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<h1>Fundamental studies of catalytic electron transfer reactions for energy conversion and sustainable chemistry</h1>
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<h1>Marc Koper</h1>
<h3>Professor of Fundamental Surface Science, Leiden University</h3>
<h3>Tuesday, May 10</h3>
<h3>4:15 PM</h3>
<h3><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=66"> Room 66-110 </a></h3></td>
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p>
<p>Electrocatalysis is the field of catalysis concerned with catalytic conversions involving electron transfer, typically taking place at metal-electrolyte of oxide-electrolyte interfaces. Such catalytic electron transfer reactions are crucially important for fuel cells, the production of "solar fuels", and the catalytic treatment of contaminated water. In this talk, I will show that by a combination of well-defined electrode surfaces, in situ spectroscopy, and first-principles density functional theory calculations, one can obtain insight into the mechanism of these reactions, both in terms of activity and selectivity. Examples that I will discuss include the oxidation of carbon monoxide, the oxidation of small alcohols, the reduction of carbon dioxide, and the reduction of nitric oxide, on metal electrodes such as platinum, gold and copper.</p>
<p><strong>About the speaker</strong></p>
<p>Marc Koper (1967) studied chemistry at Utrecht University, and obtained his PhD (cum laude) with Prof. J.H.Sluyters from Utrecht University in 1994 on "Far-from-equilibrium phenomena in electrochemical systems: instabilities, oscillations and chaos". From 1995 to 1997 he was a postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellow in the group of Prof. W.Schmickler at the University of Ulm (Germany). In 1997, he returned to the Netherlands to join the group of Prof. R.A. van Santen at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he initially was a Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and later associate professor. In 2005, he was appointed full professor in fundamental surface science at Leiden University. His interests are in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, (electrochemical) surface science, and theoretical and computational (electro-)chemistry.</p>
<p><strong>The Seminar Series is made possible with the generous support of IHS-CERA</strong></p>
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