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Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo Winter Vacation Lectures for High School Students 2020 Online
Yuichi Iino (Vice Dean of Department/ Director of Public Relations/ Professor, Department of Biological Sciences)
The Faculty of Science usually holds a lecture for high school students at Koshiba Hall during the winter break, but this time, due to the Corona disaster, it could not be held on site, so it was held online as with other events. The lecture was recorded in advance and distributed on-demand for viewing only on December 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2020. The target audience was elementary school students, university students, graduate students, and the general public, in addition to the usual audience of high school and junior high school students.
In addition to the opening address by Dean Masahiro Hoshino of the Graduate School and Faculty of Science, the following six lectures were delivered.
Lecture 1: Professor Toshiyasu Arai, Department of Mathematics , "When will the story end?
Lecture 2: Associate Professor Nobuaki Imai, Center for Nuclear Study, "Understanding the Origin of the Universe from the Deep World of the Atom
Lecture 3: Associate Professor Michiko Fujii, Department of Astronomy, "Creating the Universe with a Supercomputer
Lecture 4: Professor Simon R. Wallis, Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science / Department of Planetary Physics, "Subduction Zone Tectonics as Recorded by the Mountains of Japan
Lecture 5: Department of Chemistry, Lecturer Kohki Ikemoto, "Designing and Synthesizing Various Forms of Carbon at Will
Lecture 6: Professor Tetsuya Higashiyama, Department of Biology, "Transcending the Species Barrier
It was considered highly convenient to be able to watch the lectures in any order at any time during the two days. In previous years, only 100 to 150 people attended due to the capacity of the hall, but each lecture was viewed 200 times or as many as 400 times. The large number of senior citizens was also a feature of this year's event. The Public Relations Office and the Information Technology Team collaborated in the preparation, recording, and distribution of the lectures. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all those who viewed the lecture and to those who assisted in various ways.
Published in the January 2021 issue of Faculty of Science News