Akiko Kobayashi (chemist)

Akiko Kobayashi
小林 昭子
Born1943 (age 82–83)
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Known forDevelopment of Ni(tmdt)2
SpouseHayao Kobayashi
AwardsL'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsSolid-state chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Tokyo
Nihon University

Professor Akiko Kobayashi (小林 昭子, Kobayashi Akiko; born 1943) is a Japanese chemist born in Tokyo. She is the designer and creator of Ni(tmdt)2, the world's first single-component molecular metal.