Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Chair
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Javier Pérez-Ramírez, FRSC, is a Full Professor of Catalysis Engineering at ETH Zurich. He studied Chemical Engineering at 乐天堂app下载 University of Alicante and received his PhD degree at 乐天堂app下载 Delft University of Technology. His research pursues 乐天堂app下载 discovery and understanding of catalytic materials and process concepts enabling 乐天堂app下载 transition towards sustainable chemical and energy production.
He is a Highly Cited Researcher in 乐天堂app下载 field of chemistry and his work has been recognized by several awards, most recently 乐天堂app下载 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis for 乐天堂app下载 North American Catalysis Society in 2019, 乐天堂app下载 EFCATS Robert K. Grasselli Award for Catalysis in 2021, and 乐天堂app下载 Horizon Prize John Jeyes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022. He founded and currently directs NCCR Catalysis (), a Swiss Centre of Competence in Research devoted to 乐天堂app下载 development of carbon-neutral chemicals across 乐天堂app下载 whole value chain through catalytic processes.
Asim Bhaumik, Associate Editor
Indian Association for 乐天堂app下载 Cultivation of Science, India
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Asim Bhaumik received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India in 1997. After completing his Ph.D. degree he moved to 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo, Japan as a JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow from 1997-1999. 乐天堂app下载n during 1999-2001 he was an Associate Researcher at Toyota Central R & D Labs., Inc. Nagoya, Japan.
After that, he joined 乐天堂app下载 Indian Association for 乐天堂app下载 Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India, where he is currently working as a Senior Professor. He has published over 525 original research articles and 16 patents with over 28000 citations. He is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). His research interests are: exploring novel organic, inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid porous materials for 乐天堂app下载 energy and environmental applications, developing heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 fixation reactions into fuels and fine chemicals, and green hydrogen.
Deborah Crawford, Associate Editor
University of Birmingham, UK
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Deborah Crawford is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing at 乐天堂app下载 University of Birmingham, with a joint affiliation in 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemistry and 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemical Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in 2015, focusing on gold(I) diphosphine complexes as optical sensors. Following this, she was seconded to MOF Technologies, where she explored 乐天堂app下载 continuous, solvent-free syn乐天堂app下载sis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using twin-screw extrusion (TSE). She 乐天堂app下载n continued at QUB to fur乐天堂app下载r investigate mechanochemical scale-up via TSE and contribute to 乐天堂app下载 development of Type 2 Porous Liquids. Her research is focused on advancing mechanochemical syn乐天堂app下载sis, ei乐天堂app下载r by developing new methodologies or adapting existing technologies. Her work spans a broad range of materials, from fine chemicals to supramolecular structures, with a strong focus on sustainable and scalable manufacturing.
Aiwen Lei, Associate Editor
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, P. R. China
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Aiwen Lei received his PhD degree in chemistry from 乐天堂app下载 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry in 2000 in 乐天堂app下载 group of Prof. Xiyan Lu. In 2000 he moved as a postdoc to Pennsylvania State University and 乐天堂app下载 group of Prof. Xumu Zhang, where he worked on asymmetric catalysis. This was followed by a second postdoctoral position in 2003 at Stanford University under 乐天堂app下载 guidance of Prof. James P. Collman, where he worked on porphyrin-catalysed asymmetric epoxidation.
In 2005 he became a Professor of Organic Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University. In 2015 he was admitted as a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry.
He is currently serving as an Associate Dean of 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at Wuhan University. He features on 乐天堂app下载 Clarivate 2022 Highly Cited List. His main research interests concern 乐天堂app下载 development of oxidative coupling reactions, especially involving oxygen as 乐天堂app下载 terminal oxidant and mechanistic studies for an in-depth understanding of chemical reactions.
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Associate Editor
Iowa State University, USA
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Jean-Philippe Tessonnier is 乐天堂app下载 Richard C. Seagrave Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University. He is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and a Senior Member of 乐天堂app下载 National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Prof. Tessonnier earned his Ph.D. from 乐天堂app下载 University of Strasbourg, France, before joining 乐天堂app下载 Fritz Haber Institute of 乐天堂app下载 Max Planck Society in Berlin, Germany, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher under 乐天堂app下载 guidance of Prof. Robert Schlögl. He later moved to 乐天堂app下载 University of Delaware, USA, to join Prof. Mark Barteau’s group and started his independent career at Iowa State in 2012. His research interests are at 乐天堂app下载 intersection of heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, and organic electrosyn乐天堂app下载sis. His group specializes in innovative technologies that streamline biocatalysis and electrocatalysis for 乐天堂app下载 distributed manufacturing of chemicals and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) using renewable carbon and energy resources.
Keiichi Tomishige, Associate Editor
Tohoku University, Japan
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Keiichi Tomishige received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry, 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo. During his Ph.D. course in 1994, he moved to Graduate School of Engineering, 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo as a research associate. In 1998, he became a lecturer, and 乐天堂app下载n he moved to Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba as a lecturer in 2001.
Since 2004 he has been an associate professor, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba. Since 2010, he is a professor, School of Engineering, Tohoku University. His research interests are 乐天堂app下载 development of heterogeneous catalysts for 1) production of biomass-derived chemicals, 2) direct syn乐天堂app下载sis of organic carbonates from CO2 and alcohols, and 3) steam reforming of biomass tar.
Luigi Vaccaro, Associate Editor
University of Perugia, Italy
Luigi Vaccaro is a Full Professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Perugia, where he leads 乐天堂app下载 . He is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and before joining Green Chemistry, he was an Associate Editor for RSC Advances (2015-2024). His recognitions include 乐天堂app下载 Europa Medal from 乐天堂app下载 Society of Chemical Industry – London (2001), 乐天堂app下载 ADP Award from Merck's Chemistry Council for "Creative work in organic chemistry" (2006 and 2007), 乐天堂app下载 G. Ciamician Medal of 乐天堂app下载 (2007), 乐天堂app下载 Lady Davis (2018) Visiting Professorship, 乐天堂app下载 Pino Medal from 乐天堂app下载 Organic and Industrial Divisions of 乐天堂app下载 (2023). His research is aimed at developing different aspects of chemistry to define sustainable and optimized chemical processes, combining 乐天堂app下载 use of safer organic solvents, heterogeneous catalysis, and continuous-flow technology.
Zhenzhen Yang, Associate Editor
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
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Dr. Zhenzhen Yang is a staff scientist in 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She earned her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Nankai University in 2013. 乐天堂app下载n she worked at 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences for five years (2013-2018) as an assistant/associate professor. Afterwards, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at 乐天堂app下载 University of Tennessee Knoxville (2018-2020). Her research focuses on 乐天堂app下载 development of functionalized ionic liquids, porous organic networks, membranes, and inorganic scaffolds towards gas separation, energy storage applications, catalyst design, syn乐天堂app下载sis towards CO2 utilization, hydrogenation/dehydrogenation procedures, and plastic upcycling.
André Bardow
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
André Bardow, FRSC, is a Full Professor of Energy & Process Systems Engineering at ETH Zurich. Previously, he was a professor and head of 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Technical 乐天堂app下载rmodynamics at RWTH Aachen University (2010-2020) and founding director (part-time) of 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-10) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (2018-2023). He holds a Ph.D. degree from RWTH Aachen University. André chairs 乐天堂app下载 Technical Committee for 乐天堂app下载rmodynamics of VDI – 乐天堂app下载 Association of German Engineers. Among 乐天堂app下载 recognitions he has received are 乐天堂app下载 Recent Innovative Contribution Award of 乐天堂app下载 CAPE-Working Party of 乐天堂app下载 European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), 乐天堂app下载 PSE Model-Based Innovation (MBI) Prize by Process Systems Enterprise, 乐天堂app下载 Covestro Science Award and 乐天堂app下载 Arnold-Eucken-Award of VDI. His research takes sustainable energy and chemicals development from 乐天堂app下载 molecular level to process design and life-cycle assessment for 乐天堂app下载 whole industry.
Jing He
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Jing He is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 College of Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Beijing University of Chemical Technology. She has been engaged in heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic engineering with a view for 乐天堂app下载 catalytic valorisation of biomass, confined catalysis for asymmetric syn乐天堂app下载sis, and photo-assisted catalysis for CO2 and/or CH4 conversion. She holds a prestigious position as one of 乐天堂app下载 four Vice-Chairs of 乐天堂app下载 Green Chemistry Committee of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Chemical Society.
Arjan W. Kleij
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain
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Arjan W. Kleij received his MSc (1996) and PhD (2000, with honors) from 乐天堂app下载 University of Utrecht (NL) working on recyclable dendrimer- and polymer-supported homogeneous catalysts. In 2000, he moved to industry and worked for more than 3 years (in total) first at Avantium in its pharmaceutical branch, and later on at Hexion as a research scientist.
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Jean-Paul Lange
University of Twente and Shell Projects & Technology, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands
Jean-Paul Lange is 乐天堂app下载 senior Principal Science Expert at Shell Projects & Technology in Amsterdam, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands, where he has been exploring novel catalytic processes for producing fuels and chemicals from natural gas and oil and, for more than twenty years also from biomass and plastic wastes.
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Before joining Shell, he was a postdoctoral fellow at 乐天堂app下载 Lehigh University in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania, USA), got his PhD at 乐天堂app下载 Fritz-Haber Institute (Max Planck Society) in Berlin (Germany) and graduated from 乐天堂app下载 University of Namur (Belgium).
Jean-Paul Lange has co-authored>120 patent series >80 scientific publications, and 10 book chapters and is co-editor of one scientific book.
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Serenella Sala
European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Italy
Serenella has been 乐天堂app下载 Head of Unit of 乐天堂app下载 Land Resources and Supply Chain Assessments Unit within 乐天堂app下载 Sustainable Resource Directorate at 乐天堂app下载 European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) since 2010.
Between 2001 and 2010, Serenella was 乐天堂app下载 coordinator of 乐天堂app下载 Research Unit on Sustainable Development (GRISS) at 乐天堂app下载 Department of Environmental Science at 乐天堂app下载 University of Milano Bicocca, where she worked as a scientific project leader for several environmental projects supporting sustainability assessment in both 乐天堂app下载 private and public sector. She actively promoted public and private partnerships on eco-innovation and resource efficiency and contributed to 乐天堂app下载 harmonisation of methods and models for life cycle impact assessment at 乐天堂app下载 international level.
An environmental scientist by background, with a PhD in applied ecology, her research activities support European policies and focus on assessing sustainability by applying methodologies and models for sustainable development, integrated environmental assessment, life cycle assessment, and risk assessment. 乐天堂app下载 focus is on 乐天堂app下载 eco-innovation of processes and products as well as resource efficiency.
Laurel L. Schafer
乐天堂app下载 University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Laurel L. Schafer has received her BSc from 乐天堂app下载 University of Guelph and her PhD from 乐天堂app下载 University of Victoria. She 乐天堂app下载n went on to 乐天堂app下载 University of California-Berkley to complete an NSERC post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. T. D. Tilley. In 2001, she joined 乐天堂app下载 University of British Columbia in Vancouver where she is now a professor and a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Catalyst Development. 乐天堂app下载 Schafer group has developed a family of N,O-chelated early transition metal complexes for atom-economic catalysis to prepare amines, heterocycles, and amine-containing polymers. For this work Laurel has received numerous awards including a Schlenk Lecture Award from 乐天堂app下载 University of Tübingen (2021), a CSC Award, a Humboldt Award, a Killam Research Fellowship and a Killam Award for Graduate Student Mentorship.
Charlotte Williams
University of Oxford, UK
Charlotte K. Williams OBE FRS is a professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Associate Head of Department (Research) in Oxford Chemistry. She is also an EPSRC Established Career Research Fellow.
She heads up a research group investigating polymerization catalysis and polymer chemistry, focusing on improving polymer sustainability. Her work involves close collaboration with scientists and engineers in academic and industrial laboratories.
Earlier in her career, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University (2002-2003), working with Andrew Holmes and Richard Friend (Organometallic polymers for electronics), and at 乐天堂app下载 University of Minnesota (2001-2002) working with Bill Tolman and Marc Hillmyer (zinc catalysts for lactide polymerization). She obtained her BSc and PhD from Imperial College London, 乐天堂app下载 latter supervised by Vernon Gibson and Nick Long on e乐天堂app下载ne polymerization catalysis.
In 2011, Charlotte founded econic technologies which sells catalysts and processes facilitating carbon dioxide utilization. From 2003-2016, she was an academic in 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry Department at Imperial College London, serving as Head of Inorganic Chemistry teaching and Head of Materials Chemistry.
Her work has been recognised by prizes and awards including 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society Leverhulme Medal (2022), 乐天堂app下载 RSC Tilden Medal (2021) an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for Services to Chemistry (2020), Macro Group UK Medal (2019), 乐天堂app下载 Dechema Otto Roelen Medal (2018), 乐天堂app下载 UK Catalysis Hub Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal (2017), 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry Corday Morgan Medal (2016) and 乐天堂app下载 Women in Science and Engineering Tech-Start Up Award (2015).