The “open seminar” is a casual research meeting during lunch time on Wednesdays. At each seminar, we invite a lecturer from RISH or outside with the aim of sharing research results, inspiring new seeds of research, and enhancing collaborations.
In association with our “Asia Research Node”(ARN), we delivered selected seminars in English across the world through the internet. The online format has made seminar participation possible regardless of location.

You can listen in real time by applying for participation in advance.
If you would like to participate, please register from the abstract page of each lecture.

Open Seminar Secretariat: openseminar@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp

• 2024-09-11 313^th Regular Open Seminar

  Novel Design and EM Simulation of Planar Antennas for UHF RFID and Near-Field WPT Applications
  Andrey S. Andrenko（visiting professor, RISH）

• 2024-07-24 312^th Regular Open Seminar

  NHERI TallWood Project: Findings from the world’s tallest full-scale shake table test
  Shiling Pei（Visiting Associate Professor, RISH）

• 2024-07-17 311^th Regular Open Seminar

  Vibration performance of mass timber buildings
  Jianhui Zhou（Visiting Associate Professor, RISH）

• 2024-06-26 310^th Regular Open Seminar
  Antennas for Microwave wireless power transmission
  Daotong Li（Visiting Associate Professor, RISH）

• 2023-10-18 302^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Wave-particle interactions between electromagnetic cyclotron waves and energetic electrons in the inner magnetosphere
  Yikai Hsieh（Junior Associate Professor, RISH）
• 2023-7-19 298^th Regular Open Seminar
  Long-term Field Test Performance of Preservative Treated Wood-based and Wood-polymer Composites
  Cihat Tascioglu (Professor, Duzce University, Faculty of Forestry, Dept. of Forest Industrial Engineering)
• 2023-5-31 295^th Regular Open Seminar
  Potential of AI techniques for elucidating the relationship between　anatomical features and mechanical behavior of wood
  Shuoye CHEN（Assistant Professor, RISH, Kyoto Univeristy）
• 2023-2-8 294^th Regular Open Seminar
  Some research on mechanics of tree and wood
  Joseph GRIL（CNRS, Univ. Clermont Auvergne, Institut Pascal, France）
• 2022-12-21 292^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Special Seminar —Last Open Seminar by Prof. Yoshiharu Omura—
  Computer Simulations of Waves in Space Plasmas
  Yoshiharu Omura (Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqspHQ4QEUM
• 2022-11-16 290^th Regular Open Seminar
  The Magnetic Reconnection Mystery: Tree Rings, Electron Distributions, and the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
  Jason Shuster (University of Maryland College Park, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
• 2022-06-29 283^rd Regular Open Seminar
  Earth’s radiation belts dynamics associated with parallel and obliquely propagating whistler-mode chorus emissions
  Presenter: Yikai Hsieh (Assistant Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3J_wvmzEg
• 2022-06-22 282^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Simulation study of electron zebra stripes in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere
  Presenter: Megha Mahendra Pandya (Mission Research Fellow, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2021-11-24 275^th Regular Open Seminar
  Development of Universal Antenna
  Presenter: Hideki UJIHARA (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2021-10-27 274^th Regular Open Seminar
  Study on Allelopathy and Utilization for Agriculture and Forestry
  Presenter: Yoshiharu Fujii (Emeritus Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
• 2021-10-20 273^rd Regular Open Seminar
  Link the cell wall to protein — from cellulose synthase to wood cell wall synthesis
  Presenter: Tomoya IMAI (Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2021-09-29 272^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Characterization of atmospheric turbulence from remote sensing and in situ observations: achievements and prospective
  Presenter: Hubert LUCE (Professor, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2021-07-21 269^th Regular Open Seminar
  Microwave Power Transmission with Magnetrons
  Presenter: Bo YANG (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2021-06-16 267^th Regular Open Seminar
  Biosynthesis and bioengineering of grass-specific lignin components: Towards understanding lignin evolution and improving grass biomass utilization
  Presenter: Pui Ying Lam (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2021-01-27 266^th Regular Open Seminar
  Production and decomposition of mycorrhizal fungal hyphae in hinoki cypress forests
  Presenter: SCHAEFER Holger (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2021-01-20 265^th Regular Open Seminar
  Searching for genes underlying a variety of phenotypes using genetic resource of chickens
  Presenter: Tatsuhiko GOTO (Assistant Professor, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)
• 2020-11-25 263^rd Regular Open Seminar
  How genes and growth conditions alter grass biomass for biochemical and thermal biofuel processing
  Presenter: Laura Bartley, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Washington State University/2019?2020 Visiting Associate Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2020-10-28 261^st Regular Open Seminar
  Biomaterial processing by utilizing the hierarchical structures of wood.
  Presenter: Soichi Tanaka (Assistant Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2020-10-21 260^th Regular Open Seminar
  Metabolic engineering of yeast for production of artepillin C, a plant-derived bioactive compound in Brazilian green propolis
  Presenter: Ryosuke MUNAKATA (Assistant Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2020-09-30 259^th Regular Open Seminar
  How to develop sustainable wood-based materials?
  Presenter: Kenji Umemura (Professor, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2020-09-16 257^th Regular Open Seminar
  Biosynthesis and bioengineering of flavonolignin (tricin-lignins): a unique cell wall component in grass biomass
  Presenter: Pui Ying Lam (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2020-07-29 256^th Regular Open Seminar
  Forests as a self-sustainable ecosystem — significance of leaf decomposition
  Presenter: Ryosuke Nakamura (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2020-01-29 254^th Regular Open Seminar
  Microscopic analysis of chaotic vehicular traffic with various types of vehicles
  Presenter: Akihito Nagahama (Research Assistant Professor, R-GIRO Ritsumeikan University)
• 2019-11-27 251^st Regular Open Seminar
  Biological actions and possible medical applications of nanosecond pulsed electric fields
  Presenter: Ken-ichi Yano (Professor, Inst. Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto Univ.)
• 2019-10-23 248^th Regular Open Seminar
  The Development and Application of New Technology in the Monitoring and Control Techniques of Red Imported Fire Ant
  Presenter: Chung-Chi Lin (Professor, Department of Biology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan)
• 2019-06-26 246^th Regular Open Seminar
  Diversity of honeybee virus in invasive ants: assessing the threat of pathogen spillover
  Presenter: Lin Chun-Yi (Associate Professor, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2019-06-19 245^th Regular Open Seminar
  Weather forecast at the boundary between Earth and space
  Presenter: Tatsuhiro Yokoyama (Associate Professor, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2019-01-30 243^rd Regular Open Seminar
  Effects of normothermic conditioned microwave irradiation on cancer cells — aiming to develop novel cancer therapies
  Presenter: Mamiko Asano (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2019-01-23 242^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Controlling Distributed Cooperative Systems — Robots, Fish, Energy
  Presenter: Hiroaki Kawashima (Associate Prof., Grad. Sch. of Informatics, Kyoto Univ.)
• 2018-12-19 241^st Regular Open Seminar
  Radiocesium dynamics in forests and woods after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
  Presenter: Shinta Ohashi (Senior Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
• 2018-11-28 240^th Regular Open Seminar
  Seismic simulation of wooden houses
  Presenter: Takafumi Nakagawa (Associate Professor, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2018-11-21 239^th Regular Open Seminar
  Wireless Power Transfer via Microwaves from Moving Vehicles
  Presenter: Tomohiko Mitani (Associate Professor, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2018-06-13 232^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Magnetic reconnection in space: Shocking structures in magnetohydrodynamic simulations
  Presenter: Seiji Zenitani (Specially Appointed Junior Associate Professor/Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2018-05-30 231^st Regular Open Seminar
  Forest carbon market; a possibility to improve income for forest protectors
  Presenter: Tran Van Do (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2018-03-27
  The Special ARN Student Seminar in Humanosphere Science 2018-03-27
• 2018-01-31 230^th Regular Open Seminar
  Analyzing long-term growth trend of forest biomass in the circumpolar boreal forest using stand reconstruction algorithm and s-w diagram
  Presenter: Mouctar Kamara (Research Associate, GSGES Kyoto University)
• 2017-11-22 226^th Regular Open Seminar
  Applications of network analysis on parasite diversity and transmissions
  Presenter: Hsuan-Wien Chen (Assistant Professor, National Chiayi University, Taiwan)
• 2017-10-18 224^th Regular Open Seminar
  All you need to know about fire ant
  Presenter: Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang (Senior Lecturer, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2017-09-27 223^rd Regular Open Seminar
  The Investigation of Generation of Guerilla-Heavy Rainfall Using Himawari-8 and XRAIN in Japan for Flash Flood Disaster Prevention
  Presenter: Wendi Harjupa (PhD Student/D2, DPRI Kyoto University)
• 2017-09-20 222^nd Regular Open Seminar
  A preliminary study: effects of high voltage stimulation on the expensive edible mushrooms in thailand
  Presenter: Rattanaporn Norarat (Asst. Prof. Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai, Thailand)
• 2017-07-26 221^st Regular Open Seminar
  The important role of innate immunity on viral infections and autoimmune diseases
  Presenter: Ryota Ouda (Mission Research Fellow, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2017-06-28 220^th Regular Open Seminar
  Method to estimate Net Ecosystem Production of forest
  Presenter: Tran Do Van (Mission Research Fellow, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2017-06-21 219^th Regular Open Seminar
  Magnetic reconnection in space: Numerical simulations and spacecraft observations
  Presenter: Seiji Zenitani (Mission Research Fellow, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2017-05-31 218^th Regular Open Seminar
  Microscopic control for chemical treatment in wood flow forming
  Presenter: Soichi Tanaka (Mission Research Fellow, RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2016-10-26 213^rd Regular Open Seminar
  Impacts of invasive ants on ecosystem sustainability and current challenges of management
  Presenter: Chin-Cheng Yang (Senior Lecturer, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2016-10-19 212^nd Regular Open Seminar
  Green infrastructure: Toolbox for reduction of air pollution in urban areas
  Presenter: Dr. Stanislaw Gawronski (Full Professor, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences)
• 2016-09-21 210^th Regular Open Seminar
  Long-term field test performance of treated wood-based and wood-plastic composites (WBCs and WPCs)
  Presenter: Cihat Tascioglu (Professor, Duzce University, Faculty of Forestry, Duzce, Turkey, currently Visiting Professor at RISH, Kyoto University)
• 2016-07-27 209^th Regular Open Seminar
  Solute diffusion into cell walls in solution-impregnated wood during conditioning process
  Presenter: Soichi Tanaka (Mission Research Fellow, RISH Kyoto University)
• 2016-06-22 206^th Regular Open Seminar
  A study of long-term variation in the upper atmosphere using the IUGONET data analysis system
  Presenter: Atsuki Shinbori (Mission Researcher, RISH Kyoto University)