Emily A. Carter is the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment and a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE), and Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University. She also began her role as inaugural Senior Strategic Advisor for Sustainability Science at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, where she will work to diversify the lab's portfolio into sustainable energy, carbon management, and geoengineering. Most recently, she served as UCLA's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP) and Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The author of over 440 publications and patents, she has delivered over 570 invited and plenary lectures worldwide and has served on advisory boards spanning a wide range of disciplines. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, among others.