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Report on the Faculty of Science Open Campus 2022online

Chairman of Open Campus Committee Atsushi Matsuo
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences / Department of Mathematics)

The Open Campus 2022 was held online for two days on August 3 (Wed.) and 4 (Thu.). The catchphrase for this year's open campus was "Science lights up the world," in light of the bright news related to science, such as the Nobel Prize awarded to Dr. Manabe last year, amidst many dark topics such as infectious diseases and wars. The online conference followed the format of last year's conference, which was well received. Blessed with a large number of participants (14,964 in total), the conference was a success despite a few problems. We would like to express our gratitude to all those involved for their efforts in organizing the event.

The lectures organized by the Faculty of Science were streamed live from Koshiba Hall. During the Q&A session, a wide range of questions were asked through the chat system. The students who acted as intermediaries were very active and asked supplemental questions from the viewpoint of high school students. The two student lectures were also excellent and, coupled with their youthfulness, they greatly appealed to the audience about the appeal of science.

Live lectures at the Faculty of Science Open Campus 2022
Assistant Professor Kana Moriwaki, Research Center for the Early Universe (Day 1)

Lectures planned by the Department were distributed on demand, and introductions and virtual tours of the facilities were also provided. The consultation corner of each Department was well received, with faculty members and students courteously responding to an average of about 20 participants. The consultation corner for female junior and senior high school students attracted 56 participants, who were encouraged not only by the content of the consultation but also by the opportunity to talk directly with female students.

Associate Professor Tatsuya Hirasawa, Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science (Day 2)

Finally, I would like to mention that the "Faculty Information Session" by Dean Hoshino of Science was very well received. I felt that we should not forget our original role of providing realistic information to high school students who are struggling with their career paths.

Faculty of Science News, September 2022

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