Date: Sunday, December 17, 20179:30-17:00(in Japanese history)Revised 11/20/2017)
Place: Kumamoto Prefectural Minamata High School (11-1 Urakiri-cho, Minamata, Kumamoto 867-0063, Japan)
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Creating the soil in which environmental research can grow

The Kyushu Conference will be held in Minamata City, the environmental capital of Japan. There are many environmental issues such as environmental cleanup, load reduction, and natural symbiosis, and they never cease. We need leaders who can solve such social issues in the future. Every researcher has the ability to turn a familiar mystery into an interest and take action on his or her own. I believe that the development of human resources with this ability will be the foundation for building a better society.

　Science Castle is a place for middle and high school students currently engaged in research projects to present and interact with each other. Not only junior high and high school students, but also universities and local businesses gather at the conference. We hope to use this Science Castle as an opportunity to expand the circle of people who are changing the world through research from Minamata City.

12 oral presentations

49 poster presentations

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Assistant Professor Toshitaka Yamakawa, Kumamoto University Graduate School Initiative

Predicting a Little Bit of the Body's Future: Toward the Realization of Wearable Devices to Predict Epileptic Seizures

Real-time heart rate variability analysis can predict epilepsy and heat stroke! Dr. Yamakawa will talk about his goal to create a world where people can withstand illness by predicting sudden changes in physical condition "just a little bit into the future" using technology that analyzes "life".

Haruhiko Nakata, Faculty of Science, Kumamoto Universityassistant teacherteaching

Something New & Different - Environmental Studies as Case Study

Research activities must be different and novel, and we will present examples of outlandish environmental research that can improve our daily lives through the use of precision analytical techniques for extremely small amounts of constituents as small as 1 ppt (one trillionth of a ppt).

＜Marine Challenge Program Poster Booth
Supporting research related to the ocean, marine resources, and the aquatic environmentMarine Challenge ProgramThe poster exhibit of the first round of 2017 adopted schools and the second phase of the call for applications will be presented.

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Mr. Shuhei Tsukada Head of Jury
D. (Agriculture), General Manager, Strategic Development Division, Liverness, Inc.

Mr. Minoru Koga
Director, Minamata Environmental Academy Doctor of Science

Mr. Akinori Hisatsune
Project Associate Professor, Department of Drug Activity, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University

Ms. Kanako Saita
D., Research Director, Food Processing Technology Office, Kumamoto Prefectural Industrial Technology Center

Mr. Toshitaka Yamakawa
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Kumamoto University Graduate School Initiative Organization Doctor (Engineering)

Mr. Haruhiko Nakata
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology (Science), Kumamoto University Ph.

Organized by Science Castle 2017 Executive Committee

Cooperation: Atlas Corporation, Japan Advanced Science and Technology Education and Human Resources Development Organization, TEPIA (The Association for the Promotion of an Advanced Technological Society), THK Corporation, Minamata City, Rohto Pharmaceuticals, JCB Co.

Supported by: Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education