NCCR Catalysis

New postdoc opening in our group: Electrochemical engineering for anion exchange membrane electrolyzers. This project is part of NCCR catalysis NCCR Catalysis. Focus on membrane electrode assembly and device engineering. Prior experience in PEM or AEM electrolyzers or fuel cells necessary. Repost welcome!

What limits the chemical recycling of polyolefins ♴♶♷ and at which scale ⚛️→🏭? Shibashish Jaydev - from the aCe group led by Prof. Javier Pérez-Ramírez at ETH Zürich - has the answers for you in our Behind The Publication feature! https://lnkd.in/ddJiEE4k Their study on chemical plastics recycling was funded through an ETH Grant, to pursue exploratory high-risk, high-reward research and to develop new competencies within research groups. It has helped to plant the seeds for key Phase II activities of NCCR Catalysis. 🔸 Original publication: https://lnkd.in/dpAUeuW9 🔸 Study featured in the ETH Zurich news: https://lnkd.in/eGCVfCSV Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, Antonio José Martín Fernández, PhD. #SustainableChemistry #Plastics #Recycling #ReactionEngineering #Research #Innovation #HighRiskHighReward

Last week, we officially launched our program’s second funding phase in Bern! 🚀 The meeting with our PIs and group delegates served to initiate discussions on our grand research and structure-related challenges and to strengthen collaborations. 🫱🏼🫲🏻 The program included input on strategic structural changes in Phase II as well as discussions on gender balance (Marie-Francine Lagadec), plans for higher educational programs (Sharon Mitchell, Jerome Waser), and our network-wide data strategy (Romain Graux). We also had exciting interactive sessions on 🔸 standardization of methodologies (Christoph Müller, Alessandro Senocrate), 🔸 strategies for bridging activities in renewable platforms and complex molecules (Rebecca Buller-Blomberg, Peter Broekmann, Jeremy Luterbacher, Jerome Waser, Bill Morandi), 🔸 long-term stability challenges and opportunities in catalysis (Christophe Coperet, Raffaella Buonsanti), 🔸 ways to leverage data within our program (Teodoro Laino, Kjell Jorner), and 🔸 the definition and integration of sustainability (Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Stefanie Hellweg, Catharina R. Bening). We concluded with our plans for strategic partnerships and the upcoming months. Very grateful for the many contributions and lively discussions. 🙏🏻 We’re excited to shape Phase II together, and to grow deep roots and tall branches as a team - not just metaphorically! 2024 🌱 ➡️ 2028 🪴 #SustainableChemistry #Research #ResearchProgram #Switzerland #ResearchCollaboration #InnovationInAction #SustainableFuture #CatalysisResearch Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF ETH Zürich EPFL Javier Pérez-Ramírez

Are you curious about how chemistry can contribute to sustainable development? 🧪🌏 We recently published an overview in CHIMIA_journal! There, we explain the essence of NCCR funding via the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, our research focus and structural goals as we begin Phase II of NCCR Catalysis (2024-2028), and how these activities align with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Thank you very much, Jovana Milic, for the opportunity to contribute to this fantastic issue on SDGs in chemistry in Switzerland! 🔸 NCCR Catalysis at a Glance: A National Research Program on Sustainable Chemistry by Marie-Francine Lagadec, Sharon Mitchell, Jerome Waser, Javier Pérez-Ramírez: https://lnkd.in/dCfAVkf2 🔸CHIMIA_journal issue on Sustainable Development Goals in Chemistry in Switzerland: https://lnkd.in/ebHQGQWF #SustainableChemistry #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDG #Research #ResearchProgram #Switzerland

Happy birthday, NCCR Catalysis, SNSF and Switzerland! 😍🎂🎉🪩 Today, we turn 4 and embark on new adventures in sustainable chemistry with our second funding phase! We're grateful to the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, ETH Zürich, and EPFL EPFL Chemistry for their continued support. #HappyBirthday #Research #ResearchProgram #SustainableChemistry #Switzerland

⏰ Time flies: Only two weeks until NCCR Catalysis continues into its second funding phase (2024-2028)! Earlier this year, we invited our whole team to celebrate our program’s continuation at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern and thank everyone involved for their contributions over the past four years, be they scientific, managerial, or administrative. It takes a village to grow a program to more than 250 members! We’re grateful to the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, ETH Zürich, and EPFL for their continued support and freedom in developing our ideas and building our community, and to our Review Panel for continuing to challenge us to be at the forefront of sustainable chemistry. Our success wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible team Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Jerome Waser, Marie-Francine Lagadec, Sharon Mitchell, Annabelle Inbal Kin, Lauren Gamp, Romain Graux, and all of our PIs, researchers, and students! We look forward to another exciting four years! 🙌🏻 #NCCRCatalysis #Celebration #Research #ResearchProgram #Switzerland #SustainableChemistry #GrowingAsATeam #SuccessStory

⏰ Time flies: Only two weeks until NCCR Catalysis continues into its second funding phase (2024-2028)! Earlier this year, we invited our whole team to celebrate our program’s continuation at Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern and thank everyone involved for their contributions over the past four years, be they scientific, managerial, or administrative. It takes a village to grow a program to more than 250 members! We’re grateful to the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, ETH Zürich, and EPFL for their continued support and freedom in developing our ideas and building our community, and to our Review Panel for continuing to challenge us to be at the forefront of sustainable chemistry. Our success wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible team Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Jerome Waser, Marie-Francine Lagadec, Sharon Mitchell, Annabelle Inbal Kin, Lauren Gamp, Romain Graux, and all of our PIs, researchers, and students! We look forward to another exciting four years! 🙌🏻 #NCCRCatalysis #Celebration #Research #ResearchProgram #Switzerland #SustainableChemistry #GrowingAsATeam #SuccessStory

We’re excited to announce the four recipients of our 2024 Young Talents Fellowship, who will begin their Master’s theses within our member groups in 2024 and 2025. Congratulations and welcome to our network, Aline, Shaipranesh, Nadiia, and Julia! 🔸 Aline Hartgers, from Belgium, studies Mathematical Engineering at KU Leuven, and will join Prof. Kjell Jorner’s group at ETH Zürich. 🔸 Shaipranesh Senthilkumar, from India, studies Computer Science & Chemistry at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and will join Prof. Philippe Schwaller’s group at EPFL Chemistry. 🔸 Nadiia Vorontsova, from Ukraine, studies Chemistry at the Université de Genève, where she will join Prof. Ross Milton's group in the Faculty of Science | University of Geneva. 🔸 Julia Ravagnani, from Italy and France, studies Sustainable Chemical Engineering at EPFL and will join Prof. Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez's group at ETH Zürich. ***** The Young Talents Fellowship supports students with an exceptional academic record and diverse backgrounds. It provides them with the opportunity to conduct a Master’s thesis project in a research group associated with NCCR Catalysis, and to establish their connections and ideas in a multidisciplinary, cross-fertilizing environment of research excellence. This initiative to promote fair representation in catalysis research was launched in 2022. 🔹 Announcement on our website: https://lnkd.in/dFmbh8XC 🔹 More info about the NCCR Catalysis Young Talents Fellowship: https://lnkd.in/ew2UfBBV Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF #Research #Talents #Thesis #Catalysis #SustainableChemistry #Fellowship #Scholarship #Excellence #Diversity

How is data science revolutionizing catalyst discovery and development to meet global energy, sustainability, and healthcare needs? In their recently published review in Nature Catalysis, Manu Suvarna and Javier Pérez-Ramírez from ETH Zürich and NCCR Catalysis assess the use of data-driven strategies in heterogeneous, homogeneous, and enzymatic catalysis. By analyzing catalytic tasks, model reactions, data representations, and machine learning algorithms, they highlight key advancements and opportunities for knowledge transfer within the field. The authors also identify a significant gap in the application of data science to experimental catalysis and propose greater integration of data-driven tools and concepts in experimental workflows. “Data science and machine learning offer transformative approaches in catalysis research by complementing existing catalyst design toolboxes. These methods can accelerate the discovery and optimization of catalytic systems and unveil hidden patterns in data that map structure-property-performance relationships. However, realizing the full potential of digital catalysis requires fostering a collaborative mindset between the data science and catalysis communities”, says Manu, a data scientist working in an experimental catalysis group. Emphasizing the need for data standardization, and by elaborating on four pillars of data science: descriptive, predictive, causal and prescriptive analytics with examples from catalysis, Manu and Javier’s article serves as a guide for catalysis practitioners and data scientists alike 🧭🧑🏽🔬  and aims to drive future research in digital catalysis 💻🧪. 🔸 Read the full publication here: https://lnkd.in/dyHtve9j 🔸 The article is featured on the Nature Catalysis cover: https://lnkd.in/dcUNnY2N #SustainableChemistry #DigitalChemistry #Catalysis #DataScience #Research #RecommendedRead #Cheminformatics #HeterogeneousCatalysis #HomogeneousCatalysis #Biocatalysis Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF

Congratulations to Dr. Thaylan Pinheiro Araújo, on winning the MaP Award 2024 for his research on catalyst design for green methanol synthesis! 🏆 What a great way to celebrate and finish his journey at ETH Zürich, in Prof. Javier Pérez-Ramírez’s group and within NCCR Catalysis. We’re grateful for Thaylan’s contributions throughout the last years and wish him the very best for his next steps! 🔸 MaP Graduate Symposium 2024 of the ETH Materials and Processes Community: https://lnkd.in/eKCkuYXj 🔸 Learn more about Thaylan’s research here: https://lnkd.in/dam4gC6M 🔸 Our recent Behind The Publication feature of Thaylan and colleagues in Switzerland and Spain: https://lnkd.in/dEgsHhWm #SustainableChemistry #Research #EarlyCareerResearcher #Award #GreenMethanol Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF