{"id":3454,"date":"2016-11-16T13:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T04:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-castle.com\/?p=3454"},"modified":"2019-04-20T12:50:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T03:50:23","slug":"p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/news\/3454\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Tohoku Conference] \"Science Castle,\" a conference for junior high and high school students, is now accepting applications for doctoral poster judges!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The research of middle and high school students is full of freedom and interest!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

<Target<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>Graduate students and faculty in science and engineering
\n<\/span>About 10 people at each venue
\n<\/span>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.
\n<\/span>Post-doctoral fellows and faculty members at the assistant professor level and above are also welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n

<Gratuities<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span>An honorarium of 2,000 yen plus transportation (negotiable for distant locations) will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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About the Kyushu Convention<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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<Pre-briefing<\/strong>
\n12\/11 (Sun): 10:00-11:00
\nVenue: Minamata City Hall \"Moyaikan\" (Moyaikan Center for Moyaikan Repair)
\n<Summary of each competition
\n<\/strong>Science Castle Kyushu Competition
\nDate & Time: 12\/11 (Sun.) 9:30-16:30 (including 11:40-12:20 and 14:30-15:10 for judging)
\nPlace: Minamata City Hall \"Moyai-kan\", 3-1, Makinouchi, Minamata, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
\nExample research essay topic:
\nResearch on generating hydrogen from weeds
\nHow to slurp noodles without splashing juice? \uff5eThe relationship between the speed at which you slurp the noodles and the way the juice splashes out.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>

About the Tohoku Conference<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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<Pre-briefing<\/strong>
\n12\/17 (Sat) 13:00-15:00
\nVenue: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku University (tentative)
\n<Summary of each competition
\n<\/strong>Science Castle Tohoku Competition
\nDate & Time: 12\/18 (Sun.) 9:00-17:00 (including examination time 10:00-10:50 and 14:50-15:40)
\nLocation: Tohoku University Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
\nExample research essay topic:
\nBitter Taste of Japanese Cucumbers Based on Gene Expression
\nSearch for antifreeze proteins that confer cold adaptation to loach<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>

About the Kansai Convention<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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<Pre-briefing<\/strong>
\n12\/11 (Sun.) 16:00-17:00
\nVenue: MD Kitahama Building 201, 1-5-7 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan REVANES Corporation<\/p>\n

<Summary of each competition<\/strong>
\nDate and Time: 12\/23 (Fri., holiday) 9:30-17:00 (including 12:30-13:10 and 14:50-15:30 for screening)
\nLocation: Osaka Meisei High School, Tennoji-ku, Osaka
\nExample research essay topic:
\nCreating an ecosystem in a closed environment with predators using \"mini earth\"
\nCan you make music with an impossible number?<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>

About the Kanto Tournament<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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<Pre-briefing
\n<\/strong>12\/11 (Sun.) 16:00-17:00
\nVenue: Iidabashi Miyuki Building 5F, 1-4 Shimomiyaibicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo REVANES Corporation<\/p>\n

<Summary of each competition
\n<\/strong>Science Castle Kanto Competition
\nDate & Time: 12\/24 (Sat.) 10:00-17:00 (including judging time 10:50-11:30, 15:00-15:40)
\nPlace: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion Minato-ku, Tokyo
\nExample research essay topic:
\nCan ants tell east, west, south, north and south? ~The effects of ant nesting and orientation on ants
\nVelocity of a neodymium magnet ball falling through a metal pipe<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Science Castle Executive Committee
\nKyushu Conference: TEL 06-6125-5622, Attn: Nakajima
\n<\/span>Tohoku Conference: TEL 03-5227-4198, Attn: Akinaga
\n<\/span>Kansai Conference: TEL 06-6125-5622, Attn: Isogai
\nKanto Conference: TEL 03-5227-4198 Attn: Seno, Takumi Yoshida
\n<\/span>Common to all competitions: MAIL educ@lne.st (please include the name of the venue)<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Research by 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. Combining \"free ideas not bound by field\" and \"scientific approaches,\" they are taking on the challenge of bold research. More than 100 such presentations will be gathered at the \"Scie [...].","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":3431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,45],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"J","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/11\/219.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s73KMF-p","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3454"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35499,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454\/revisions\/35499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castle.lne.st\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}