Seminar

The Best Poster Award

Gandhi Napitupulu won the Best Poster Award at the SmaSo Interim Presentations on 30 Sep. 2026. Date: 30 Sep. 2026 Poster Title: Estimation of Blue Carbon Potential from Seagrass in the Seto Inland Sea using High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Ocean…
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AOGS2026

We joined and made 7 presentations from the Chess lab at AOGS2026 in Fukuoka, Japan.

[CHESS lab highlight] NHK World – IMPACTS

Professor Han Soo LEE was recently featured in the NHK WORLD-IMPACTS program, entitled “World Heritage Under Threat: Episode 3 Itsukushima Shrine and the Rising Sea Level.” The episode is available for streaming on the official website for one year, until July 28,…
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New publication

Napitupulu G, Lee HS, and Mori N. 2026. Spatiotemporal variations in sea surface chlorophyll-a in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 229:119707. Open access

Special seminar in April 1

Sustainable Aquaculture Systems and Biophysical Ocean Sensing: From Cultivation to Monitoring Date: April 1st, 2026 Venue: MIRAI-Crea, Large conference room Speakers: Dr Kristoffer Stedt (Researcher), Mica Andersson (PhD student) from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Special seminar in March 24

“Geospatial Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Development” Speaker: Ram Avtar from Hokkaido University Date: March 24, 2026: 11 am – 12 pm Venue: IDEC large conf room Introduction: Ram Avtar is an Associate Professor at Hokkaido University and Director…
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IDEC/PHIS special seminar (IDEC No.156 / PHIS No.74)

[Date/Time] March 6th, 2026 Friday 14:30-16:00 [Venue] Room 114, Large Conference Room (1F, IDEC Building) [Speaker(1)] Dr. Eun-Joo Lee, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Fisheries Science [Title(1)] Long-Term Reconstruction and nowcasting of 3-D Temperature in the East Sea/Japan Sea Using an…
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HU-ITB joint seminar at ITB, Bandung, Indonesia

We have conducted a joint seminar between Hiroshima University (HU) and Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB) in Bandung, Indonesia. It was a very fruitful and great opportunity between two institutions. Joint SeminarCoastal Hazards and Energy System Science (CHESS) Lab, Hiroshima…
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Invited special lecture by Dr Pierre

We will have a special lecture by Dr. Pierre De Wit, Associate Professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is an internationally recognized researcher in marine evolutionary biology, population genomics, and climate-driven adaptation of…
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International symposium on tidal power in the Seto Inland Sea

We have completed the international symposium successfully with the field trip to the optimal tidal current power generation sites in the Seto Inland Sea. Thanks all for joining the symposium. Date: Nov 18-19, 2025 Venue: MIRAI Crea at Hiroshima University