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…
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…
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…
Due to the Current situation and research climate the UK Catalysis Hub has made the decision to extend the deadline for Proposals from May 8th to August 15th. This is to allow fruitful discussions between industry and academics and to allow academics to adjust to the additional complexities of moving to remote teaching and assessment. We will continue to…
At present the Research Complex at Harwell are working with Diamond Light Source, the RFI and eBIC to increase research on COVID-19. This means that all research at the Research Complex at Harwell not related to the virus will be suspended until further notice. This allows them to maintain the social…
We have a new newsletter highlighting the work done by the Catalysis Hub members over the past year, there has been a lot going on since the launch of Phase II. Highlights include: START project visit to South Africa report Facilities and equipment description New publications Call for projects Click…
