Shannon Boettcher

Dr. Shannon W. Boettcher is a distinguished American chemist and chemical engineer specializing in electrochemistry and materials science. He currently holds the Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering and serves as a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Boettcher's research focuses on the fundamental aspects of energy conversion and storage, with particular emphasis on electrochemical applications such as hydrogen production and carbon dioxide capture.

His work includes the design and synthesis of heterogeneous electrocatalysts, the study of semiconductor-electrocatalyst interfaces, and the development of advanced electrolyzers for scalable hydrogen production. Throughout his career, Dr. Boettcher has received numerous accolades, including the Blavatnik National Award Laureate in Chemistry in 2023, the Sloan Fellowship in 2015, and the DuPont Young Professor Award in 2011. He earned his B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Oregon in 2003, his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, and completed postdoctoral work at the California Institute of Technology.