The Fundamental Discoveries in Heterogeneous Catalysis (HC) Focus Topic highlights recent advances in the understanding of the atomic and molecular basis for heterogeneously-catalyzed reactions on solid surfaces. This will be the sixth time HC has been organized. Emphasis will be on facilitating dialogue between surface science-based and applied communities studying heterogeneously-catalyzed systems. Session topics include theoretical models, nanoscale structures, gas-surface dynamics, and other novel studies of active surfaces. In addition, emerging areas will be explored, for example, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis over surfaces and single-atom catalysis, flipping the script on the Symposium theme of “Two is Better Than One”. HC will highlight connections between theoretical and experimental approaches with the goal of revealing key details of the fundamental chemistry and physics underlying heterogeneous catalysis. Of particular interest are developments in chemical understanding, atomic-level details, and predictive models of reactions catalyzed by metal surfaces. On symposium Thursday afternoon, HC will host a reception for the community.
HC+SS-WeM: Origins of Single Atom Catalysis
- Gianfranco Pacchioni, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, “A Few Questions About Single Atom Catalysts: When Theory Helps”
- Marcel Schreier, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Electrifying Industrial Chemistry at the Molecular Level: Controlling the Electrocatalytic Transformation of Alcohols and Alkanes to Valuable Products”
- Aiqin Wang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, “Single-Atom Catalysis: Progress, Opportunity and Challenge”
HC+SS-WeA: Advances in Complex Catalytic Systems
- Scott Anderson, University of Utah, “The Effects of Catalytic Cluster Size on Catalysis and Electrocatalysis”
- Abner de Siervo, Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, “on-Surface Synthesis of Porous Planar-Carbon-Lattices: Fundamental Properties and Applications”
- J.R. Schmidt, UW Madison, “Computational Studies of Selective Reduction Reactions on Metal and Metal Compounds Electrocatalysts”
HC+SS-ThM: Dynamics and Mechanisms in Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions
- Helen Chadwick, Swansea University, UK, “Rotational Orientation Effects in Hydrogen-Surface Scattering”
- Sheima Khatib, Virginia Tech, “Sustainable Production of Aromatics via Methane Dehydroaromatization: Role of Dynamic Carbon Accumulation”
HC+SS-ThA: Closing in on Reality
- Helena Hagelin Weaver, University of Florida, “Structure-Sensitive Metal-Support Interactions – Applications to Selective Hydrogenation Reactions”
- Sascha Kandratsenka, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany, “Understanding the Catalytic Reaction of Oxygen and Hydrogen on Pt: Interplay of Theory and Experiment”
- Theofanis Kitsopoulos, University of Southern Mississippi, “Ion Imaging applied to Heterogeneous Catalysis on Metals”
HC+SS-FrM: Greatest Hits in Heterogeneous Catalysis
HC-ThP: Fundamental Discoveries in Heterogeneous Catalysis Poster Session