The Manthiram Lab has moved to Caltech!
The Manthiram Lab, led by Karthish Manthiram in Caltech’s Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, creates electrically-powered catalysts that use nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide, and water as sustainable inputs for chemical synthesis. We take pride in not just the science we do, but how we do it.
CO2 as C-atom source
Carbon-negative functionalization of molecules using carbon dioxide
N2 as N-atom source
Dissociating dinitrogen molecules for chemical synthesis
H2O as O-atom source
Transferring oxygen atoms from water to organic molecules
We innovate in the development of catalysts which drive selective organic electrosynthesis – this requires deep understanding of electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and materials chemistry, from both an experimental and theoretical perspective.
Our lab is also launching new efforts on facilitating efficient electron transfers to living cells – graduate students and postdocs interested in working in this new area are encouraged to reach out to Karthish.
publications
TEAM
Members of our team deeply analyzing carbon and oxygen atoms – sadly, candlepin bowling does not provide nitrogen atoms.
NEWS
Today we have our visiting student Gangsan Lee taking the group through x-ray scattering!
SAXS, WAXS, GISAXS, other-AXS... we got it all ☢️
#FundamentalsFriday
We fully expect you to be an inorganic chemist now, @racheljbaker17!
Only metals from here on out! 🪙🤘
Here’s to another amazing @GordonConf! Safe to say I learned a lot about inorganic reaction mechanisms, and can’t wait to try some of the ideas I heard. Thanks again to @JenLoveChem, @TNTchemprof and @lucie_nurdin for an excellent GRC and GRS! @js_zeng
A belated congratulations to Joseph Maalouf (@jmaalouf23) for a successful PhD defense!
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay, folks!
In the Manthiram Lab, we celebrate the amazing work done by our women in science/engineering, pushing the forefront of decarbonization for a sustainable world! 🥳🙌
Group Boba / Dinner outing to celebrate our graduate student @chung_minju visiting us from the MIT cohort!
Minju is in town for the GRC/GRS on Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Technology 🙌
This has been a great opportunity to have quick, informative mini 1-on-1 and group discussions w/ our PI!
Certainly has increased the amount of whiteboarding sessions
On my 1st day as a new faculty in 2017, I was excited to have my own office.
Little did I realize that having my own office would drive my intellectual isolation.
I now spend more time sitting at a desk in the student office, happier surrounded by my students.
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Karthish (PI): 626-395-3140 / karthish@caltech.edu / Spalding 225
Martha (Admin): 626-395-2423 / martha@cheme.caltech.edu / Spalding 208
Caltech | Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering