Emily Carter, founding director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, is profiled in the May 16, 2012 Innovators video series, which features National Science Foundation funded scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and educators. Carter discusses her research in the clean and efficient combustion of biofuels and optimizing lightweight metal alloys for fuel-efficient vehicles. She describes the software tools she is creating, based on quantum mechanics, that may lead to revolutionary solutions to the world’s energy problems.