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Catalysis Video History Series
The history of Catalysis Video Series presents historical lectures from national catalysis meetings from the 1930’s to the present. We are sponsored and part of the North American Catalysis Society. Most of the posted videos were made by Professor Burt Davis from the University of Kentucky who captured them over more than 30 years.
Video History of Catalysis: YouTube Channel — Video Link »
Video History of Catalysis — Link »
60 Year ICC Anniversary: Historical Figures of Catalysis — Video Link »
Video Excerpts from the 20th NAM
- 20th NAM Houdry Award Lecture
A discussion of translation of zeolite discovery into commercial catalyst and adsorbent use
Dr. Stacey I. Zones, Chevron Texaco
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- 20th NAM Boudart Award Lecture
Probing Catalyst Structure-Performance Relationships through Studies of Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics
Professor Alex T. Bell, UC Berkeley
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- 20th NAM Emmett Award Lecture
Rational Modification of Active Sites on Heterogeneous Catalysts
Professor Robert J. Davis, University of Virginia
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- 20th NAM Plenary Lecture
The new syngas conversion business: opportunities and challenges
Dr. Theo Fleisch, BP
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- 20th NAM Plenary Lecture
Design and applications of olefin metathesis catalysts
Professor Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology
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- 20th NAM Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements by Professor Kerry Dooley, Chair of the Houston NAM meeting and Dr. Yun-Feng Chang, Fund Raising Committee — ExxonMobil Chemicals
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Video Interviews
- John Bailor, Video Link »
- Robert Burwell, Video Link »
- John Butt, Video Link »
- Adalbert Farkas, Video Link »
- Robert Garten, Video Link »
- Ricardo Levy, Video Link »
- Donald Nace, Video Link »
- Edward Teller, Video Link »
- Haldor Topsøe, Video Link »
- John Turkevich, Video Link »
A discussion of translation of zeolite discovery into commercial catalyst and adsorbent use
Dr. Stacey I. Zones, Chevron Texaco
Video Link »
Probing Catalyst Structure-Performance Relationships through Studies of Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics
Professor Alex T. Bell, UC Berkeley
Video Link »
Rational Modification of Active Sites on Heterogeneous Catalysts
Professor Robert J. Davis, University of Virginia
Video Link »
The new syngas conversion business: opportunities and challenges
Dr. Theo Fleisch, BP
Video Link »
Design and applications of olefin metathesis catalysts
Professor Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology
Video Link »
Acknowledgements by Professor Kerry Dooley, Chair of the Houston NAM meeting and Dr. Yun-Feng Chang, Fund Raising Committee — ExxonMobil Chemicals
Video Link »