Visit by ASCENT-6E high school students

PROGRAMME
Visit of students enrolled in the ASCENT Program at Chiba University
Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS):
RIKEN Wako Campus (Wako City, Saitama)
Event date: Monday, January 13th, 2025

ASCENT-6E Program:
iTHEMS members:

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

10:40-11:00 (20 min) at 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 to write their names and the colour would represent 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 meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
First set of talks by iTHEMS members (10 min each)
Tetsuo Hatsuda (Physics, mathematics)
Catherine Beauchemin (Physics, biology)
Tsukasa Tada (Physics, mathematics)
Gen Kurosawa (Biology)
Misako Tatsuuma (Physics)

12:00-12:50 (50 min) at Common Space in the 4th floor of Main Research Building (tentative)
Discussion Lunch with students

12:50-13:40 (50 min) at meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Second set of talks by iTHEMS members (10 min each)
Akihisa Yamamoto (Physics, biology)
Ryo Namba (Physics)
Christy Kelly (Mathematics, physics)
Rumi Hasegawa (Physics)
Jose Gutierrez (Biology)

13:40-13:50 (10 min) at meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building
Brief overview of iTHEMS and RIKEN programmes (T.Hatsuda, C.Beauchemin, or T. Tada)
(e.g., JRA, IPA, SPDR, RS/SRS)

13:50-14:00 (10 min) Bathroom break

14:00-14:15 (15 min) at meeting room on the 4th floor, Main Research Building (tentative)
Short statements by Prof. Jun Nomura and ASCENT program coordinators Qian Wang and Hina Morishige

14:15-16:00 (105 min) at Common Space in the 4th floor of Main Research Building (tentative)
Informal discussions among ASCENT program students and iTHEMS members over some snacks and coffee. iTHEMS members will spread at different areas in the common space of 3rd floor and will display posters or conduct activities that can facilitate discussion. If posters are used, they may be the ones used in the Now & Next or new ones.