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Inspire Talks is a series of casual talk events introducing cutting-edge research and design activities. The 28th installment will feature DLX's design project, which is working to protect coral reefs!

Coral bleaching is a global problem, and long-term conservation requires global cooperation. Since 2021, DLX Design Lab has been working with domestic and international partners on a design project called Coral Rescue, which allows the general public to participate in coral reef conservation efforts and contribute to maintaining sustainable marine biodiversity. This will be the first time that the project has been open to the public.

Coral Rescue:https://www.designlab.ac/post/coral-rescue-conserve-together

The event will feature project lead Tomomi Souda (designer, DLX Design Lab), project partner Natasha A. Lewinski (associate professor, Virginia Commonwealth University), an oceanographer from Virginia Commonwealth University in the US, and high school teachers from Japan and the US who are actually incorporating the pilot initiative as part of their classes. These speakers will hold talks and panel discussions about the concept of Coral Rescue, its implementation status, and the possibilities and challenges that have emerged from it for citizen-participation in environmental conservation activities.

<Date and time> Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 19:00-20:30 (Japan time) (The end time may vary depending on the progress.)

<Venue> Shibuya QWS Cross Park
SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE 15th floor

<Participation Fee> Free

<How to participate> Please apply by clicking "Apply for tickets" on the right.

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Tomomi Souda (Assistant Professor, DLX Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)
Graduated from the Royal College of Art MA Design Products. Winner of the WIRED Creative Hack Award 2023 Grand Prize, a judge for D&AD 2021, and selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Japan Media Arts Festival 2021. Prior to assuming his current position, he worked on exhibition experiences and service design at FJORD in London, museum design company GSM project in Dubai, Bascule in Tokyo, and other institutions. He is involved in project direction and implementation that connects international science and design with a focus on citizen-participation science research. In 2022, he was a visiting senior researcher at the National University of Singapore.

Natasha Lewinsky (Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University)
He is an associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at the university.
His field of expertise is the response of cells to artificial nanoparticles, and together with his students, he is pioneering a wide range of research from a comprehensive perspective, with a focus on cell research.

Asami Wakamatsu, Head Teacher, Kitazono High School, Tokyo
(Science, Biology, Inquiry Learning, Science Research Club Advisor)

Zachary Marinelli, teacher at Glen Allen High School, Virginia, USA

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We look forward to your participation!

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DLX DESIGN ACADEMY
DLX DESIGN ACADEMY is a design innovation education program implemented as part of the "Value Creation Design (Design-Led X: DLX)" initiative promoted by the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo. "Value Creation Design" is an initiative of the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, which aims to create new value by incorporating a design perspective into research activities.
http://www.designledx.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

The Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, is one of the largest university-affiliated research institutes in Japan. Over 1,000 researchers from Japan and overseas gather here to conduct cutting-edge research in almost all fields of engineering, from basic to applied.
https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/

Organized by: Production Technology Research Promotion Foundation

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