UCT Catalytic fall 2024

On September 26 and 27, together with colleagues from the Department of Organic Technology (FCHT), we organized a new two-day UCT Catalytic Fall seminar. The seminar is mainly aimed at PhD students and aims to deepen their knowledge in the field of catalysis, improve their presentation and communication skills and enable them to receive quality feedback from renowned experts. As part of the seminar, two world-renowned speakers were invited, prof. Krijn de Jong (Utrecht University) and prof. Gonzálo Prieto (ITQ Valencia), on the grounds of VŠCHT.

The first day of the seminar was dedicated to a workshop with PhD students from both institutes, who prepared short presentations on the topic of their research and focused on areas where they perceived their weaknesses. Invited speakers then provided constructive feedback and helped students find new directions for their research. On the second day, two public lectures took place, in which the guests presented rather educational contributions focused on the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts. The listeners thus became familiar with the basic principles and key aspects that must be taken into account during their preparation.

We are very pleased that we managed to organize this seminar, which was attended by many PhD students. We are looking forward to the next year next autumn, this time on the topic "Characterization of catalysts".