(Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yukihiro Maru), in cooperation with Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President: Toshiaki Yoshino), on Sunday, December 6, 2015, will host Science Castle 2015 Tohoku, the first academic conference for middle and high school students in the Tohoku region.Tohoku University, Qatar Sciencampus hallThe event was held at the

Advanced research with roots in society."The Tohoku Conference, themed "The Tohoku Conference for the Tohoku University of Science and Technology", was attended by about 150 participants, including researchers from Tohoku University, and seven prizes were awarded after a strict screening by five judges,The grand prize winner is "Mikazuki Kimo," which challenges decontamination with locally collected Mikazuki Kimo.Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural ScienceThe head of the jury, Mr. Jo Inoue, Vice President CTO of LIVANES Inc. The head of the jury, Jyo Inoue, Executive Vice President CTO of Liverness Corporation, commented, "I feel the love for mikazukimo that no one can replace, and I would like to send the Grand Prize because it fits the theme of this year's competition. Furthermore, Mr. Yuki Hanyu, President of Integrative Culture Corporation, another judge and winner of this year's Agri-Science Grand Prix, commented, "TheIt has a wide range of applications other than decontamination. It may be able to recover resources from seawater and absorb large amounts of toxic substances emitted when extracting metals from rocks in mines and other places. Many companies are likely to show interest. The company received a favorable evaluation.

≪Awards for the Tohoku Competition

Fat Science Castle Grand Prize
The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo
Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina

Career Support Center Award, Tohoku University
　Project for improving the taste of space hairy bean -Transferring, practicing, and analyzing cultivation techniques-.
　Vegetable Laboratory, Department of Biological Production, Goshogawara Agriculture and Forestry High School, Aomori Asuma Nakamura

Fat Roth Award
　Monochrome color TV
　Benham Research Group, Sendai Daisan High School, Miyagi Prefecture, 2nd Year, Science and Mathematics Department Airi Chiba
　*Invitation to the Science Castle Kansai Conference

Fat Roth Award
　The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo
　Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina
　*Invitation to the Science Castle Kanto Conference

Fat Entrepreneur Award
　The Ultimate Eco-friendly Material" - Mysterious Mushroom Power
　Shizuoka Prefecture Fugakukan High School Agriculture Club (volunteer) Dai Iijima

Fat Science Castle Jury's Special Award
　Sterilization of spores in powder by repeated instantaneous high-pressure treatment
　Masaki Yawata, Take Laboratory, Okinawa National College of Technology

Fat Science Castle Poster Special Award　*Selected by on-site voting
　Absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo Ikegami, Mina, Dept. of Natural Sciences
　Fukushima Seikei High School

Fat Science Castle Best Poster Award　*Selected by a panel of Tohoku University graduate student judges
　Effects of starfish antimicrobials Aika Hosokawa, starfish antimicrobial research group, 2nd-year science and mathematics course
　Sendai Daisan High School, Miyagi Prefecture

Fatigue Research Encouragement Award
To all participating research schools
(Awarded to Fukushima Prefectural Shinchi High School as a representative school)

The Tohoku Conference features "Advanced Research with Roots in Society."

In this conference presentation,Many of the research themes are related to agriculture, food, reconstruction, etc., and are characterized by the large number of researchers who are trying to move society one step forward by solving local problems and utilizing resources.It was.

In addition to the oral presentations by junior and senior high school students, there were special lectures by Mr. Sato of Rohto Pharmaceutical's Research and Development Division on research careers, Dr. Ishida of Tohoku University's School of Engineering on hall introduction and cross-disciplinary engineering, and Dr. Fuse of Tohoku University's School of Medicine on the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization-based Dr. Fuse of Tohoku University School of Medicine spoke about next-generation community medicine. The participating junior and senior high school students listened intently to the talks by senior researchers who continue to be active while communicating with society.

Research Career Lecture by Mr. Sato, Research and Development Division, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

Dr. Ishida, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, introduced the hall and gave a lecture on cross-disciplinary approach to engineering technology

Lecture by Dr. Fuse, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, on personalized medicine involving local residents

Other activities include proposals by Tohoku University doctoral students for innovations in agriculture and big data applications, judging of posters by junior and senior high school students, and a hands-on hydrogen energy workshop by Honda Motor Co,The event created an opportunity for the participating students to broaden their interests and communicate across generations and organizations.The following is a list of the most common problems with the

"What Participants Are Saying.

We have received the following comments from teachers and students who participated.

. "I participated in order to help them acquire the competency to think about the community" (teacher)

I participated to improve students' ability to think, express, and identify problems, and to create a network" (teacher)

It was good to see that science is useful to society" (student)

I was able to experience the joy of research again" (student)

It was a great opportunity to hear presentations on research in various fields, other grades, and other schools, and it was very informative.

. "I am glad I could convey my love of mikazukimo. I would like to continue my research so that I can better convey my thoughts." (Student)

In Libanes,We consider the researchers who gathered this time as one team, and will continue to make efforts to build and further expand the educational and research support platform for the further development of the Tohoku region.The Tohoku Convention will be followed by the Tokyo Convention on Sunday, December 20 and the Kansai Convention on Wednesday, December 23. Following the Tohoku meeting, the Tokyo meeting will be held on Sunday, December 20, and the Kansai meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 23 (national holiday). We look forward to your participation if you are interested in the next generation of scientific research that will lead the future.

12/20 The Future Created by Science and Technology

The TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion will be the stage where the next generation of researchers and today's researchers will enhance each other.

12/23 Seeds of research issues abound in our daily lives.

Researchers of all kinds gather at the high school to discuss the seeds of research that spark their curiosity.

For more information on each conference and to register to attend, please visit the Science Castle website at ↓↓.

https://s-castle.com/

■LIVERNESS Corporation

As a knowledge platform, LIVERNESS is involved in everything from science education to human resource development for researchers and new business development. 2006, it launched the "Education Support Project" to develop and coordinate the implementation of corporate laboratory class programs, utilizing its unique know-how in delivery of classes. Currently, more than 100 companies are participating in the project, and various programs to promote science education are being implemented throughout Japan.

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