Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Research institute affiliated with Kyoto University
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The Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (æ°çè§£æç ç©¶æ, SÅ«ri Kaiseki KenkyÅ«sho; RIMS) is a research institute attached to Kyoto University, hosting researchers in the mathematical sciences from all over Japan. RIMS was founded in April 1963.
List of directors
- Masuo Fukuhara (1963.5.1 â 1969.3.31)
- KÅsaku Yosida (1969.4.1 â 1972.3.31)
- Hisaaki Yoshizawa (1972.4.1 â 1976.3.31)
- Kiyoshi ItÅ (1976.4.1 â 1979.4.1)
- Nobuo Shimada (1979.4.2 â 1983.4.1)
- Heisuke Hironaka (1983.4.2 â 1985.1.30)
- Nobuo Shimada (1985.1.31 â 1987.1.30)
- Mikio Sato (1987.1.31 â 1991.1.30)
- Satoru Takasu (1991.1.31 â 1993.1.30)
- Huzihiro Araki (1993.1.31 â 1996.3.31)
- KyÅji SaitÅ (1996.4.1 â 1998.3.31)
- Masatake Mori (1998.4.1 â 2001.3.31)
- Masaki Kashiwara (2001.4.1 â 2003.3.31)
- YÅichirÅ Takahashi (2003.4.1 â 2007.3.31)
- Masaki Kashiwara (2007.4.1 â 2009.3.31)
- Shigeru Morishige (2009.4.1 â 2011.3.31)
- Shigefumi Mori (2011.4.1 â 2014.3.31)
- Shigeru Mukai (2014.4.1 â 2017.3.31)
- Michio Yamada (2017.4.1 â 2020.3.31)
- Takashi Kumagai (2020.4.1 â 2022.3.31)
- Kaoru Ono (2022.4.1 â 2024.3.31)
- Koji Okitani (2024.4.1 â 2026.3.31)
- Yoshinori Namikawa (2026.4.1 â present)
Notable researchers
Current researchers
- Takashi Kumagai
- Shinichi Mochizuki
- TakurÅ Mochizuki, a plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2014.
- Shigeru Mukai
- Kaoru Ono
- Morihiko SaitÅ
Past researchers
- Heisuke Hironaka, Fields Medalist
- Kiyoshi ItÅ, Wolf Prize in Mathematics laureater
- Kazuya Kato
- Shigefumi Mori, Fields Medalist
- Masaki Kashiwara, Chern Medal and Abel Prize winner
- Hiraku Nakajima, Cole Prize laureate
- Mikio Sato, Wolf Prize in Mathematics laureater