Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) is committed to cultivating excellent engineers and scientific talents with innovative ability, global vision and humanistic quality. Since 2021, the "Guangdong-Technion Leadership in Science and Technology Lecture Series" has been launched to provide a platform for high-impact dialogues that explore topics that are pertinent to our faculties, students and community.

On May 20th, Prof. Edman Tsang from the University of Oxford will deliver a lecture entitled "Catalytic Active Sites over Nano-structures" at GTIIT.

We are looking forward to your participation.

Information

Date

May 20th, 2024 (Monday)

Time

19:00-20:00 (Beijing Time)

14:00-15:00 (Israel Time)

Venue

GTIIT Auditorium (North Campus)

Topic

Catalytic Active Sites over Nano-structures

Speaker

Prof. Edman Tsang

Host

Assoc. Prof. Weiran Zheng (GTIIT Chemistry)

Language

English

Zoom Link

(1) By mobile phone: please scan the QR code to attend the lecture (Please download Zoom in advance for online participation)

(2) By PC: please click here to attend the lecture

Abstract

As generally known, the elucidation of active sites' structure in solid nanocatalysts for energy and environment under real reaction conditions is one of the most important challenges facing the scientific community. Notably current limitations in state-of-the-art characterization techniques regarding spatial, temporal and temperature/pressure gaps are sometimes unable to provide the answers for the understanding. In-situ/operando characterization using modern designated synchrotron offers exciting possibilities. Hence, in this presentation, some examples on the creations of active sites on nanostructures and mechanistic studies in the areas of energy and environment will be particularly given. It is hoped that this talk could stimulate new science/new instrumentation in catalysis and other disciplines in future.

BIO

Edman Tsang is a Professor of Chemistry and Head of Wolfson Catalysis Centre at the University of Oxford, UK (https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/people/edman-tsang). His main research interests are on materials and catalysis concerning energy and environment which include developments of catalytic, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic technologies for green chemistry, fine chemicals, cleaner combustion, energy storages, processes and production, ammonia and hydrogen technologies including fuel cells, etc. Particular expertise is in design and architecture of nanocatalysts and their in-situ/operando diffraction and spectroscopic characterization using large facilities, which can lead to understanding of catalytic surfaces and interfaces. He has contributed to the designs of Diamond I and II beamlines and stations as community champions (user levels). He has about 450 publications including Science, Nature and Nature sister journals and has won a number of international awards including IChemE award on iAc innovation in catalysis (2005), RSC Green Chemistry award (2012), RSC Surfaces and Interfaces award (2013) and RSC Industry-Academia Collaboration Award (2019), etc.

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