Motoko Kotani
Motoko Kotani
Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University
President-Elect, International Science Council (ISC)
President-Elect, International Science Council (ISC)
1990 Doctor of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
1985 Master of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
1983 Bachelor of Science, University of Tokyo
1985 Master of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
1983 Bachelor of Science, University of Tokyo
Experience
| April, 1990 | Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Toho University |
| September, 1993 | Visiting Researcher, Max-Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (until August, 1994) |
| April, 1997 | Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics. Faculty of Science, Toho University |
| April, 1999 | Associate Professor, Mathematics Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
| April, 2001 | Visiting Professor, Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies (IHES) (until November, 2001) |
| January, 2004 | Professor, Mathematics Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
| August, 2008 | Distinguished Professor, Mathematics Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (until March, 2014) |
| March, 2011 | Deputy Director, Professor, WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University |
| April, 2012 | Director, WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University (until September, 2019) |
| April, 2020 | Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University (-present) |
| 2021 | President-Elect, International Science Council (ISC) |
Service
| March, 2014 | Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy Cabinet Office, JAPAN |
| November, 2014 | Member, Board of Governors, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation (-present) |
Awards
| May, 2005 | The 25 th Saruhashi Prize |
