UK Catalysis Hub Winter Conference 2021

When: 7 – 8 December 2021
Where: Milton Hill House Hotel, Oxfordshire

 

On the 7th and 8th of December 2021  the UK Catalysis Hub held its annual winter conference and networking  meeting.  The Conference took place at Milton Hill House Hotel. The event was a hybrid event with the option to attend virtually for those who could’t attend in person. 

The conference started at lunchtime on the 7th and the main conference concluded at lunchtime on the 8th December. There was a poster session on the evening of the 7th December and dinner by invitation. 

Speakers included researchers from the Catalysis Hub and internationally renowned speakers and industrialists covering a range of topics in catalysis. The event also included a poster session showcasing work from the Hub postdocs. The Conference included the presentation of the 2021 JMT medal for Catalysis to Dr. Alexander O’Malley. 

Speakers included:
Click on the talk titles to watch recordings of the presentations

Dr. Maarten Nachtegaal (Paul Scherrer Institute) – Transient X-ray absorption spectroscopy Watch recording

Dr. Sihai Yang (Manchester)

Prof. Susannah Scott (University of California, Santa Barbara) 

Prof. Sarah Haigh (Manchester) 

Dr. Ryan Wang (UCL) – How long does it take to break Cu-O bond – a study of time in catalysis - Watch recording

Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal Presentation – Special winner announcement and talk – Dr. Alexander O’Malley (Bath) - Watch recording

Prof. Dr.Ferdi Schüth (Max-Planck-Institut) 

Dr. Miriam O’Duill (Nottingham) – Catalysis for Late-Stage Functionalisation – Watch recording

Prof. Clemence Corminboeuf (Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design) – Data-driven approaches to homogeneous catalysis  Watch recording