The Catalysis Club of Philadelphia
2008 Spring Symposium
Thursday, May 22, 2008
John M. Clayton Hall, University of Delaware
Route 896 North, Newark, DE 19716
| 7:45 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:25 AM | Welcome |
| 8:30 AM | Ciapetta Lecture-2008 Automotive emission control: past, present and future Robert J. Farrauto, BASF Catalysts View Abstract » |
| 9:10 AM | Molecular Basket Sorbents as a Novel Approach to CO2 Capture and Separation Chunshan Song, The Pennsylvania State University View Abstract » |
| 9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 AM | Search for a better water gas shift catalyst Fabio H. Ribeiro, Purdue University View Abstract » |
10:50 AM | Cooperative and environmental effects in catalysts Harold H. Kung, Northwestern University View Abstract » |
| 11:30 AM | Polarization dependence of adsorption on ferroelectric BaTiO3 surfaces Mosha Zhao, University of Pennsylvania Winner of CCP 2008 Poster Competition, University of Pennsylvania View Abstract » |
| 11:55 AM | Announcement of 2008 CCP Award |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Challenges and solutions in diesel emission control Andy Walker, Johnson Matthey View Abstract » |
| 2:10 PM | The development of nano-composite electrodes for natural gas-assisted
steam electrolysis for hydrogen production Raymond J. Gorte, University of Pennsylvania View Abstract » |
| 2:50 PM | Coffee Break |
| 3:10 PM | The use of ultra high field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to
study the surface structure and catalytic properties of poorly crystalline
γ-Al2O3 surfaces Charles H. F. Peden, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory View Abstract » |
| 3:50 PM | Catalysis for decentralized hydrogen production Dion G. Vlachos, University of Delaware View Abstract » |
| 4:30 PM | Closing |



