Name
Koya Shimokawa
Research field
Knot theory and 3-manifold topology and their application to DNA topology, polymer science, and materials science
shimokawa.koya (-at-) ocha.ac.jp
Affiliation
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ochanomizu University
Address
2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
Researcher information
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ORCID : 0000-0001-7196-9060
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Degree
Doctor of Mathematicas Sciences, University of Tokyo, 1998.
Award
The Takebe Prize, The Mathematical Society of Japan, 1999.
Education
1995 – 1998 Ph.D. University of Tokyo
1993 – 1995 M.S. University of Tokyo
1989 – 1993 B.S. University of Tokyo
Professional career
2022-Present: Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ochanomizu University
2013-2022: Professor, Department of Mathematics, Saitama University
2002-2013: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Saitama University
1999-2002: Assistant Professor, Graduate school of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
1995-1999: Research Associate (DC1,PD) supported by Fellowships of JSPS, University of Tokyo
Academic Activities
2023-Present: Trustee, Mathematical Society of Japan
2022: Chair of Executive Committee, MSJ Spring Meeting 2022 at Saitama University, Mathematical Society of Japan
2019-2021: Editor in Chief, Sugaku, Mathematical Society of Japan
International Conferences Organized (Organizing)
- Polymer Modelling and DNA Topology (25w5490), Banff International Research Station, November 9-14, 2025, Banff, Canada, Organizers: Christine Soteros, Javier Arsuaga, Eleni Panagiotou, Koya Shimokawa
- Topology, geometry and combinatorics of biopolymers, Special session for the NZMS/AustMS/AMS joint meeting, 9-13 December 2024, Auckland, New Zealand, Organizers: Nick Beaton, Christine Soteros, Koya Shimokawa, Mariel Vazquez
- Applied Topology: DNA topology, Material Science, Topological Data Analysis, Special session for the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) meeting, June 1-3, 2024, Saskatoon, Canada, Organizers: Ryan Budney, Allison Moore, Christine Soteros, Koya Shimokawa, Mariel Vazquez
- The 21st International Conference on Discrete Geometric Analysis for Materials Design, September 26-29, 2021, Online
- Polymers and networks via topology and entanglement, August 7-9, 2019, Ochanomizu University, Japan, Organizers: Tetsuo Deguchi and Koya Shimokawa
- The Topology of Nucleic Acids: Research at the Interface of Low-Dimensional Topology, Polymer Physics and Molecular Biology (19w5226), March 24-29, 2019, Banff, Canada, Organizers: Christine Soteros, Javier Arsuaga, Mario Eudave Munoz, Koya Shimokawa
- Polymers meet Topology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, January 30-February 1,2019, Organizers: Tetsuo Deguchi, Yasuyuki Tezuka, and Koya Shimokawa
- Topology and graphs in polymer chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, August 6-7, 2016, Organizers: Koya Shimokawa, Tetsuo Deguchi, and Yasuyuki Tezuka
- Topology, Geometry and Combinatorics of Biopolymers, Special session in 8th Australia New Zealand Mathematics Convention, December 2014, University of Melbourne, Australia, Organizers: Javier Arsuaga, Koya Shimokawa and Mariel Vazquez
- Statistical Physics and Topology of Polymers with Ramifications to Structure and Function of DNA and Proteins, Yukawa Hall, YITP, Kyoto University, August 2-6, 2010, Organizers: T. Deguchi, A. Stasiak, H. Hayakawa, K. Shimokawa, K. Tsurusaki
- Knots and soft-matter physics: topology of polymers and related topics in physics, mathematics and biology, Yukawa Hall, YITP, Kyoto University, August 2-6, 2010, Organizers: A. Stasiak, K. Shimokawa, K. Tsurusaki, H. Takano, M. Imai, T. Deguchi