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Vladimir Nikolayevich Ipatieff Sesquicentennial Celebration-RASA Ipatieff session 4 November 2017 Ipatieff Centenary - 1967 The Center for Catalysis and Surface Science (CCSS) is one of the world’s premier institutes promoting interdisciplinary research fundamental to the discovery and atomistically-controlled synthesis of catalysts that optimize the sustainability of industrial and consumer goods. • The Center achieves its mission by focusing on: Characterization of active sites on solid surfaces and of reaction intermediates; Interaction of metals with oxides, in particular zeolites, and other promoter effects; Selectivity of advanced oxidation catalysis; and Environmental catalysis directed toward destruction of gaseous pollutants • CCSS is a strategic research center of the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN). CleanCat Core Facility • Founded 2012 • Provides students with the necessary tools for testing the catalytic properties of materials and obtaining insight into reaction mechanisms occurring on surfaces for for environmental and energy processes • The FIRST core facility dedicated to catalysis research at a US academic institution Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN) Michael R. Wasielewski, Executive Director Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry ISEN advances global sustainability and energy solutions through transformational research, interdisciplinary education, and public engagement. The Institute’s charter is enterprise-wide, leveraging the power of interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering, natural and social sciences, business, and law. 2001 Knowles, Noyori, Sharpless Asymmetric Catalysis 2005 Chauvin, Grubbs, Schrock 2007 Ertl Olefin Metathesis Catalysis Chemical Processes on Solid Surfaces 2010 Heck, Negisihi, Suzuki Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling A BRIEF HISTORY OF CATALYSIS AT NORTHWESTERN Vladimir Ipatieff emigrates to the Ipatieff establishes the high- Ipatieff passes away, and UOP US to study catalytic conversions of pressure and catalytic lab at NU, establishes the Ipatieff petroleum hydrocarbons at UOP. makes discovery that coverts waste Professorship at NU, first going to gas to high-octane fuel. Herman Pines in 1952. 1930 1935-1939 1952 Ipatieff Professors: Herman Pines 1952 - 1970 Robert Burwell 1970 - 1980 Wolfgang Sachtler 1980 - 1999 Tobin J. Marks 1999 - present Wolfgang Sachtler is hired, will $6.1M building is completed, CCSS CCSS joins the ISEN research center become first Center Director. officially becomes a University portfolio; celebrates its 30th Research Center. anniversary. 1981 1985 2015 Center Directors: Wolfgang Sachtler 1985 - 1994 Harold Kung 1994 - 1998 Peter Stair 1998 - 2012 Kenneth Poeppelmeier 2012 - present IPATIEFF LECTURERS Established in 1988 to enhance the educational experience of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers by sponsoring extended visits to the Center by internationally distinguished researchers in catalysis 2016-2017 Susannah Scott* University of California, Santa Barbara 2015-2016 Joachim Sauer Humboldt University, Berlin 2013-2014 Alex Bell University of California, Berkley 2012-2013 Bert Weckhuysen Utrecht University, The Netherlands 2010-2011 Charles Campbell* University of Washington 2007-2008 Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz-Haber Institut 2004-2005 Enrique Iglesia* University of California, Berkeley 2003-2004 Sir John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge 2000-2001 Avelino Corma Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain 1999-2000 Lanny D. Schmidt University of Minnesota 1998-1999 Roel Prins Laboratory for Technical Chemistry (Zurich, Switzerland) 1996-1997 Makoto Misono University of Tokyo 1995-1996 Gary Haller* Yale University 1994-1995 George Parshall DuPont Central Science & Engineering Laboratories (Wilmington, DE) 1993-1994 Rutger van Santen University of Technology (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) 1992-1993 D. Wayne Goodman Texas A&M University 1991-1992 Werner Haag Mobil Research & Development Corporation (Princeton, New Jersey) 1990-1991 Pierre Gallezot Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse (Villerbanne, Cedex, France) 1989-1990 Jack Lunsford Texas A&M University 1988-1989 Helmut Knozinger University of Munich (Munich, Germany) *Speaking or attending NU celebration 7 September 2017 Ipatieff Lectureships 2015-2016: Joachim Sauer, Quantum Chemist, Humboldt University of Berlin HERMAN PINES AWARD Awarded by the Catalysis Club of Chicago & Universal Oil Products (UOP), honors exceptional research in the field of catalysis 2017 Peter Stair* Northwestern University 2016 Deng-Yang Jan* Honeywell UOP 2015 Fabio Ribeiro Purdue University 2014 Hai-Ying Chen Johnson-Matthey Corporation 2013 Nicholas Delgass Purdue University 2012 Stuart Soled ExxonMobil 2011 Jingguang Chen University of Delaware 2010 James Rekoske UOP 2009 Tobin Marks* Northwestern University 2008 Aleksey Yezerets Cummins Inc. 2007 Chunshan Song Pennsylvania State University 2006 Jeff Miller BP 2005 Israel Wachs Lehigh University 2004 Alak Bhattacharyya BP 2003 James Dumesic University of Wisconsin, Madison 2002 James Bradzil BP 2001 Lanny Schmidt University of Minnesota 2000 John Monnier Eastman Chemical Company 1999 Harold Kung* Northwestern University *Speaking or attending NU celebration 7 September 2017 ROBERT BURWELL LECTURESHIP Sponsored by Johnson-Matthey and administered by the North American Catalysis Society. Awarded biannually. 2017 Jingguang Chen University of Delaware 2015 Matt Neurock University of Minnesota 2013 Charles Campbell* University of Washington 2011 Johannes Lercher Technical University of Munich, Germany 2009 Bruce Gates University of California, Davis 2007 James Dumesic University of Wisconsin, Madison 2005 Enrique Iglesia* University of California, Berkeley 2003 Alex Bell University of California, Berkeley 2001 Tobin Marks* Northwestern University 1999 Harold Kung* Northwestern University 1997 Wayne Goodman Texas A&M University 1995 Gary Haller* Yale University 1993 Werner Haag Mobil Oil Corporation 1991 Kamil Klier Lehigh University 1989 Jack Lunsford Texas A&M University 1987 John Peri Amoco Corporation 1985 Wolfgang Sachtler Northwestern University 1983 Robert Burwell Northwestern University *Speaking or attending NU celebration 7 September 2017 THE IPATIEFF PRIZE Awarded every three years, sponsored by The Ipatieff Trust Fund, and administered by the American Chemical Society. 2016 Aditya Bhan University of Minnesota 2013 Melanie Sanford University of Michigan 2010 Christopher Jones Georgia Institute of Technology 2004 Raul Lobo University of Delaware 2001 Joan Brennecke University of Notre Dame 1998 Andrew Gellman Carnegie Mellon University 1995 Mark Barteau University of Delaware 1992 Mark Davis California Institute of Technology 1989 Alexander Klibanov Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1986 Robert Hazen George Mason University 1983 Wayne Goodman Sandia National Laboratories 1980 Denis Forster Monsanto Corporation 1977 Charles Eckert University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1974 George Samara Sandia National Laboratories 1971 Paul Venuto Mobil Research & Development Corporation 1968 Charles Adams Shell Development Co. 1965 Robert Wentorf, Jr. General Electric Research & Development Center 1962 Charles Kemball Queen’s University, Belfast 1959 Cedomir Sliepcevich University of Oaklahoma 1956 Harry Drickamer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1953 Robert Anderson McMaster University, Canada 1950 Herman Ries Sinclair Refining Co. 1947 Louis Schmerling UOP .
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