The 2006 Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Club of Philadel\u00adphia Award is giv\u00aden to Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor James A. Dumesic of Depart\u00adment of Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneer\u00ading, Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Wis\u00adcon\u00adsin, for his pio\u00adneer\u00ading con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions to the kinet\u00adics and mech\u00ada\u00adnisms of cat\u00adalyt\u00adic reac\u00adtions. Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Dumesic is also rec\u00adog\u00adnized for the devel\u00adop\u00adment of con\u00adcepts and tools for elu\u00adci\u00addat\u00ading struc\u00adture-prop\u00ader\u00adty rela\u00adtion\u00adships for the dis\u00adcov\u00adery of new cat\u00ada\u00adlysts. Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Dumesic\u2019s recent dis\u00adcov\u00ader\u00adies include the met\u00adal-cat\u00adalyzed reform\u00ading of bio\u00admass-derived oxy\u00adgenates in aque\u00adous media, and the use of oxide clus\u00adters as redox agents in fuel cells. Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Dumesic has received many pre\u00advi\u00adous awards, includ\u00ading the Col\u00adburn Award and the Wil\u00adhelm Award from the Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Insti\u00adtute of Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Engi\u00adneers, the Emmett Award from the North Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Catal\u00ady\u00adsis Soci\u00adety, the Somor\u00adjai Award of the Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Chem\u00adi\u00adcal Soci\u00adety, and the elec\u00adtion to the Nation\u00adal Acad\u00ade\u00admy of Engi\u00adneer\u00ading.<\/p>\n
Pro\u00adfes\u00adsor Dumesic award will be pre\u00adsent\u00aded at the Club first meet\u00ading on Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 28, 2006. The award lec\u00adture will be giv\u00aden there\u00adafter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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