Go Global Gateway members only
Call for Participants：
~From UTokyo to an Astronomer~
Interactive event with a graduate of UTokyo
※Applications have been closed.
On July 10th, 2020, we will hold an interactive event through Zoom, inviting Dr. Masahiko Hayashi, a UTokyo graduate and currently working for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS) as Director of Bonn office in Germany.
The event is titled “When I was 19. ~From UTokyo to an Astronomer~”. Dr. Hayashi will share his experiences when he was a student at UTokyo and his personal history that led him to become an astronomer. After his talk, we will have a small group discussion, followed by a question and answer session.
This is a great opportunity for you to think about your future as well as to learn about astronomy.
Through participating in this event, you can submit an activity report on the category 4 “international activities” of the Go Global Gateway program.
For the event outlines, please consult the information below.
Date &Time：2020, July 10th(Fri) 7:00 p.m.~ 8:00 p.m.
Medium：Zoom
Eligibility：Students who have submitted the Go Global Statement
(40 seats are available.If the number of applicants is more than the maximum, participants will be drawn randomly.)
Language：English
Registration deadline：Mon., July 6, 2020
To sign up for the event, please submit the registration form from the link below.
https://forms.gle/1nQ82LMVif8pZK9n9
We are looking forward to your participation!!
| Time | Session titles |
| 7:00-7:05 | Introduction |
| 7:05-7:20 | Short talk(Dr. Hayashi) |
| 7:20-7:30 | Group discussion |
| 7:30-8:00 | Q&A session |
*Dr. Masahiko Hayashi
Research field: Radio Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy
Dr. Hayashi graduated from the University of Tokyo and obtained his Ph. D. degree in astronomy, becoming an astronomer.
In 1994, he was involved in the Subaru Telescope project at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), instrumental in its construction and management. He had lived in Hawaii for 12 years for doing research with it.
After teaching at the School of Science at the University of Tokyo from 2010 to 2012, he became Director-General of NAOJ.
In 2018, he started working for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in Bonn, Germany, as Director.
*Dr. Hayashi's profile（From the NAOJ's webpage）
https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/about-naoj/organization/former-directors.html