Maki Kawai

Maki Kawai (川合眞紀, Kawai Maki) 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.

Maki Kawai
川合眞紀
Maki Kawai at 2012 signing of Riken-Brookhaven National Laboratory agreement renewal
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Tokyo
Riken
Institute for Molecular Science
Websitewww.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pros-e/person/maki_kawai/maki_kawai.htm

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
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  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. 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. "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. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  17. "Japanese chemical society elects first female president". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  18. "21st edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO international awards for women in science". Unesco. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  19. "Our 2018 Honorary Fellows". Update. Royal Society of Chemistry. April 2019.
  20. "Uni Kiel| Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  21. "Two RIKEN researchers awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon | RIKEN". www.riken.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  22. "AVS Professional Awards". American Vacuum Society. 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  23. "IUPAC 2015 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54 (30): 8593. 2015-06-30. doi:10.1002/anie.201505537. ISSN 1433-7851.
  24. "Uni Kiel| Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  25. "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis: 2015 Gerhard Ertl Lecture". www.unicat.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  26. "awards". www.riken.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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