AY2020: Presentations by the Winners of the University of Tokyo President’s Award for Students

Lecturer | The volunteer team

#1 Supporting Public Health Centers in COVID-19 Pandemic [JP]

The volunteer team reports their activity of supporting public health centers in COVID-19 pandemic. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

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#2 Virtual UTokyo [JP]

Mr. Tokoro gives a presentation on the process of how Virtual UTokyo was created. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Takeru Tokoro

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#3 The 66th KADOKAWA Haiku Award [JP]

Mr. Iwata talks about how he created the haiku "Akai Yume," which won the 66th KADOKAWA Haiku Award. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Kei Iwata

#4 Rebooting Memories: To Pass on the "Wishes and Memories" of the People Who Experienced War to the Future [JP]

Ms. Niwata talks about the project "Rebooting Memories," which colorizes black-and-white photographs by using AI technology and dialogues. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Anju Niwata

#5 Activity Description of RoboTech, The University of Tokyo [JP]

Mr. Suzuki explains the AY2021 activities of Teiyukai RoboTech, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Tenma Suzuki

Lecturer | Sakura Uchiyama

#6 Participation in the Japan National Championships: Struggling to Accomplish Both Academically and Athletically [JP]

Ms. Uchiyama talks about her career in track and field until she successfully participated in the Japan National Championships and her club activities in COVID-19 pandemic. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Academic achievement section

#7 Development of Base Editors for Simultaneous Introduction of Mutations [JP]

Ms. Sakata explains base editors for simultaneous introduction of mutations as a solution to the problems of genome editing. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Rina Sakata

Lecturer | Chisa Mizobuchi

#8 Elephants in the Mughal Empire: Institutions, Warfare and Court Culture during the Imperial Expansion to India [JP]

Ms. Mizobuchi explores the significance of elephants during the Mughal Empire from two perspectives: cultural fusion and the relationship between human beings and the environment. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

#9 Generation of Social Structures by a Multi-Level Evolutionary Model [JP]

Mr. Itao explains the findings from the description of the problems of kinship structures and family systems by a multi-level evolutionary model. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Kenji Itao

#10 Research on Smart Glasses with Wireless Power Transfer and Wireless Communication over the Hinge [JP]

Mr. Takaki talks about the challenges during the development of "asEars," smart glasses for people with hearing loss in one ear, and his research to propose a solution to them. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Ken Takaki

Lecturer | Momoko Onodera

#11 Cyclotron Resonance and Carrier Transport in Van der Waals Heterostructure of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride [JP]

Ms. Onodera presents her research that will lead to the development of both basic and applied research on Gr/h-BN junction. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

#12 Control of Spin-Polarized Electrons in Layered Topological Materials and Quantum Well Films Revealed by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy [JP]

Mr. Noguchi explains empirical studies on two types of topological insulators and a model for controlling spin currents with the use of stacking. NOTE: - No subtitles. This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Ryo Noguchi

#13 Improvement of Autistic Behavior by Exercise and Clarification of its Cellular Mechanisms [JP]

Ms. Ando explains the potential of exercise to improve autistic behaviors and the research on its cellular mechanisms. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese.

Lecturer | Megumi Ando