RSI Research Seminar

Monday, April 7, 2025

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Resnick Sustainability Center 120

Engineering nitrogenase for the bioelectrocatalytic reduction of N2 to ammonia

Stephen Mayo, Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry; Merkin Institute Professor, Caltech,

Douglas Rees, Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Chemistry; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Caltech,

Join us every other Monday at noon for lunch and a 30-minute research talk, presented by Resnick Sustainability Institute Graduate Fellows and Caltech researchers funded by the Resnick Sustainability Institute. To see the full schedule of speakers, visit the RSI Research Seminar web page. Seminars are currently in-person only. For more information, please reach out to ramonae@caltech.edu

Engineering nitrogenase for the bioelectrocatalytic reduction of N2 to ammonia

Industrial ammonia production for use as agricultural fertilizer is dominated by the Haber-Bosch process which for all applications consumes ~5% of the global supply of natural gas, makes up ~3% of global CO2 emission and consumes ~1% of the global power supply. Our goal is to replace the Haber-Bosch process with a solar powered bioelectrocatalytic process that utilizes an engineered nitrogenase enzyme to sustainably produce fertilizer that is essential for modern agriculture. Today's presentation will focus on progress to date in achieving this goal.

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