Past Funded Researchers
Yogesh Surendranath
- Paul M Cook Career Development Assistant Professor
- Department of Chemistry
Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath is the Paul M. Cook Career Development Associate Professor of Chemistry at MIT. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in chemistry and physics from the University of Virginia and a PhD in inorganic chemistry from MIT, obtained under the direction of Professor Daniel Nocera. After receiving his PhD, Professor Surendranath undertook postdoctoral studies as a Miller Research Fellow at UC Berkeley with Professor Paul Alivisatos. In the summer of 2013, he assumed his current position at MIT. His research group aims to store renewable electricity in energy-dense chemical bonds by controlling interfacial reactivity at the molecular level.
J-WAFS-funded projects
News
- Developing electricity-powered alternatives to carbon-intensive industrial processes
- Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
- Using electrochemistry to design catalysts for sustainable fuels
- Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists
- J-WAFS PI Yogesh Surendranath is making waves with his work in developing electrochemical reactions
- J-WAFS seed grant PI Yogesh Surendranath receives tenure along with nine other MIT professors