14 May 2020
On behalf of the ICC2020 Organizing Committee, I regret to inform you that we will be unable to hold this meeting because it would be unsafe to do so as scheduled.
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2020 Vision
2020 Vision
The premier meeting in catalysis
held once every four years.
Technical Program
Program Overview
The scientific program for the 17th International Congress on Catalysis will feature the central role catalysis has played in the synthesis of new molecules and materials. The program will highlight recent developments, challenges, and opportunities available in context of the changing landscape of feedstocks and the discovery and development of new and enabling experimental and computational methods.
The theme of the conference, 2020 Vision for Catalysis, aims to look into the future for catalysis research guided by the past and to the judge the present in context of what lies ahead. The technical program will address the science and practice of catalysis along three cross-cutting themes:
Plenary Lectures

Keynote and Invited Lectures
Awards
The International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) will present two awards at the 17th ICC in San Diego: the International Catalysis Award and the Heinz Heinemann Award. The recipients will be selected by the IACS Awards Committee and both recipients will be invited to present a plenary lecture at the 17th ICC.
The International Catalysis Award will recognize pioneering accomplishments and innovation by an individual in the early stages of their career. The recipient must not have passed his/her 45th birthday on 1st May of the award year.
The Heinz Heinemann Award will be given to an individual or a group for significant contributions to catalyst science and technology achieved during the past four years.

2020 Heinz Heinemann Award

2020 International Catalysis Award

Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis
Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract Submission

Speakers
Plenary Speakers

ITQ-CSIC-Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain



Keynote Speakers

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis
Lausanne, Switzerland
Angelika Brückner, Leibniz-Institut for Catalysis
Paul Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota
Sandeep Dhingra, Dow, Inc.
Lynn Gladden, University of Cambridge
Emiel Hensen, Eindhoven University of Technology
Jean-Paul Lange, Shell
Leon Lefferts, University of Twente
Can Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Nuria Lopez, Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Fabio Noronha, National Institute of Technology
Isabella Nova, Politecnico di Milano
Philippe Sautet, University of California, Los Angeles
Jens Sehested, Haldor Topsoe
Bert Sels, KU Leuven
Kazuhiro Takanabe, University of Tokyo
Annette Trunschke, Fritz Haber Institute
Bert Weckhuysen, Utrecht University
Stacey Zones, Chevron
Invited Speakers
Shengli Chen, Wuhan University
Michael Claeys, University of Cape Town
Petra de Jongh, Utrecht University
Sergio Fuentes, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Jorge Gascon, KAUST
Jinlong Gong, Tianjin University
Chinnakonda Gopinath, NCL Pune
George Huber, University of Wisconsin
Hyunjoo Lee, KAIST
Jun Li, Tsinghua University
Ping Liu, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ding Ma, Peking University
Masato Machida, Kumamoto University
Gregory Patience, Polytechnique Montréal
Stu Soled, ExxonMobil
Mizuki Tada, Nagoya University
Karen Wilson, RMIT University
Michael Wong, Rice University
Ning Yan, National University of Singapore
Workshops
Cost - $50 Facilitator: Matt Neurock (University of Minnesota) The tremendous advances in the theoretical methods and computing power that have occurred over the past decade have helped to make computational catalysis an invaluable tool in understanding and designing catalytic systems. The workshop is aimed at fostering the use of quantum chemical methods and molecular simulation of catalytic reaction systems. The workshop will combine presentations along with hands-on tutorials and demonstrations. Participants are asked to bring along their laptops. The workshop will include: - Benefits and Challenges Overview of the capabilities and limitations of Computational Catalysis with focus on realistic expectations of the accuracy, types of problems that can be studied, and time frames necessary to obtain meaningful results. The role of Computational Catalysis in today’s industry landscape is also discussed. - A brief introduction to the underlying methods, approximations and algorithms used in multiscale modeling of catalytic reactions: Ab initio quantum chemical wave-function and density functional theory methods, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations and descriptor-based catalyst screening. An overview on the application of these methods to catalytic reactions over metals, metal oxides, zeolites and other materials will be given. - Hands-on guided tutorials will be given to demonstrate the use of first principle quantum chemical methods to gain fundamental insight into surface phenomena in heterogeneous catalytic reactions.
Cost - $50 Facilitators: Kazuhiro Takanabe (University of Tokyo) and Fuxiang Zhang (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics) Photocatalysis is of great importance in energy conversion and environmental remediation. This study session is aimed at newcomers in the field, and will address fundamental aspects on how to examine and report photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical studies. We will discuss relevant phenomena that occur in different dimensions and timescales, and practical experimental techniques and efficiency calculations. We will also have an open Q&A session for participants.
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Venue
Enjoy The San Diego Manchester Grand Hyatt
Integrated into a 1,628-room hotel with bay and city views, including 76 suites and 45 conference suites, this ultra-modern facility offers stunning contemporary design, floor-to-ceiling windows with views of San Diego Bay or the city skyline, luxe linens, 46” flat-screen televisions, work spaces, iHome stereos, and free Wi-Fi. Internet access up to 400MB is available in all guest rooms.

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REGISTRATION

Travel Awards
17th International Congress on Catalysis Travel Awards for Graduate Students and Postdocs at North American Institutions
The 17th International Congress on Catalysis will award a limited number of travel awards to graduate students and postdocs to assist with their travel expenses to the meeting. These travel awards will cover registration and travel to the conference (up to $1000/graduate student and $1250/postdoc; submission of all receipts will be required). To be eligible, the graduate student/postdoc must be currently enrolled or employed by an institution in North America (US, Canada and Mexico).
The nomination for this award should be made by the student/postdoc's research advisor. Each advisor may nominate only one student or postdoc.
The nomination package should include the following as a single PDF file:
a) Notice of abstract acceptance at the 17th ICC along with the abstract.
b) A resume (up to 2 pages in length) highlighting the student/postdoc's accomplishments.
c) A single-page recommendation letter from the faculty advisor.
The nomination material must be sent electronically by email as a single package to Eranda Nikolla at travelawards@2020icc.com. The deadline for nominations is Feb 24th (midnight EST), 2020.