Program
The program will include a series of seminar from eminent researchers active in the fields of interests in single-atom catalysis, such as advanced synthesis, materials characterization approaches, spectroscopy, innovative catalytic applications, atomistic simulations and artificial intelligence. The standard day will start at 9.00 and will end at 18.00. Applicant are encouraged to present a poster presentation of their research work.
Day 1 | 25th May
Chairs: Gianvito Vilé and Giovanni Di Liberto
Morning Session
– 09.00-9.15 – Giovanni Di Liberto and Gianvito Vilé: Welcome and School objectives
– 09.15–10.45 – Javier Pérez-Ramírez: “Catalysis and Sustainability from Atom to Planet”
– 09.45–11.15 – Feng Wang: “Catalytic Conversion of Lignin”
Coffee Break
– 11.00–12.30 – Núria López: “Challenges in Modelling SACs”
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
– 14.30–16.00 – Paolo Fornasiero: “Single-Atom Catalysts: The Holy Grail of Catalysis or an Oversimplified Paradigm?”
Coffee Break
– 16.30–19.00 – Poster session (part I)
Day 2 | 26th May
Chairs: Gianfranco Pacchioni and Giovanni Di Liberto
Morning Session
– 09.00–10.30 – Felipe Gándara: “Reticulating Complexity: From Topological Design to Multimetal Distributions in Metal-Organic Frameworks”
Coffee Break
– 11.00–12.30 – Michele Parrinello: “The Wonderful World of Industrial Catalysis”
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
– 14.30–16.00 – Gianfranco Pacchioni: “The Overproduction of Truth. Passion, Competition, and Integrity in Contemporary Science”
Coffee Break
– 16.30–19.00 – Poster session (part II)
Day 3 | 27th May
Chairs: Carlo Cavallotti and Gianvito Vilé
Morning Session
– 09.00–10.30 – Manoj Gawande: “Emerging Single-Atom Catalysts: From Synthesis to Catalytic Applications”
Coffee Break
– 11.00–12.30 – Fabian Berger: “An Atlas and Design Rules for Single- and Dual-Atom Alloys”
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
– 14.30–16.00 – Mario Chiesa: “Spectroscopic Insights into Open-Shell Single-Atom Catalysts: The Role of EPR Spectroscopy”
Coffee Break
– 16.30–17.30 – Flash Presentations from selected poster sessions
Day 4 | 28th May
Chairs: Gianvito Vilé and Giovanni Di Liberto
Morning Session
– 09.00–10.30 – Vincent Artero: “Surface-Confined Molecular Electrocatalysts: Preparation, Characterization, Activity Studies and Impact of the Micro-Environment”
Coffee Break
– 11.00–12.30 – Elisa Borfecchia: “Synchrotron-Based X-ray Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications to Single-Atom Catalysis”
Lunch Break
Concluding remarks