
Webinar Information
5th Webinar Series on Catalysts - an Open Access Journal
Recent Advances in Computational Catalysis II
Computational catalysis has been one of the most dynamic research fields over the last decade, and it now represents a critical tool for the analysis of chemical mechanisms and active sites. The growth in this area has been accelerated by steady improvements in computational speed and a maturation of robust software tools, providing opportunities for more realistic models and the application of powerful analysis techniques. As the field of computational catalysis continues to expand, the gap between model and reality is beginning to narrow. More effort is now focused on capturing secondary effects (structural defects, solvation environment, deactivation events, thermal distortions, etc.), extending the time scales, and incorporating machine learning and descriptor-based methods for catalyst screening.
Chair: Prof. Dr. C. Heath Turner
Date & Time: 27 January 2021 9:00 am CST | 4:00 pm CET
Webinar ID: 885 1713 9510
Webinar Secretariat: [email protected]
The following experts will present and speak:
Program
The webinar will start at 9:00 am (CST) 27 January 2021 and will last maximum 1 hour and a half.
Presentation |
Time |
Prof. Dr. Turner Introduction |
9:00 am (CST) | 4:00 pm (CET) |
Prof. Dr. Ujaque Binding and Rate Acceleration by a [M4L6 ]12− Metal Organic Cage |
9:05 am (CST) | 4:05 pm (CET) |
Dr. Gomes The Potential of MXenes for Catalysis from a Computational Point of View |
9:25 am (CST) | 4:25 pm (CET) |
Dr. Vogiatzis Exploring Catalysis with Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning |
9:45 am (CST) | 4:45 pm (CET) |
Q&A |
10:05 am (CST) | 5:05 pm (CET) |
Webinar Content
On Wednesday, 27th January, MDPI and the Journal Catalysts organized the 5th webinar on Catalysts, entitled: “Recent Advances in Computational Catalysis II"
The introduction was held by the chair of the webinar, Prof. Dr. C. Heath Turner. Prof. Dr. C. Heath Turner is Professor and the Department Head of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Alabama, and Director of the UA Poly-SM Initiative. His current research is focused on developing kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation techniques for extending the time and length scales of atomistic simulation models for catalytic systems.
Prof. Dr. Ujaque held the first presentation, which was entitled “Binding and Rate Acceleration by a [M4L6 ]12− Metal Organic Cage”. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and has a permanent position as Professor there since 2007. His main interests are the application of computational methods to the understanding of catalysis, using mainly QM and QM/MM methods in combination with AIMD and QM/MM-MD methods.
The second presentation with the title “The Potential of MXenes for Catalysis from a Computational Point of View” was held by Dr. José R. B. Gomes. Dr. Gomes is a Principal Researcher at the CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Portugal. His interests include computational studies of interactions and the reactions of molecules at interfaces, as well as of the structural and spectroscopic properties of molecular systems.
The third speaker of the webinar was Dr. Konstantinos D. Vogiatzis. His presentation was entitled: “Exploring Catalysis with Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning.” Dr. Konstantinos D. Vogiatzis joined the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as an assistant professor of theoretical and computational chemistry in 2016. His research group is currently developing new computational methods based on electronic structure theory and machine learning for the theoretical examination of reactivity.
Their presentations were followed by a Q &A and a discussion, moderated by the chair. The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found here on Sciforum website. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Catalysts, be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
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