On Sunday, March 24, 2024, the first QUP Science Lecture "Making Tools to Look into the Universe" was held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center with over 100 participants. This science lecture was aimed at high school and university students and included lectures on the "new tools" = "sensors" developed by WPI-QUP, as well as an opportunity to meet researchers directly.

In the first half of the session, after an overview of the QUP entitled "QUP: Space and Society” by Director: Masashi Hazumi, Principal investigator: Noriko Yamasaki gave a lecture entitled "Watching the Big Universe with Tiny Objects”. The participants asked enthusiastic questions about the angle at which the sensor is installed on the satellite, how to make a refrigeration system to cool the sensor, and so on.

In the latter part, "Communication with Researchers," five QUP members from various backgrounds took the stage to introduce themselves, their reasons for becoming researchers and their current research and work, and then answered enthusiastic questions from the participants around the poster panels and equipment set up outside the venue.

We received valuable comments and questions from students and the general public, making it a very meaningful day for QUP.