Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Mexican-Canadian chemist
Alán Aspuru-Guzik is a professor of chemistry, computer science, chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science. He is also Senior Director of Quantum Chemistry, NVIDIA. His research group, the matter lab, studies quantum chemistry, AI for chemical and materials discovery, quantum computing and self-driving chemical. He is the co-founder of Kebotix, a company focused on automated chemical and material discovery. He previously cofounded Zapata Computing, which temporarily closed in 2024, and has since been undergoing restructuring.
Early life
Aspuru-Guzik was raised in Mexico City, Mexico. When he was in junior high, he represented Mexico at the International Chemistry Olympiad, after which his passion for science, particularly chemistry, grew.
Aspuru-Guzik had obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1999. In 2004, he was awarded a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He continued at Berkeley as a postdoctoral fellow between 2005 and 2006, working with Martin Head-Gordon.
Career
From 2006 to 2010, Aspuru-Guzik was an assistant professor at Harvard University, before becoming associate professor in 2010, and professor in 2013.
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