Date: Saturday, December 23, 20179:30-17:30(in Japanese history)Revised 12/15/2017)
Place: Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei Junior High School and Meisei Senior High School (5-44 Eisaki-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0016, Japan)
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<The flow of a day

Research begins with curiosity
~ Turning a familiar mystery into an interest and pushing forward~.

While research on industrial applications for the benefit of society is actively conducted, there are also many researchers who take their pure interest in "why and how" and "what is going on" as their starting point. In order to convey this appeal, the Kansai Conference will organize lectures by university researchers and other events to create a venue that conveys the joy of exploring the truth, starting from free ideas, without restrictions such as "usefulness.

12 oral presentations

117 poster presentations

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Researching the mysterious deep-sea creature Tezurumoduru.
Mr. Masanori Okanishi
Misaki Coastal Research Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Project Assistant Professor

The tezurumoduru is an animal that is almost unknown to the general public. What kind of curiosity did Mr. Okanishi have about this unusual creature, and how did he come to start his research? He will talk about the process and the fascination of his research.

."Marine Challenge Program〜 Seeking junior high and high school students who want to try their hand at research related to the sea! ~"

We provide research grants and research support for junior and senior high school student researchers who are challenging all kinds of research related to the ocean, fisheries field, and aquatic environment. Join us, friends who want to learn about the fun of scientific research and the ocean, and who want to improve their ability to take on new challenges for which no one knows the answers!

THK Co-education Project - We support those who want to try their hand at manufacturing!

."Science Castle Research Fund THK Awardand "Monozukuri Business Trip Class ProgramWe are conducting a "Make Your Own Stuff" event. If you would like to try your hand at manufacturing, please visit our booth! You can touch the contents of the traveling class on the theme of robot hands and wind power generation, as well as the actual products such as LM guides provided by the results of this year's research grant recipients and the next year's research grant.

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Mr. Yukihiro Maru, Jury President
Ph.D. (Agriculture), Representative Director and CEO, Liverness, Inc.

D., Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
In 2002, he founded RIVERNESS with 15 graduate students, focusing on science education and also working as an innovator involved in the launch of more than 30 venture companies to date, with the goal of solving global issues.

Ms. Masako Ohira
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Shiga University Doctor of Medicine

D., Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
After working as a researcher for industry-academia-government collaboration at Nagaoka University of Technology's Industry-Academia Fusion Top Runner Training Center and as a lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Shiga University, he has been in his current position since 2015. Engaged in research on measuring and evaluating the state of the human body and developing evaluation methods in order to solve various problems related to human health.

Mr. Masanori Okanishi
Project Assistant Professor, Dr. of Science, Misaki Coastal Research Laboratory, The University of Tokyo

D. from the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo.
After working as a researcher for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Joint Usage Center for Education-Related Projects (Seto Marine Laboratory, Kyoto University) and as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, he is currently a special assistant professor at the Misaki Submarine Research Laboratory, The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on spider starfish, and he is currently working to elucidate the evolutionary processes that led to the diversification of their lifestyle based on phylogenetic taxonomy.

Mr. Mitsuhiro Konishi
Director, Bio Innovation Center, R&D Unit, Yanmar Co.

D., Graduate School of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo.
After receiving his degree from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering) at the University of Tokyo in 2008, he joined Yanmar Co. After working at the Marine Farm, he has been involved in the business of institutional horticulture and soil cultivation at the head office since July 2011. 2015, he was appointed as the Director of the Bio Innovation Center.

Mr. Masamichi Morisaka
Associate Professor, Cetacean Research Center, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University Doctor of Science

D., Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University.
After working at the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Tokai University, he has been an associate professor at the Cetacean Research Center, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University since February 2017. He is interested in dolphin society and behavior, especially how dolphins use and evolve their sounds, and conducts research at aquariums and in dolphin research fields in Japan and abroad.

Organized by Science Castle 2017 Executive Committee

Cooperation: Atlas Corporation, Japan Advanced Science and Technology Education and Human Resources Research and Development Organization, THK Co.