Notice on the Special Presentation
“Takaaki Kajita, Nobel Prize in Physics”
In March, the JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE (IMT) is opening the special presentation “Takaaki Kajita, Nobel Prize in Physics.”
Professor Takaaki Kajita, director of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo, was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.” Through observations in giant underground observatories, the Kamiokande and the Super-Kamiokande, he demonstrated for the first time that neutrinos, which were thought to be massless, actually have a mass. This major historic discovery will certainly contribute to the elucidation of the principles of matter and the evolution of the universe.
In order to present Professor Kajita’s accomplishments to a wide audience, a special presentation of the Nobel Prize medal (official replica) as well as his scientific achievements will take place at the INTERMEDIATHEQUE, while a special conference (in Japanese) by Professor Kajita himself will be held at the JP Tower Hall & Conference.
KEY INFORMATION
Special Presentation
［Title］ Special Presentation “Takaaki Kajita, Nobel Prize in Physics”
［Dates］ March 8 – May 8, 2016
［Opening Hours］ 11:00 - 18:00 (open until 20:00 on Thursday and Friday until March 31, and until 20:00 on Friday and Saturday from April 1; last entry 30 minutes before closing) *Opening hours may change.
［Closed on］ Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday). May close irregularly.
［Venue］ Intermediatheque 2F [PANTHEON]
［Organizer］ The University Museum, The University of Tokyo (UMUT)
［Co-Organizer］ Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo
［Admission］ Free of charge
［Address］ JP Tower / KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
［Access］ JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line Tokyo Station. Direct access from the Marunouchi Underground Pathway.
Conference and Special Opening
Conference
［Title］ “Nobel Prize Commemorative Conference by Professor Takaaki Kajita”
［Date and Time］ Wednesday March 30, 2016, from 5pm to 5:45pm. Doors open at 4pm.
［Venue］ JP Tower Hall & Conference (JP Tower/KITTE 4F)
［Speaker］ Takaaki Kajita (Director, the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo)
［Topic］ “Tiny Neutrino Masses”
［Language］ In Japanese (no translation provided)
［Admission］ Free of charge
*For more information, please refer to the Japanese webpage.
［Organizers］ The University Museum, The University of Tokyo (UMUT)+ Japan Post Co. Ltd.
［Co-Organizer］ Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, the University of Tokyo
［Support］ Congress Corporation, Tanseisha Co. Ltd.
［Address］ JP Tower / KITTE 4F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
［Access］ JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line Tokyo Station. Direct access from the Marunouchi Underground Pathway.
Intermediatheque Special Opening
［Date and Time］ Wednesday March 30, 2016, from 6pm to 8pm.
［Participants］ Conference participants and general visitors
［Admission］ Free of charge