The symposium will be an exciting gathering of leading scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of electrochemistry, sustainability, and carbon management. This event will explore groundbreaking developments and innovations in the (photo)electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable and sustainable products.
Our symposium aims to provide a comprehensive platform for discussing the latest breakthroughs in CO (photo)electroreduction, a critical technology in the fight against climate change. The program will feature a diverse range of topics, including catalyst design, reaction mechanisms, energy efficiency, reactor design and simulation, advanced characterizations, and scaling up electrochemical processes. Prominent speakers from academia, industry, and government agencies will present their research findings and discuss the potential applications of CO reduction technologies.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in stimulating discussions, network with peers, and forge collaborations to drive progress towards a greener, more sustainable future. Join us at this symposium as we collectively explore and shape the future of electrochemical CO reduction, contributing to a world where CO becomes a valuable resource rather than a greenhouse gas.
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- (Photo)Electrocatalysts
- Reactors/Electrolyzers
- Simulations
- Reaction Mechanisms
- Advanced (in situ/in operando) characterization
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Techno-Economic Analysis
Dr. Deepak Pant is a Senior Scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium. His research focuses on bioenergy, specifically, the design and optimization of bio-electrochemical systems for energy recovery from wastewater and microbial electrosynthesis for production of value-added chemicals through electrochemically driven bio-processes. He has 3 books (on Springer, Elsevier and CRC Press), 4 Patents, 125 peer-reviewed publications with >9300 citations (h-index 55) and 28 book chapters to his credit. He is a member of scientific communities like ISMET, ISE, BES, BRSI, IFIBiop and AMI. He is an Editorial board member for ‘Bioresource Technology’, ‘Electronic Journal of Biotechnology’, ‘Biofuel Research Journal’, ‘Heliyon’ and ‘Frontiers in Environmental Science’ and Editor for the new Elsevier Journal “Bioresource Technology Reports”.
Guillermo Díaz-Sainz received his Degree in Chemical Engineering (2015) from the University of Cantabria and his MSc. in Chemical Engineering (2017) delivered from the University of Cantabria (UC) and the University of the Basque Country. In 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Energy and Processes focused on the development of processes for CO2 electrocatalytic reduction to formate. He is currently integrated into the Research Group DePRO (Development of Chemical Processes and Pollution Control), and at present, he is Assistant Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department. Currently, the research activity and mid/long term interests of Dr. Diaz-Sainz are mainly focused on the development of an innovative process for the CO2 capture and photo/electrochemical conversion in products of interest, and at the same time, the production of green hydrogen by electrolyzers.
Sophia Haussener is a Professor heading the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). Her current research is focused on providing design guidelines for thermal, thermochemical, and photoelectrochemical energy conversion reactors through multi-physics modelling and experimentation. Her research interests include: thermal sciences, fluid dynamics, charge transfer, electro-magnetism, and thermo/electro/photochemistry in complex multi-phase media on multiple scales. She received her MSc (2007) and PhD (2010) in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the Joint Center of Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) between 2011 and 2012. She has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and 2 books. She has been awarded the ETH medal (2011), the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation award (2011), the ABB Forschungspreis (2012), the Prix Zonta (2015), the Global Change Award (2017), and the Raymond Viskanta Award (2019), and is a recipient of a Starting Grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation (2014).
Chaoqun MaDirector of Strategic Projects at APRIA Systems SL & Part time Assistant Professor at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department from the University of Cantabria (UC), Spain. After concluding her doctoral thesis, E. Santos spent a period of two years at the UC as postdoctoral researcher until she joins the private company APRIA Systems SL with a Torres Quevedo Grant in 2016. She has worked as project manager on different projects including the valorization of CO2 streams, obtaining green H2 as an energy vector applied to the sustainable mobility sector or the recovery of fluorinated gases from the refrigeration industry, among others. In 2023 she is promoted to Director of Strategic Projects.
As a result of her scientific activity, E. Santos has reported a total of 22 publications, of which 9 are in high-impact international journals indexed in JCR and 13 contributions to conference books with ISBN. Her work has received a total of 615 citations, with an h index of 9 (Scopus) in a short period of time and taking into account the work dedication to the world of private business where the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of scientific papers is not usual practice. The results have been disseminated in 30 international conferences (2 keynote and 15 oral communications defended by E. Santos). E. Santos has worked on 30 research projects (11 European projects, 12 national and 7 regional. E. Santos has supervised 2 Doctoral thesis (Industrial Doctorate) and 1 Master's thesis in the field of chemical engineering.
Damien VOIRY is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure de chimie et de physique de Bordeaux (ENSCPB) and obtained his PhD at the Centre de recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP) of the University of Bordeaux in 2010. From 2011 to 2016, Damien was a postdoctoral associate in Professor Manish Chhowalla's group at Rutgers University in the USA. His postdoctoral work focused on modifying the crystal structures of metal chalcogenide nanosheets for electrocatalysis and electronics. Since February 2016, he has been a CNRS researcher at the Institut Européen des Membranes in Montpellier. His current research aims to explore the use of low-dimensional materials to fabricate multifunctional membranes for separation and energy applications. After joining the CNRS, he focused his research on 2D materials for energy conversion and nanofluidics. In 2018, he was awarded an ERC Starting Grant to study the photo-electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using 2D materials. He has received several awards including the CNRS Bronze Medal (2020), the Young Researcher Award from the French Chemical Society (2022) and the Innovation Award from the University of Montpellier (2024). He is a member of the Jeune Académie d'Europe since 2020.