Welcome!

The Organizing Committee warmly invites you to participate in the 17^th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC) to be held in San Diego, California on June 14-19, 2020. This congress is the premier technical gathering of our communities of practice in surface and organometallic catalysis, industrial homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and catalysis in condensed media. This meeting brings together participants from academia, industry, and national laboratories, with a tradition and expressed goal of nurturing and mentoring students and young researchers as part of its mission.

This Congress has been held every four years under the auspices of the International Association of Catalysis Societies since its first meeting in Philadelphia in 1956 (watch on Youtube).  This 17^th ICC is sponsored and organized by the North American Catalysis Society and its members, who welcome all of you, as students and practitioners of catalysis, to submit your most significant work for presentation in the many areas of catalysis covered by this congress.

Our global catalysis community has built the science, the enabling tools, and the engineering foundation needed to address the formidable challenges faced by humanity and our planet, as we strive to improve the quality of life for everyone while preserving natural resources and the environment for future generations. We send this invitation to the entire international catalysis community to come together to continue in this endeavor — sharing knowledge, bridging intellectual gaps, advancing our science, celebrating the achievements of our most accomplished members — and in building new collaborations and friendships.

Welcome on behalf of the 17^th ICC Organizing Committee and it’s sponsoring organizations. We look forward to your contributions and participation in this 17^th ICC and to seeing all of you in San Diego.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

MEETING CHAIR:
Enrique Iglesia, University of California at Berkeley

MEETING VICE CHAIRS:
Abhaya Datye, University of New Mexico
Bruce Gates, University of California, Davis
Umit Ozkan, Ohio State University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Jingguang Chen (co-chair), Columbia University
Christopher Jones (co-chair), Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Will Medlin, University of Colorado
Susannah Scott, University of California, Santa Barbara

SECRETARY:
Bjorn Moden, Zeolyst International

WEBSITE AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE:
Beata Kilos (chair), Dow
Aditya Bhan, University of Minnesota
Eranda Nikolla, Wayne State University
Brian Trewyn, Colorado School of Mines

VIDEOGRAPHY/PHOTOGRAPHY:
Uschi Graham, University of Kentucky
Stuart Soled, ExxonMobil

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE:
Thomas Degnan, University of Notre Dame
Fabio Ribeiro, Purdue University
Jeff Bricker, UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company
C. P. Kelkar, BASF Corporation
Sudhakar Jale, W.R. Grace
Hye Kyung Timken, Chevron Corporation
Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

FINANCIAL AND BUDGET COMMITTEE:
Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin (chair), University of Toronto
Huamin Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
C.Y. Chen, Chevron Corporation

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE:
Ryan Richards, Colorado School of Mines
Shaama Sharada, University of Southern California
Dante Simonetti, University of California, Los Angeles

POSTER SESSIONS COMMITTEE:
John Kuhn, University of South Florida
Elizabeth Biddinger, The City College of New York
Raj Gounder, Purdue University

EXHIBITORS COMMITTEE:
Paul Kester (chair), Micromeritics
Jesse Hensley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

MEETING ORGANIZER:
Jennifer Whiting Meeting Solutions, Inc.