Nathan Lewis
| Nathan S. Lewis | |
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| Other names | Nate Lewis |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Mark S. Wrighton |
| Notable awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry |
| Spouse | Carol R. Lewis |
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Website http://nsl.caltech.edu/nslewis |
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 “Powering the Planet: Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From?”, Nate Lewis, 2005, Caltech
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“Big Think Interview With Nate Lewis ”, Nate Lewis, 2012 |
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“Breaking the Wall of the Global Energy Challenge”, Nate Lewis, 2014 |
Nathan S. Lewis is the George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He specializes in functionalization of silicon and other semiconductor surfaces, chemical sensing using chemiresistive sensor arrays, and alternative energy and artificial photosynthesis.
Lewis obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Caltech under Harry B. Gray in 1977 studying the redox reactions of inorganic rhodium complexes. After that, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his Ph.D. in 1981 under Mark S. Wrighton studying semiconductor electrochemistry.
Lewis went to Stanford as an assistant professor from 1981 to 1985 and then as a tenured Associate Professor from 1986 to 1988, before returning to Caltech in 1988. He became a full professor at Caltech in 1991. In 1992, he became the Principal Investigator of the Molecular Materials Resource Center at the Beckman Institute at Caltech.
His research interests include surface chemistry, particularly silicon surfaces and their photoelectrochemical performance. The study of electron transfer reactions, both at surfaces and in transition metal complexes, in response to light, has relevance for the creation of semiconductors and for artificial photosynthesis. A major focus of his research is solar energy. He is working on the development of components for a photoanode, photocathode, and ion-conducting membrane for a system for artificial photosynthesis that would use sunlight and water to produce hydrogen and oxygen. He is also engaged in "big-picture" thinking about the science and policy issues affecting solar conversion.
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