Explore with rookie researchers! Measuring, understanding, and making body movement＜Miraikan＞

What is the mechanism by which our bodies, which we use effortlessly in sports and daily life, move?
How are studies conducted to examine body movement?

This time, we would like to introduce the "athletic ability development and expansion" project, which looks into "human body movement"!

◎Event Flow

• Rookie researchers' talk 20 minutes
  Student researchers affiliated with this project will talk about the contents of the research and the life of a researcher.
  
• Laboratory Tour 30 minutes
  You will be taken through a lab that explores the secrets of the human body and athletic ability.
  ※Numbered tickets for the lab tour will be distributed at the rookie researchers' talk.

◎Person in charge of implementation

Yasuo Kawakami, Shigeru Uesugi, Atsuo Takanishi, Takuya Otani, Shinji Takeoka (Waseda University)
Carmela Mantecon Tagallo (Kawakami Lab), Ruri Araki (Kawakami Lab), Takahiro Aihara (Takeoka Lab)、
Souma Horino (Uesugi Lab), Yuri Nakazawa (Takanishi Lab), Gai Ashikawa (Uesugi Lab)

Asuka Takeshita, Takahide Kato, Tsunanori Iida (Science Communicator, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)

◎Date and Time

July 22nd, 2023 (Saturday)

① Rookie Researcher Talk (Mr. Tagallo and Ms. Araki)

13:10～13:30　Laboratory Tour：13:30～14:00

② Rookie Researcher Talk (Mr. Aihara and Mr. Horino)

14:10-14:30 Laboratory tour: 14:30-15:00

③ Rookie Researcher Talk (Mr. Nakazawa and Mr. Ashikawa)

15:10-15:30 Laboratory tour: 15:30-16:00

※The contents (topic presenters) of the rookie researchers' talk will differ depending on the session.
※In the rookie researchers' talk, audio is transcribed and displayed in the venue.
※In the lab tour, we lend out terminals for subtitles. If you need one, please let us know at the venue.

◎Venue

• Rookie Researcher Talk 20 minutes
  5F Co-Studio
  
• Laboratory tour 30 minutes
  3rd floor "athletic ability development and expansion" project laboratory, 3F Research Area Hub Space.

◆Event Outline

• Target audience
  Anyone may participate
  The first 15 people to arrive (ticket system)
• Number of Participants
  About 30 persons each time
• How to participate
  No advance application is required. Please come to the co-studio on the fifth floor before the start of the rookie researchers' talk.
  ▶︎floor map
• Participation Fee
  Only the entry fee is required
• Please Note
  Photos taken during the event and ideas provided may be used for promotional and/or research purposes.
• Related Links
  ▶︎Research Area “Athletic Skills Development and Expansion” Project
  ▶︎Waseda University Human Performance Research Institute
  ▶︎Waseda University Yasuo Kawakami Laboratory Instagram