{"id":289,"date":"2025-01-24T10:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:53:17","slug":"former-plenary-lecturers-and-chairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/?page_id=289","title":{"rendered":"Former Plenary Lecturers and Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IACS Chairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2000-2004 : Prof Michel Che,<br>2004-2008 : Prof Alexis Bell,<br>2008-2012 : Prof. Can Li,<br>2012-2016 : Prof Avelino Corma,<br>2016-2020 : Prof Gabriele Centi,<br>2020-2024 : Prof Gabriele Centi,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ICC Plenary Lecturers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201918 (2024) &#8211; Lyon, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keiichi Tomishige, Tohoku University, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L9DCp39YGMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heterogenous Catalysis for Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass-based Platform Chemicals<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Umit Ozkan, The Ohio State University, USA \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BXB0o171lio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High-temperature Electrocatalysis: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeroen van Bokhoven, ETH Z\u00fcrick &amp; Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CN9QYjfAYRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Spectroscopic Tools applied to Heterogeneous Catalysis<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas Maschmeyer, Sidney University, Australia \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WlQcwQW_LzQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Driving Sustainable Technology Through Catalysis<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ulrike Diebold, Vienna University of Technology , Austria \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rXYgzt2I9Rw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxide Surface Science: Chemistry at the Atomic Scale<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201917 (2020) &#8211; San Diego, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unni Olsbye, University of Oslo, Norway \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sIjm7cz2Tr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalysis within Confined Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joahnnes Lercher, Technical University of Munich, Germany and PNNL, USA \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zJEvDihMw4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalysis at Liquide-Solid Interfaces- From Understanding Elementary Steps to Designing the Reactive Environment<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ye Wang, Xiamen University \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9GjP13ksQCs&amp;list=PLGDXP6WJ9yLO6FEwXtiKtQnaN3U2T7YlE&amp;index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Selectivity Control in Catalytic Transformation of C1 Molecules into Multicarbon Products<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201916 (2016) &#8211;&nbsp; Beijing, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bruce C. Gates, University of California, USA \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zlLCfgS_oro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Molecular and single-site metal catalysis on surfaces<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles T. Campbell, University of Washington, USA \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2fzDDASEiVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thermodynamics and kinetics of elementary reaction steps on late transition metal catalysts, and in their sintering<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Krijn P. de Jong, Utrecht University, The Netherlands \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3r_acVxpxlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nanoscale effects in heterogeneous catalysis<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthias Beller, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock, Germany \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eTOYutbzk1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridging homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis: what can we learn from each other?<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guang Cao , ExxonMobil Chemical Company \/ University of Notre Dame, USA \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LdOJ0SLLkow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recent advances in the application of zeolites for the production of fuels and petrochemicals<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201915 (2012) &#8211; Munich, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alexis T. Bell, University of California, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Progress towards understanding the relationships between catalyst composition and structure and catalyst activity and selectivity&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kazunari Domen, University of Tokyo, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;Water splitting on heterogeneous photocatalysts&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hans-Joachim Freund, Fritz-Haber-Institute, Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harlie Kresge, Dow Chemical Company, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Models in Heterogensous Catalysis: What has been learned?&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philippe Sautet, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse, France \u00ab&nbsp;Computation Chemistry: a guide for understanding Catalysts structure and Function&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201914 (2008) &#8211; Seoul, South Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roel Prins, ETH Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland \u00ab&nbsp;Does catalysis allow driving a car as well as having clean air?&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard R. Schrock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA \u00ab&nbsp;How to prepare thousands of olefin metathesis catalysts that have high activities and that are asymmetric at the metal&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peter J. van Berge, Sasol Technology, South Africa \u00ab&nbsp;The development and commercialization of a supported&nbsp; cobalt Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst for the gas-to-liquids process&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Takashi Tatsumi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;New designs of zeolite catalysts for green chemical Processes&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jens K. N\u00f8rskov,&nbsp; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark \u00ab&nbsp;A molecular view of heterogeneous catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201913 (2004) &#8211; Paris, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryoji Noyori, Nagoya University, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;Molecular catalysis, today and tomorrow&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrique Iglesia,&nbsp; University of California at Berkeley, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Dynamics of structure and function in catalytic reactions of alkanes&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jens Rostrup-Nielsen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark \u00ab&nbsp;Fuels and energy for the future. The role of catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robbie Burch, Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast, United Kingdom \u00ab&nbsp;Knowledge and know-how in emission control for mobile applications&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frits Dautzenberg,&nbsp; ABB Lummus Global Inc., USA \u00ab&nbsp;New catalyst synthesis and multi-functional reactor concepts for emerging technologies in the process industry&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avelino Corma,&nbsp; Institute for Chemical Technology, Spain \u00ab&nbsp;Attempts to fill the gap between enzymatic, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201912 (2000) &#8211; Granada, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Henrik Topsoe,&nbsp; Haldor Topsoe, Denmark \u00ab&nbsp;<em>In Situ <\/em>Characterization of Catalysts&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masakazu Iwamoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;Air Pollution Abatement through Heterogeneous Catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Molecular Design of Heterogeneous Catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lanny D. Schmidt, University of Minnesota, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Millisecond Chemical Reactions and Reactors&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germain Martino,&nbsp; Institut Francais du Petrole, France \u00ab&nbsp;Catalysis for Oil Refining and Petrochemistry, Recent Developments and Future Trends&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201911 (1996) &#8211; Baltimore, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ian E. Maxwell, Shell Research, The Netherlands \u00ab&nbsp;Driving Force for Innovation in Applied Catalysis&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James C. Stevens, The Dow Chemical Company, USA \u00ab&nbsp;Constrained Geometry and Other Single Metallocene Polyolefin Catalysts: A Revolution in Olefin Polymerization&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yashuhiro Iwasawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan \u00ab&nbsp;Characterization of Chemical Design of Oxide Surface&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kirill I. Zamaraev, Boreskov Insitute of Catalysis, Russia \u00ab&nbsp;Photocatalysis:State of the Art and Perspectives&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alfons Baiker, ETH, Switzerland \u00ab&nbsp;Towards Molecular Design of Solid Catalysts&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICC\u201910 (1992) &#8211; Budapest, Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jule A. Rabo, UOP, USA,\u00ab&nbsp;Catalysis: Past, Present and Future&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michel Che, CNRS, France \u00ab&nbsp;Interfacial Coordination Chemistry: Concepts and Relevance to Catalysis Phenomen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makoto Misono, The University of Tokyo, Japan \u00ab&nbsp; New Catalytic Aspects of Heteropolyacids and Related Compounds \u2013 To the Molecular Design of Practical Catalysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack H. Lunsford, Texas A&amp;M University, USA \u00abThe Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Oxygenates and Higher Hydrocarbons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wolfgang F. H\u00f6lderich, Institute for Chemical Engineering and Catalysis, Germany \u00ab&nbsp;New Reactions in Various Fields and Production of Specialty Chemicals&nbsp;\u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IACS Chairs 2000-2004 : Prof Michel Che,2004-2008 : Prof Alexis Bell,2008-2012 : Prof. Can Li,2012-2016 : Prof Avelino Corma,2016-2020 : Prof Gabriele Centi,2020-2024 : Prof Gabriele Centi, ICC Plenary Lecturers ICC\u201918 (2024) &#8211; Lyon, France ICC\u201917 (2020) &#8211; San Diego, USA ICC\u201916 (2016) &#8211;&nbsp; Beijing, USA ICC\u201915 (2012) &#8211; Munich, Germany ICC\u201914 (2008) &#8211; Seoul, South Korea ICC\u201913 (2004) &#8211; Paris, France ICC\u201912 (2000) &#8211; Granada, Spain ICC\u201911 (1996) &#8211; Baltimore, USA ICC\u201910 (1992) &#8211; Budapest, Hungary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1476,"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions\/1476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacs-catalysis.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}