About
Harry Atwater is the Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science and the Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology, where his research addresses nanophotonics, solar energy conversion, solar fuels, and carbon capture. He directs the Liquid Sunlight Alliance, a Department of Energy hub program for solar fuels, and previously led the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis from 2014 to 2020. A member of the US National Academy of Engineering, he has founded five early-stage companies, serves as founding Editor in Chief of ACS Photonics, and received the 2021 von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society.
Founder at Captura
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Captura's investors · 10
Aramco Venturessince 2026Eni NextBoston · since 2026Equinor VenturesStavanger · $1M – $70M checks · since 2026FREEFLOWBerkeley · since 2026Future Planet CapitalLondon · since 2026Hitachi VenturesMunich · since 2026Maersk Growth$1M – $50M checks · since 2026MOL SwitchPalo Alto · since 2026National Grid PartnersLos Gatos · since 2026TransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Captura
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Chengxiang XiangChief Technology Officer
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Bernard DavidChairman of the Board of Directors
Experience
- CaltechOtis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciencecurrent2021 — presentPasadena, California, United States
- CaltechDirector, Liquid Sunlight Alliancecurrent2020 — presentPasadena, California, United States
- CaltechHoward Hughes Professor and Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Sciencecurrent1988 — presentPasadena, CA
- CaltechDirector, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis2014 — 2020Pasadena, California, United States
- CaltechDirector, Resnick Institute2009 — 2015
- CaltechDirector, Center for Light-Matter Interactions in Solar Energy Conversion2009 — 2014
- CapturaCo-Founder and Chief Science Officercurrent2021 — presentPasadena, California, United States
- Alta DevicesFounder and Scientific Advisory Board Member2008 — 2019Sunnyvale, CA
Skills & more
Optics5R&D3Semiconductors24Materials Science41Solar Energy21Characterization7Thin Films37Photonics13Nanotechnology14Science7Photovoltaics36Renewable Energy16
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harry Atwater?
- Harry Atwater is the Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science and the Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology, where his research addresses nanophotonics, solar energy conversion, solar fuels, and carbon capture. He directs the Liquid Sunlight Alliance, a Department of Energy hub program for solar fuels, and previously led the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis from 2014 to 2020. A member of the US National Academy of Engineering, he has founded five early-stage companies, serves as founding Editor in Chief of ACS Photonics, and received the 2021 von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society.
- Where does Harry Atwater work?
- Harry Atwater is Founder of Captura.
- What companies did Harry Atwater found?
- Harry Atwater founded Captura.
- Where did Harry Atwater go to school?
- Harry Atwater studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Electrical Engineering).
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