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Conference Framework

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

10:00–20:00Registration, conference desk
17:00–18:00Marie Curie Lecture by Frances H. Arnold (Caltech, Nobel Prize in chemistry 2018), topic: “Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life”
18:00–20:00Welcome reception

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

8:00–19:00Registration, conference desk
9:00–10:00Opening Lecture by Jeffrey A. Hoffman (MIT, 5x NASA astronaut), topic: “Mars, MOXIE, and the Future of Human Space Flight”
10:00–11:00Plenary Lecture by Marc-Olivier Coppens (UCL), topic: “Taking clues from nature to advance catalysis and reactor engineering for sustainable development”
11:00–17:00Scientific sessions, lunch and coffee breaks
17:00–18:00Plenary Lecture by Joanna Kargul (University of Warsaw), topic: “Overcoming the Bottlenecks in Electron Transfer in Biomolecular Solar Conversion Nanodevices through Electrochemical and Theoretical Approaches”
19:00Evening event

Thursday, 19 September 2024

8:00–19:00Registration, conference desk
9:00–10:00Plenary Lecture by Sabine L. Flitsch (University of Manchester), topic: Biocatalysis (exact topic to be confirmed)
10:00–17:00Scientific sessions, lunch and coffee breaks
17:00–18:00Plenary lecture by Karsten Reuter (Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin), topic: “Exploring Catalytic Reaction Networks with Machine Learning”
20:00Conference dinner

Friday, 20 September 2024

8:00–13:00Registration, conference desk
9:00–11:00Scientific sessions, coffee break
11:00–12:00Plenary Lecture by Martin van Sint Annaland (Eindhoven University of Technology), topic: “Enhancing Flexibility in Chemical Reactor Design with 3D Printed Catalyst Structures”
12:00–13:30Conference closing, lunch

The preliminary program will be published on 30 April 2024.