Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysis for Sustainable Energy

Catalytic technologies that produce chemical fuels in a sustainable fashion are a critical buttress to current energy infrastructure and will continue to gain prominence as traditional sources of energy, such as fossil fuels, are gradually phased out. In this vein, catalyst technologies based on earth-abundant metals are an important emerging strategy as they offer many of the advantages of legacy catalysts with the added benefit of employing more sustainable materials. Work in this area has traditionally encompassed separate spheres including homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, and biological catalysis. Contributions from each of these areas are notable, yet there are exciting opportunities for transformative advancements in energy technologies by leveraging the unique approaches and perspectives from experts in these different fields in a focused manner. This symposium aims to bring together these disparate areas of catalysis to showcase advancements in renewable energy, biofuels, catalysis, and energy storage based on earth-abundant metals. By assembling scientists and industry experts from separate areas of catalysis we seek to inform, connect, and inspire those working on complex energy challenges. The symposium will feature a diversity of practitioners across academia and industry working in areas of homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, and biologically-related catalysis in a single forum with the common theme of earth-abundant metal catalysis. We anticipate that this collective effort will ensure that proposed solutions are not only scientifically sound but also relevant and applicable in practical situations. Moreover, we anticipate that attendees will receive new ideas for future projects shaped by the presentations and discussions with scientists in different sub-fields from their own.

Hanno Erythropel, Ph.D., Yale University

Lars Ratjen

Paul Anastas, Yale University

Peter Licence, The University of Nottingham

Hanno Erythropel, Ph.D., Yale University

Lars Ratjen

Paul Anastas, Yale University

Peter Licence, The University of Nottingham