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Bio

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

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

  • Battery Division Technology Award, Electrochemical Society, 2021
  • Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, 2021
  • Fellow, The Academy of Sciences, Chennai, India, 2021
  • 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; Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research

Research Interests

  • Batteries: Lithium-ion, sodium-ion, multivalent-ion, metal-sulfur, mediator-ion, lithium-metal, 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

  • ~ 900 journal articles with 87,000 citations and an h-index of 144
  • 16 issued patents
  • ~ 500 presentations with ~ 400 invited talks

Primary Sidebar

NSF Fellowship Awarded to Caitlin Benway & Seth Reed

Manthiram Lab students Caitlin Benway and Seth Reed are recipients of the 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program supports … [Read More...] about NSF Fellowship Awarded to Caitlin Benway & Seth Reed

Grad. Student Seamus Ober Wins 2nd in Poster Contest

Graduate student Seamus Ober was awarded second place in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Recruitment Poster Competition. … [Read More...] about Grad. Student Seamus Ober Wins 2nd in Poster Contest

Graduate Fellowship Awarded to Steven Lee

Manthiram Lab student Steven Lee is a Fall 2022 recipient of a competitive University Continuing Fellowship. Faculty review committees evaluate … [Read More...] about Graduate Fellowship Awarded to Steven Lee

Battery ‘Dream Technology’

Read the article on sodium-sulfur batteries developed an with electrolyte modification. The electrolyte modification suppresses sodium dendrites … [Read More...] about Battery ‘Dream Technology’

CNBC News Segment Features Manthiram

Check out the CNBC story featuring former lab member Dr. Evan Erickson, and Dr. Manthiram himself! … [Read More...] about CNBC News Segment Features Manthiram

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