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 | |
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| 川合眞紀 | |
 Maki Kawai | |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo Riken Institute for Molecular Science |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editKawai 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
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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 on the surface of titanium dioxide.[15][16][17]
Kawai became Chief Scientist and Director of Surface Chemistry Laboratory at Riken in 1991 and an executive director in 2010.[18] 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][19]
Awards and honours
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- 2021 Person of Cultural Merit[20]
- 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards[21]
- 2018 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)[22]
- 2018 Kiel University Diels-Planck Lecture[23]
- 2017 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government[24]
- 2016 American Vacuum Society Medard W. Welch Award[25]
- 2015 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering[26]
- 2015 Max Planck Society Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award[27][28]
- 2012 Mukai Award, Japan[7]
- 2008 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Prize for Science and Technology
- 2009 Chemical Society of Japan Award[29]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Maki Kawai". www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ a b c d e "Prof. Maki Kawai is elected the next President of the CSJ". The Chemical Society of Japan. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ ""Single molecule spectroscopy using STM" Prof. Maki Kawai | OIST Groups". groups.oist.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ KyushuUniv (2017-03-21), 2017/01/24 I²CNER Seminar Series Dr. Maki Kawai, retrieved 2018-08-25
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Chemical reaction singled out | RIKEN". www.riken.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ a b "KAWAI, Maki | Research | Institute for Molecular Science". www.ims.ac.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "CSJ Award 2008-Prof.Maki Kawai". www.csj.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ Tao, Franklin (Feng) (2012-04-10). Functionalization of Semiconductor Surfaces. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470562949.
- ^ Tamaru, Kenzi (2013-06-29). Dynamic Processes on Solid Surfaces. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489916365.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maki Kawai - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Grants in Aid" (PDF). JSPS. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ ""Single molecule spectroscopy using STM" Prof. Maki Kawai | OIST Groups". groups.oist.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "New reaction pathway discovered". Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Tunneling out of the surface". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Tunneling out of the Surface". www.tohoku.ac.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Home page of Maki Kawai". www.riken.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Japanese chemical society elects first female president". Chemistry World. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "長嶋茂雄さんら9人文化勲章 功労者に加山雄三さんら". Jiji.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "21st edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO international awards for women in science". Unesco. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Our 2018 Honorary Fellows". Update. Royal Society of Chemistry. April 2019.
- ^ "Uni Kiel| Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Two RIKEN researchers awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon | RIKEN". www.riken.jp. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "AVS Professional Awards". American Vacuum Society. 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uni Kiel| Diels-Planck Lecture 2018 goes to Maki Kawai". www.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis: 2015 Gerhard Ertl Lecture". www.unicat.tu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "awards". www.riken.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-25.