Maki Kawai

Maki Kawai
Alma mater University of Tokyo
Scientific career
Institutions University of Tokyo
Riken
Institute for Molecular Science
Website www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pros-e/person/maki_kawai/maki_kawai.htm

Maki Kawai is a Japanese chemist who developed spatially selective single-molecule spectroscopy. In 2018 she became the first woman to become president of the Chemical Society of Japan.

Early life and education

Kawai earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Tokyo in 1975.[1] She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo in 1980.[1] Her PhD was supervised by Kenji Tamaru.

Research and career

Kawai was a postdoctoral researcher at Riken between 1980 and 1982.[2] She joined the University of Tokyo as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellow in 1982.[2] Her research considers the vibrational dynamics of single-molecules at surfaces.[3][4][5] Her group use STM to monitor molecules and atoms on top of surfaces.[6] She uses this to understand the chemical and physical phenomena of nanowires, nanodots and biomolecules.[1] She was awarded fellowships from the Surface Science Society of Japan and American Physical Society to develop single molecule spectroscopy.[7] Her group monitor the vibrational and relaxation energies of single molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy and inelastically tunnelled electrons.[8] She has contributed to several books and hundreds of peer-reviewed publications.[9][10][11][12] Kawai continued to be supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, investigating nanoscale electron transport through molecular layers.[13] By combining single molecule spectroscopy (using scanning tunneling spectroscopy) with inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy to identify electron transfer channels.[14][5] She discovered a new reaction pathway in titanium dioxide.[15]

Kawai became Chief Scientist and Director of Surface Chemistry Laboratory at Riken in 1991 and an executive director in 2010.[16] She was made a professor at the University of Tokyo in 2004.[2] Kawai joined the Institute of Molecular Science as Director General in 2016.[2] She was appointed President of the Chemical Society of Japan in 2018.[2][17]

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Maki Kawai". www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Prof. Maki Kawai is elected the next President of the CSJ". The Chemical Society of Japan. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  3. ↑ ""Single molecule spectroscopy using STM" Prof. Maki Kawai | OIST Groups". groups.oist.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  4. ↑ KyushuUniv (2017-03-21), 2017/01/24 I²CNER Seminar Series Dr. Maki Kawai, retrieved 2018-08-25
  5. 1 2 Katano, Satoshi; Kim, Yousoo; Kagata, Yuma; Kawai, Maki (2010-02-02). "Single-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Inelastic-Tunneling-Electron-Induced Diffusion of Formate Adsorbed on Ni(110)". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114 (7): 3003–3007. doi:10.1021/jp909394q. ISSN 1932-7447.
  6. ↑ "Chemical reaction singled out | RIKEN". www.riken.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  7. 1 2 "KAWAI, Maki | Research | Institute for Molecular Science". www.ims.ac.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  8. ↑ "CSJ Award 2008-Prof.Maki Kawai". www.csj.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  9. ↑ Tao, Franklin (Feng) (2012-04-10). Functionalization of Semiconductor Surfaces. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470562949.
  10. ↑ Tamaru, Kenzi (2013-06-29). Dynamic Processes on Solid Surfaces. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489916365.
  11. ↑ James, Jeremiah; Steinhauser, Thomas; Hoffmann, Dieter; Friedrich, Bretislav (2011-10-27). One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics: The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 1911-2011. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110239546.
  12. ↑ "Maki Kawai - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  13. ↑ "Grants in Aid" (PDF). JSPS. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  14. ↑ ""Single molecule spectroscopy using STM" Prof. Maki Kawai | OIST Groups". groups.oist.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  15. ↑ "Tunneling out of the Surface". Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  16. ↑ "Home page of Maki Kawai". www.riken.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  17. ↑ "Japanese chemical society elects first female president". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  18. ↑ "Uni Kiel  |  Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  19. ↑ "Two RIKEN researchers awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon | RIKEN". www.riken.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  20. ↑ "AVS Professional Awards". American Vacuum Society. 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  21. ↑ "IUPAC 2015 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54 (30): 8593–8593. 2015-06-30. doi:10.1002/anie.201505537. ISSN 1433-7851.
  22. ↑ "Uni Kiel  |  Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  23. ↑ "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis: 2015 Gerhard Ertl Lecture". www.unicat.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  24. ↑ "awards". www.riken.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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