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Ivanのトロント出張日記

カナダ オンタリオ州トロントで2016年4月25日から27日に行われた CIFAR Quantum Material Summer School 2016 および、4月28日から30日に行われた CIFAR Quantum Material Program Meeting に参加しました。

In the city of Toronto in Canada I participated in the CIFAR Quantum Material Summer School 2016 from April 25-27, 2016 and the CIFAR Quantum Material Program Meeting April 28-30.

This was the first time I participated in an international conference where I presented a poster. The summer school exposed me to many different subjects of interest regarding superconductivity and the recently coined class of materials called “quantum materials”. Typically the conference was from 8 am to ~5pm with a lunch break and ~15 minute breaks in between talks where people snacked and mingled. The breaks allowed me to get introduced to many different people that I did not get a chance to meet at the welcoming ceremony (on the 24th) and even make a few friends. I also met a fellow graduate student from Kyoto University and other Japanese people from other universities and we got well acquainted. Notably, during the poster session I met a student of Andrew Mackenzie’s and our research has much in common so there was a fruitful exchange of information.

It was also interesting for me to go to Canada considering that I came to Japan from Canada and it was like going back home in some sense. It was also the first time I was in Toronto with the exception of transiting through its airport many times. On the day before the conference I had the opportunity to visit Niagara Falls which was 1.5 hours away from the city and it was an amazing experience. In the remaining 5 days after the conference I would explore the city with some of the people that I have met during the conference.

In conclusion, I felt the time was well spent, although I felt somewhat out of shape from too much sitting and eating during the day. The connections made and information exchanged is very valuable. Next time I hope to give an oral presentation!

Photographs

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I arrived at Pearson Airport and had my first dinner in Canada which consisted of a macha pomegranate protein supplemented smoothie from Booster Juice (750 mL at ~600¥)
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My room on the 3rd floor at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel; queen-size double bed
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Before the CIFAR welcome ceremony I had time to visit the Niagra falls and take the boat tour and get soaked!
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View of the boat that I was on at the falls.
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Summer school and main meeting presentation room.
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View of the Toronto skyline from a nearby park.
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Crystal passed around during one of the presentations at the summer school.
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On the ferry going to the Toronto Island with, from left to right, Ayami Hattori (Nagoya University), Soshi Mizutani (McMaster University), Kazuaki Takasan (Kyoto University), and Shuhei Yoshida (University of Tokyo).
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View of the Toronto skyline from the island.
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Useful directions found at the Toronto Island.
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View of the Toronto skyline from the ferry returning to the city from the island.
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Me and my poster.
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Kazuaki Takasan next to his poster.
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Toronto University at night.
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Prof. Maeno giving a talk about the recent discovery of superconductivity in an antiperovskite material.
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Prof. Maeno demonstrating his invention - ElemenTouch (エレメンタッチ).
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Me giving a poster preview during the main meeting.
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Dinner at an Italian restaurant with Soshi, Kazuaki, Shuhei, Ayami, Prof. Maeno, and Vladyslav Kozii (MIT). There are only two experimental physicists present at the table.
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Kazuaki, Shuhei, Ayami trying Canadian poutine for the first time at Smoke's Poutinerie. Scrumptious!