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Rhythm Shimakawa is an Associate Professor at Waseda University's Center for Data Science and Institute for Advanced Study, with affiliations to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Subaru Telescope). His career spans roles as a JSPS Overseas Fellow at UC Santa Cruz and NAOJ Fellow at Subaru Telescope.
- Education: Doctor of Philosophy (2017) from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (School of Physical Sciences, Department of Astronomical Science), B.Sc. in Science (2012) from Osaka University.
His research bridges galaxy formation/evolution, machine learning applications, and citizen science projects like GALAXY CRUISE. Key interests include protoclusters, superclusters, Lyα emitters, environmental effects on galaxies, and gas recycling in high-redshift systems.
Recent publications (2024) focus on galaxy size-environment correlations, JWST observations of protocluster AGN activity, and discovery of z=4 quiescent galaxy concentrations. His team uses Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam data for large-scale structure mapping and molecular gas studies in protoclusters.
- Scientific awards: SOKENDAI Research Award (2017), SOKENDAI Future Scientist Award (2015)
Media coverage includes findings on supermassive black holes in protoclusters, galaxy void kinematics, and citizen-astronomy collaborations. He leads observational campaigns with ALMA, Keck/MOSFIRE, and HST data to study protocluster gas properties and galaxy morphologies.
