EMI Lecture 2022: Professor Kristala L Jones Prather

Professor Prather is the ‘Arthur Dehon Little’ Professor and Executive Officer for the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her work focuses broadly on the themes of ‘design and assembly of novel pathways for biological synthesis’, ‘enhancement of enzyme activity and control of metabolic flux’ and ‘bioprocess engineering and design’. As well as the winner of this year’s EMI Award, Professor Prather has in the past been the recipient of numerous awards, and been recognised for her contribution to the science of Microbiology. Most recently, in 2021 Professor Prather was awarded the Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering, awarded by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.