Emily Carter wins Akira Suzuki Award for pioneering work in quantum simulation techniques

Emily Carter has won the Hokkaido University Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD)’s 2025 Akira Suzuki ICReDD Award for contributions to theoretical chemistry and information science.

Carter, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, was recognized for her pioneering work in the development and application of quantum simulation techniques, enabling design of materials and processes for sustainable energy and carbon mitigation, according to the award citation.

She has co-authored over 475 publications, patents and codes, mentored nearly 100 postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students, and delivered over 600 invited, keynote and plenary lectures worldwide. She is also the senior strategic advisor and associate laboratory director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

The Akira Suzuki Awards, named for Nobel Prize winning chemist Akira Suzuki, are given annually to honor outstanding experimental and theoretical contributions to the discovery of chemical reactions. The two awards were established in 2021.

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