DATE2025.06.25 #Events

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Science? Humanities? What will my career path be after graduating from a science-related university?
All female students interested in entering a science faculty, their parents, and teachers who are concerned about career counseling are invited to attend this event.
Senior female science students who are active on the cutting edge of business and academia will share with you the appeal of Faculty of Science and information that will help you decide on your career path!

Program

1. Greeting: "What is the Faculty of Science like?
2. Lecture by a graduate: The Career Path Inspired by 'RNA is Interesting!'
　　NEGISHI Mayu
　　Kao Corporation, Research and Development Division
3. Faculty Lecture: Drawing the World with Equations — Why Melted Ice Cream Doesn’t Return —
　　MATSUI Chihiro
　　Associate Professor, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences
4. Introduction of research by current students
5. Free discussion

Introduction of Speakers

NEGISHI Mayu

The mechanisms of biology are fascinating! I majored in RNA biology in college and continue to be involved in RNA research at my company. In this talk, I will discuss the excitement of biological research and how I chose my career.

Profile:
She obtained her master's degree in Biological Sciences from the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo in 2021. That same year, she joined Kao Corporation, where she has been involved in research and development.

MATSUI Chihiro

Have you ever wished that melted ice cream could return to its original form?
In this talk, we’ll explore—through the mathematical and physical ideas of symmetry and the connection between the microscopic and macroscopic—why some things, like melted ice cream, simply never go back to the way they were. I will also share my personal story about what inspired me to try to understand everyday phenomena through equations. 

Academic Careers:
She received her Ph. D. in Physics from the Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo in 2012. She was a JSPS Research Fellow in 2011. In 2012, she joined the JST FIRST Aihara Advanced Mathematical Modeling Project as a researcher. In 2013, she became an assistant professor at the Department of Mathematical Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. In 2017, she joined the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Tokyo as an associate professor.

Date and Time *This event will be held online (Zoom)

Saturday, August 23, 2025, 13:00-17:00 *Availability from 12:45.

Target

100 female junior high and high school students, 25 parents and teachers

How to apply

Free of charge, advance registration required (first-come-first-served basis)
Parents and children attending together are requested to register together.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/ZjHtjnmtDQcML4gP8

　1. Due to file uploading, you need to sign in to your Google account to register.
　2. To prevent Zoom vandalism, please upload a copy of your student ID. This will be used to identify the name of the registrant and for reference purposes. 3.
　3. We will delete the uploaded copy of your student ID after the event.
　4．Zoom URL will be sent to your registered e-mail address at a later date.

Hosted by

Committee for Gender Equality, Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo
Communications & Public Relations Committee, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo

Inquiries

The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science