Past Gakuyugo Seminar |

AY2012 5th Gakuyugo Seminar

Date&Time:
Oct 24, 2012 16:30 - 18:00
Venue:
Large Lecture Room (2C0), New Frontier Science Bldg.
Associate Professor Kuninori Suzuki

Autophagy, a proteolytic system in eukaryotic cells

Associate Professor Kuninori Suzuki

 Proteins are an important component of the cell. Although protein synthesis via transcription and translation is essential for biological activities, it is not surprising that protein degradation is important for maintaining cellular homeostasis.  Autophagy is a large-scale degradation system that is widely conserved from unicellular eukaryotes such as budding yeast to mammals such as us. In this lecture, I would like to give an overview of the current status of autophagy research using budding yeast as a model.

Professor Yoshikuni Yoshida

Dissemination Strategies for the low-carbon technologies

Professor Yoshikuni Yoshida

 The diffusion of low-carbon technologies such as photovoltaic power generation and LED lighting requires the purchase of these technologies by end consumers. However, even if it becomes reasonable (economically viable) to purchase these technologies through price reduction or diffusion measures, diffusion will not necessarily proceed. This is partly due to the fact that many consumers are impatient and tend to place particular emphasis on current profit and loss.  In this lecture, I would like to consider strategies for the diffusion of low-carbon technologies based on the results of a survey on the degree of impatience and risk preference of consumers.

Associate Professor Michiaki Inomoto

Connecting magnetic field lines and celestial plasma phenomena

Associate Professor Michiaki Inomoto

 The magnetic energy stored in plasma is released in a short time through magnetic reconnection, which causes various macroscopic phenomena. Such magnetic reconnection events, such as solar flares, are thought to occur in microscopic regions where the plasma cannot be approximated as a fluid, and research to clarify the elementary processes is progressing.  In this lecture, we will review the basic physics of plasma phenomena and examples of actual observations.

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