Nathan Lewis (chemist)

Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan S. Lewis
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology (BS, MS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Stanford University; California Institute of Technology;
Thesis	Manipulation and measurement of charge transfer kinetics at chemically modified electrodes (1981)
Doctoral advisor	Mark S. Wrighton
Other academic advisors	Harry B. Gray
Doctoral students	Julie S. Biteen; Charles M. Lieber; SonBinh Nguyen; Emily Warren;
Other notable students	Post-Docs: Shannon W. Boettcher; Adam J. Matzger; Michael J. Sailor;
Website	nsl.caltech.edu/nslewis

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.