Watch Now: UK Catalysis Hub Conference – VIRTUAL

When: 7 – 8 December 2020
Where: Virtual

After careful consideration of the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 we decided it was best to postpone the UK Catalysis Hub summer conference that was due to take place in July. 

The conference took place on the 7th and 8th of December 2020 and was a virtual event.

The conference included the presentation of the JMT Medal for Catalysis and a poster session showcasing work from the Hub postdocs. 

Speakers included:

Prof. Dr. Johannes A. Lercher, (TUM)
Dr. Marietjie Ungerer, Visiting Researcher, (Cardiff)
Prof. Johannes de Vries, (Rostock)

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Programme:

Click on the talk titles to watch recordings of the talks and view abstracts

Day One: 7/12/20

Session 1:
Chair: Christopher Hardacre, UK Catalysis Hub Director

11:00 -11:05 Welcome & Instructions – Prof. Christopher Hardacre

11:05 -11:35 Impact of aqueous phase on acid-base and metal catalyzed reactions – Prof. Dr. Johannes A. Lercher, (TUM)

11:35 -11:45 Catalytic Depolymerisation of Polycarbonates: Towards Chemical Recycling  – Frances Singer, (Bath)

11:45 -11:55 Integrating Catalysis Through Cascade Processes: Bio-derived Butanol to Propene via Dehydration, Isomerisation and Metathesis – Yiping Shi, (Durham)

11:55 -12:05 Q & A session

12:05 -13:00 Lunch Break

Session 2:
Chair: Professor Richard Catlow, (UCL, Cardiff)

13:00 -13:05 Welcome & Instructions – Prof. Richard Catlow

13:05 -13:15 Improved In-situ Catalytic Reactor Design at Central Facilities – Shaojun Xu, (Cardiff)

13:15 -13:25 Q & A session

13:25 -14:05 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal Presentation – Special winner announcement and talk – Watch a recording of the JMT Medal presentation and winning lecture

14:05 -15:00 Virtual Poster Session – Posters presenters set up individual Zoom meetings so attendees can join with the poster presenter that interests them the most. Visit https://ukcatalysishub.co.uk/poster-list-december-2020/ for a poster list and the meeting links. Posters will also be shared via Twitter using #CatHubConfPoster during the conference

Day Two: 8/12/20

Session 3:
Chair: Professor Nick Turner, (Manchester)

9:00 -9:05 Welcome & Instructions – Prof. Nick Turner

9:05 -9:35 New monomers and polymers based on levulinic acid – Prof. Johannes de Vries, (Rostock)

9:35 -09:45 Energy-efficient destruction of organics in shale gas brin­es – probing the chloride resistance of plasmonic catalysts – William Dlamini, (Cardiff)

09:45 -10:15 Academic Publishing Q&A Session:  A brief presentation and opportunity to ask a leading scientific publisher about the process and benefits of academic publishing  – Stephen Soehnlen (World Scientific) – Watch recording

10:15 -10:30 Q & A session

10:30 -11:00 Tea and Coffee Break

Session 4:
Chair: Professor Matthew Davidson, (Bath) 

11:00 -11:05 Welcome & Instructions – Prof. Matthew Davidson

11:05 -11:35 Interaction of SO2 and H2O with the Platinum (001), (011),and (111) Surfaces: A DFT Study. – Dr. Marietjie Ungerer, Visiting Researcher, (Cardiff)

11:35 -11:45 Understanding structure-function relationship in NH3-SCO using combined spatially resolved operando techniques – Donato Decarolis, (Cardiff)

11:45 -11:55 The Nature and Reactivity of Sulfur containing Species on Sulfated Zirconia Surface – Maicon Delarmelina, (Cardiff)

11:55 -12:05 Q & A session

12:05 -12:15 Poster Prize handout

12:15 -13:15 EDI session: Careers in Science – routes to success no matter your background – Dr. Miriam O’Duill (Nottingham), Dr. Tanvir Hussain (Nottingham) & Dr. Nelson Dzade (Cardiff) – Watch recording

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