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A team including researchers and technicians from INFN, INGV and ERI were responsible for an experimental muography project at the highly active volcano island, Stromboli: constructing the detector, performing the installation, developing the emulsions, analyzing the data and writing the article. Dr. Valeri Tioukov (INFN), pictured at the far right, took part in and coordinated this activity. In this interview, he discusses this process as well as the proceeding analysis of the data with the Emulsion Scanning System that was done concurrently in Napoli, Salerno and Tokyo labs.

How can muography contribute to the global need to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations General Assembly for 2030? This was the topic of discussion for the keynote speaker and panelists, experts from the academic and industrial sectors at the Muographers Liaison Program Symposium.

In this interview, Dr. David Joffe (Associate Professor of Physics at Kennesaw State University, Georgia) discusses an exciting new program he is directing as faculty advisor for his university’s Society of Physics Students to encourage undergraduate physics students to take an active role in the future of muography by building muography detectors.

A meeting of researchers and business people concerned with the future of industrial applications of muography convened at the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus Sanjo Conference Hall.  

Dr. Andrea Giammanco  (UCLouvain) and Sophie Wuyckens (PhD student at UCLouvain) discuss a newly developed gas muography prototype detector recently tested during Mars simulation 2018 mission for “UCL to Mars”, a student nonprofit program.

Dr. David Mahon (University of Glasgow) is interviewed about his work utilizing the technique of muography to help monitor and store nuclear waste.

Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima is interviewed about his muography paintings and work with the Muography Art Project.

Highlights of the General Assembly presentations at the Italian Institute of Culture, Tokyo

The official opening ceremony of a new lab featuring the world’s longest, vertically rotatable, directional spectrometer for muon energy spectrum measurement.

Muographers Workshops took place at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan.

The Hungary-Japan joint Muography Observatory of Sakurajima volcano (MMOS) has been upgraded with three new MWPC-based trackers by the Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Science and the University of Tokyo in October. 

Muography projects made possible with European partnership collaborations, particularly Hungary and Italy, were highlighted in the Europa Open Science House booth (for the Delegation of the European Union to Japan).

Federico Iacobucci’s discusses the upcoming “Muography Symphony”.

This free public lecture will be held from 6pm to 8pm on November 30, 2018 (two 45 minute lectures with 2 question and answer sessions) at the Italian Institute of Culture, Tokyo

Yuji Ichikawa discusses his artwork “Celestial Globe” and how muography inspires him.

Muographers continue to collaborate with the ORIGIN network

A seminar on recent developments in oil and gas exploration was held.

Hungarian and Japanese artists along with European and American artists created artworks inspired by muography at the Tama Art University Museum.

Hungary-Japan Joint Muography Observatory at Sakurajima volcano was extended to accommodate more MWPC-based muography observation systems

Muographers participated in an exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre with CMS, ATLAS, and LIGO

Federico Iacobucci conducted IPGP musicians to play Muography Symphony at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Tokyo.

Muographers General Assembly took place at the Embassy of France, Tokyo

Hungarian Ambassador presides over Osaka Science Museum’s 3rd Generation Muography Exhibit.

Muographers Innovation Making Muography Network Symposium took place at the Embassy of Hungary, Tokyo

The delegation of the European Union to Japan conducted Muography: an unprecedented imaging technique to visualize volcanoes in Science Agora.

International Virtual Muography Institute was launched at the Embassy of Italy, Tokyo. People shared their excitement for VMI and unveiled the logo of the institute to the public.

A muography symposium coordinated by the Nature Publishing Group took place in Tokyo.