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
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Critical news - Our paper just got published! Dataset and code to get your own predictions is available. Check out! #Chemistry #Engineering #MachineLearning
Amazing to see how the group has grown in such a short time!
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Very excited and honored to join Harvard @hseas as an assistant professor in 2024. Looking forward to working with amazing students and colleagues! Thanks to everyone who helped me on this path, particularly @AtwaterHarry, @ManthiramLab, @ArdoShane, @CraigArnoldLab and many more.
Thanks @mpourmpakis_lab and @mckone_lab for an incredible graduate school experience. I've learned so much from you two and am delighted to have had the opportunity to spend the last few years with you. Still have a few more weeks of fun!!!
We sadly had to say goodbye (🥲) to two wonderful visiting students: Florian Grass (ETH Zürich) and Gangsan Lee (KAIST).
Both made great strides in establishing new Echem capabilities, & we've learned a lot from them.
We'll miss ya, but know you'll do great things!
Out now #openaccess! Traditional Tafel analyses neglect mass transfer and misrepresent kinetics in electrosynthesis. Researchers in the Weber, Bell, and @ManthiramLab use transport modelling and data science to extract kinetic parameters more rigorously!
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