「Challenge for the future !」
Activity report of <Up-and-coming Next-Generation Researchers>
　～Easy-to-understand latest study～

As a part of “Comprehensive Cooperative System for Fostering Researchers with Doctoral Degrees” project having been worked on by three universities, Hokkaido University, Tohoku University and Nagoya University, “Next-Generation Researchers Symposium 2020” is held online.
What is expected for young researchers who take a leading role in scientific technology in the future? What are the latest studies worked on by young researchers on site? In the symposium, participants are explained in an easy-to-understand manner through a keynote speech and three sessions and expected to consider various opportunities for next generation researchers challenging for the future to be able to work on actively. We’re looking forward to accepting participation of many persons regardless of their fields of research. In particular, we really recommend the participation to graduate students who are considering going on to doctoral course aspiring to become a researcher in university since we believe it would be also helpful for their career design.

【Information】

［Held Online］ ※Zoom Webinar
Date：October 22, 2020 (Thu), 10:00-16:00
Open to：Undergraduates, Graduate students, Post-docs, Faculty and Staff
Registration Fee：Free（Required: Pre-registration）

■How to apply
Please apply from the following URL.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f_sVLORuQpyvVa7xHtWgsQ
Application Deadline：October 21, 2020(Wed), 17:00

■Contact
Hokkaido University, Office for Developing Future Research Leaders (L-Station), Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development
TEL：+81-11-706-2352
Email：foxford2020@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp

≪Sponsorship≫
Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University
“Comprehensive Cooperative System for Fostering Researchers with Doctoral Degrees” (FoxFoRD)
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≪Co-sponsorship≫
Hokkaido University, Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development

≪Endorsement≫
Hokkaido University, Office for Enhancing Institutional Capacity, URA Station

●Opening Remarks （Junji YAMAGUCHI, Director and Vice President, Hokkaido University）

●About this Project Activities and Overview of this Symposium （Junichi YONEDA, Specially Appointed Professor, Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development, Hokkaido University）
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【Program】

October 22, 2020 (Thu), 10:00-16:00

10:00	Opening Remarks
Keynote Speech 10:05 – Introduction of Speakers	「The world SDGs envision」 Kazuo TASE（President and CEO of SDG Partners, Inc.）
■Research Introduction of young researchers
Session 1 11:10 – 「Materials Science・Space」   ◇Chairperson◇ Yusuke YONAMINE（Hokkaido University, Research Institute for Electronic Science）   Introduction of Researchers	「What I learned from this program and what I would love to share with promising students」 Yohei ISHIDA（Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering） 「“Vacuum Packing” in Nano-World: Application of Fullerenes as Reclusive Nanocontainers」 Hiroshi UENO（Tohoku University, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Creative Interdisciplinary Research Division） 「Physics of Habitable Environments at Planets and Their Moons in Our Solar System」 Tomoki KIMURA（Tohoku University, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Creative Interdisciplinary Research Division） 「Intensity estimates of the past extreme space weather hazards on the basis of contemporary observational records」 Hisashi HAYAKAWA （Nagoya University, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research）
Break（12:10 – 13:30）
Session 2 13:30 – 「Cell Engineering・Biology」   ◇Chairperson◇ Yukinori NISHIGAMI（Hokkaido University, Research Institute for Electronic Science）   Introduction of Researchers	「Aiming to establish a novel research field “MechanoBioDesign”: tweets from the researcher gone astray」 Daisuke YOSHINO (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Institute of Engineering) 「New developments on cancer research approached from tissue stiffness」 Seiichiro ISHIHARA（Hokkaido University, Faculty of Advanced Life Science） 「The development of gastrointestinal tissue: a pivotal event to become ruminants」 Yutaka SUZUKI（Hokkaido University, Faculty of Agriculture） 「Investigation of visual circuits in the brain of fish toward the elucidation of? higher visual functions」 Hanako HAGIO（Nagoya University, Department of Animal Sciences）
Break（14:20 – 14:40）
Session 3 14:40 – 「History・Language」   ◇Chairperson◇ Koji MURATA（Nagoya University, Institute for Advanced Research）   Introduction of Researchers	「Building Academic Networks in Human Sciences: Three Forms of Collective Research」 Hiromi MATSUI（Kobe University, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies） 「Language policy research: Past, present, future」 Ruriko OTOMO（Hokkaido University, Faculty of Media and Communication） 「What did Ammianus describe and omit? : the city of Rome in Late Antiquity」 Shunsuke KOSAKA（Nagoya University, Graduate School of Humanities） 「Understanding the mechanism of Japanese kanji word recognition from eye movements」 Kexin Xiong（Tohoku University, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences,Creative Interdisciplinary Research Division）
15:40 –	About Joint Training Camp for young researchers
15:55 –	Closing Remarks
16:00	End of the program