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18005 A Report on the DOE Workshop on Basic Research Needs in Catalysis for Energy Applications
OverviewThe Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the US Department of Energy held a workshop on Basic Research Needs in Catalysis for Energy Applications on August 6-8 in Bethesda, MD. The aim of the workshop was to identify the basic research needs and opportunities in catalytic chemistry and materials that underpin energy conversion, with a focus on new, emerging and scientifically challenging areas that have the potential to significantly impact science and technology. The workshop addressed four major themes – Grand Challenges in Catalysis as a Multidisciplinary Science and Technology, Advanced Catalysts for the Conversion of Fossil Energy Feedstocks, Advanced Catalysts for the Conversion of Biologically Derived Feedstocks, and Advanced Catalysts for the Non-Thermal Conversion of Water and Carbon Dioxide. Cross-cutting issues relating to Theory-Modeling-Simulation, Catalyst Synthesis, and Advanced Instrumental Methods and New Techniques were also discussed. The workshop co-chairs and the leaders of the workshop panels will summarize the findings and recommendations of the workshop in this special session.
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Chair

Alexis T. Bell
Department of Chemical Engineering
UC Berkeley
373 Tan Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone Number: (510) 642-1536
Email: alexbell@berkeley.edu

CoChair

Bruce C. Gates
Distinguished Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of California at Davis
One Shield Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone Number: 530-752-3953
Fax Number: 530-752-1031
Email: bcgates@ucdavis.edu
Welcoming Remarks
Concluding Remarks
Report on Grand Challenges in the Field of Catalysis
Mark A. Barteau, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 235 Colburn Laboratory, 150 Academy St, Newark, DE 19716
Report on Catalysis for Fossil Energy Feedstocks
Johannes A. Lercher, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, Garching, 85747, Germany
Report on Catalysis for Biomass Energy Feedstocks
Harvey Warren Blanch, University of California Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, CA 94720
Report on Catalysis for Non-Thermal Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Water
Peter C. Stair, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University and Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439
Report on Cross-Cutting Issues
Jingguang G. Chen, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716
Questions and Answers
Bruce C. Gates, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California at Davis, One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

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