- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Email: manish.shetty@tamu.edu
- Office: CHEN 246A
- Website: Research Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2017
- M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2014
- B.Tech. & M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – 2011
Research Interests
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- Catalysis for energy, sustainability and circular economy
- Design of catalytic materials for plastics upcycling
- Catalytic valorization of abundant chemical precursors such as CO2, CH4 and biomass
- Reaction kinetics and mechanistic investigation, including spectroscopy
- External stimuli in catalysis for distributed chemical manufacturing
- Computational catalysis
Industry Experience
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- Associate Consultant, Bain & Company – 2012
Awards & Honors
- 2022 ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- 2011 David H. Koch Fellowship Award
- 2011 Institute Silver Medal
- 2011 Indira Manudhane Student Excellence Award
Selected Publications
- F. Chen, M. Shetty, M. Wang, H. Shi, Y. Liu, D. M. Camaioni, O. Y. Gutierrez, & J. A. Lercher. Differences in mechanism and rate of zeolite-catalyzed cyclohexanol dehydration in apolar and aqueous phase. ACS Catalysis, 11 (5), 2879-2888. (2021)
- M. Shetty, H. Wang, F. Chen, N. Jaegers, Y. Liu, D. M. Camaioni, O. Y. Gutierrez, & J. A. Lercher. Directing the rate‐enhancement for hydronium ion catalyzed dehydration via organization of alkanols in nanoscopic confinements. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60 (5), 2304-2311. (2020)
- M. Shetty, M. A. Ardagh, Y. Pang, O. A. Abdelrahman & P. J. Dauenhauer. Electric field assisted modulation of surface thermochemistry. ACS Catalysis, 10 (21), 12867-12880. (2020)
- M. Shetty*, A. Walton*, S. Gathmann*, M. A. Ardagh, J. Gopeesingh, J. Resasco, D. G. Vlachos, T. Birol, Q. Zhang, P. Cristopher, D. Frisbie, O. A. Abdelrahman, & P.J. Dauenhauer. The Catalytic Mechanics of Dynamic Surfaces: Stimulating Methods for Promoting Catalytic Resonance. (*equally contributing authors, selected for cover) ACS Catalysis. 10 (21), 12666-12695. (2020)
- M. Shetty, E. Anderson, W. H. Green & Y. Román-Leshkov. Kinetic analysis and reaction mechanism for anisole conversion over zirconia-supported molybdenum oxide catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 376, 248-257. (2019)