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Dr. Krijn de Jong received the Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion
NWO-VICI grant awarded to Dr. Petra E. de Jongh
CALC-D postdoctoral researcher Dr. Gonzalo Prieto to Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau
Congratulations to Dr. David S. Sholl, for being appointed as the new School Chair in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Summer Energy Camp at Baton Rouge Community College & Louisiana State University
LSU graduate student received the Best Poster Award in the Energy category at Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Doha, Qatar
Dr. James J. Spivey at U. Utrecht (Netherlands)
SLAC/Stanford Summer School 2013: Heterogenous Catalysis for Energy Transformations DATES: August 24-31, 2013 LOCATION: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park
CECAM/Psi-k International Summer School on Basic Concepts and First-Principles Computations for Surface Science: Applications in Chemical Energy Conversion and Storage to take place in Norderney, Germany, July 21-26, 2013
Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager of CALCD
Professor Ulrike Diebold (Tech. Univ. Vienna) will be awarded the Adamson award in April 2013
Dr. Gonzalo Prieto at Synfuels Symposium 2012
Dr. Gonzalo Prieto invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the nationwide EFRC Newsletter
Participants in the 2012 REHAMS toured Dr. Spivey's labs
Dr. Susan Sinnott (U. Florida) has co-authored two articles in the latest issue of MRS Bulletin
Dr. Challa Kumar awarded funding from the Louisiana Board of Regents to build a "Millifluidic Catalyst Test Kit"
CALCD mourns loss of distinguished chemist Dr. Wayne Goodman
Dr. Susan Sinnott has been elected as 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
LSU Welcomes CALC-D researchers to the Center's Annual Technical Conference
Dr. Ulrike Diebold at ECOSS-28
Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design
CALCD team members Dr. Sanchita Biswas and Dr.Gareth Parkinson selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC Newsletter
Summer Intern Sandra Johansson from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden at LSU
Dr. James Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures at East China University
Dr. Challa Kumar to present at the 6th Workshop of "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg
Dr.Flake visited Baton Rouge High School
Theory day concluded on Feb 18,2011 at Georgia Tech
Prof. Jerry Spivey featured in the “Flagship Faculty" section of LSU Today for January 28, 2011
2010 Technical Conference: Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design Nov. 1-3, 2010
EFRC Brings 21 Investigators from US and Netherlands to LSU
Jerry Spivey (ChE) and Challa Kumar (CAMD) speak to juniors at Baton Rouge High School concerning LSU’s new EFRC
EXAFS analysis workshop Part-2 at CAMD on July 27,2010
Dr. Spivey to visit Technical University of Munich and TU Vienna
Dr. Challa Kumar(CAMD) to deliver talk at Technical Univesity of Ilmenau,Germany on July 6,2010
Dr. Ulrike Diebold from TU Vienna,Institute of Applied Physics to visit LSU on July 15,2010
Dr. Spivey's research group attended the 2010 IIT XAFS Summer School at Chicago, Illinois
Postdoctoral positions available at Georgia Tech
Dr. Challa Kumar(CAMD) to present his work in 2010 ALS User Meeting Workshop at LBNL on Oct. 14,2010
Daniel Stellwagen from University of Utrecht to present his work in 2010 MRS Fall Meeting during Nov.29-Dec 3,2010
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Dr. Krijn de Jong received the Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion
May 16, 2013
Professor Krijn de Jong, University of Utrecht, was presented with the Award for Excellence in Natural Gas Conversion in 2013 at the 10th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Doha, Qatar. Professor de Jong is recognized for consistently making noteworthy contributions to the field of natural gas conversion and the development of technologies that are likely to play an important role in meeting the world's chemical and fuel requirements in the years ahead. These contributions are based on a powerful combination of scientific excellence, originality and societal relevance. Read more
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NWO-VICI grant awarded to Dr. Petra E. de Jongh
May 16, 2013
Dr. Petra de Jongh, University of Utrecht, received a NWO-VICI grant for her proposal "Stability of Supported Nanoparticles for Sustainable Catalysis". The growth of nanoparticles into larger crystallites is a major cause for the deactivation of functional materials operating under dynamic conditions. This project will explore the mechanism of particle growth and the factors that govern it. Understanding and controlling particle growth is an important step towards realizing the potential of support nanoparticles for sustainable catalysis. |
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CALC-D postdoctoral researcher Dr. Gonzalo Prieto to Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau
May 16, 2013
Dr. Gonzalo Prieto, postdoctoral fellow at Department of Chemistry, Group of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Utrecht has been selected to participate in the upcoming 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Dr. Prieto was at LSU during Spring 2013 semester with Dr. James J. Spivey's research group, and carried out research with then-graduate student Miranda Smith as part of LSU's Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design. This meeting will be held from 30 June to 5 July 2013,in Lindau (Germany). Only the most qualified young researchers worldwide can be given the opportunity to enrich and share the unique atmosphere of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Others in the picture are Evelien van Schrojenstein Lantman, PhD student and Javier Ruiz Martinez, postdoctoral fellow and VENI laureate are also selected. They are all with the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group.
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Congratulations to Dr. David S. Sholl, for being appointed as the new School Chair in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Summer Energy Camp at Baton Rouge Community College & Louisiana State University
May 06, 2013
Energy Venture Camp is designed for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students to learn about careers in energy while having fun.
Experiences will include the following opportunities:
- Perform many hands-on experiments to explore the entire process of energy development; from how oil and natural gas are formed to the ways various types of energy are used.
- Build a generator, a motor, a car, a windmill, a solar house and a robot!!
- Learn how to do basic programming and simulations.
- Perform simple labs to learn about photosynthesis, distillation, catalysts, pressure, temperature, density, fracking, combustion, how an engine works, and super conductors.
- Talk to experts about emerging technologies.
- Learn how energy shapes our world and talk to professionals about careers in energy.
- Have a unique hands-on experience at the LSU Petroleum and Chemical Engineering labs, the LSU CCT, and the BRCC PTEC lab.
- Field trips, prizes and more!
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Activities will be held at Baton Rouge Community College & Louisiana State University on the following dates:
| Monday - Thursday, July 22-25th |
8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Friday, July 26th |
8:00am - 3:00pm |
| Friday, July 26th |
Student Presentations 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Snacks, Drinks, and Lunch will be provided. Camp space is limited, offered free of charge, and teachers and parents are welcome. To download the application form Click here.
For more information please contact: E-mail: Jeannette.thompson@dunhamschool.org
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LSU graduate student received the Best Poster Award in the Energy category at Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Doha, Qatar
March 19, 2013
LSU graduate student Devendra Pakhare received the Best Poster Award in the Energy category at the recent Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Doha, Qatar, which drew over 350 international delegates. His poster, "Natural Gas to Syngas: Novel and thermally stable Rh substituted pyrochlore (La2Zr2O7) catalysts" was co-authored by Dr. Victor Abdelsayed (NETL), Daniel Haynes (NETL), Dr. Dushyant Shekhawat (NETL), and Dr. James Spivey (LSU) and was one of 5 selected from over 100 presented at this conference.The work is supported by the Dept. of Energy/BES through LSU's Energy Frontier Research Center. Devendra is pictured here with the Conference Organizer, Dragomir Bukur (Texas A&M), and Scientific Committee Chair Alex Bell (UC-Berkeley). He received a certificate, and a cash award. |
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Dr. James J. Spivey at U. Utrecht (Netherlands)
March 13, 2013
Dr. James J. Spivey met with Center researchers at U. Utrecht ( Netherlands) on Feb. 28 in their new lab building. Pictured here are Gonzalo Prieto, Jerry Spivey, Petra de Jongh, and Nazila Masoud. Research at Utrecht has focused on their electron tomography for catalyst characterization, and novel synthesis methods to create uniform nanoclusters of metals. |
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SLAC/Stanford Summer School 2013: Heterogenous Catalysis for Energy Transformations
DATES: August 24-31, 2013
LOCATION: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park
January 14, 2013
SUNCAT will hold a Summer School on Catalysis for Energy Transformations from August 24-31, 2013 at SLAC/Stanford University. The school aims to give the participants a thorough introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying heterogeneous catalytic reactions with a special focus on energy transformations. The theoretical and experimental tools for establishing an atomic-level understanding of surface structure, and surface chemical, electrochemical, and photo-electrochemical processes will be discussed in detail in lectures and the participants will be carrying out exercises on the topics covered. The school is aimed at graduate students as well as early career researchers in chemical engineering, chemistry, physics, or materials science, with an interest in experimental or theoretical studies of surface chemical processes and their applications in energy transformations, environmental and general chemical processes.
Registration (Who can apply and how to apply): The summer school is for young researchers. Registration fee is set at $300, which covers lectures, course material, social events, welcome reception and summer school dinner. Students are expected to pay for their own housing, lunch and dinner on evenings with no events.
Application deadline: We accept applications before April 1st 2013, but do encourage everybody to apply as soon as possible, since there are a limited number of spots available.
Further information and the detailed program can be found on the web site: Click here
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CECAM/Psi-k International Summer School on Basic Concepts and First-Principles Computations for Surface Science: Applications in Chemical Energy Conversion and Storage
to take place in Norderney, Germany, July 21-26, 2013
January 13, 2013
The objective of this CECAM/Psi-k Summer School is to introduce young researchers (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers) to the use of first-principles calculations in surface catalysis and basic energy research, providing an overview over state-of-the-art concepts and a perspective on current frontiers and future development. For this leading experts and practitioners from various fields will present overview tutorials, as well "latest news" talks in which they highlight most recent work to illustrate how the fundamental concepts are put into practice in cutting edge applications. Confirmed invited speakers comprise C. Friend, A. Groβ, M. Koper, A. Luntz, N. Marzari, R. Nieminen, J.K. Norskov, A. Rubio, J. Tully, M. Weinelt, Ch. Woell.
Further information and the detailed program can be found on the conference web site: Click here
Norderney is a lovely East Frisian island off the North Sea coast of Germany, about 300km west of Hamburg. Its picturesque setting in the Wattenmeer National Park, a world heritage, will certainly contribute to making this school a premier event, most stimulating to students and lecturers.
The application and poster-abstract submission interfaces for the school are now open. For space reasons, the number of participants will be limited to approx. 100. Deadline for registration and abstract submission is April 1st, 2013. |
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Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager of CALCD
October 16,2012
Ellen Stevens, Business Manager of CALCD, was
recently honored by LSU's Office of Human Resource Management as one of
the first graduates of a new Business Manager and Human Resource
Certification Program. The program's goal of providing business
managers with core knowledge and skills to perform their job at the
highest level included 21 continuing education credit hours. This
training along with her over 15 years of service at LSU earned her the
Master designation.
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Professor Ulrike Diebold (Tech. Univ. Vienna) will be awarded the Adamson award in April 2013
August 27,2012
CALC-D Professor Ulrike Diebold (Tech. Univ. Vienna) will be awarded the Adamson Award in April 2013 at the ACS meeting in New Orleans. The Adamson Award was announced at recently concluded American Chemical Society National Meeting (Philadelphia, PA).
This award recognizes her,
"For significantly advancing the fundamental understanding of the
surface chemistry of metal oxides, in particular TiO2, through excellent research, writing,and lecturing."
Prof. Diebold leads one of six research projects in the Center, focusing on the specific types of surface science which this award recognizes. Read more
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Dr. Gonzalo Prieto at Synfuels Symposium 2012
July 16,2012
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In June Dr. Gonzalo Prieto presented the plenary lecture entitled "Strategies towards enhanced sintering resistance of supported Cu catalysts: control over collective nanoparticle properties" at Synfuels Symposium 2012 held in Munich, Germany. His presentation highlighted a large portion of his CALCD research. |
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Dr. Gonzalo Prieto invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the nationwide EFRC Newsletter
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Participants in the 2012 REHAMS toured Dr. Spivey's labs
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Dr. Susan Sinnott (U. Florida) has co-authored two articles in the latest issue of MRS Bulletin
June 06,2012
In the latest issue of the MRS Bulletin (MRS BULLETIN - VOLUME 37 - MAY 2012 - www.mrs.org/bulletin), CALC-D PI Susan Sinnott (U. Florida) has co-authored two articles in which she provides perspective on the development of many-body potentials that were introduced
in the 1980s. These articles discuss the impact that these potentials have had on materials research and suggest where the field is headed in the future. |
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Dr. Challa Kumar awarded funding from the Louisiana Board of Regents to build a "Millifluidic Catalyst Test Kit"
May 25,2012
Dr. Challa Kumar has been awarded funding from the Louisiana Board of
Regents to build a "Millifluidic Catalyst Test Kit". The test kit can
be used for testing a number of important reactions catalyzed by metal
and metal oxides coated within the channels. This builds on research
begun with EFRC support, and exemplifies the importance of developing
new ideas based on EFRC funding. |
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CALCD mourns loss of distinguished chemist Dr. Wayne Goodman
March 05,2012
Dr. D. Wayne Goodman, an internationally recognized Texas A&M University chemist whose many pioneering career achievements helped revolutionize physical chemistry, died Monday (Feb. 27) after a long and difficult battle with cancer. He was 66.
The esteemed researcher and teacher, who came to Texas A&M in 1988 as a full professor in the Department of Chemistry. He was named a distinguished professor of chemistry in 2000 and had held the Robert A. Welch Foundation Chair since 1998 after previously serving as a Welch Professor from 1994-98. |
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During his nearly 25-year career at Texas A&M, Goodman made countless contributions to teaching and research across many areas of chemistry -- primarily, fundamental issues related to chemisorption and reaction at catalytic surfaces using the full array of modern surface science techniques.
Goodman's record of professional service and related recognition was nothing short of impeccable, as evidenced by one organization in particular: the American Chemical Society (ACS). In addition to selecting Goodman to its inaugural class of fellows named in 2009, the ACS has honored him with its Ipatieff Award (1983), Colloid and Surface Chemistry Award (1993), Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry (2002), Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis (2005) and Southwest Regional Science Award (2010). Read more |
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2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Thursday, March 01,2012
Dr. Susan Sinnott, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida has been elected as 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society. Dr. Susan Sinnott's citation reads: "For significant contributions and advances in using atomistic computational methods to investigate mechanical behavior and chemical modification of nanomaterials and ion-beam modification of polymer surfaces."
Dr. Sinnott is also a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, The American Vacuum Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. MRS Fellowship is a high honor, with the the number of new Fellows each year capped at 0.2% of the total membership. |
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LSU Welcomes CALC-D researchers to the Center's Annual Technical Conference
Friday, October 21,2011
On Oct. 25-27, LSU will host the 3 rd Annual Technical Conference for the Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design. Over 50 investigators from the US and Europe, along with students and post-docs, will exchange information over the 3 days of the conference. The conference will feature technical presentations, tours of LSU's synchrotron facility , and five short courses on computation and spectroscopy designed to introduce students to the principles and application of various advanced techniques, such as X-ray absorption and density functional theory.
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Dr. Ulrike Diebold at ECOSS-28
Thursday, September 01,2011
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Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design
Tuesday, July 12,2011
Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design received the College of Engineering’s Education Award, which consists of $400 and a certificate recognizing her continuing education. The award is based on recommendations by her supervisors. |
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CALCD team members Dr. Sanchita Biswas and Dr. Gareth Parkinson selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC Newsletter
Friday, July 01,2011
Congratulations to CALCD team members Drs. Sanchita Biswas and Gareth Parkinson on being selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC newsletter. Sanchita, a post doc working with Dr. Challa Kumar at LSU’s CAMD since October, is involved with wet-chemical synthesis of controlled ultra-small nanoclusters using microreactors. She is looking forward to this opportunity to exchange and discuss cutting edge ideas. Gareth has been working with CALCD since its inception in August 2009 as a post doc with Dr. Ulrike Diebold at the Institute of Applied Physics, Vienna University of Technology. His research focuses on the catalytic properties of iron oxide surfaces. Serving on the editorial board will provide him with an opportunity to “present our work (EFRC’S) in a manner that the non-specialist, and even more crucially, the non-scientist, can appreciate.” Please contact Sanchita sbiswas@lsu.edu or Gareth gareth.parkinson@tuwien.ac.at to discuss any potential newsletter items.
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Summer Intern Sandra Johansson from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden at LSU
Friday, July 01,2011
Sandra Johansson, currently pursuing her master's degree at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, is spending the summer working on research with mentor Sarthak Gaur in Dr. Spivey’s labs at LSU. The focus of her research is characterization of atomically-precise Au clusters supported on titania and demonstrating their catalytic activity. This work is being done in collaboration with computational scientist, Dr. David Bruce at Clemson as part of an on-going project involving correlation of LSU’s experimental results with the computational results developed at Clemson. |
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Dr. James Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures at East China University
| EFRC Director James Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures to graduate students and Post-docs at the East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai, China) between June 20-24. He was a guest of Prof. Yifan Han in the Chemical Engineering Dept. East China University is one of the largest scientific institutions in China, with more than 25,000 students in various areas of science, including over 6,800 post-graduates. |
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Dr. Challa Kumar to present at the 6th Workshop of "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg
| Dr. Challa Kumar will be giving a keynote presentation at the 6th Workshop "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", to be conducted on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg is jointly organized by the TU Ilmenau, the Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, as well as the Institute for Bioprocessing, Analytical Measurement Techniques Heiligenstadt and LEG Thüringen and supported by BioMST e.V. The workshop is one of the important gatherings of international experts in the field of micro reaction technologies dealing with topics ranging from new strategies in micro reaction technology for synthesis and characterization to applications in catalysis, analytical chemistry, diagnostics and single molecule analysis. |
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