Input needed in homogenous catalysis

A team is organizing the Workshop on Reproducibility in Homogeneous Catalysis in January 2026. By bring together community members, the workshop aims to identify challenges and opportunities in homogenous catalysis.  

More information on this NSF-funded project can be found here: https://catalysis-reproducibility.com/.  Applications are now being accepted via https://go.uvm.edu/c8w9l

Note:

In advance of the Workshop in Reproducibility in Homogeneous Catalysis (https://catalysis-reproducibility.com/), there will be two free webinars on October 22 and 29 at noon PDT/3:00 pm EDT. In these events, four speakers share various perspective on reproducibility and related issues. You are invited to attend and participate in the conversation, which will help shape the dialog for the January 5-7, 2026, workshop. 

Registration for the October 22 webinar: https://go.uvm.edu/3ujiv

Registration for the October 29 webinar: https://go.uvm.edu/d4x5q

ENFL/CATL Summer School Webinar Series

We are pleased to announce a 2025 summer school webinar series on Catalysts and Processes in a Decarbonized World. This webinar series is jointly sponsored by the Energy and Fuels (ENFL) and Catalysis Science & Technology (CATL) divisions of ACS. The summer school will consist of a series of three one-hour lectures held over three weeks that will teach important concepts in this area of research. Lectures will be followed by an interactive Q&A session. This series will be an outstanding introduction for students new to the field. The webinars are particularly geared toward graduate students, but students and more senior researchers alike are welcome to attend. Attendance is free to division members, and members who attend all 3 webinars will receive a small gift from the divisions.

The series will include lectures from the following speakers:

Date/Speaker/Topic (All webinars will be held at 2PM Eastern time)

- July 30th / Fabio Ribeiro (Purdue Univ.) / Heterogeneous Catalysis: Unlocking Decarbonized Fuels, Chemicals, and Power

- August 6th / Michelle Young (Chevron) / Co-Processing of Biomass with Traditional Feedstocks

- August 13th / Corey Kaminsky (ExxonMobil) / Technoeconomics of Processes for Point Source CO2 Capture

Please find the single registration link for all three webinars here:

https://american-chemical-society.zoom.com/webinar/register/WN_TE3R1qQ9TiKqQMEGRDqHJQ

Registration for the webinars is free for division members. Membership is free for graduate students who are ACS members. You can join the divisions at the following links.

https://www.acs-catalysis.org/membership (CATL)

https://forms.gle/Y5R1wGvL5PtSTHKP9 (ENFL)

Please help us to spread the word and encourage your students and colleagues to sign up! Space is limited, so please act fast to reserve a spot. 

Sincerely,

ACS ENFL and CATL Educational Committees

Celebrating our officers' recent achievement

While we are celebrating our recent division awardees, Dr. Michele Sarazen, Princeton University, recipient of the 2025 Early Career Award in Catalysis., and Dr. Simon Bare, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, recipient of the 2025 award for Exceptional Achievements in Catalysis., we are proud to announce that four of our distinguished officers—both current and former—have been recently recognized with prestigious national awards for their outstanding contributions to science and engineering.

Two of our officers (Steven Crossley, Rajamani Gounder) have been honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

Professor Steven Crossley from the University of Oklahoma is currently serving as a division Alternate Councilor and previously as a Member-at-large and a Program Chair.

Professor Rajamani Gounder from Purdue university is currently serving in the division as a Member-at-large.

Two officers (Phillip Christopher, David Flaherty) have received the 2025–2026 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis by the North American Catalysis Society (NACS). This award recognizes and encourages individual contributions in the field of catalysis with emphasis on discovery and understanding of catalytic phenomena, proposal of catalytic reaction mechanisms and identification of and description of catalytic sites and species, recognizing their significant advancements and impact in the field.  

Professor Phillip Christopher from the University of California, Santa Barbara previously served as the division Secretary and a Program Chair.

Professor David Flaherty from Georgia Institute of Technology served as an Alternate Councilor and the division Secretary and is currently serving as a Councilor.

These accolades reflect the remarkable talent and commitment of our team members, reinforcing our organization's legacy of excellence. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the awardees for their well-earned recognition!