Michio Jimbo


Michio Jimbo is a Japanese mathematician working in mathematical physics and is a professor of mathematics at Rikkyo University. He is a grandson of the linguist.

Career

After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1974, he studied under Mikio Sato at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto University. He has made important contributions to mathematical physics, including the initial development of the study of quantum groups.

Awards

In 1993 he won the Japan Academy Prize for this work. In 2010 he received the Wigner Medal.

Selected Books