The Center for Catalysis and Surface Science
2012 Annual Scientific Meeting
Nanoscience of Catalysts
Monday October 22, 2012
Northwestern University
Norris University Center
1999 Campus Drive
Evanston campusUniversity faculty, industrial researchers, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are invited to participate.
RSVP by Monday 10/15/12 to catalysis@northwestern.edu or call (847) 491-4354
Schedule for the Day
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration Big Ten Room # 104
9:00 AM Welcome and morning session introduction
Laurence Marks, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
9:10 AM Chalcogels: functional high surface area materials for catalysis
Mercouri Kanatzidis, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Nano-Scale Electrodes For Solid Oxide Cells
Scott A. Barnett, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
11:05 AM Unconventional titanate supports: perovskite surfaces, thin films and monolayers
Martin Castell, Professor, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, U.K.
12:00 PM Buffet lunch Lake Room #203
1:00 PM Poster Session Inside/outside Lake Room #2032:30 PM Afternoon session introduction Big Ten Room # 104
Kenneth Poeppelmeier, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
2:30 PM Nanostructured Oxide Supports for Improved Activity and Stability
Abhaya Datye, Professor, Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
3:20 PM Break
3:35 PM Nanostructured Catalysts Synthesized Using Atomic Layer Deposition
Jeffrey Elam, Principal Chemist, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
4:25 PM Metal nanoparticle catalysts: effects of particle size and support on metal atom energetics, catalytic activity and sintering rates, and why these correlate
Charles T. Campbell, Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Washington
5:15 PM Wrap-upCenter Faculty and Industrial Affiliates:
5:30 PM Business Meeting
Center Faculty and Industrial Affiliates
Ryan Hall #4026 – 2190 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL
Center Faculty, Graduate Students, Post-Docs and Industrial Affiliates:
6:30 PM Dinner
Noyes Street Café
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