Arumugam Manthiram
Education
- Ph. D. (Chemistry), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1980
- M. S. (Chemistry), Madurai University, Madurai, India, 1976
- B. S. (Chemistry), Madurai University, Madurai, India, 1974
Professional Experience
- Director, Materials Science and Engineering Program, UT-Austin, 2011 – present
- Director, Texas Materials Institute, UT-Austin, 2011 – present
- Professor, UT-Austin, 2000 – present
- Associate Professor, UT-Austin, 1996 – 2000
- Assistant Professor, UT-Austin, 1991 – 1996
- Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, UT-Austin, 1986 – 1991
- Research Associate, University of Oxford, England, 1985 – 1986
- Lecturer in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, 1981 – 1985
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1980 -1981
Honors and Awards
- Research Award, International Battery Association, 2020
- Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching, Electrochemical Society, 2020
- Elected Member, World Academy of Ceramics, 2020
- Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2019
- Honorary Mechanical Engineer, ME Academy of Distinguished Alumni, UT Austin, 2019
- Distinguished Lectureship, School of Chemical and Biology Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2019
- Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2018
- Da Vinci Award, ME Department, UT Austin, 2018
- Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2017
- Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award, UT Austin, 2016
- Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2016
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2015
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2014
- Battery Division Research Award, Electrochemical Society, 2014
- Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering, UT Austin, 2014
- Visiting Professor, Hanyang University, South Korea, 2014 – 2016
- Renowned Visiting Professorship, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India, 2013
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (University-wide), UT Austin, 2012
- Fellow, Electrochemical Society, 2011
- Outstanding Teaching Award in Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin, 2011
- Joe C. Walter Chair in Engineering, UT Austin, 2009
- Jack S. Josey Professorship in Energy Studies, UT Austin, 2008
- B. F. Goodrich Endowed Professorship in Materials Engineering, UT Austin, 2006
- Founding Fellow, World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, 2006
- Fellow, American Ceramic Society, 2004
- Ashley H. Priddy Centennial Professorship in Engineering, UT Austin, 2002
- Charlotte Maer Patton Centennial Fellowship in Engineering, UT Austin, 1998
- Faculty Leadership Award, UT Austin, 1996
- Faculty Excellence Award of Halliburton Foundation, UT Austin, 1994
Journal Editorship and Editorial Boards
- Regional Editor (USA): Solid State Ionics
- Associate Editor: Energy and Environmental Materials
- Co-Editor: Ceramics in Modern Technologies
- Editorial Board: Chemistry of Materials; ACS Energy Letters; Energy Storage Materials; SmartMat; Small Structures; Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Research Interests
- Batteries: Lithium-ion, sodium-ion, multivalent-ion, metal-sulfur, mediator-ion, and all-solid-state batteries
- Fuel cells: proton exchange membrane, direct methanol, and solid oxide fuel cells
- Solid state chemistry: metal oxides, novel synthesis, electronic and ionic transport
Publication Summary
- ~800 journal articles with 63,000 citations
- An h-index of 126
- ~450 presentation with ~350 invited talks