Notice
Notice common to all competitions

Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Tohoku Conference] "Science Castle," a conference for junior high and high school students, is now accepting applications for doctoral poster judges!

2016.11.16

[Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Tohoku Conference] Conference for Middle and High School Students "Science Castle" Doctoral Poster Judges wanted!

The research of middle and high school students is full of freedom and interest!

Research by middle and high school students is now attracting a lot of attention. They are challenging themselves to conduct bold research by combining "free ideas not bound by field" and "scientific approach. At "Science Castle," where more than 100 such presentations will be gathered, we are looking for doctoral poster judges. Why don't you join us in supporting the research of junior and senior high school students who may become your future research colleagues?

<Flow from application to participation
(1) Register for the application form (by Saturday, December 10)
Attendance and receipt of abstracts at (12/11: Kyushu (on the day of the conference), 12/11: Kanto/Kansai, 12/17: Tohoku)
(3) Same-day judging (12/11: Kyushu competition, 12/18: Tohoku competition, 12/23: Kansai competition, 12/24: Kanto competition)

<Target
Graduate students and faculty in science and engineering
About 10 people at each venue
Master's degree students are also welcome to apply, but in case of oversubscription, priority will be given to those in the doctoral course and above.
Post-doctoral fellows and faculty members at the assistant professor level and above are also welcome.

<Gratuities
An honorarium of 2,000 yen plus transportation (negotiable for distant locations) will be provided.

About the Kyushu Convention

<Pre-briefing
12/11 (Sun): 10:00-11:00
Venue: Minamata City Hall "Moyaikan" (Moyaikan Center for Moyaikan Repair)
<Summary of each competition
Science Castle Kyushu Competition
Date & Time: 12/11 (Sun.) 9:30-16:30 (including 11:40-12:20 and 14:30-15:10 for judging)
Place: Minamata City Hall "Moyai-kan", 3-1, Makinouchi, Minamata, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Example research essay topic:
Research on generating hydrogen from weeds
How to slurp noodles without splashing juice? ～The relationship between the speed at which you slurp the noodles and the way the juice splashes out.

About the Tohoku Conference

<Pre-briefing
12/17 (Sat) 13:00-15:00
Venue: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku University (tentative)
<Summary of each competition
Science Castle Tohoku Competition
Date & Time: 12/18 (Sun.) 9:00-17:00 (including examination time 10:00-10:50 and 14:50-15:40)
Location: Tohoku University Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Example research essay topic:
Bitter Taste of Japanese Cucumbers Based on Gene Expression
Search for antifreeze proteins that confer cold adaptation to loach

About the Kansai Convention

<Pre-briefing
12/11 (Sun.) 16:00-17:00
Venue: MD Kitahama Building 201, 1-5-7 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan REVANES Corporation

<Summary of each competition
Date and Time: 12/23 (Fri., holiday) 9:30-17:00 (including 12:30-13:10 and 14:50-15:30 for screening)
Location: Osaka Meisei High School, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
Example research essay topic:
Creating an ecosystem in a closed environment with predators using "mini earth"
Can you make music with an impossible number?

About the Kanto Tournament

<Pre-briefing
12/11 (Sun.) 16:00-17:00
Venue: Iidabashi Miyuki Building 5F, 1-4 Shimomiyaibicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo REVANES Corporation

<Summary of each competition
Science Castle Kanto Competition
Date & Time: 12/24 (Sat.) 10:00-17:00 (including judging time 10:50-11:30, 15:00-15:40)
Place: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion Minato-ku, Tokyo
Example research essay topic:
Can ants tell east, west, south, north and south? ~The effects of ant nesting and orientation on ants
Velocity of a neodymium magnet ball falling through a metal pipe

<Contact us

Science Castle Executive Committee
Kyushu Conference: TEL 06-6125-5622, Attn: Nakajima
Tohoku Conference: TEL 03-5227-4198, Attn: Akinaga
Kansai Conference: TEL 06-6125-5622, Attn: Isogai
Kanto Conference: TEL 03-5227-4198 Attn: Seno, Takumi Yoshida
Common to all competitions: MAIL [email protected] (please include the name of the venue)