Fall 2022 Student Travel Awards

The Catalysis Science and Technology (CATL) Division solicits applications for CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel Awards, covering the registration fee of graduate students presenting at the Fall 2022 ACS National Meeting to be held August 21-25, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.

The travel awards aim to further the shared goals of the ACS CATL and ChemCatBio Consortium to provide educational opportunities in catalysis, support professional development of young scientists, and foster diversity and inclusion in chemical process research.

Students must be an ACS CATL Division Member to be eligible. Membership is free for students; apply for membership here.

Please send as a single PDF file, in an email attachment:

1. Notice of abstract acceptance for a CATL-sponsored symposium

2. CV of the graduate student

3. Nomination letter from the student's PhD advisor

4. ACS Member number of the nominator and the nominee

Include CATL REGISTRATION AWARD APPLICATION (in capital letters) as the subject. Forward documentation to the ACS CATL Assistant at contractor.acs.catl@gmail.com by July 15, 2022.

Applicants are encouraged to defer paying for conference registration; registration will be paid directly by the Division for awardees.

Sincerely,

Bill Schneider Josh Schaidle

CATL Division Chair ChemCatBio Director

ACS Catalysis Lectureship

The Catalysis Science and Technology Division (CATL) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is pleased to announce that Prof. Eranda Nikolla, Wayne State University, is the recipient 2022 ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, co-sponsored by the ACS Division of Catalysis Science & Technology and the journal ACS Catalysis. The Lectureship recognizes specific and recent contributions to the field of catalysis by an individual or team. Prof. Nikolla is being recognized for advancing the understanding of electrocatalytic reactions, specifically those by complex non-stoichiometric mixed-metal oxide catalysts in both low and high temperature electrochemical devices.

Prof. Nikolla joins Profs. Daniel Resasco, University of Oklahoma, Exceptional Achievements in Catalysis, and Matteo Cargnello, Stanford University, Early Career Award in Catalysis, as recipients of the Division's three annual awards. The accomplishments of all three will be celebrated during awards symposia to be held as part of the Fall 2022 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 21-25, 2022.

As a reminder, applications for the CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel Awards for the Spring 2022 National Meeting are due February 28, 2022.

Bill Schneider

Division Chair

ACS CATL Election Results and Award Nominations

Dear CATL Division members,

I am writing on behalf of the Executive Committee of the CATL Division to thank you and all nominated candidates for their participation as well as to welcome the newly elected officers:

Prof. Eranda Nikolla, Wayne State University as Chair-Elect

Prof. Bin Wang, University of Oklahoma, Secretary

Prof. Alan Allgeier, University of Kansas, Treasurer

Prof. Kelsey Stoerzinger, Oregon State University, Member-at-Large

Prof. Omar Abdelrahman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Member-at-Large

Dr. Anne Gaffney, Idaho National Laboratory, will continue in her role as Councilor

Prof. Nirala Singh, University of Michigan, Alternate Councilor

Please also join me in thanking Prof. Daniel Resasco, University of Oklahoma, Prof. David Flaherty, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Dr. Karthi Ramasamy at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Prof. Friederike Jentoft, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Prof. Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin, University of Toronto for their distinguished service to the CATL Division.

I will take this opportunity to remind you of the upcoming 1 November 2021 deadline for nominations for the ACS Catalysis Lectureship and 30 November 2021 deadlines for nominating a colleague for the 2022 CATL Division Early Career and Exceptional Achievements Awards.

Aditya Bhan, CATL Division Chair