B.m. (bert) Weckhuysen
Chemistry - Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science - Inor
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
Bert Weckhuysen will receive the 2018 Robert B. Anderson Award for his outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding of the functioning of solid catalysts and the related development of advanced microscopy and spectroscopy methods. The Canadian Catalysis Foundation awards the prize every two years to an internationally recognised leader in the field of catalysis, without regard for nationality, gender, age or location where the research was carried out. The Award consists of CDN$ 1500 and a travel budget of CDN$ 5000. There is also a lectureship associated with the Award.
Research Interest
Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
Publications
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D.E. Perea, I. Arslan, J. Liu, Z. Ristanovic, L. Kovarik, B.W. Arey, J.A. Lercher, S.R. Bare and B.M. Weckhuysen, Determining the Location and Nearest Neighbors of Aluminum in Zeolites with Atom Probe Tomography, Nature Communications 2015, 6, 7589.
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B.M. Weckhuysen, Porous Materials: Zeolites Shine Bright, Nature Materials 2016, 15, 933-934 (News & Views article).
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Y. Liu, F. Meirer, C.M. Krest, S. Webb, B.M. Weckhuysen, Relating Structure and Composition with Accessibility of a Single Catalyst Particle using Correlative 3-dimensional Micro-spectroscopy, Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 12634.
