The Global Learning Center invites graduate students at Kansai University, Chiba University and Tohoku University, to participate in a special seminar and discussion featuring Penn State researchers and graduate students from the Pennsylvania State University.

※The colloquium is part of the JIGE Project, an educational and human resource development initiative jointly led by Kansai University, Chiba University, and Tohoku University.

Date & Time Wednesday, October 30, 2024
1. 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (JST) Discussion Session
2. 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.(JST) Special Seminar
Format In-person and Online
Language used English
Venue
(In-person)		 Room 503, Earth Science Building (H12), Graduate School of Science, Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University
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Eligibility Graduate students currently enrolled in Kansai University, Chiba University, Tohoku University, and the Pennsylvania State University
Capacity [In-person] 50 students each for Discussion Session and Special Seminar
※ Priority goes to students at Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School. Other than that, first come first served.

[Online] No limit on capacity for Discussion Session and Special seminar
Fee Free
Overview 1. Discussion Session
Theme: The Next Millennium for Planet Earth: A Discussion
Goals:
Three professors and graduate students both from the U.S. and Japan will exchange their views and discuss three specific issues facing us humans today. The discussion will not be limited to geoscience, but will welcome input from different disciplines. We hope that the discussion will provide direction on the question, “How should we face the Earth in the next century?"

Three professors will give an overview of each topic and lead the discussion.

(1) Change in Climate and Environment
(Discussion will be led by Prof. Lee Kump - The John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, the Pennsylvania State University)
(2) Change in Ecosystem
(Discussion will be led by Prof. Takeshi Kakegawa - Graduate School of Sciences, Tohoku University)
(3) Facing Serious Natural Disasters
(Discussion will be led by Prof. Kevin Furlong - Department of Geosciences, the Pennsylvania State University)
* Prof. Furlong will be joining online from the U.S.

2. Special Seminar
Title : Biogeophysical Tipping Points
Speaker: Prof. Lee Kump (The John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, the Pennsylvania State University)

Prof. Lee Kump will discuss some of his work on tipping points in Earth history, the role of the biota in climate and environmental feedbacks, and what that might mean for the future.

Prof. Kump and his students, postdocs and research associates use a variety of analytical and numerical modeling approaches to investigate the nature of environmental and biotic change on all time scales.

Event Information (PDF)
Application Deadline Noon, Monday, October 21, 2024 (JST) * Application is closed.
How to Register Please register using the application form below (you will be directed to Google Form).
Those who request to attend online will be received a Zoom link to participate prior to the events.
Notes
  • ・If the number of in-person registration reaches capacity, we may close registration for in-person participation before the deadline. In that case, please consider participating online.
  • ・Transportation to the venue will not be provided.