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Kanto Convention

Award-winning abstracts selected from 120 abstracts at the 2017 Kanto Conference of Science Castle, a conference for middle and high school students

2017.12.28

Science Castle, a conference for middle and high school students, 2017 Kanto Conference: winning abstracts selected from 120 abstracts.

The Kanto Conference of Science Castle 2017, a conference for middle and high school students, was held on Saturday, December 23, 2017. The Kanto Conference was held for the sixth year, with 120 presentations (12 oral and 108 poster) selected from 195 abstracts from 38 schools in 11 prefectures.

Result of the examination
<Oral Presentation

Announcement #	Title.	school's name	representative	winning (a prize)
1	Can slime mold solve a three-dimensional maze?	Secondary School attached to the Faculty of Education, The University of Tokyo	Chihiro Kobayashi	Award of Excellence, Riverness Award
2	Voltage increase in iron electrode batteries and formation of red iron ore by ultraviolet light	Ota Ward Kamata Junior High School	Shun Takagi	Award of Excellence
3	Approaching the Moon's Brightness as if it were a Bon Festival Continued	Gifu Prefectural Gifu High School	Reiichiro Tajima	Grand Prize
4	Explore the most memorable study methods for humans.	Yokohama Science Frontier High School Junior High School	Kosuke Shiota	Award of Excellence
5	Pen-chan" serving robot	Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Junior High School	Noi Tachizaki	Award of Excellence, Special Award of the Conference
6	Use of back EMF by PWM control	Kogakuin University Senior High School	Yamamoto, Emon	Award of Excellence, Special Award of the Conference
7	Changes in growth rate of fish as affected by green light irradiation	Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School	Masahito Chou	Award of Excellence
8	The challenge of "seawater desalination" using membranes	Junior High School attached to the Faculty of Education, Chiba University	Hirohito Todo	Award of Excellence
9	Study of natural purification of rivers (search for optimal conditions for nitrification)	Sendai Daini High School, Miyagi Prefecture	Kiyokazu Katsumata	Award of Excellence
10	Establishment of a habitat survey method for bitterling bitterling using environmental DNA	Kakegawa-Nishi High School	Ryo Matsushita	Award of Excellence
11	Treatment of Alzheimer's disease with snake venom	Seikei High School	Chihiro Maeda	Award of Excellence
12	Research on genetic testing of "My Dog"	Waseda University Advanced Institute of Technology	Hideto Ikeda	Award of Excellence

＜Poster Presentation

Announcement #	Title.	school's name	representative	winning (a prize)
6	About the material of metal pens	Junior High School attached to the Faculty of Education, Chiba University	Miho Miyachi	Poster Special Award
15	Effect of magnesium ions on oral commensal bacteria	Gunma Prefectural Ota Women's High School	Moka Ogawa	Best Poster Award
24	Relationship between the climate of the land and the sugar content of the crop	Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School	Kahana Aoyagi	Best Poster Award
40	Ability of Zeni Moss to regenerate	Secondary School attached to the Faculty of Education, The University of Tokyo	Melika Nishibayashi	Best Poster Award
44	Survival strategies of three frog species	Hosen Gakuen High School Science and Mathematics Inter (Co-educational)	Chen Yi Ye	Best Poster Award
45	Changes in purification capacity due to vibrations of clams	Tokai University Urayasu High School and Junior High School	Saiichiro Hayashi	Best Poster Award
66	Efforts to recreate ecosystems in the laboratory2	Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School	Keisuke Yoneyama	Best Poster Award
80	Differences in moss-constituting microorganisms according to density	Yokohama Science Frontier High School	Haru Fukuda	Best Poster Award
91	Making a fire extinguishing agent from carbon dioxide	Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School	Emu Saito	Best Poster Award
105	Relationship between growth and light in the giant Canada duck	Affiliated with Faculty of Education, Chiba University	Akine Ishibashi	Best Poster Award
57	Frequency analysis to bring out 100% of the power of the triangle	Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls' Senior High School	Hinano Masumoto	Best Poster Award

Convention Outline
Date: Saturday, December 23, 2017 10:00-17:10
Place: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion (2-8-44 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061)
Organized by Science Castle 2017 Executive Committee
Co-organized by TEPIA (The Association for the Promotion of an Advanced Technological Society)
Partners: Atlas Corporation, Japan Advanced Science and Technology Education and Human Resources Research and Development Organization, Seeed Corporation, THK Corporation, Japan Model Rocket Association, Bi-tech Information Dissemination Association, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Supported by: Aomori Prefectural Board of Education, Akita Prefectural Board of Education, Iwate Prefectural Board of Education, Iwate University, Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education, Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization, Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education, Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education, Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education, Japan Society of Applied Physics, Society of Polymer Science, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Oceanographic Society of Japan, Mathematics Society of Japan, Biophysical Society of Japan, Physiological Society of Japan The Geological Society of Japan, The Japan Statistical Society, Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums, The Japan Society for Humanity and Nature

<Feature 1: A place where diverse researchers, from elementary school students to adults, gather.
In addition to oral and poster presentations (subject to judging), elementary and junior high school students presented their research at various project booths.

THK Co-education Project─Supporting those who want to try their hand at manufacturing! The 10 teams selected for the THK Award for the Science Castle Research Fund will make a presentation with demonstrations of the robots and devices they have developed.
Girls' Rocketry Challenge ~Launch into the sky! Rocketry Challenge: Interim presentations by junior high and high school girls who are challenging to develop original model rockets.
Science Castle SingaporeThe students from Clementi Town Secondary School (Singapore), who also participated in the Singapore competition held in November, gave a presentation in English.
Riverness School: Elementary school students attending the institute for elementary school students in Libanes present the results of their robot development and bio-research.
Research Institute for Elementary and Junior High School Students NEST: Interim presentations on seven research themes conducted by mixed teams of elementary and junior high school students from different schools and grades.

The 108 posters were reviewed by PhD and above graduate students and researchers affiliated with universities and research institutions, in addition to researchers at RIVANES with PhD degrees.

＜Affiliations of Graduate Students and Researchers for Poster Screening: 21 Universities and Research Institutes

Chiba University / The Graduate University for Advanced Studies / Chuo University / Teikyo University / Tokyo University of Technology / Tokyo Institute of Technology / The University of Tokyo / Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology / Tokyo University of Science / Mie University / University of Yamanashi / Yokohama National University / Gakushuin University / Gunma University / National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / National Institute for Environmental Studies / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / RIKEN / Cancer Chemotherapy Center for Cancer Chemotherapy, International Agricultural Research Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

＜Feature of Kanto Conference 2 - Will Research Lead to World-Changing Businesses?
RIVERNESS has supported the commercialization of many researchers who are trying to move humanity one step forward by implementing their research results into society, such as Chalenergy, which aims to develop a new type of wind turbine to generate typhoon power, and Metagen, which designs intestinal environments through metabolomic analysis of the intestinal microflora. We have organized several projects as an opportunity for junior and senior high school students to directly feel the passion of researchers who are trying to change the world and to think about what kind of future their research will lead to.

<Project contents (excerpts)
Lecture "Meat in a Tank Will Save the World! (Integriculture Inc. (Representative Director, Mr. Yuki Hanyu)
Booth project "Real Tech Future Conference" (Integral Culture Corporation, AISING Corporation): Venture companies supported by RIVANES and junior and senior high school students discussed what kind of use their research and technology could have beyond what is currently envisioned, and what kind of future it could lead to.

In addition, we are now accepting applications for the following two research grants for junior and senior high school students.
We look forward to receiving your application.
(Research funding and support for research on oceans and fisheries)
50,000 yen for research expenses + mentoring activities by researchers
∙ Adoption decision in April 2018.
Regional tournaments in July and August 2018, followed by a national tournament in February 2019 for selected teams.
Travel expenses for conventions are provided.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Details:https://marine.s-castle.com/2017/12/17/2018boshu/

(supports research in any field of research)
50,000 yen for research expenses + mentoring activities by researchers
∙ Participation in the Science Castle to be held in December 2018 is preferred.
No travel expenses for conventions
Application deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2018