Message Addresses given at the Kavli IPMU Naming Ceremony

Hitoshi Murayama Director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Ladies and Gentlemen, family. us what we should work on, whom This is a great day. Thank you so When Fred, Bob, I met Prime to hire, what to spend the money on. much for coming to this ceremony Minister of Japan, Mr. Yoshihiko Noda I nd his generosity simply amazing. today to celebrate naming of yesterday, he made a beautiful remark Fred, you are such a wonderful man. I the Institute for the Physics and to Fred“. Basic science is an important feel already that I’ve known you for a Mathematics of the Universe, IPMU, and common resource for all of very long time. after Mr. Fred Kavli and his Kavli humanity and we really admire what Needless to say, Fred and Bob Foundation. I thank many who helped you are doing in terms of supporting would never have chosen us to make this day a reality. And of course basic science and the needs of support unless we produce cutting- my deepest gratitude goes to Fred science.” And he added“ We are edge research. I thank every member and President Bob Conn. also honored that you have chosen of Kavli IPMU for your excellent work. When we inaugurated this building Japan and the University of Tokyo And we can do even better! right here, I said“ Dreams do not to be supported by The Foundation. Thanks to this gift, a strong come true very often. Today, some We at the government truly believe commitment from President Hamada, dreams did come true.” It is amazing that we need to attract global talent and vigorous support from the MEXT, that only two years later, another to Japan to foster science in Japan. I believe we are making a big stride dream has come true. We joined the The fact that the IPMU has received towards becoming a permanent renowned Kavli family of institutes global attention and your interest and institute. around the world, with a signi cant investment is a wonderful thing.” Finally, I would like to add my big donation that created an endowment Then Minister Hirofumi Hirano thanks to our staffs who worked to help secure our future. This is added“, the fact that you have around the clock behind the scenes to actually a dream many of us had even actually chosen one of the six WPI make this event happen so smoothly. before the IPMU existed, to establish centers to become a Kavli institute is We are all one team, aiming at the a Kavli institute at the University of a very good sign that we have made goal to become a truly world-leading Tokyo here in Japan. It is my special the right choices.” international center of research pleasure to have directors from Kavli But what impressed me the most at attacking the most basic questions institutes at Cambridge, Chinese the meeting is a truly pure motivation about the Universe. Academy, Peking, Stanford with us of Fred in supporting basic science Thank you, Fred, Bob, and all of you today, to welcome us to the Kavli using his own resources. He never tells here today.

6 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 Junichi Hamada President of the University of Tokyo

Ladies and Gentlemen, of Internationalization,” and IPMU is University. I am boosting our effort This is a wonderful day to name a poster child of my vision. It is the to build up endowment, to create a IPMU after Mr. Fred Kavli and his rst truly international center within stronger foundation for the secure Foundation, honoring his very the University of Tokyo. It produces future of the Kavli IPMU and the generous gift to the University rst-rate science on the most basic University as a whole. This gift is a establishing an endowment for the questions of humanity about the model for the future of the University, Kavli IPMU. I’d like to express my Universe we live in. Kavli IPMU is and I will work with the government deepest gratitude to Mr. Kavli for extremely visible both domestically to make this kind of arrangements his incredible support to IPMU and and internationally. It shares its easier. the University of Tokyo. I’ve been scienti c fruit with the general Lastly but not the least, I’d like to greatly impressed by his very pure, public very well, and is creating a congratulate Prof. Hitoshi Murayama seless, and sincere motivation in his very positive and forward-looking for his strong leadership and receiving philanthropic support of basic science perception of the University. This this amazing gift. to advance human knowledge. gift from Mr. Kavli is a wonderful Thank you to you all. I’d also like to thank distinguished concrete evidence of its international guests from other Kavli institutes recognition. around the world to share Using this occasion let me reiterate the excitement and joy of this my commitment to support the Kavli development. I’m happy to see that IPMU. In fact, I have created a new IPMU has joined such a powerful framework called Todai Institutes family of excellent research centers. for Advanced Study, or TODIAS, to Message It is also an honor to the University sustain Kavli IPMU as a permanent to be listed together with such entity of the University. It was the prestigious universities that host Kavli rst major structural reform of the institutes. University since 1948. In addition, I’m I regard Kavli IPMU as a treasure in the process of creating a sizable of the University. My vision for the number of permanent positions University highlights“ The Publicness for the Kavli IPMU, working with of Knowledge and the Importance the Ministry as well as within the

7 Fred Kavli Founder and Chairman of The Kavli Foundation

Good morning. still pondering. an international reputation of President Hamada, excellencies, The universe so big beyond excellence ̶ probing the deepest ladies and gentlemen, imagination yet composed of particles secrets of the universe in humanity’s It’s a great honor and special so small ̶ beyond comprehension quest for greater knowledge and pleasure to be back here in Japan, ̶ and those little creatures that have understanding. such a strong and trusted friend and taken command of the planet Earth The Kavli Foundation is dedicated ally of the , and a partner ̶ not because of their strength, to advancing science, promoting in our mission to gain knowledge and not because of their longevity, but public understanding of science and understanding of the universe, nature because of their brain. the role of scienti c research, and and the human being. It has been a long road from the supporting scientists and their work. I grew up on the other side of white mountaintops of . After This is accomplished through our the planet Earth in a green valley studying physics at the Norwegian institutes and a network of activities in western Norway, anked by Technical University, I came to that collectively we call our Kavli tall mountains ̶ where I would America and settled down in southern family. experience the power and beauty of where I had a long journey The Kavli family now is composed of: nature as thunder and lightning would through the business world. • Sixteen institutes worldwide; shake the valley from mountainside to My interests are now back full • Kavli prizes for Astroscience, mountainside. circle to where I started ̶ to the Nanoscience, and , And at times the whole sky was Universe ̶ from the smallest sponsored in partnership with aame with the northern lights building blocks to the vastness and Norway; shifting and dancing across the sky, incredible wonders of space and to • Kavli Endowed Professorships; down to the white clad mountaintops. the emerging master of nature, the • Kavli Frontiers of Science, a In the stillness and loneliness of the human brain. program of the U.S. National white mountains, I would so clearly It’s a special pleasure to welcome Academy of Science; see the Milky Way and the stars and the IPMU into the Kavli international • Kavli Futures Symposia; the immenseness of the universe ̶ family in support of science for the • Science journalist workshops and so big beyond imagination. bene t of humanity. awards; I pondered the universe, the planet, The IPMU is a proud example of • The Kavli Royal Society nature and the wonders of man. I’m the best of science, having acquired International Center in the U.K.,

8 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 and other activities. in its long-range bene t to humanity. through cooperation across national The Kavli IPMU is joining 15 other Science helps us lead healthier lives. borders worldwide. Kavli Institutes. In Physics and Practically everything we touch in Thank you. Astrophysics, the Institutes are at: our daily lives has been improved or • The University of California at developed through basic research. Santa Barbara; The progress of our entire standard • ; of living is tied closely to the fruits of • The ; science and research. • The Massachusetts Institute of We owe our comfort, health and Technology; longevity as we know it today to • ; science and technology. One hundred • The Chinese Academy of years ago our life expectancy was 47 Sciences; and years. We had no cure for tuberculosis • The . or polio. We had no antibiotics and so In Nanoscience, the Institutes are at: many diseases were deadly. • The California Institute of We travelled by foot or horse and Technology; communicated by letters which took • ; months to reach us. We owe our life • Delft University; and today to the progress science has • . provided us. And in Neuroscience, the Institutes We support science worldwide Message are at: through our philanthropic effort. • ; Giving back to society is a great • ; tradition in the United States and I • The University of California at am very pleased to be able to share San Diego; and our philanthropic tradition with Japan • The Norwegian University of ̶ a great friend of America. It is a Science and Technology. privilege to partner with IPMU in our I support science because I believe quest to support excellence in science

9 Robert Conn President of The Kavli Foundation

Thank you very much and good all time, and each and every year, morning. You can see from his the Kavli IPMU can use the income enthusiasm why it’s such a pleasure to received from this endowment work with Fred Kavli. without restriction. I think this is what Let me begin by thanking President Director Murayama was reminding us Hamada, Executive Vice President about in his remarks. conversation, science and instruction, Matsumoto, with whom we worked Our approach to philanthropy, that it has employed a large number in reaching our formal agreement, we believe deeply, gives all of our of non-Japanese researchers, and that Director Murayama, and all at the Kavli Institutes in science – now it established a new organizational University of Tokyo on this remarkable numbering sixteen around the globe structure. This is unprecedented in day – a day when we dedicate and – the exibility each needs to pursue Japan and points the way to the celebrate The Kavli Foundation’s gift new discoveries, even before they future for others in Japan. to Todai and the naming of the Kavli may be ready to see the bright light Clearly, we believe the Kavli IPMU IPMU. of day. Each Institute, including the is truly an extraordinary international The University of Tokyo is one Kavli IPMU, has the means to support research institute with worldwide of the world’s great universities, and pursue the brightest ideas of its visibility in the scienti c community. consistently ranked among the top 20 people. That is what we are about. The fact that so many people, worldwide. It has a very distinguished We have been impressed with including other directors of Kavli history of discovery in science by its the excellence of the research being Institutes, have come from around faculty and students, and Japan’s done at the Kavli IPMU – science the world to help you celebrate is establishment of IPMU as a World that is of a very basic nature. And I’d an indication of the stature that you Premier Institute (WPI) ve years ago like to recognize the many people in have achieved. was another strong step forward in the room who are carrying out this It is an honor and a privilege to Todai’s scienti c leadership. research every day. You are making a welcome the University of Tokyo and As Fred Kavli indicated, The Kavli difference in our world, so a“ thank the Kavli IPMU to the family of Kavli Foundation believes that science you” to all the scientists and staff of Institutes around the globe. All the underpins the betterment of life for the Kavli IPMU. Kavli Institutes will bene t from your all people. Others share this belief President Hamada remarked efforts. Your addition to the Kavli but we provide our support for about the international nature of the community of science will strengthen science in a way that is different from programs and people at the Kavli the efforts of all the Institutes, and most other philanthropies. The Kavli IPMU. This follows from the very through those efforts, we hope to Foundation provides its support in strong guidelines of the WPI Program. make a better life for the people of the form of an endowment gift. This We were impressed that the Institute the world. Thank you very much. permanent gift to Todai is yours for adopted English as its language for

10 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 Hiroo Imura＊ Executive Chairman of the WPI Program Committee

Thank you very much for your take this opportunity to extend my introduction. President of the appreciation for the efforts made by University of Tokyo, Dr. Hamada, IPMU and the University of Tokyo. Founder of Kavli Foundation, Dr. Kavli, This is the rst case that I thank to Dr. and essential task for happiness and IPMU director, Dr. Murayama and Murayama. progress of humankind. It is needed to ladies and gentlemen, as chair person In view of Japan’s geographical establish many centers which make it of WPI Program Committee, I would distance from Western countries and possible for researchers to engage in like to express my congratulations for differences of language and social research, to go back and forth among the holding of this Naming Ceremony habits, to create international research institutions freely and to foster human and extend my greetings. centers is not straightforward. That resources. I think the Kavli Foundation’s WPI was launched in 2007 to was the point Program Committee commitment and action must be also establish research centers that attract concerned at rst. However, IPMU has contributing to bene t of humanity. frontline researchers from around established itself as an internationally Kavli IPMU is still young and may the world and allow researchers highly-evaluated center during the face many dif culties in future and, to discuss freely and vigorously by short period, only ve years, thanks needless to say, they need various and providing a research environment free to efforts of Director Murayama and strong support for future development. of conventional systemic constraints, persons involved. As the committee has President Hamada of the University as it is of different nature from the aimed to create“ highly visible research of Tokyo is taking action now to usual funding programs operated centers” from all over the world, we reform Japanese universities into mainly to provide support for research are really pleased that the center has internationally-opened organizations projects. Program Committee selected the honor to have the permanent at the head of the movement. I expect at rst ve centers and has carried support as a form of endowment that President Hamada will make every out follow-up reviews to achieve from the Kavli Foundation. We effort towards further development of objectives of WPI, working in close appreciate it as a proof that IPMU Kavli IPMU. Message cooperation with Program director, Dr. has gained global recognition, so Finally, I would like to reiterate my Kuroki, Program of cers and Working we declared our support for it. It is sincere congratulations, and wish for group members. Although in some encouraging for us that a base, which the further success of institutions and cases, we gave severe comments or will develop Kavli IPU into a permanent everyone gathered here today. Thank recommendations, I think the centers research institution in the future, has you very much. and the host institutions have worked established. ＊ together to react them with their As already mentioned by Dr. Kavli, President of the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation; Former President of maximum efforts. I would like to Promotion of basic research is universal Kyoto University (1991-1997).

11 Daisuke Yoshida Director-General of the Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT

Good morning and thank you for research environment in Japan. will further enhance its international your introduction. On behalf of the The Kavli Foundation, founded reputation, continue its splendid Japanese Government, I would like to by Dr. Kavli with the noble mission research activities, and increasingly make a brief address on this occasion of advancing science, is really an develop itself. I would like to conclude today. international organization that my remarks by again expressing my I would at rst like to congratulate supports fundamental research high regard for all of the efforts, you on the holding of this around the world. We are pleased and hope for continued success of commemorative ceremony. I wish to that IPMU has got recognition and everyone gathered here today. Thank express my high regard for all of the receives the generous support of the you very much. many efforts everyone connected to Kavli Foundation. This can be said to IPMU has made up to now. be“ international recognition” of the As has been pointed out, so- efforts made through the WPI, and called brain circulation of bright the accomplishments made by IPMU researchers has ourished globally up to now. over recent years. At the same time, WPI expects and seeks that the Japan is promoting the reinforcement center will sustain as a world premier of world-class basic research and international research center even system reforms based on Science after the WPI-grant period ends. and Technology Basic Plan. WPI is a Towards that aim, continued various “agship” program to achieve our support and efforts extended by objectives and one of the programs the host institution, the University MEXT is focusing its efforts. of Tokyo, are indispensable, in With many expectations, IPMU, supplementing the center’s own established by WPI, has been making efforts. We appreciate that IPMU’s solid progress. Earning an“ S” receiving of the perpetual support is evaluation in the interim evaluation an achievement that will lead to its conducted last year, IPMU has continuation. demonstrated outstanding progress, I sincerely wish that Kavli IPMU, bringing a“ fresh wind” to the taking advantage of this opportunity,

12 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 Jonathan Dorfan＊ President & CEO of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Dear Hitoshi, Fred, President the establishment of a Kavli IPMU, call from the late Yoji Totsuka, asking Hamada, and colleagues: feeling more than just a friend and me about KIPAC and asking if I had It is with much regret that Renèe observer: it is as if my involvement in an interest in helping to establish a and I are unable to attend the such endeavors has come full circle. It similar institute at the University of celebrations to commemorate the was in early 1999, as I contemplated Tokyo. I was deeply engaged at that opening of the Kavli IPMU. It would my Directorship role at SLAC, that time in an effort to bring hadron have given us much pleasure to join I conceived the idea to establish cancer therapy to Stanford, so I you to enjoy the initiating event of an institute of particle astrophysics regrettably declined. Fortunately for what we know will be a world-leading and cosmology at Stanford. At that us all, the University of Tokyo had scienti c institution. It has been my time, Stanford campus had a small, the inspiration to attract Hitoshi to very distinct honor and pleasure to non-leading program in particle head the Institute. And I entered the have worked with Fred and the Kavli astrophysics and cosmology. But Japanese orbit in quite a different way Foundation for almost 10 years. I can GLAST (now Fermi) was taking hold, ̶ as President of a sister university attest rst-hand to the enormous which allowed the capabilities of to Todai. It is my fond hope that OIST bene ts and facilitation that being SLAC and the main campus to be Graduate University can have very a member of the Kavli family brings. fused. A few short years later, with close contacts and collaboration with And given my recent relocation to the generosity of the Chen family the University of Tokyo and with the Okinawa, I am thrilled that Japan is and the largesse and leadership from Kavli IPMU. now a full-edged member. the Kavli Foundation, KIPAC was a Once again, congratulations So please accept our warm reality. And with it, Stanford was able and have a wonderful two days of and heartfelt congratulations. We to attract Roger Blandford and Steve celebration. Message wish you every good fortune with Kahn, and later a slew of talented Sincerely, the full expectation, that under faculty and young researchers. The Jonathan Dorfan Hitohsi’s inspired leadership, the result has been that Stanford now has Kavli Foundation’s wise sponsorship, a world-leading program. So dreams and the presence of the University can become reality, even in the short of Tokyo, even your most visionary space of 10 years. ＊ Former director of the Stanford Linear dreams will be ful lled. Shortly after I stepped down as Accelerator Center (1997-2007). Since he could not attend the ceremony, Simeon Hellerman I am particularly pleased to see Director of SLAC in 2007, I received a read his message for him.

13 Roger Blandford Director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University

President Hamada, Fred Kavli, and af nity but the other eight institutes Director Murayama, on March the also are part of the same family and 17th of this year, the Kavli Institute for we have, for instance, enjoyed two Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology very successful international meetings at Stanford celebrated, as it does with representations of all parts of every year, the ninth anniversary the Kavli Enterprise exploring new of our inauguration. It has been a avenues in computation, a subject wonderful time watching our Kavli that unites all of our institutes. Institute grow, seeing my colleagues So, Hitoshi, it is my great pleasure develop as scientists, observing to be here to help celebrate this projects evolve from ideas, to naming ceremony. We have helped funded activities and, most of all, to each other in the past. We will, I witnessing the unfolding of scienti c am sure, do so even more in the discovery. While I am proud of what future. Each of our institutes has a we have done, none of this would common core but they also each have have been possible without the a different character. Yours, clearly, visionary support and initiative of Fred will be very important because of Kavli and the Kavli Foundation. its strong and explicit connection to Over this interval of time, I have mathematics. Congratulations from watched the Kavli Foundation also my colleagues and myself. I look grow with imagination, wisdom, forward to years ahead of intense and verve. It has developed new collaboration, cooperation, and I programs and grown new institutes. suspect even occasional competition. It has been a real joy to work with Congratulations to you all and it and to use its wise counsel. It has welcome to the very happy Kavli also been great to work with our family. fellow institutes. Those involved with physics and with astrophysics and cosmology have a natural common

14 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 George Efstathiou Director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology at Cambridge

We’ve heard mention many times business. This is an idea that I think of the Kavli Family of Institutes. Our we should explore. institute, until today was the youngest So, let me convey my of the Kavli Astrophysics Institutes. So, congratulations to the IPMU from it’s nice not to be the baby anymore. the University of Cambridge, to Fred We are here celebrating a new arrival. Kavli and to the Kavli Foundation. The But having come here, this is no universe is so interesting and full of ordinary baby. When you have a new surprises you cannot fail. Thank you. arrival in the family, the older siblings have to look after the new baby and teach it things. But having come here, this is actually a very big baby, it’s very well developed and already speaks several languages including group theory. So, the analogy I think breaks down. Going back to something that Roger has touched on, our subject is a very international subject. We already have strong natural collaborative links between all of the Kavli Institutes. Message But I think an area that we could do more about is in developing common Kavli themes amongst the institutes. This is something that the Directors of the Kavli Institutes should discuss. In other words, it is nice to be part of a Kavli family, but we could also think about developing a Kavli family

15 Xiaoway Liu Acting Director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University

On behalf of the Kavli Institute and reform. I am very pleased to have for Astronomy and Astrophysics a companion like you. I am sure that at Peking University, I would like to in future we can work on many things extend our warmest congratulation to together and help each other...... So Mr. Kavli and to Director Murayama welcome our new family member. for a new family member. Again we are very, very delighted by I think the feeling is wonderful this new development. Many thanks - just under 3 hours’ ight time to Mr. Kavli for this wonderful present one is able to nd colleagues and to the Kavli family of institutes. comrades who share a common Thanks again and congratulations. vision and interest. Todai is the rst comprehensive university in Japan. Peking University, established in 1898, 20 years after Todai, is also the rst comprehensive university in . Both universities are currently trying to modernize and face the challenge of the new century. And as President Hamada commented that the Kavli IPMU is the very rst international institute in Japan, so is the KIAA in China. Both of us adopt English as the working language. More than 50% of the KIAA’s faculty and postdocs are non-Chinese and a similar fraction of the Kavli IPMU’s faculty are non- Japanese nationalities. So, I think we share many things in common on this road of development

16 Kavli IPMU News No. 18 June 2012 Yue-Liang Wu Director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China at the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Good morning. Thank you very can become realized with the strong programs we have had more and much President Hamada, Chairman support. more participants from Japan, we of the Kavli Foundation Mr. Kavli, and And we know that the Kavli IPMU hope that there will have more Director Hitoshi Murayama. has focused on the fundamental participants from Kavli IPMU in the As one of the members of Kavli problems: what is the origin of the future. I wish the Kavli IPMU to be family, it’s my great pleasure and universe, how the universe evolved more successful. Thanks. honor to welcome the new member from inationary universe in the very of Kavli family. As we heard here beginning to the accelerating universe today, the IPMU has become an at present, why our universe consists institute that is, we are now, identi ed of only matter without antimatter, to the whole world and also the and what is the origin of the mass Kavli IPMU is unique institute that of the elementary particles, and why combines mathematics, theoretical we have three-generation of quarks physics, and experimental physics. and leptons. They are all fundamental So, we now have many ideas more questions that exist at Kavli IPMU and de ned by theoretical physics from also some other family members of the point that needs to be discovered, the Kavli Institute. on one hand, by exact mathematics. So, we have a lot to do together On the other hand, they also need to and then to have the cooperation. be tested by experiment, so that is The cooperation is necessary for the the reason why Kavli IPMU is unique. rapid development of basic research Message It combines all components but at sciences. The Kavli IPMU is the closest the present it’s not enough with one family member to the Kavli Institute and two help. We need support from for Theoretical Physics China (KITPC) other bodies and people, such a role at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is played by the university and the and also to the KIAA in Peking fund organization of government, University. I hope that we will have also some foundations like the Kavli more cooperation and exchange Foundation, so that all of the ideas programs. Actually, from the KITPC

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