How to make a Nobel Prize winner
Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo present KEIO 15O/ UK-JAPAN 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo present
KEIO 15O/ UK-JAPAN 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
--- How to make a Nobel Prize winner ---
The first modern comprehensive higher education institution in Japan, Keio University is
celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2008. To commemorate the 150th anniversaries of the
founding of Keio University and 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and the UK,
Keio University and the British Embassy in Tokyo will co-host a series of public lectures by
British Nobel Prize laureates, with a focus on those who have made outstanding
achievements in the fields of science and innovation. The lecturers will look back on their
lives, sharing their childhood memories and paths to receiving the Nobel Prize. The lectures,
which are intended for both academic and nonacademic audiences, will be free and open to
the public. While there are concerns about the declining popularity of science among young
people, this will be an exceptional opportunity to get to know the true stories of researchers
who have realized their dreams in the fields of science and medicine. The Lecture Series is
one of the UK-Japan 2008 accredited events.
Outline of the KEIO 15O / UK-JAPAN 2008 British Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
Venue: Keio University Mita Campus North Building Hall (to be confirmed)
Language: English with simultaneous English-Japanese translation
Lecturers:
Friday, 9 May 2008 16:00-17:00
Sir Anthony J. Leggett, Professor, The University of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign
“An Unusual Route to the Nobel Prize”
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 16:00-17:00
Sir Tim Hunt, Principal Scientist, Cancer Research UK
“How to Win a Nobel Prize: seaside adventures of a biochemist”
Friday, 11 July 2008 morning (to be confirmed)
Sir Harold W. Kroto, Francis Eppes Professor, Florida State
University
Lecture title to be confirmed
Prior to the three lectures above, Sir Paul M. Nurse, President, Rockfeller University
(Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2001), gave a lecture on 27 February 2008 at
the British Embassy.
Application: Please apply via the below website. (Note that application deadline for
the lecture of Sir Anthony J. Leggett is 6 May.)
http://keio150.jp/events/ukjapan.html
Sponsor: All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS - To cover the event, please contact us in advance
Inquiries: Ms. Kawagoe or Ms. Mizuno
Office of Communications and Public Relations,
Keio University
TEL: ＋81-3-5427-1541
FAX: ＋81-3-5441-7640
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.keio.ac.jp/
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About the Lecturers
Friday, 9 May 2008 16:00-17:00
Sir Anthony J. Leggett
Physicist (quantum physics), Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids in 2003.
Lecture Title: "An Unusual Route to the Nobel Prize"
Main Publications and Papers:
Leggett, AJ. The quantum measurement problem. Science 307, 871-872 (2005).
Leggett, AJ, Ruggiero, B, and Silvestrini, P. Quantum Computing and Quantum Bits in
Mesoscopic Systems 1-273 (2004).
Leggett, AJ. Nuclear magnetic resonance in ultra-small samples of superfluid 3He. Syn.
Metals 141, 51-58 (2004).
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 16:00-17:00
Sir Timothy Hunt
Biochemist (Cell Cycle), Principal Scientist, Cancer Research UK
His discovery of cyclins, which turned out to be components of “Key Regulator(s) of the Cell Cycle,” led to a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001.
Lecture Title: "How to Win a Nobel Prize: seaside adventures of a biochemist"
Main Publications and Papers:
John Wilson, Tim Hunt. Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth Edition: The Problems Book,
Garland Science (2007).
Andrew Murray, Tim Hunt. The Cell Cycle: An Introduction, Oxford University Press
(1993).
Friday, 11 July 2008 morning (to be confirmed)
Sir Harold W. Kroto
Chemist (nanoscience), Francis Eppes Professor, Florida State University
The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996.
Lecture Title: To be confirmed
Main Publications and Papers
Y Q Zhu, W K Hsu, H W Kroto and D R M Walton. An alternative route to NbS2 Nanotubes.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106 (31), 7623-7626 (2002).
R L D Whitby, W K Hsu, H W Kroto and D R M Walton. Conversion of amorphous WO3-x
into WS2 nanotubes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (4), 3938-3940 (2002).
About the 150th Anniversary of Keio University
Keio University was founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa and is the first modern comprehensive educational institution in Japan to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Drawing
on its 150-year history leading modernization of Japan and Asia, Keio University will strive to
lead the world in education, research, medical care, social service, international cooperation
and management. It also aims at nurturing future world leaders who can take leadership a
spirit of independence and a spirit of collaboration in any part of the world.
About UK-Japan 2008
UK-Japan 2008 is organised by the British Embassy and British Council to celebrate 150 years
of diplomatic relations between the UK and Japan. More than 150 accredited events will be
held throughout the year to showcase the best of contemporary UK’s creativity in the field of
arts, science and innovation, and creative industries and to encourage greater bilateral
partnership and collaboration of Japan and UK.
