It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS. He was a remarkable man and one of the most eminent figures in catalytic science in the past 100 years, who was a pioneer in many of the techniques and concepts that have now…
From June 26th – July 2nd, 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a vibrant science & technology company with a more than 350 years long history, will be hosting the 11th edition of the Merck Innovation Cup (http://innovationcup.emdgroup.com) near Frankfurt, Germany. In case the pandemic situation would not allow in-person meetings, the event would take…
The UK Catalysis Hub and Research Complex at Harwell would like to Congratulate Richard Catlow on being awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow FRS FRSC FInstP is a British chemist and professor with a joint appointment at University College London and Cardiff University. He is also the…
The UK Catalysis Hub congratulates Prof. Charlotte Williams on being awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 for outstanding services in Chemistry. She is recognised internationally for her work on the development of sustainable polymers, including plastics which are biodegradable, recyclable and sourced from waste plants. Charlotte received the…
A new article has been published in Nature Materials with members of UCL and the UK Catalysis Hub. Authors included: I. Lezcano-Gonzalez, E. Campbell, A. E. J. Hoffman, M. Bocus, I. V. Sazanovich, M. Towrie, M. Agote-Aran, E. K. Gibson, A. Greenaway, K. De Wispelaere, V. Van Speybroeck and A. M. Beale. So as we contemplate a new way of working remotely…
A number of UK Catalysis Hub members have been involved in the editing and are authors of articles in the themed collection of articles Synchrotron Radiation Techniques in Catalytic Science in PCCP. Techniques employing Synchrotron Radiation (SR) have had a transformative effect on catalytic science. The unique properties of SR have…
Abstract Performing Sensitivity Analysis of Models Biography Dr. Jan VERSTRAETE is a Senior Researcher at IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN). He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering (1997) from the University of Ghent (Belgium), where he developed fundamental kinetic models for catalytic reforming under the supervision of Prof. dr. Gilbert Froment. He joined the…
The biennial Recent Appointees in Materials Science (RAMS) meeting is an opportunity for recently appointed researchers in the field of materials chemistry to form a collaborative community, share experiences and create a network of support. The next event will be held in 2025 Organised and run by volunteers from the…
There will be up to two opportunities for PhD positions through the Central Facilities on the Harwell Campus and the UK Catalysis Hub. In each case half the funding will generously be provided by the facilities. Diamond Light Source – up to two studentships The allocation of these awards will be…
Following consultation with the User community in 2018, Diamond Light Source (Diamond) are proposing to build a new Flagship beamline dedicated to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy as part of the Diamond-II upgrade program. The new beamline, called SWIFT (Spectroscopy WithIn Fast Timescales), will be a high flux beamline optimized for the study of…
