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INVITATION The organizing committee cordially invites you to attend the 17th International Congress on Catalysis that will be held from June 14–19, 2020 in San Diego, California, USA. The ICC 2020, with the theme of “2020 Vision for Catalysis”, will bring together our international community to share knowledge, bridge intellectual gaps, advance our science, and celebrate the talents and achievements of the most accomplished practitioners of our discipline.
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE The North American Catalysis Society (NACS)
CHAIRMAN Professor Enrique Iglesia, University of California at Berkeley, California, USA
CONGRESS VENUE Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California, USA
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The premier award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Faraday Medal and Lectureship, instituted in 1869, is awarded biennially, and the first recipient was the eminent French chemist, Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800–1884), who was a professor at the École Polytechnique, Paris, before becoming that country’s Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and later Master of the French Mint. In the intervening years other notable recipients include Mendeleev, Niels Bohr, Lords Rayleigh and Rutherford, Hermann von Helmholtz, Sir Cyril Hinshelwood and Sir Robert Robinson. The second Frenchman to earn this accolade (in 2014) was Michel Che, Professor and Director of the Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface at the Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Paris.
His research covered the reactivity of solid surfaces investigated from a molecular standpoint based on the combined use of transition metal complexes, specific isotopes and physical techniques, notably electron spin resonance. His work, which led to more than 450 publications, a two-volume book (Characterisation of Solid Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts: From Structure to Surface Reactivity, 2012, Wiley) and 5 patents, has contributed to improve our understanding of the elementary steps that occur at the solid-liquid (gas) interfaces and to bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyses.
Michel Che was born in Lyon in December 1941. After a chemical engineering degree awarded by the École Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon (ESCIL, now CPELyon), he joined the Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse, CNRS laboratory in Villeurbanne (suburb of Lyon), where he received his doctorate for his work on titania (TiO2).
He then worked with the flamboyant Russian-American colloid chemist, John Tarkevich at Princeton University (1969–71). He also worked at the UK Atomic Energy Research Establishment (1972–1982) before returning to Lyon, and later to Paris, where he became a Professor (1975).
Michel Che was President of the Catalysis Division of the Société Chimique de France and Vice-President of this society (2007–2009). He was President and founder of the highly successful European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) 1993–1995, creating the biennial EuropaCat congresses, later he became President of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) 2000–2004. He received many national awards in France, including the prix-franco-chinois de la SCF-Chinese Chemical Society (2018); in Italy (lauréat du prix de la Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) 2017; in Netherlands (J. H. Van’t Hoff); in Poland (Sklodowska-Curie and P. Curie lectureships); in Germany (Von-Humbold-Gay Lussac award, GDCh-Wittig lectureships); in Japan (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science lectureship); in China (Gold Medal of the Chinese Academy of Science, Friendship award and International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, 2008); and Europe (François Gault EFCATS lectureship). His works earned him several honorary doctorates and fellowships (Germany Academy of Science Leopoldina; Academia Europaea; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Polish Academy of Art and Sciences; Honorary Professor of Fuzhou University 2018).
Proud of his Chinese origins – his father emigrated to France as a young engineer – Michel Che was exceptionally popular in the P. R. of China, and was one of the first European scientists to be invited there in 1977. He was Chairman of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis in Dalian (the first state key laboratory in the catalysis field in China) during 2006–2014. As a Chairman of that committee, he facilitated the progress of many young Chinese to promote international collaborations. For his great contributions to the scientific development of China, particularly that between France and China, he was awarded the International Cooperation Award of China presented at the Great Hall of the People by the President of the Republic, the highest honour for foreign scientists.
Michel Che was a member of the Scientific Committee of the Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP, now IFPEN) for more than 30 years. He was a member for many years of a selection committee for newly recruitable scientists at Osaka Prefecture University in Japan, where he was also a Visiting Professor.
His links with the UK were particularly strong. As well as serving, for many years, as Chairman of the External Advisory Board of the Cardiff Catalysis Centre, he was particularly fond of visiting the Davy Faraday Research Laboratory of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, where he presented many seminars and interacted with its Director.
Michel Che was a charming, highly cultured and compassionate human being, admired and loved by an enormous family of world-renowned fellow scientists. Discussions with him reminded one of how a first-rate scientist should behave – with great human decency towards others, friends and strangers alike. He was proud of the phenomenal contributions made by French scientists (especially Sabatier) to modern science, and he also rejoiced in the antiquity of China and the expertise of Chinese philosophers throughout the ages. He lived an extraordinary active life. Among the thousands of scientists he encountered throughout the world, he never made an enemy – only friends, who rejoiced being in his company. He died, of pancreatic cancer, in a Paris hospital after a short illness on 7 August 2019.
Michel Che
Born Lyon, 29 December 1941
Married Danielle (née Reynaud) at the City Hall on 7 July 1964 (official) and in the Church on 8 July 1964 (religious).
Four Children: Patrick, Brigitte, Catherine, Didier
Died Paris, 7 August 2019
(Prepared by John Meurig Thomas FRS FREng FRSE)
Abhaya Datye
The Robert Burwell Lectureship in Catalysis is given in recognition of substantial contributions to one or more areas in the field of catalysis with emphasis on discovery and understanding of catalytic phenomena, catalytic reaction mechanisms and identification and description of catalytic sites and species. The awardee is selected on the basis of his/her contributions to the catalytic literature and the current timeliness of these research contributions. The recipient may be invited to (1) visit and lecture to each of the affiliated Clubs/Societies with which mutually satisfactory arrangements can be made and (2) prepare a review paper(s) for publication covering these lectures. Publication will be in an appropriate periodical.
Professor Abhaya Datye and his research group have performed elegant and creative experiments that have clarified relationships between the atomic-level structure of heterogeneous catalysts and their reactivity and/or stability. He has introduced new approaches to doing catalysis research (e.g., model catalysts and sample preparation techniques) that enabled the use of electron microscopy to study industrially relevant catalysts. He thus elucidated important fundamental concepts that are crucial for designing catalysts for improved performance. He showed how catalytic activity is enhanced due to oxidation-induced roughening of metal surfaces in nanoparticles, and how phase transformations in Fe Fischer-Tropsch catalysts can cause catalyst attrition. A major contribution was the use of electron microscopy and sintering rate equations to uncover atomic-scale mechanisms of catalyst sintering. Recently, his group described a method for generating stable monomeric Pt species on the surfaces of a ceria support, termed atom trapping. In this work, high temperatures, which normally destroy catalysts, enable the synthesis of thermally stable single atom catalysts (SACs). By studying the trapping of mobile atoms on the support, his group has improved our fundamental understanding of catalyst regeneration. These insights have led to many creative ideas for new sinter-resistant catalyst materials that have great industrial relevance.
The 2018 Great Plains Catalysis Society Award is presented to Professor Brent Shanks, Iowa State University’s Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, Mike and Jean Steffenson Chair, and Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC). Dr. Shanks is a visionary in the development of new materials to bridge the gap between biological catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis. His accomplishments include the creation of new paradigms for the conversion of biomass-derived sugars to higher-value chemicals by combining biological and heterogeneous catalytic pathways. In particular, his identification of triacetic acid lactone (TAL) as a building block molecule; his elegantly combined methods to elucidate catalytic paths, the nature of the active sites and the effects of solvent in the catalytic conversion of biorenewable feedstock to chemicals to aid rational design of better catalysts; and his great contributions to the list of one hundred bioprivileged molecule candidates have significantly influenced current and future biorenewable research in the heterogeneous catalysis community. Dr. Shanks has also leveraged these scientific successes as an entrepreneur, holding several patents and co-founding three biorenewables-based startup companies. In addition to his own scientific accomplishments, he has served as a driving force behind the success of CBiRC for the past decade and catalyzed the further successes of those who have the privilege of working with him, including his 34 graduate students and 15 postdocs and visiting scientists. Dr. Shanks’s accomplishments as a scientist, entrepreneur, educator, and organizational leader epitomize the spirit of the Great Plains Catalysis Society Award, making him an exemplary honoree to serve as the inaugural Award winner.
Welcome to Thailand, Bangkok, the City of Angels, recognized as one of the most exciting destinations in Asia, it has all the ingredients for the success of the 8th Asia-Pacific Congress in Catalysis (APCAT) in 2019. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 8th APCAT, which will be held during 4–7th August 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The scientific theme of APCAT encompasses a wide spectrum of topics, including state-of-the-art and recent trend in different catalysis research areas which will be covered through plenary and keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations. Catalysis plays a significant role in providing a better quality of life, contributing to the economy directly and indirectly. It is the innovative processes and products developed by research that facilitate and enable improvements in the quality of life, and it is the meeting of minds brought about by conferences such as the 8th APCAT that provide the opportunities, the inspiration, collaborations and networks that aid in the commercialization of new processes, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and materials.
It is understood and accepted that populations are growing, that the vital resources of food, water and energy are both limited and valuable. Therefore, it is important to use our resources more efficiently, to minimize global footprint and to move toward a sustainable future. We understand these challenges, more, we can help drive this notion by demonstrating how through catalysis breakthrough we can be more efficient, reducing our environmental footprint and in so doing, reduce the costs of industrial processes and developing technologies, enabling change. We can design, develop and alter processes to use less water, less energy, to use environmentally friendly feed stocks, thus, we present this year theme:
Obtaining efficiency and sustainable future through a breakthrough in catalysis is a far reaching theme, including topics such as catalysis for environmental, energy and chemical synthesis, industrial catalysis and processing. We will also develop the bio-catalysis discussions, including biomass conversion to bio-chemicals and bio-fuels, and barriers to production.
We will endeavor to develop an attractive program of topics relevant to the theme and take the opportunity of this auspicious occasion for forging new networks and developing new collaborations with scientists around the world. By joining with the APCAT the symposium will bring together researchers from both inside and outside of the Asia-Pacific region, to further research ideals and foster new ideas and relationships.
We look forward to seeing you in Bangkok in 4–7th August, 2019.
Piyasan Praserthdam
Chairman of APCAT 8
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee I invite you to attend 19th International Zeolite Conference to be held in Perth, Western Australia 7–12 July 2019, at Crown Perth.
Western Australia is a resource rich state and Perth is the perfect city to host IZC’19. The program format will be similar to previous conferences, however the committee plan to complement your visit with field trips to mine sites and processing plants both in Western Australia and also on the eastern sea board where many delegates may wish to enter from.
Perth is a vibrant cosmopolitan city that continues to grow and thrive and only less than 2 hours’ drive either north or south we have contrasting landscapes that demonstrates the natural beauty of Western Australia. We look forward to hosting you in July 2019 and encourage you to make the most of this opportunity by taking the time while here to visit many other parts of this great country, the parts that you have always wanted to visit.
Prof Moses Oludayo Tade
Chair Local Organising Committee, IZC’19
Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
We are pleased to announce that Professor Enrique Iglesia of the University of California at Berkeley is the recipient of the 2019 Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis. The award is presented jointly by the North American Catalysis Society (NACS) and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS). The award is supported by the Haldor Topsøe Company and is awarded biennially in odd-numbered years. Professor Iglesia will give plenary lectures at the 2019 NACS and EFCATS meetings. The award consists of a plaque and a prize of $6,000. The plaque will be presented during the closing banquet ceremonies at the 2019 North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society (NAM26 in Chicago).
The Michel Boudart Award recognizes and encourages individual contributions to the elucidation of the mechanism and active sites involved in catalytic phenomena and to the development of new methods or concepts that advance the understanding and/or practice of heterogeneous catalysis.
Professor Enrique Iglesia and his research group have advanced the design, synthesis, and structural and mechanistic characterization of solid catalysts for chemical reactions involved in the production, conversion, and use of energy carriers, in sustainable syntheses of chemicals and intermediates, and in the protection of the environment. These advances exploit novel protocols for the synthesis of well-defined nanostructures and isolated uniform sites within porous solids, as well as techniques that probe the local structure and atomic connectivity in these materials, in most instances as catalytic turnovers occur. His research approach, in the spirit and teachings of his mentor, Professor Michel Boudart, is underpinned by chemical kinetics, spectroscopic probes, thermodynamic cycles, transition state theory, and statistical mechanics and quantum methods for the purpose of elucidating the essential features of the relevant surface chemistry and the nature of the required active sites. His most recent work has brought together solvation effects on reactivity and selectivity induced by confinement and by dense phases, whether liquid or adsorbed layers, into a unifying conceptual framework. In doing so, these studies have led to the more accurate and explicit isolation of the respective effects of the binding point and the reaction environment on transition state stability, thus allowing the definition of more complete descriptors of site reactivity in oxidation and acid catalysis. The relevance of his research to the practice of catalysis is evident from his many patents, several of which have enabled improvements in catalytic processes for the conversion of natural gas and oxygenates to fuels and chemicals as well as the broader application of zeotypes in chemical syntheses and environmental control.
Jingguang Chen
President, North American Catalysis Society
Herman Pines
The Award will be presented at the 2019 Catalysis Club of Chicago Spring Symposium on April 16, 2019 and consists of a plaque, a cash award of $1,000 and reimbursement for travel and lodging as a plenary speaker at the Spring Symposium.
The nominee must meet the following criteria:
Deadline for nomination is January 18, 2019. Nominations should describe the specific work for which the nominee should be recognized. A complete curriculum vitae with letter(s) of support for the nominee must be included in the nomination, together with the description of work. Letters of nomination and supporting documentation must be sent by January 18, 2019 as a single PDF document to:
Chris Nicholas
President – The Catalysis Club of Chicago (2018–2019)
Honeywell UOP
25 East Algonquin Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60017
Christopher.Nicholas@uop.com
1999 Prof. Harold Kung, Northwestern University
2000 Dr. John Monnier, Eastman Chemical Company
2001 Prof. Lanny Schmidt, University of Minnesota
2002 Dr. James Brazdil, BP
2003 Prof. James Dumesic, University of Wisconsin
2004 Dr. Alak Bhattacharyya, BP
2005 Prof. Israel Wachs, Lehigh University
2006 Dr. Jeff Miller, BP
2007 Prof. Chunshan Song, Pennsylvania State University
2008 Dr. Aleksey Yezerets, Cummins Inc.
2009 Prof. Tobin Marks, Northwestern University
2010 Dr. James Rekoske, UOP
2011 Prof. Jingguang Chen, University of Delaware
2012 Dr. Stuart Soled, ExxonMobil
2013 Prof. W. Nicholas Delgass, Purdue University
2014 Dr. Haiying Chen, Johnson Matthey
2015 Prof. Fabio H. Ribeiro, Purdue University
2016 Dr. Deng-Yang Jan, UOP-Honeywell
2017 Prof. Peter Stair – Northwestern
2018 Dr. Jerzy Klosin – Dow Chemicals
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Javier Pérez-Ramírez of ETH Zurich is the recipient of the 2019 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis, sponsored by W. R. Grace & Co. This prize is awarded biennially in odd-numbered years. The award consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $5,000. The plaque will be presented during the closing banquet ceremonies at the 2019 North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society. Dr. Pérez-Ramírez will present a Plenary Lecture at the 2019 North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society (NAM26, in Chicago).
The Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis recognizes and encourages individual contributions in the field of catalysis with emphasis on discovery and understanding of catalytic phenomena, proposal of catalytic reaction mechanisms and identification of and description of catalytic sites and species.
The 2019 award recognizes Professor Pérez-Ramírez for significant contributions to the design of catalytic materials and process concepts to solve energy, resource, and environmental challenges of society at large. He has developed catalysts that enable pioneering selective routes for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol and halogen-mediated functionalization of natural gas components, as well as for conversion of renewables to chemical building blocks. He has advanced techniques for nanostructuring of noble metals in the form of defined ensembles or single atoms. This has enabled key sustainability targets, such as the avoidance of harmful modifiers for liquid-phase alkyne hydrogenation. The thread of his research combines creative discovery with advanced structural and mechanistic understanding, emphasizing the bridge between the molecular level and application at the technical scale.
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For the design of innovative catalytic processes to address energy, resource, and environmental challenges.
Christopher W. Jones
VP, North American Catalysis Society