

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Prof. Fabien Burki, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Organismal Biology; Systematic Biology at Uppsala University, Sweden

A lecture series on classical and quantum entropy, by Klaas Landsman with Philipp Höhn. Klaas Landsman is a TSVP fellow and Chair of Mathematical Physics in the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics, and Particle Physics, at the Radboud University Nijmegen

Seminar by Dr. Sanaz Hazraty Kari - University of Ryukyus

The Science of Creamy Cacio e Pepe  - クリーミーなカチョ・エ・ペペの科学 Cacio e pepe is one of Italy's most popular pasta dishes, but even (Italian) scientists often fail to prepare the perfect creamy sauce. Daniel Maria Busiello, a physicist at the University of Padua, also struggled with this—until he had had enough of random trial and error, and approached the problem scientifically. Together with colleagues (all Italian) from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and the University of Barcelona, he set out to uncover the secret of the perfect sauce so that it would turn out right every time.

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