Catalysis

Catalysis plays a pivotal role in various industries, from petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals to environmental cleanup and energy conversion. By lowering the activation energy required for reactions, catalysts enable the transformation of raw materials into valuable products, and they often dictate the selectivity and yield of these processes. Understanding catalysis is not only central to the development of cleaner and more energy-efficient chemical processes but also essential for addressing global challenges and advancing sustainable technologies.

Problems of interest

• Catalyst design and discovery
• Catalytic reaction mechanisms
• Understanding heterogeneous catalysis
• Modeling electrocatalysis and energy conversion
• Catalysis in complex environments
• Molecular catalytic assemblies