ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry: Emily A. Carter

Sponsor: ACS Division of Physical Chemistry

Citation: For pioneering development of orbital-free density functional, embedded correlation wave function, and efficient ­multireference wave function theories, applied to diverse sustainable energy phenomena and materials design.

Current position: dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy & the Environment, and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and applied and computational mathematics, Princeton University

Education: B.S., chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., physical chemistry, . . .