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Let’s talk about radiation: Science and facts for Tokyo 2020

Let’s talk about radiation: Science and facts for Tokyo 2020

© Katsumi Shozugawa

Leibniz University Hannover invites Prof. Katsumi Shozugawa for a lecture on the radiation situation in Japan – online on 24 June 2021

In a few weeks, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) will take place. It has been ten years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima.

In the run-up to Tokyo 2020, Prof. Katsumi Shozugawa, Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo Graduate School and College of Arts and Sciences, one of Japan''s most renowned radiochemists, will give a lecture (approx. 45-minutes) on the radiation situation in Japan based on scientific analyses, especially for the German and international audience. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions after the lecture.

About the speaker: Ass. Prof. Dr. Katsumi Shozugawa: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/people/people001910.html

- Date of the event: 24 June 2021

- Time: 14:00-15:30 (CET)

- Type of event: Online (Zoom)

Link to the webinar (no registration required):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86568795118

The lecture will be held in English (with German subtitles).

Organiser: Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection

Contact: Prof. Dr. Georg Steinhauser, steinhauser@irs.uni-hannover.de