Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar is a chemist, researcher and academic. He is a Distinguished University Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Renewable Energy Science & Technology at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Rajeshwar's research is focused on solar energy conversion, solar water splitting, and materials chemistry. He is most known for demonstrating the use of molten salt electrolytes for electrode stabilization in photoelectrochemical (PEC) devices and holds several patents. He co-authored the book ''Environmental Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications in Pollution Abatement'', edited ''Solar Hydrogen Generation: Toward a Renewable Energy Future'', and has published journal articles and book chapters. He is the recipient of the Wilfred T. Doherty Award, Energy Technology Division Research Award, Electrodeposition Division Research Award, and the Distinguished Research Award from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Rajeshwar is a fellow of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and an elected fellow of the Electrochemical Society. He is also a member of the Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division at IUPAC and a Phi Beta Kappa member of the American Chemical Society, which honored him with a special symposium for his work in environmental chemistry. His editorial roles include serving as a Guest Editor for a special issue of the ''Journal of Applied Electrochemistry'' on Heterogeneous Photocatalysis as well as Editor for the Electrochemical Society journal ''Interface''. He is serving as the Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the ''ECS Journal of Solid-State Science & Technology''. Provided by Wikipedia