Joel Nishimura
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Mail code: 2352Campus: West
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Joel Nishimura conducts research in several areas inside of and in the overlap between network science, dynamical systems and mathematical biology. A unifying feature of these systems is that simple rules can create complex behaviors and/or structures.
In biological settings, when models built from simple rules are able to capture the key qualitative features of observed behaviors these simple rules suggest generalizable principles, intuitions or forces. In network settings, simple rules can be the basis for predictive, inferential or statistical algorithms. In engineered settings, simple rules can function as the backbone for surprisingly robust decentralized protocols. Nishimura’s past and current work delves into systems from each of these areas.
Joel Nishimura received his doctorate from Cornell University in 2013. His dissertation focused on decentralized coordination and addressing the simplest manner in which a disparate number of actors with limited information can coordinate their timing. In his free time, Nishimura enjoys cooking, hiking and the Arizona weather. His office is CLCC 269.
Ph.D Cornell University 2013
Network Science, Applied Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Modeling, and Game Theory.
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Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 270 | Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 371 | Advanced Calculus I |
| MAT 494 | Special Topics |
| ACO 494 | Special Topics |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 394 | Special Topics |
| MAT 343 | Applied Linear Algebra |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 272 | Calc w/Analytic Geometry III |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 251 | Calculus for Life Sciences |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 272 | Calc w/Analytic Geometry III |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 493 | Honors Thesis |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| MAT 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAT 472 | Intermediate Real Analysis I |
| MAT 275 | Modern Differential Equations |