When: 28 May, 15:00 – Watch Now Opportunities for studying catalytic materials with intense radiation sources; what, where, when and how. It was in 1836 that Jöns Jacob Berzelius provided the first, basic description of a catalyst and its properties. Both the breadth and depth of our understanding of catalysts and…
Keywords: Catalysis Density Functional theory Oxides Zeolites/Zeotypes Carbon Materials Expertise: I employ electronic structure methods to understand catalytic processes at atomic scale. I’m mainly interested in understanding the interaction of catalytically interesting atoms and molecules on the surface of metals and metal oxides. In recent years, I have been actively…
Keywords: Chemical engineering Catalysis Reaction engineering Carbon capture Biofuels Expertise: Joe Wood’s research focuses on the application of catalysis and reactor engineering to solve problems of energy supply, environmental concerns and to deliver chemical products in a more sustainable way. Research topics include bio-metal nanoparticles, hydrotalcites, carbon supported bimetallic catalysts,…
When: 22 July 2021 On the 22nd of July 2021 the UK Catalysis Hub held a full day virtual EDI event around the topics of diversity in scientific research. The conference was virtual due to the COVID situation in Europe and university travel bans. Hear how people from diverse backgrounds have progressed…
When: 10 – 11 June 2021Where: Virtual The UK Catalysis Hub and the Scientific Computing Department of the Science and Technology Facilities Council invite you to participate in the [virtual] workshop on research data management for Catalysis Science which we are organising. Motivation The analysis of the UK Catalysis Hub…
When: 6 August 2020Where: Virtual The UK Catalysis Hub and Supergen Bioenergy hub hosted their first joint webinar to explore the role of catalysis in delivering sustainable bioenergy and bioproducts, through efficient biomass conversions. The development of the UK bioenergy sector requires a whole systems approach, assessing the efficiency and sustainability…
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Head of Year 1 Chemistry, Queen’s University Belfast. What is your background? What made you decide to become a scientist? I grew up in Edinburgh with my elder brother. We both ended up doing PhDs in chemistry in St Andrews in catalysis. I think…
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Durham I did my undergraduate degree in the University of Bristol and then obtained a PhD degree in the University of St Andrews working under the supervision of Prof. Paul Kamer and Prof. David Cole-Hamilton. My PhD was in the area of homogeneous catalysis, and…
School of Chemistry, Cardiff University What is your background? What made you decide to become a scientist? I was always much better with numbers than words, and the core of my education was a combination of maths, computer science and chemistry. At school, I was really inspired by the capabilities of…
