Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Alán Aspuru-Guzik | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian[citation needed], Mexican |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computational Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Toronto Harvard University |
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Doctoral advisor | |
Website | matter |
Alán Aspuru-Guzik is a professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto. His research group studies machine learning, quantum computing, and automated chemistry. He is the chief scientific officer and a co-founder of quantum computing startup .
Early life[]
Aspuru-Guzik was raised in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] When he was in junior high, he represented Mexico at the International Chemistry Olympiad after which his passion for science, particularly chemistry, grew.[2]
Aspuru-Guzik had obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1999.[3] In 2004, he was awarded a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley[4] He continued at Berkeley as a postdoctoral fellow between 2005 and 2006.
Career[]
From 2006 to 2010, Aspuru-Guzik was an assistant professor at Harvard University, before becoming associate professor in 2010, and professor in 2013.[5] In 2018, Professor Aspuru-Guzik moved to the University of Toronto as a Canada 150 Research Chair.[1][6]
From 2012 to 2014, Aspuru-Guzik had worked with Michael Aziz and with funding from the United States Department of Energy to develop grid-scale, metal-free flow batteries.[7] In 2016, Aspuru-Guzik had worked with Ryan Babbush, a quantum engineer at Google to develop a new algorithm for a quantum computer which will be able to detect various molecules, such as cholesterol.[8]
Since 2018, he has given lectures at the Information Science and Technology Center, Colorado State University,[9] Williams College,[10] and the College of New Jersey.[11]
Awards[]
- 2009 – Dow Foundation Distinguished Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 2009 – Closs Lecturer, University of Chicago
- 2009 – Sloan Research Fellow
- 2010 – Hascoe Distinguished Lecturer, University of Connecticut[12]
- 2010 – American Chemical Society Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
- 2010 – MIT Technology Review Young Innovator Under 35 (TR35)[13]
- 2011 – Big Think Delphi Fellow[14]
- 2012 – Ulam Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratories
- 2012 – Phillips Distinguished Visitor, Haverford College[15]
- 2012 – Elected Fellow, American Physical Society[16]
- 2013 – ACS Early Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry[17]
- 2013 – Computer World Data+ Award[18]
- 2015 – Information Science and Technology Center Distinguished Lecturer, Colorado State University
- 2015 – Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Senior Fellow[19]
- 2016 – Per-Olov Löwdin Lecturer, Uppsala University[20]
- 2017 – Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)[21]
- 2017–2018; Invited Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Advanced Materials
- 2018 – Canada 150 Research Chair in Theoretical and Quantum Chemistry[22]
- 2018 – The Phi Beta Kappa Society Visiting Scholar[23]
- 2019 – Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Vector Institute[19]
- 2019 – Senior Fellow, Massey College[24]
- 2019 – Laird Lecture, Memorial University of Newfoundland
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Haves, Dan (March 29, 2018). "Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik joins Chemistry as Canada 150 Research Chair". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Neil Savage (2015). "A Conversation With Alán Aspuru-Guzik". Chemical & Engineering News. 93 (25): 39.
- ^ "Section of Chemistry". Uppsala University. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Developing computer programs for simulating molecules exactly using quantum computers". Benefunder. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alán Aspuru-Guzik". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Amy L. Jia and Sanjana L. Narayanan (March 30, 2018). "Chemistry Professor Aspuru-Guzik to Leave Harvard". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Karoff, Paul (January 8, 2014). "Battery offers renewable energy breakthrough". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Reuell, Peter (August 4, 2016). "New way to model molecules". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alán Aspuru-Guzik" (PDF). Colorado State University. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Williams College to Present a Lecture on the Development of Quantum Computing". Williams College. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Alán Aspuru-Guzik on the future of computer simulation of matter, Oct. 1–2". The College of New Jersey. September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Norman Hascoe Distinguished Lecture ‹ UConn Calendar". events.uconn.edu. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Innovator Under 35: Alán Aspuru-Guzik, 34". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alan Aspuru-Guzik". runner. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Distinguished Visitors Program". www.haverford.edu. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "New U.S. National Security Faculty Fellows Announced". American Physical Society. July 28, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alán Aspuru-Guzik". American Chemical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Pratt, Mary K. (August 26, 2013). "Data+ Awards: Harvard's Clean Energy Project gets a massive speed boost". Computerworld. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alán Aspuru-Guzik". CIFAR. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Kuismin, Victor. "Former lecturers – Section of Chemistry – Uppsala University, Sweden". www.kemi.uu.se. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alan Aspuru-Guzik named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". Harvard University. November 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Canada 150 Research Chairs". www.canada150.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Government of Canada. May 8, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alán Aspuru-Guzik". PBK. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "New Senior Fellows and Quadranglers Announced". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links[]
- Alán Aspuru-Guzik publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Research group website
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Mexican biochemists
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- UC Berkeley College of Chemistry alumni
- Colorado State University faculty
- Harvard University faculty
- The College of New Jersey faculty
- Uppsala University faculty
- University of Toronto faculty
- Williams College faculty
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- People from Mexico City