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1. What prompted you decide to participate in the "JSPS Science Dialogue" program?
I volunteered at the introductory JSPS meeting. It seemed a good idea to have experience of Japanese schools and to try to convey what stimulates my research. And indeed it has been a good idea.
2. To what did you give greatest attention in preparing and giving the lecture?
To the understandability by young students.
3. Did you find it difficult to give a lecture in English to Japanese students? Could you give some advice to future lecturers on how to facilitate communication with Japanese students?
I spoke very slowly. The teacher told me that some students understood completely my English, but I had the impression that most of them appreciated my attempts at talking in Japanese and the Japanese on my slides, as well. And the explanations of my colleague, of course. So I recommend to future lecturers to use as much Japanese as possible.
4. Could you give your impression with regard to participating in this program?
I enjoy being asked by the students fundamental questions, which have no explanation even in contemporary science. This let us think of how much we do not know yet. I hope that some of those students will try to investigate these issues themselves, after hearing my presentation.
By the way, I enjoy being asked question whose answer I know, as well!
5. Was it meaningful in terms of your fellowship activities?
Yes, as said, I hope to have stimulated some students to become involved in this research in the future.
6. In what ways do you think the students benefited from the program?
They came to know a little more about a wonderful part of Nature, which unfortunately they do not study at all in school. Some of the students also made a good English exercise, I think.
7. Could you give some overall advice or comments to future participants in the program?
Try to stimulate questions and response from the students and to relate some parts of your lecture to things that they already know (or should have studied at school). Which, in some cases (as in mine), may be rather difficult.
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