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Theodor Agapie is the John Stauffer Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Caltech in 2007. Following his doctoral studies, he served as an Assistant Professor from 2009 to 2014 before being promoted to Professor in 2014. His research focuses on the synthesis and catalysis of new, practical catalysts inspired by biological systems. The Agapie laboratory investigates the unique characteristics of complex inorganic co-factors found in nature, particularly regarding their involvement in crucial chemical transformations such as water oxidation and carbon dioxide reduction. His work emphasizes the exploration of inexpensive and abundant first-row transition metals for developing novel catalytic methodologies, as well as mechanistic studies aimed at elucidating the reactivity of crafted metal complexes. Agapie is also known for teaching Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry at Caltech, where he covers fundamental aspects of group theory, ligand field theory, and bonding in coordination complexes of organotransition metal compounds.
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