Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Abhaya Datye

University of New Mexico

Prof. Christophe Copéret

ETH Zurich

Prof. Javier Pérez-Ramírez

ETH Zurich

NGCB Awardee 2024

Prof. Jihong Yu

Jilin University

Prof. Johannes Lercher

Technische Universität München

Prof. Noritatsu Tsubaki

University of Toyama

Prof. Philippe Sautet

University of California, Los Angeles

Keynote Speakers

Name	University/Company	Title
Aditya Bhan	University of Minnesota	Rates and Reversibility of CO2 Hydrogenation on Cu-based Catalysts
Aiqin Wang	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation over Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalyst
Andrei Khodakov	Université Lille	Different strategies for methane photocatalytic conversion
Atsushi Urakawa	TU Delft	Inducing unprecedented reactivity of CO2 and CH4 by unsteady-state operations
Baolian Su	Wuhan University of Technology
Bert Sels	KU Leuven
Bert Weckhuysen	Utrecht University	Advances in Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Solid Catalysts Active in Methane and Light Alkane Conversion Processes
Bin Liu	City University of Hong Kong	Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Chemistry over Model Single-Atom Catalyst
Carol Lin	City University of Hong Kong	Development of waste biorefineries towards a circular bioeconomy
Cathy Chin	University of Toronto	Catalytic requirements of light alkane activation on transition metal and metal oxide clusters
Christopher W. Jones	Georgia Institute of Technology
Chuan Shi	Dalian University of Technology	Cold plasma enhanced CH4 and CO2 conversion over Ni-Mo2C interfaces
ChunShan Song	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Synergy of Non-thermal Plasma and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Gas Conversion
Daiju MATSUMURA	Japan Atomic Energy Agency	Time-resolved X-ray absorption fine structure approach for observation of structure change during hydrogen-related catalytic reaction
David W. Flaherty	Georgia Institute of Technology	New Evidence for the Active State and Reaction Pathways for Ethylene Epoxidation on Silver
De Chen	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Advancing Olefin Production: Integrating Microkinetics and Experimental Insights in CO2 Hydrogenation
Ding Ma	Peking University
Donghai Mei	Tianjin Polytechnic University	Understanding the Catalytic Conversion of Light Alkanes into Oxygenates over Zeolite Encaptulated Fe Centers
Dongxia Liu	University of Delaware	Membrane reactor: coupling catalytic reaction with hydrogen separation for dehydrogenation of light alkanes
Emiel J.M. Hensen	Eindhoven University of Technology
Evgenii V. Kondratenko	Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V.	Fundamental Approaches for Establishing Catalyst Property-Performance Relationships in CO2 Hydrogenation to Higher Hydrocarbons or Methanol
Fabio H. Ribeiro	Purdue University	Energy Transition: The Challenge of Our Century
Fanxing Li	North Carolina State University
Fei Wei	Tsinghua University
Felix Studt	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Feng Shi	Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Syngas to chemicals via catalytic carbonylation
Feng Wang	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fengshou Xiao	Zhejiang University	Design of Zeolite-Based Catalysts for Efficient Conversion of Natural Gas into Valuable Products
Fengtao Fan	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
G. Leendert Bezemer	Shell Global
Gianpiero Groppi	Politecnico di Milano	Joule heated structured reactors for electrification of endothermic catalytic processes
Haichao Liu	Peking University
James P Lewis	Synfuels China	Will Machine Learning Really Tell Us Anything About Catalysis?
Jeroen A van Bokhoven	ETH Zurich
Jie Zeng	University of Science and Technology of China
Jijie Wang	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jing He	Beijing University of Chemical Technology	Catalytic Conversion of CO2-rich Natural Gas
Jinlong Gong	Tianjin University
Jong Wook Bae	Sungkyunkwan University	Selective synthesis of value-added oxygenates by tandemly coupled CO2 hydrogenation with carbonylation
Jorge Gascon	KAUST Catalysis Center
Joris W Thybaut	Ghent University	Electric catalysis: from renewable energy to valorized gas
Jose M. Serra	Universitat Politècnica de València
Jun Huang	The University of Sydney	In situ investigation of structure-performance correlation for CH4 catalytic conversion
Jun-ya Hasegawa	Hokkaido University	DFT mechanistic study on catalytic conversion of CH4 and CO2
Junhua Li	Tsinghua University
Junwang Tang	Tsinghua University	Partial oxidation of methane to C2 by coupling photocatalysis with thermal catalysis
Kazuhiro Takanabe	The University of Tokyo
Keiichi Tomishige	Tohoku University	Non-reductive catalytic conversion of low pressure carbon dioxide with alcohols/amines
Ken-ichi Shimizu	Hokkaido University	CO2 Sorption/Reduction Systems for Direct Air Capture and Utilization (DAC-U)
Lin Zhuang	Wuhan University
Michael Claeys	University of Cape Town	Stability of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts studied in-situ
Mingfeng Li	Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing
Minhua Shao	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ning Yan	National University of Singapore	Methane oxidation to methanol over reduced polyoxometalates
Peijun Hu	ShanghaiTech University	Recent Theoretical Developments in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Peng Wu	East China Normal University
Ping Chen	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Hydrides catalyze ammonia synthesis
Praveen Linga	National University of Singapore	A sustainable way to store CO2 via clathrate hydrates in deep ocean sediments
Qiang Fu	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Reinhard Schomäcker	Institute for Technical Chemistry	Production of Green Hydrogen as Key Component for Carbon Neutrality in a Photocatalytic Chemical Looping Process
Shigeo Ted Oyama	The University of Tokyo	Methane Partial Oxidation with Molecular Oxygen Using a Novel Oxygen Shuttle System
Shinya Furukawa	Osaka University	Multifunctional catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2
Shuzhou Li	Nanyang Technological University	electroreduction reaction mechanism through numerical simulations
Toshiyuki Yokoi	Tokyo Institute of Technology
Weibin Fan	Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiping Ding	Nanjing University
Weixin Huang	University of Science and Technology of China	Structure sensitivity of Cu and ZnO-Cu catalysis in COx hydrogenation reaction and WGS reactions
Weixue Li	University of Science and Technology of China	Principle of Metal-Support Interaction for Rational Design of Stable Catalysts
Wenjie Shen	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences	Identification of Active Sites over Mordenite for the Carbonylation of Dimethyl Ether
Xiaodong Wen	Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xin Tu	University of Liverpool	Plasma electrification for decentralized production of fuels and chemicals
Xin Wang	City University of Hong Kong	Heterogeneous molecular catalysts for electrocatalytic applications
Xinbin Ma	Tianjin University
Xinwen Guo	Dalian University of Technology	The catalytic converison of CO2 into value-added Chemicals
Xinying Liu	University of South Africa	Short Chain Molecules Catalytic Conversion -- New Understanding from Ethylene co-Feeding with Syngas
Xiulian Pan	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yamanaka Ichiro	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to chemicals with water by the SPE electrolysis using Nafion-H
Yanhui Yang	Minjiang University	CO2 hydrogenation to methane over carbonate-supported metal catalysts
Yong Wang	Washington State University/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Alkane Oxidative Hydrogenation with Boron-Based Catalysts
Yong Yang	Synfuels China	Design of transition metal catalysts for the production of liquid fuels and fine chemicals
Zhen Zhao	Shenyang Normal University	Study on Direct and Selective Conversion of Methane and Other Low Carbon Alkane over Confined and Highly Dispersed Catalysts
Zhipan Liu	Fudan University
Zhongwen Liu	Shaanxi Normal University	Catalyst development and mechanistic understandings on Co-catalyzed FTS for selective synthesis of long-chain α-olefins