Seda Keskin Avcı, whose research expertise is in atomically-detailed simulations of new generation nanoporous materials for energy applications, was the recipient of L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Women in Science Award, Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist Award (TÜBA-GEBİP), The Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP), TÜBİTAK Encouragement Award, Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award, FABED Outstanding Achievement Award, and Koç University Outstanding Faculty Award. She received the European Research Council’s ERC-Starting Grant in 2017, the first grant awarded to a woman engineer in Turkey. She was elected to the Global Young Academy as the representative of Turkey. Additionally, she was selected for the list of “The World’s 20 Most Extraordinary Women of Science” by ChERD (Chemical Engineering Research and Design).”