Session: In Honor of Alexis Bell's 70th Birthday I (2012 Annual Meeting)

Description:

This session will feature invited talks by colleagues and former students of Alex Bell in recognition of his accomplishments and in celebration of his 70th birthday.

Sponsor:

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division

Co-Sponsor(s):

Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (21)

Co-chairs:

Enrique Iglesia
University of California at Berkeley
Department of Chemical Engineering
Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax Number: 510-642-4778
Email: eiglesia@aol.com

Edward Maginn
Professor
University of Notre Dame
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email: ed@nd.edu

Randall Snurr
Northwestern University
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136
Evanston, IL 60208
Email: snurr@northwestern.edu

Papers:

Introductory Remarks

217a

Conversion of Hemicellulose to Furfural Using Solid Acid Catalysts in Gamma-Valerolactone, a Biomass-Derived Solvent
James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Elif I. Gurbuz, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Stephanie G. Wettstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison; David Martin Alonso, University of Wisconsin-Madison

217b

Insights Into the Selective Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis of Renewable Intermediates
Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia

217c

Computational Methods for Exploring Reaction Paths in Catalytic Processes
Martin Head-Gordon, University of California at Berkeley; Paul M. Zimmerman, University of California at Berkeley; Joseph S. Gomes, University of California Berkeley; Shaama Mallikarjun Sharada, University of California; Alexis T. Bell, University of California, Berkeley

217d

Sequential Quadratic Programming Framework for Ab Initio Structure Property Relationships in Amorphous Catalysts and Supports
Bryan Goldsmith, University of California; Daniel Bean, UCSB Chemical Engineering; Baron Peters, University of California Santa Barbara

217e

Computational Catalysis At Solid/Liquid Interfaces
Andreas Heyden, University of South Carolina

217f

Chemically Titrating Nucleation Sites On Oxide Surfaces with Fluorescent Probes
Joseph M. McCrate, University of Texas at Austin; John G. Ekerdt, University of Texas at Austin

217g

Making Nanostructures - New Views
Alon V. McCormick, University of Minnesota

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