Loreta Muscarella (ICC) has received an NWO XS grant of 50.000 euro for groundbreaking research into photocatalysis. In this project, indoor pollution will be tackled by developing a smart perovskite-based photocatalyst that can simultaneously degrade a wide variety of indoor pollutants by fully exploiting the indoor light. Read more at: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/twenty-six-groundbreaking-research-projects-launched-open-competition-domain-science-xs-0 Source: website Inorganic Chemistry and
PhD defense: Porous Catalyst Characterization Using X-ray Nano Tomography and Pore Network Modeling
PhD defense Roozbeh Valadian This PhD thesis focuses mainly on the characterization of complex porous materials at the low micrometer and sub-micron length scale. The characterization techniques used in this PhD Thesis can be classified into two synchrotron-based X-ray microscopy (XRM) techniques: i) X-ray holotomography and ii) correlative ptychographic X-ray computed tomography (PXCT) and X-ray
Metal symbiosis for better catalysis
ARC CBBC PhD-candidate Bas Terlingen from Utrecht University recently published his work in scientific journal ACS Catalysis. But what was this publication all about? In general, Bas’ research is focused on recycling HCl. HCl is a by-product in many industrial chemical processes, and is often seen as waste. What if we can use this by-product
4 M€ grant to accelerate innovation on solar fuels and chemicals, and to support the transition toward a fossil-free EU economy
Under the umbrella of the SUNERGY pan-European initiative, the newly funded SUNER-C programme will strengthen the solar fuels and chemicals community within Europe. To mitigate climate change, our society must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and find solutions to move away from fossil resources, while undergoing a gradual transition from a linear to a circular
Ina Vollmer & Ward van der Stam received an NWO XS grant for curiosity-driven research
Ina Vollmer and Ward van der Stam (both ICC) have each received an NWO XS grant of 50.000 euro for curiosity-driven research into new ways to recycle plastic and CO2. Ina will use solid organometallic catalysts in an innovative ball mill to convert polyolefins. Ward will develop a unique combined X-ray diffraction and fluorescence setup
Light-Catalyst Interactions to Sense and Steer Chemical Reactions
AMOLF and Utrecht University have been awarded a 1.9 M€ research project by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Key Technologies 2020-2023 programme to develop radically new catalytic reactors using plasmonic systems. The project entitled “Sensing and Steering Catalytic Reactions with Light” (CatLight) is a multidisciplinary collaboration between AMOLF (Alarcon-Llado, Albrecht, Ehrler, Garnett and Polman), Utrecht
Prof. Bert Weckhuysen winner of Max Planck Frontier Award 2022
The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) has awarded this year’s Max Planck Frontier Award to Prof. Bert Weckhuysen. He receives the prize for his excellent research in the field of chemical energy conversion. Prizewinners are nominated in a highly competitive procedure by the institute’s staff council. This year’s award ceremony was part of the
Publication | Favoring the Methane Oxychlorination Reaction over EuOCl by Synergistic Effects with Lanthanum
Metal symbiosis for better catalysis ARC CBBC PhD-candidate Bas Terlingen from Utrecht University recently published his work in scientific journal ACS Catalysis. But what was this publication all about? In general, Bas’ research is focused on recycling HCl. HCl is a by-product in many industrial chemical processes, and is often seen as waste. What if
A light-based thermometer to change chemistry, by Daan Groefsema (UU)
Are you curious how a new type of thermometer can contribute to our mission to greenify chemistry? Watch Daan’s pitch about his research! Recently, a selection of our PhD-candidates followed a training about pitching their research for a broad audience. Among these researchers was Daan Groefsema from the UU. Daan’s research focuses on the development
Doe maar Duurzaam
Om grote stappen te maken in de verduurzaming van de chemische industrie moeten we vele talenten en disciplines met elkaar verbinden en samenwerken. Bert Weckhuysen in RTL Doe Maar Duurzaam: ‘We moeten de verbinders van de toekomst opleiden die in staat zijn het bedrijfsleven, de overheid en de kennis met elkaar te verbinden. Het ARC
‘It is not black and white’
Bert Weckhuysen and two younger scientists reflect on recognition and rewards ‘Utrecht University abandons the impact factor as a benchmark for recruitment and selection or promotion.’ This could be read on the Nature website last summer. Numerous positive reactions follow worldwide. However, there is also criticism. In an open letter on ScienceGuide, Dutch academics (mostly professors) warn that the new recognition
Publication | Two for the price of one: Researchers design unique catalyst to make carbon-neutral transportation fuels
An important step towards a carbon-neutral society is making transportation fuels like diesel and gasoline from carbon-neutral carbon sources like biomass, waste plastic, and even CO2. Because diesel and gasoline have quite different hydrocarbon structures, combining these two functions into one catalyst material had so far eluded researchers. A team of researchers from Utrecht University