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Spring 2019 - Issue 19
In this Issue:
Harnessing NMR to Understand Elemental Catalytic Reactions
Holladay Chases the 'Fast, Efficient, and Inexpensive'
Catalysis News
Lercher Honored for Cutting-Edge Innovation
Wang Receives National Catalysis Award
PNNL Team Receives Best Paper Award
New Estimating Tool Provides Catalyst Cost Information
Summer 2018 - Issue 17
In this Issue:
Effective Use of Renewable Electricity for Making Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
Be the Catalyst of Your Career
Science Short: The Fine Arts of Catalysis and Consensus
Catalysis News
Janos Szanyi and Feng Gao Share Their Views in Nature Catalysis
Grant Johnson Co-Organizes Mesilla Chemistry Workshop
Methane Goes Out With Carbon Dioxide, But There's a Catch
Quarterbacking Catalysts by Positioning Atoms
April 2018 - Issue 16
In this Issue:
Be the Catalyst of Your Career
Science Short: The Fine Arts of Catalysis and Consensus
Catalysis News
Janos Szanyi and Feng Gao Share Their Views in Nature Catalysis
Grant Johnson Co-Organizes Mesilla Chemistry Workshop
Methane Goes Out With Carbon Dioxide, But There's a Catch
Quarterbacking Catalysts by Positioning Atoms
January 2018 - Issue 15
In this Issue:
Creating a Research Nexus in Catalysis
Taking the High Road by Finding the Middle Ground
Science Short: When a Catalyst Takes the Plunge
Catalysis News
Joint appointment named AAAS Fellow
Samantha Johnson Earns Best Poster Award at Theoretical Chemistry Conference
New Catalyst Meets Challenge of Cleaning Exhaust from Modern Engines
Atoms Rearrange in Electrolyte and Control Ion Flow under Tough Conditions.
November 2017 - Issue 14
Editor's note: It's important to reach beyond your community to get new ideas, share information with different audiences, and solve big problems. This issue of Transformations shows how our catalysis researchers go beyond the traditional limits of their discipline. Enjoy!
In this Issue:
How to Engage an Audience in an Attention-Constrained World
Catalysis for Better Control and Use of Thermal Energy
90 Seconds of Discovery: Why Sulfur Batteries Fail
Catalysis News
Bruce D. Kay Elected Member of Washington State Academy of Sciences
The Pivotal Step in Turning Carbon Dioxide into a Valuable Resource
David Dixon Named a Top Author by American Chemical Society
August 2017 - Issue 13
In this Issue:
Carbonates: A Promising Approach for Low-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Conversions
90 Seconds of Discovery: Carbonated Science Cleans Power Plants
Catalysis News
Zdenek Dohnalek Named AVS Fellow
A Duet of Firsts: Imaging Chemical Building Block
Johannes Lercher Elected to Membership in the National Academy of Engineering
January 2017 - Issue 12
In this Issue:
New Lab-Funded Initiative in Chemical Transformations
Energy Everywhere—A Big Idea Evolution
90 Seconds of Discovery: How to Sustainably Fuel a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Catalysis News
DOE Calls PNNL "World Leader in Catalysis"
A Cooperative Way to Make Ammonia
Lin Named Among World's Most Influential Scientists
Light Strikes Gold to Create Better Catalysts
Bullock Selected as AAAS Fellow
PNNL to Partner with University of Oregon
August 2016 - Issue 11
In this Issue:
Fundamental Catalysis Enabling a Zero-Carbon-Footprint Future
Scale-up of Aviation Biofuels from Alcohols Reaching New Heights
Five Cents About Nickel Catalysts
Catalysis News and Research:
Lercher Receives International Award for Catalysis Research
A Watery Roadblock in the Pathway to Biofuels
How to Heal Broken Bonds, Catalyst Style
Catalyze It! Special Issue Highlights Drive for Discoveries at National Labs
Chromium Breaks the Toughest of Bonds, with the Right Support
December 2015 - Issue 10
In this Issue:
Where There Is Waste, There Is Energy—and Opportunity
IIC Scientist Exemplifies the Three Ds of Research
The Story Behind ACS Winners Dan DuBois, Morris Bullock, and the Hydrogen Catalysis Team (video)
Catalysis News and Research:
Chuck Peden Honored for Vehicle Emission Control Catalysis Research
Scientists Discover Precise Location of Active Sites on Popular Catalyst
Aluminum Clusters Shut Down Molecular Fuel Factory
Kneading Enzyme Makes Ammonia Levels Rise
May - Issue 9
In this Issue:
Catalyzing Collaboration and Conversation at the Nation's Largest Chemistry Gathering
Three Minutes of Discovery (video): Zeolites: Exploring Molecular Channels
Catalysis News and Research:
Dongsheng Li and David Heldebrant Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
Mimicking Biology to Create Fast, Efficient Catalysts
Sailing Through Uncharted Waters to Discover Catalysts' Secrets
In the Heat of the Reaction, a Single Atom Delivers
February - Issue 8
In this Issue:
The Value of Catalysis - Bob Weber
Top Five Things Learned About Creating Catalysts to Store and Release Energy
90 Seconds of Discovery (video): Catalytic Choreography
Catalysis News and Research:
Small but Tough: Iridium Nanoparticles Resist Deactivation in Biofuel Production
Johannes Lercher Named Distinguished Chemical Engineering Lecturer at Yale
Cheap Catalyst Gets Expensive Accessory
September 2014 - Issue 7
In this Issue:
Future Challenges for Catalytic Vehicle Emission Control - Chuck Peden
Catalyst Developer's 9-Week Fellowship at National Lab is a Win-Win
90 Seconds of Discovery (video): How Bio-oil Turns to Gunk
Catalysis News and Research:
Water Leads to Chemical That Gunks up Biofuels Production
Creating a GPS for Aluminum Ions
PNNL Wins National Green Chemistry Award
Building the Ideal Rest Stop for Protons
Johannes Lercher and Chuck Peden Named Wiley Research Fellows
July 2014 - Issue 6
In this Issue:
Changing the Game in Biomass Conversion - Corinne Drennan
90 Seconds of Discovery (video): Increasing Biofuel Catalyst Life
Catalysis News and Research:
Jim De Yoreo elected Materials Research Society Fellow
Jud Virden, Kelly Sullivan elected to National Council for Chemical Research
Review covers lifetime of proton pushing
Krypton reporter uncovers oxygen's antics
Revving up catalysts by building in proton-only offramp
February 2014 - Issue 5
In this Issue:
Meeting the Catalysis Challenge in Aviation Fuels - by John Holladay
Catalysis Process for Producing Propylene Glycol Recognized
90 Seconds of Discovery (video): Frustrated Lewis Pairs research combines theory and experiment
Catalysis News and Research:
Morris Bullock writes Science perspective
Ilke Arslan invited to the 25th U.S. Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium
James White wins prestigious award
When less is more: Fewer proton relays improve catalytic rates
Fast nickel catalyst breaks into college textbook
September 2013 - Issue 4
In this Issue:
Kicking the Precious Metal Habit – by R. Morris Bullock
90 Seconds of Discovery (video): Small Changes for Catalysts; Big Impacts for our Nation
Catalysis News and Research:
A crystal of a different color
Finding a missing piece in the exhaust puzzle
New catalyst dives into water to produce hydrogen
June 2013 - Issue 3
In this Issue:
Integrating Fundamental and Applied Research on Catalysis – by Robert Weber and Thomas Brouns
Reducing Emissions without Sacrificing Performance
90 Seconds of Discovery (video):
Biofuels for Jet Engines
Catalysis News and Research:
Bullock wins Royal Society of Chemistry award
Measuring overpotential in acetonitrile
March 2013 - Issue 2
In this Issue:
Designing the Catalysts Needed for Sustainable Energy – by Dan DuBois
Looking at Sustainable Energy from Different Perspectives
90 Seconds of Discovery (video):
Storing Renewable Energy and Chemical Bonds
Catalysis News and Research:
DuBois to be honored at ACS symposium
Wang elected Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow
January 2013 - Issue 1
In this Issue:
90 Seconds of Discovery (video)
Catalysis News and Research:
Speed and efficiency of hydrogen-producing catalyst
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