Visit by ASCENT-6E high school students (2026)

PROGRAMME
Visit of students enrolled in the ASCENT Program at Chiba University

Schedule
10:30-10:40 (10 min):
Arriving procedure

10:40-11:00 (20 min) at the meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Introduction of students (to hear their names and scientific fields of interest). We will provide colour-coded badges for them to write their names, with each colour representing their field of interest (e.g., blue for biology, green for math, red for physics).

11:00-11:10 (10 min) Bathroom break

11:10-12:00 (50 min) at the meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
First set of talks by iTHEMS members (10 min each)
Catherine Beauchemin (Physics, biology)
Gen Kurosawa (Biology)
Yuta Sekino (Physics)
Isaac Planas-Sitja (Biology)
Wei-Hsiang Shao (Physics)

12:00-13:30 (90 min) at Common Space on the 4th floor of Main Research Building
Discussion Lunch with students

13:30-14:20 (50 min) at the meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Second set of talks by iTHEMS members (10 min each)
Ryo Namba (Physics)
Sungsik Kong (Biology)
Kenji Okubo (Biology)
Steffen Backes (Physics)
Jose Gutierrez (Biology)

14:20-14:30 (10 min) at the meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Brief overview of iTHEMS and RIKEN programmes (C.Beauchemin)
(e.g., JRA, IPA, SPDR, RS/SRS)

14:30-14:40 (10 min) Bathroom break

14:40-14:55 (15 min) at the meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Short statements by Prof. Jun Nomura, Prof. Koji Tsuji, Prof. Kohei Watanabe, Prof. Yukiharu Akimoto, ASCENT program coordinators Qian Wang and Hina Morishige, graduate student Rin Chinen.

14:55-16:00 (65 min) at Common Space on the 4th floor of Main Research Building
Informal discussions among ASCENT program students and iTHEMS members over some snacks and coffee. iTHEMS members will spread out across different areas in the common space on the 3rd floor and display posters or conduct activities to facilitate discussion.