Disclaimer: machine translated by DeepL which may contain errors.
Science Gallery Reopens
Yuichi Iino (Vice Dean / Professor, Department of Biological Sciences)
On July 11, 2022, the "Science Gallery" in the Faculty of Science Building No. 1 was reopened. It is located on the first floor of the central building of Faculty of Science Building No. 1, an open space that resembles the entrance hall of Koshiba Hall.
This space had been called the Science Gallery and had a single panel introducing the Faculty of Science, exhibits of Dr. Masatoshi Koshiba and Dr. Takaaki Kajita's Nobel Prizes, and a first generation photomultiplier tube, but it was recently renovated with the support of the School of Science Fund, which was established with a donation to the University of Tokyo by Yoichiro Ushioda, a generous donor. The newly reopened Science Gallery is a new, more modern version of the original building.
Planning for the exhibition room began in January 2021, and a working group was set up in the Communications & Public Relations Committee in June. The Public Relations Office, the Information Technology Team, the central offices of the Faculty of Science, and the Department Office also provided assistance. The entire room is designed in the image of a tree, with a large monitor in the front to introduce an overview of the Faculty of Science and each Department with video clips. The surrounding area has been redesigned to include an exhibit related to the Nobel Prize awarded to Dr. Yoshiro Manabe, who is still fresh in our minds after receiving the prize, in addition to the above two Nobel laureates. In addition, new exhibits have been added, and plants from the Koishikawa Botanical Garden are also on display. At the same time, a new website has been established. The new website has become a new must-see spot for visitors to the Faculty of Science, with high school students and other visitors coming to the museum every day. Videos will be added to the website as they become available, and the exhibits will be replaced on a regular basis.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all those who have cooperated in the opening of the new site and to Project Professor Tsuneo Hong of the University Museum for his valuable advice.
Faculty of Science News, September 2022