Arumugam Manthiram | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 15, 1951 Amarapuram, Tamil Nadu, India[5] |
| Education | Madurai University (BS, MS) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (PhD) |
| Known for | Lithium ion battery |
| Awards | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014)[1] Fellow, Electrochemical Society (2011)[2] Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching, Electrochemical Society (2020) Fellow, Materials Research Society (2016)[3] Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2015) Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials Science |
| Institutions | Madurai Kamaraj University University of Oxford University of Texas at Austin |
| Doctoral advisor | J. Gopalakrishnan[4] |
Arumugam Manthiram (MUN-thee-rum;[6] born March 15, 1951) is an Indian-American materials scientist and engineer, best known for his identification of the polyanion class of lithium-ion battery cathodes, understanding of how chemical instability limits the capacity of layered oxide cathodes, and technological advances in lithium sulfur batteries. He is a Cockrell Family Regents Chair in engineering, Director of the Texas Materials Institute, the Director of the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin, and a former lecturer of Madurai Kamaraj University. Manthiram delivered the 2019 Nobel Lecture in Chemistry on behalf of Chemistry Laureate John B. Goodenough.[7][2]