CataLysis Network Conference 2024
CataLysis Network Conference 2024
24.09.2024 – 26.09.2024, CongressCentrum Pforzheim, Bertha-Benz-Platz 1, 75172 Pforzheim
The CataLysis Network Conference 2024 brought again together the communities of the German DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) or Transregios (TRRs) working within the field of catalysis. We were very pleased to welcome and meet the CRC 1633 as a new member to our CataLysis network. Over 250 participants form the CataLysis CRCs had the chance to exchange on their latest fascinating research and to discuss interdisciplinary topics like F.A.I.R. research data, implementation of Equal Opportunities and support of early-career researchers. During these three days, we enjoyed 36 amazing talks, 126 posters and innumerable fruitful discussions in a very nice conference location.
To stimulate discussion, leading national and international experts were invited for keynote plenary lectures.
Keynote Lectures:
Prof. Vy Maria Dong, University of California, Irvine, USA – “Choose Your Own Adventure in Metal-Hydride Catalysis”
Prof. Oliver Kröcher, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland – “Insights into the mechanism of simultaneous N2O and NO abatement over iron-zeolites by modulated excitation spectroscopy”
Prof. Anders Riisager, DTU, Denmark – “Homogeneous Carbonylation Catalysis in Ionic Liquids – Supported, or Not Supported, that is the question”
Prof. Marc Robert, Sorbonne Université, France – “Molecular catalytic (electro, photo)reduction of CO2: from C1 to C2+ products”
Prof. Iryna Zenyuk, University of California, Irvine, USA – Understanding Structure to Property Relations for IrOx Amorphous and Crystaline Catalysts for PEM Water Electrolyzers”
Prof. Ming-Tian Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China – “Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts”
Prof. Antoni Llobet, Institute for Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) & Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Spain – “Hybrid Molecular Materials for Energy Applications”
Programme
The programme with all presenters, titles and abstracts of the talks can be found on the CataLysis Network Conference Homepage.
Posters
A list with all 126 posters including downloadable abstracts can also be found on the the CataLysis Network Conference Homepage.


… and Poster Awards!!
We are very happy to announce the following young researchers as winners of the poster awards!!

Daniel Jan Grenda & Benedikt Boesen (TRR 325), Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Studies on the Net Heterolysis of Homopolar Selenium-Carbon Bonds & Enzymatic Photocatalysis: Engineering Stereoselective Artificial Photoenzymes Based on Triplet Energy Transfer
Samuel van Gele (CRC 1333), The Devil is in the Details: Pitfalls and Ambiguities in the Analysis of X-ray powder Diffraction Data of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks
Daniel Kowalczyk (TRR 234), Exploring the influence of intermittent irradiation on light-driven catalytic water oxidation – DoE based parameter optimization using automated data set generation and bayesian optimization
Anas Akhtar (TRR 247), Investigation of Cobalt Oxide-Based Spinels and Hydrous Oxides Under OER Conditions Using Correlative Microscopy
Martin Kutscherauer (CRC 1441), Influence on macropore structure on heat and mass transfer inside catalytic washcoats
Shagun Thakur (CRC 1633), Production of well-defined surfaces for catalysis
Maximilian Seiß (CRC 1073), A Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex as Electrocatalyst for the Oxidation of Ammonia
Lukas Knörr & Hanna Bühlmeyer (CRC 1452), Adsorption and structure formation of the carbonyl-functionalized ionic liquid [5-oxo-C6C1Im][NTf2] on Au(111): A combined IRAS, STM, DFT, and MD study
Organising Team

Dr. Carina Marek, CRC/TRR 247, Bochum and Duisburg/Essen
Dr. Elisabeth Rüthlein & Dr. Dorothea Häussermann, CRC 1333, Stuttgart
Dr. Florian Maurer & Daria Gashnikova, CRC 1441 TrackAct, Karlsruhe
Dr. Friederike Agel, CRC 1452 CLINT, Erlangen
Dr. Alena Hölzl-Hobmeier, CRC/TRR 325, München/ Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Inke Siewert, CRC 1073, Göttingen
Dr. Miriam Teuscher, CRC 1633, Göttingen
Dr. Martin Schulz, Dr. Simon Kaufhold & Dr. Philipp Traber, CRC/TRR 234 CataLight, Jena and Ulm
Our organising team was supported by the great teams from the CongressCentrum Pforzheim and Park-Gastronomie Pforzheim, both contributed a lot to a very pleasant and sucessfull conference!