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Suljo Linic

Martin Lewis Perl Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of Energy Systems Engineering Program
Contact Information
(734) 647-7984
(734) 764-7453
B28-1046W NCRC
Education
PhD 2003
Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware

BS 1998
Physics (Minors: Mathematics, Chemistry)
West Chester University
Biography
Suljo Linic was born in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he completed his elementary and high school education. His family were forcefully displaced from Bosnia during the Bosnian war of 1990s. He moved to the USA in 1994 after being awarded a faculty scholarship from West Chester University (West Chester, PA). He completed his BS degree in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry at West Chester University (PA) in the spring of 1998. Suljo obtained his PhD degree in chemical engineering in 2003 working with Prof. Mark Barteau at University of Delaware, specializing in surface and colloidal chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis. He was a Max Planck postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Dr. Matthias Scheffler at the Fritz Haber Institute of Max Planck Society in Berlin (Germany), working on first principles studies of surface chemistry. He started his independent faculty career in 2004 at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he is currently Martin Lewis Perl Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering. He was also a Hans Fischer Faculty Fellow from 2015 to 2019 at the Department of Chemistry at Technical University in Munich.

Suljo's research has been recognized through multiple awards including the Gabor A. Somorjai Award by ACS, the Emmett Award by The North American Catalysis Society, the ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science awarded annually by the ACS Catalysis journal and Catalysis Science and Technology Division of ACS, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award by American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the ACS Unilever Award awarded by the Colloids and Surface Science Division of ACS, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award awarded by the Dreyfus Foundation, the DuPont Young Professor Award, and a NSF Career Award. Suljo has presented more than 200 invited and keynote lectures and published more than 100 peer reviewed articles in leading journals in the fields of catalysis and general science. He serves as the associate editor of ACS catalysis journal.
2014 ACS Catalysis Lectureship Interview
Honors & Awards
Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis, 2023
Martin Lewis Perl Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, 2020
Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis, 2017
for substantial individual contributions in the field of catalysis
Michigan Catalysis Society Parravano Award, 2016
for excellence in catalysis research and development
Associate Editor, ACS Catalysis, 2014-Present
ACS (American Chemical Society) Catalysis Lectureship, 2014
for the advancement of catalytic science, awarded annually by the ACS Catalysis journal and Catalysis Science and Technology Division of ACS for groundbreaking research that strengthens connections among the various sub-disciplines of catalysis and advances the field of catalysis as a whole
1938 Faculty Scholar Professorship of the University of Michigan, 2014
Thiele Lectureship, 2013
awarded by Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award by University of Michigan, 2012
presented to a faculty member who demonstrates sustained excellence in research and related scholarly activities
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award, 2011
awarded annually by American Institute of Chemical Engineers recognizing outstanding interdisciplinary research in nanoscale science and engineering by an engineer or scientist in the early stages of their professional career (within 10 years of completion of highest degree)
1938E Award, 2010
from the University of Michigan College of Engineering
ACS Unilever Award, 2009
awarded annually by Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division of ACS for significant contributions in colloidal and surface chemistry
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2009
from the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Frontiers in Chemistry Invitee, 2008
approximately 90 promising early career "rising stars" in chemical sciences (30 from each country; US, Germany, and Great Britain) were identified by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to participate at the symposium
DuPont Young Professor Award, 2008-2010
from the DuPont Chemical Company
Departmental Excellence Award, 2007
from the University of Michigan Department of Chemical Engineering
Career Award, 2006-2011
from the National Science Foundation
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Fellowship
from Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
Young Scientist Prize, July 2004
from the Council of the International Association of Catalysis Societies, Paris, France
Faculty Deveopment Grant
from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
Department of Chemical Engineering Teaching Fellowship, 2002
Gordon Research Conference Fellowship, 2002
Competitive Fellowship Award, 2002
from the University of Delaware
Rober L. Pigford Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2001
Outstanding Student Award, 1998
West Chester University College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Scholarship, 1995-1998
West Chester University
Soros Foundation Fellowship, 1995-1998
Invited and Keynote Lectures
  1. Plenary lecture: Water splitting on metal-insulator-semiconductor photoelectrocatalysts, The 7th International Symposium on Solar Fuels and Solar Cells, Dalian, China, September 2024
  2. Overcoming limitations in heterogeneous catalysis by codesigning catalyst-membrane systems, Annual Meeting of Cleveland-Pittsburgh Chapter of North American Catalysis Society, Pittsburg, PA, October 2024
  3. Shedding light on chemisorption using machine learning, AI for Multidisciplinary Exploration and Discovery (AIMED) Workshop on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chicago, IL, September 2024
  4. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting. “Overcoming limitations in heterogeneous catalysis by codesigning catalyst-membrane systems.” Denver, CO, August 2024.
  5. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting. “Evaluating losses and performance limits in metal-insulator-semiconductor water splitting photoelectrocatalysts.” Denver, CO, August 2024.
  6. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting. “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: Examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation.” New Orleans, LA, March 2024
  7. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting. “Evaluating losses and performance limits in metal-insulator-semiconductor water splitting photoelectrocatalalysts.” New Orleans, LA, March 2024.
  8. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, Orlando, FL, November 2023
  9. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “ Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, San Francisco, CA, August 2023
  10. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “ From kinetics and spectroscopy to new materials for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction”, San Francisco, CA, August 2023
  11. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “ Evaluating losses and performance limits in metal-insulator-semiconductor water splitting photoelectrocatalysts”, San Francisco, CA, August 2023
  12. North American Meeting of North American Catalysis Society, “Energy systems, environment and catalysis”, Providence, RI, June 2023
  13. Michigan Catalysis Society annual symposium, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, Ann Arbor, MI, May 2023
  14. Great Plains Catalysis Society symposium, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, OK, February 2023
  15. Somorjai Award Lecture, American Chemical Society National Meeting, “From analytical to machine learnt models of chemisorption”, Indianapolis, March 2023
  16. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, Indianapolis, March 2023
  17. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Catalysis of propane dehydrogenation”, Indianapolis, March 2023
  18. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “From kinetics and spectroscopy to new materials for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction”, Indianapolis, March 2023
  19. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells”, Phoenix, AZ, November 2022
  20. Bridging the Gap: Nano Meets Quantum workshop by the Munich-based Center for NanoScience (CeNS), “Hybrid plasmonic: what governs energy and charge movement” Venice International University (VIU), Venice, Italy, September 2022
  21. DOE catalysis contractors meeting, “From analytical to machine learnt models of chemisorption”, Washington, DC, September 2022
  22. American Chemical Society National Meeting, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, Chicago, August, 2022
  23. DOE Solar Fuels contractors meeting, “Atomistic Characterization of Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces on Functioning Photocatalysts”, Washington DC, June 2022
  24. 4th International Congress of Chemists and Technologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Electrochemistry on metal alloys,” Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 2022.
  25. Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, “Metal-insulator-semiconductor material platforms as water spiting photocatalysts,” Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, June 2022
  26. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “From analytical to machine learnt models of chemisorption”, San Diego, GA, March 2022
  27. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Atomistic Characterization, Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces on Functioning Photocatalysts”, San Diego, GA, March 2022
  28. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells”, San Diego, GA, March 2022
  29. Exxon-Mobil corporation, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation”, NJ, November 2021
  30. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation” Boston, MA, November 2021
  31. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt electrodes: from kinetics and spectroscopy to new materials”, Boston, MA, November 2021
  32. Politecnico di Milano and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis – International ChemReactor Conference, “Oxidative coupling of methane over membrane/catalysts reacting systems,” Milan, Italy, September 2021
  33. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “From analytical to machine learnt models of chemisorption”, Atlanta GA, August 2021
  34. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Atomistic Characterization, Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces on Functioning Photocatalysts”, Atlanta GA, August 2021
  35. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells”, Atlanta GA, August 2021
  36. Brasken corporation, “Technical analysis of the CO2 emission impact and catalytic strategies for addressing the problem”, Pittsburgh, July 2021
  37. Lorentz Center interdisciplinary workshop on the topic of Energy Dissipation at Interfaces, “Flow and extraction of energy and charge carriers in hybrid plasmonic nanostructures”, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2021
  38. DOE Solar Fuels contractors meeting, “Atomistic Characterization of Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal/Semiconductor Interfaces on Functioning Photocatalysts”, Washington DC, June 2021
  39. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Electronic Structure Engineering in Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Simple Analytical to Machine Learnt Models of Chemisorption on Alloys,” Orlando, FL, November 2019
  40. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, “Electronic Structure Engineering in Heterogeneous Catalysis: from Simple Analytical to Machine Learnt Models of Chemisorption on Alloys,” ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science: Symposium in Honor of Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos and Charles Sykes, San Diego, CA, August 2019
  41. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Direct Methane Conversion to Ethylene and Ethane by Oxidative Coupling in Membrane/Catalysts Reacting Systems,” Orlando, FL, April 2019
  42. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Maximizing Efficiencies of Photocatalytic Water Splitting by Engineering Interfaces in Multi-component Photocatalysts,” Orlando, FL, April 2019
  43. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Nanoscale Engineering of Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts by Tailoring the Local Chemical Environment to Pt Surface Sites,” Orlando, FL, March 2019
  44. Chemistry As Innovating Science (CHAINS) Conference, “Photocatalysis on plasmonic metal nanostructures,” Veldhoven, Netherlands, December 2018
  45. Materials Research Society Annual Meeting, “Controlling Energy Flow in Plasmonic Photocatalysis Through the Design of Hybrid Plasmonic Nanostructures for Selective Catalysis,” Boston, MA, November 2018
  46. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, “Maximizing Efficiencies of Photocatalytic Water Splitting By Engineering Interfaces in Multi-Component Photocatalysts,” Pittsburgh, PA, October 2018
  47. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, “Controlling energy flow in plasmonic photocatalysis through the design of hybrid plasmonic nanostructures,” Boston, MA, August 2018
  48. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, “Nanoscale engineering of efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts by tailoring the local chemical environment of Pt surface sites,” Boston, MA, August 2018
  49. Electrochemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Nanoscale Engineering of Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts by Tailoring the Local Chemical Environment of Pt Sites,” Seattle, WA, May 2018
  50. Electrochemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Controlling Energy Flow in Plasmonic Photocatalysis through the Design of Hybrid Plasmonic Nanostructures,” Seattle, WA, May 2018
  51. Electrochemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Maximizing Efficiencies of Photocatalytic Water Splitting by Engineering Interfaces in Multi-Component Photocatalysts,” Seattle, WA, May 2018
  52. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Nanoscale engineering of Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts by Tailoring the Local Chemical Environment of Pt Surface Sites,” Finding Our Place at the Bottom: A Symposium in Memory of Richard Feynman, New Orleans, LA, March 2018
  53. American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting, “Controlling energy flow in plasmonic photocatalysis through the design of hybrid plasmonic nanostructures,” New Orleans, LA, March 2018
  54. MOLIM workshop – “Molecules in Motion: Multiscale Modelling – From Quantum Effects to Material Properties” at the Nanoscale Graz University of Technology, Institute of Experimental Physics, “Controlling Energy Flow in Plasmonic Catalysis,” Graz, Austria, February 2018
  55. Workshop on Fundamentals of Catalysis, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Munich, Germany, November 2017
  56. American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, celebrating Prof. Israel Wachs’ AIChE R. H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Minneapolis, MN, November 2017
  57. CS3 Summit at Dalian (China), “The CO2 problem and potential catalytic solutions,” Dalian, China, September 2017
  58. American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, “Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Washington, DC, August 2017
  59. Emmett Award Lecture, Biannual meeting North American Catalysis Society, “Catalysis on plasmonic nanostructures,” Denver, CO, July 2017
  60. Gordon Research Conference on Plasmon Energy Transfer, "Photocatalysis on plasmonic metal nanostructures", The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, scheduled 7/2017.
  61. Pittcon Conference of Analytical Chemistry NH, "Photocatalysis on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chicago, IL, scheduled 3/2017.
  62. MRS Annual Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Phoenix, AZ, scheduled 4/2017.
  63. 4th TYC - Toucon Energy Materials Workshop, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells" at King's College London, scheduled 12/2016.
  64. DOE Conference on Scientific Opportunities for Ultrafast Hard X-rays at High Repetition Rate: An Energy Upgrade of LCLS-II "Catalysis on metals", SLAC at Stanford University, 9/2016
  65. Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Colby-Sawyer College, NH, 6/2016.
  66. DOE-BES Contractor's Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Washington, DC, 6/2016.
  67. Michigan Catalysis Society Annual symposium, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Midland, MI, 5/2016.
  68. ACS Annual Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", San Diego, CA, 3/2016.
  69. ACS Annual Meeting, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures"; San Diego, CA, 3/2016.
  70. ACS Pacific-Chem meeting, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures"; Honolulu, HI, 12/2015.
  71. ACS Pacific-Chem meeting, "Electrochemical ORR on metal alloys"; Honolulu, HI, 12/2015.
  72. Symposium on Photonics at Boston University, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures: known knowns and known unknowns about hot carrier distribution", Boston, MA, 12/2015.
  73. AVS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", San Jose, CA, 10/2015.
  74. North American Catalytic Society meeting, "Photochemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Pittsburgh, PA, 06/2015.
  75. Southwest Catalysis Society annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", Houston, TX, 04/2015.
  76. MRS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", San Francisco, CA, 04/2015.
  77. ACS annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", celebration of Prof. Jingguang Chen's ACS Olah award, Denver, CO, 03/2015.
  78. ACS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Denver, CO, 03/2015.
  79. ACS annual meeting, "Microscopic mechanisms of plasmon-mediated charge transfer in adsorbates on metal nanoparticles and its chemical consequences", Denver, CO, 03/2015.
  80. Gordon Research Conference on Reactions on Surfaces, "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", Ventura, CA, 02/2015.
  81. MRS annual meeting, "Plasmonic metal nanoparticles in the conversion of solar to chemical energy", Boston, MA, 11/2014.
  82. DIET 14: Dynamics, Interactions and Electronic Transitions at Surfaces "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", San Jose, CA, 10/2014.
  83. ACS annual meeting, "Controlling electron- and phonon-driven chemical transformations on metals", award lecture celebrating Suljo Linic's ACS catalysis lectureship award, San Francisco, CA, 08/2014.
  84. ACS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", San Francisco, CA, (award lecture celebrating Suljo Linic's ACS catalysis lectureship award), 08/2014.
  85. Gordon Research Conference on Plasmonics, "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", New Hampshire, 07/2014.
  86. C1P Catalysis from first principles workshop, "Using molecular understanding of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction to design novel alloy electro-catalysts", Ulm, Germany, 05/2014.
  87. Philadelphia Catalysis Society annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", Philadelphia, PA, 05/2014.
  88. ACS annual meeting, "Molecular mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
  89. ACS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
  90. ACS annual meeting, "Modelling molecular processes taking place on optically excited plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
  91. APS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Denver, CO, 03/2014.
  92. ACS annual meeting, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
  93. ACS annual meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
  94. ACS annual meeting, "Theoretical models for molecular processes taking place on optically excited plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
  95. ACS annual meeting, "Designing catalysts based on their electronic structure fingerprints: Predictive structure-performance models for metal alloy catalysts", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
  96. ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Photochemistry on metals", Riverside, CA 06/2013.
  97. Workshop on catalysis on plasmonic metals, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Rice University, TX, 06/2013.
  98. DOE Contractors meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Annapolis, MD, 06/2013.
  99. IPAM workshop, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Los Angeles, CA, 05/2013.
  100. ACS annual meeting, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", New Orleans, 04/2013.
  101. ACS annual meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", New Orleans, 04/2013.
  102. International Congress on Nano Meta Materials (NANOMETA) organized by European Physics Society, "Chemical transformation on optically excited plasmonic nanoparticles", Seefeld, Austria, 01/2013.
  103. Symposium celebrating 60th birthday of Prof. Jens. K. Norskov at Stanford University, "Photo-reaction on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Stanford University, 09/2012.
  104. The 2012 Summer School at Danish Technical University, "Computational Heterogeneous Catalysis: Surface Chemistry of Alloys", Lungby, Denmark, 08/2012.
  105. Workshop on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Surface Science and Energy Research, "Direct photo-catalysis on optically excited plasmonic metal nanostructures", Georg-August University of Gottingen in Gottingen, Germany. July, 2012.
  106. The 7th Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean Countries (EMCC7), "Photo-catalysis on Plasmonic Metal/Semiconductor Composites: H2O splitting using visible light", Corfu, Greece, 04/2012.
  107. Catalysis Club of Chicago, "Designing catalysts based on their spectroscopic fingerprints: Relationships between measured local geometric and electronic structure of alloy catalysts and their chemical reactivity", Chicago, IL, 01/2012.
  108. Entretiens Jacques Cartier Colloquium on 21st Century Catalysis Science and Applications, "Design of Targeted Nanostructures for Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Catalysis and Photocatalysis", Ottawa, Canada, 11/2011.
  109. NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantee Conference, "Plasmonic nanostructures in photochemistry", Washington DC, 11/2011.
  110. AIChE annual meeting, "Design of energy efficient and environmentally friendly nanomaterials for catalysis and photo-catalytic solar fuel production", award lecture for nanoscience and engineering forum young investigator award, Minneapolis, MN, 10/ 2011.
  111. ACS annual meeting, "Photo-catalysis on plasmonic metallic nanostructures and plasmonic nanostructure/semiconductor composites", Denver, CO, 8/2011.
  112. ACS Annual Meeting, "Improving carbon tolerance of Ni heterogeneous (electro)catalysts by alloying: catalysts design guided by first principles calculations", Denver, CO, 8/2011.
  113. ACS Annual Meeting, "Designing catalysts based on their spectroscopic fingerprints: relationships between measured local geometric and electronic structure of alloy catalysts and their chemical reactivity", Denver, CO, 08/2011.
  114. C1P Network of Excellence in Computational Catalysis, "Development of predictive structure-performance relationships for rational design of multi-component catalytic materials", Copenhagen, Denmark, 05/2011.
  115. Workshop on New Trends of Computational Chemistry in Industry Applications), "Development of predictive structure-performance relationships for rational design of multi-component catalytic materials", Barcelona, Spain, 05/2011.
  116. Workshop on Materials Design in Chemical Compound Space, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA, "Using electronic structure descriptors to identify new catalysts", Los Angeles, CA, 05/2011
  117. Symposium on Catalysis Science at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century, "Exploiting Nanotechnology for Heterogeneous Catalysis: Shaped Metallic Nanostructures as Selective Catalysts and for Characterization of Surface Chemical Reactions", Lyon, France, 11/2010.
  118. Catalysis Society of New York (NYC), "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysts, photo-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Rutherford, NJ, 10/2010.
  119. ACS Annual Meeting, "Enhancing Photo-chemical activity of semiconductor nanoparticles with optically active metallic nano-structures: Photo-chemistry mediated by surface plasmons", Boston, MA, 08/2010
  120. University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysts, photo-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Newark, DE, 05/2010.
  121. ACS annual meeting, "Well defined, highly uniform, targeted nano-structures as highly selective heterogeneous catalysts, photo-catalysts and characterization tools", Symposium organized in honor of the recipient of the 2010 Ipatieff Prize Prof. Christopher Jones, San Francisco, 03/2010
  122. AVS Annual meeting, "Catalysis on supported metal nano-clusters", San Jose, CA, 11/2009
  123. Philadelphia Catalysis Society Annual Symposium, "Targeted metallic nanostructures as heterogeneous catalysis, electro-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Newark, DE, 5/2009
  124. ACS Unilever Award Lecture, "Well defined, highly uniform, targeted nano-structures as highly selective heterogeneous catalysts, photo-catalysts and characterization tools", ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, New York, NY, 06/2009.
  125. ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Measuring the electronic structure of metal alloys and relating it to their performance", New York, NY, 06/2009.
  126. ACS Annual Meeting, "Measuring the electronic structure of metal alloys and relating it to their performance", symposium of the convergence between theory and experiment in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis organized by Prof. John Yates in honor of Prof. Jens Norskov, the recipient of the 2009 Gabor Somorjai award for creative research in catalysis, ACS meeting, Salt Lake City, 04/2009.
  127. Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Colby-Sawyer, NH, 06/2008.
  128. International Symposium on Creation and Control of Advanced Selective Catalysis Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Catalysis Society of Japan, "(Electro)catalyst design guided by molecular insights: controlling carbon poisoning of Ni (electro)catalysts by alloying", Kyoto, Japan, 07/2008.
  129. Transatlantic Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium, "Catalysis at nano length scales", England, 08/2008.
  130. DOE NETL symposium, "Hybrid theoretical/experimental studies aimed at the development of carbon- and sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts", Pittsburgh, PA, 04/2008.
  131. ACS annual meeting, "Controlling carbon chemistry on Ni surfaces by alloying: First principles approaches toward carbon-tolerant alloy catalysts and electrocatalysts", New Orleans, 04/2008
  132. ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium: "Surface chemistry of carbon on Ni and Ni-alloys: carbon-tolerant hydrocarbon reforming catalysts from molecular insights", Newark, DE, 06/2007.
  133. Phi-K network of excellence workshop on novel materials from first principles, "Selectivity in Heterogeneous Ethylene Epoxidation on Ag: From Fundamental Studies to Rational Catalyst Design", workshop organized by Jens K. Norskov, Matthias Scheffler and Juergen Hafner, Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 06/2004.
  134. ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Heterogeneous catalysis by gold: DFT and ab initio thermodynamic investigations of Au oxidation state and the role of oxide supports", Boulder, CO, 06/2006.
  135. ACS annual meeting, "Controlling carbon chemistry on Ni surfaces by the surface alloying: An ab-initio approach towards carbon-tolerant alloy catalysts for chemical energy conversion", Boston, 08/2007
  136. Ford Motor Company, "First principles approaches to hydrogen economy and sustainability", Dearborn, MI, 10/2004.
  137. Michigan Catalysis Society, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Livonia, MI, 11/2004
  138. Delphi Automotive Company, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Flint, MI, 4/2005
  139. Max Planck Society Meeting, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Straslund, Germany, 2/2004
  140. Fritz Haber Institute, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Berlin, Germany, 9/2003
Invited Lectures at Universities
  1. University of Texas, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Austin, TX, October, 2023
  2. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Beyond the active site - controlling the local chemical environment of active sites to achieve improved catalytic performance: examples of oxidative methane coupling and propane dehydrogenation,” Minneapolis, MN, April 2023
  3. University of Louisville, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Plasmonic Catalysis Louisville, KY, February 2023
  4. University of Virginia, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Charlottesville, VA, November 2022
  5. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Pittsburg, OK, October 2022
  6. University of Oklahoma, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Norman, OK, October 2022
  7. University of Illinois - Chicago, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Chicago, IL, September 2022
  8. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, “Plasmonic chemistry and catalysis: opportunities for selective and sustainable chemical conversion,” Golden, CO, November 2021
  9. Princeton University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, “Plasmonic chemistry and catalysis: opportunities for selective and sustainable chemical conversion,” Princeton, NJ, March 2020
  10. Pennsylvania State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” University Park, PA, February 2020
  11. University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Philadelphia, PA, February 2020
  12. Boston College, Chemistry Department, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Boston, MA, January 2020
  13. University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Plasmonic catalysis,” Philadelphia, PA, October 2019
  14. XINGDA Lecture, Peking University, Chemistry Division, “Plasmonic chemistry and catalysis: opportunities for selective and sustainable chemical conversion,” September 2019
  15. Tufts University, Department of Chemistry, “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Boston, MA, February 2019
  16. University of South Carolina, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Engineering metal/insulator/co-catalysts systems for photocatalytic water splitting,” Columbia, SC, January 2019
  17. Dutch Institute for Renewable Energy Conversion (DIFFER), “Electrochemical oxygen reduction: kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells,” Eindhoven, Netherlands, December 2018
  18. University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Selectivity in plasmonic catalysis: controlling the energy flow at molecular scales,” Philadelphia, PA, May 2018
  19. U.S. Congressional Hearing - Capitol Hill, “Energy challenges and solutions,” Washington, DC, August 2018
  20. Mason Lecture, Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Selectivity in plasmonic catalysis: Controlling the energy flow at molecular scales,” Stanford, CA, May 2018
  21. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, “Catalysis on plasmonic metal nanoparticles: opportunities for highly selective chemical conversion,” Baltimore, MD, April 2018
  22. D.B. Robinson Lecture, University of Alberta, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, “Catalysis on plasmonic metal nanoparticles: opportunities for highly selective chemical conversion,” Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, April 2018
  23. Harvard University, Integrated Mesoscale Architecture for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC), “Catalysis on plasmonic metal nanoparticles: opportunities for highly selective chemical conversion,” Cambridge, MA, February 2018
  24. University of Rochester, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Catalysis on plasmonic metal nanoparticles: Opportunities for highly selective chemical conversion,” Rochester, NY, January 2018
  25. Tulane University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, “Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures,” New Orleans, LA, December 2017
  26. Dumas Lecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, “Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures,” Blacksburg, VA, November 2017
  27. Yale University, New Heaven, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemistry Department, schedule 1/2017.
  28. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemistry Department, schedule 11/2016.
  29. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemical Engineering Department, 4/2016
  30. Iowa State University, Ames, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemical Engineering Department, 11/2015.
  31. University of Washington, Seattle, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Nanoscience and Technology Institute 10/2015.
  32. University of California, Berkeley, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemical Engineering Department, 03/2015.
  33. McGill University, Montreal (Canada), "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemistry Department, 03/2015.
  34. Exxon Mobil, "Oxidative coupling of methane", Clinton, New Jersey, 12/2015
  35. Sabic corporation "Reactions on metals", Houston, TX, 4/2015
  36. Technical University, Munich (Germany), "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Chemistry Department, Munich (Germany), 01/2015.
  37. University of California, Riverside, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Materials Science Department, 12/2014.
  38. University of Pittsburgh, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Chemistry Department, 11/2014.
  39. University of Toronto, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, ON (Canada), 01/2014
  40. Bowling Green University, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemistry 01/2014
  41. Exxon Mobil, "Relating Experimental to Theoretical Studies in Heterogeneous Catalysis", New Jersey, 12/2013
  42. Vanderbilt University, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, TN, 12/2013
  43. Georgia Institute of Technology, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, GA, 11/2013
  44. University of Notre Dame, Thiele Lectureship: "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, IN, 09/2013
  45. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", Golden, CO, 04/2013
  46. University of Colorado, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Department of Chemical Engineering, Boulder, CO, 01/2013
  47. National Energy Technology Laboratory, "Catalysis of Fuel Cells", Pittsburgh, PA, 02/2013
  48. Columbia University, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Department of Chemical Engineering, New York City, NY, 01/2013
  49. University of Pittsburgh, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
  50. Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
  51. University of Southern Florida, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
  52. Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 11/2011.
  53. Duke University (NC), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemistry, 11/2011.
  54. Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, April 2011.
  55. University of California (Santa Barbara), Department of Chemical Engineering, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", March, 2011.
  56. Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", February, 2011.
  57. University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, April 2011.
  58. University of Washington (Seattle), Center for Nanotechnology,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", January, 2011.
  59. Washington University (St. Louis), Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, December 2010.
  60. University of Toledo, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", October, 2010.
  61. Penn State University, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", September, 2010.
  62. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysis and photo-catalysts", March 2010
  63. Technical University of Denmark, Physics Department,"Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysis and photo-catalysts", Lyngby (Denmark) January 2010.
  64. University of Colorado, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Boulder, January 2008.
  65. Colorado School of Mines, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Golden, January 2008.
  66. University of Wisconsin, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,"Molecular approaches to heterogeneous catalysis", November, 2009
  67. Lindsay lectureship at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", College Station, November 2008.
  68. The City College of New York, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", New York City, February 2008.
  69. Purdue University,"Ab-initio approach to heterogeneous catalysis", Purdue University, Indiana, October, 2005
  70. Michigan Catalysis Society Annual Symposium,"From surface chemistry to novel heterogeneous catalysts", Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 2005.
  71. Case Western Reserve University, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland, OH, 2003
  72. University of California Los Angeles, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
  73. University of Michigan, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004