Faculty & Staff
Dr. Marimuthu Andiappan
Associate Professor of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering
Phone: 813-396-0691 |Office: ENC 2202
Email: marimuthuandiappan@usf.edu
Research Clusters: Energy and Sustainability
Honors and Awards
- NSF CAREER Award (2023)
- All India 6th rank in GATE 2005 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), organized by IITs and IISc.
- Kokes award, 23rd North American Catalysis Society Meeting, 2013.
- Rackham Travel Grants from the University of Michigan (2011 and 2012).
- 1st rank in class and 3rd rank (top ~0.5%) in Anna University, chemical engineering branch in undergraduate degree.
Education and Training
- PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- ME, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
- BE, Anna University, Chennai
Research Overview
Andiappan Research Group focuses on plasmonic metal nanomaterials and high-dielectric metal oxide nanomaterials-based heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis. Ongoing projects include
- Solar energy conversion and storage in the form of chemical fuels
- Photocatalysis for sustainable production of fuels, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals
- Photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion and valorization into fuels and chemicals
- Photocatalysis for decarbonization of the chemical industry
- Solar desalination