报告题目：Designing High-Performance Nanocatalysts for the Renewable Energy Sector

报告人：Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse教授，新西兰奥克兰大学

报告时间：2023年10月27日 上午 10:00-11:00

报告地点：华南理工大学(大学城校区) 环境与能源学院B4-215学术报告厅

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报告的摘要：

Decarbonisation of the global energy sector is the greatest scientific challenging facing mankind in the 21st century. This seminar will overview some of my recent collaborative research aimed at nanocatalyst discovery for water splitting, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, metal-air batteries, uranium extraction from seawater, CO₂ valorisation, and CO hydrogenation to liquid fuels. Emphasis will be place on the design of non-precious metal catalysts for these important applications.

报告人简介：

Prof. Geoffrey Waterhouse is an elected Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (FNZIC) and Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and the New Zealand Delegate to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Geoffrey Waterhouse’s research focuses on the application of nanotechnology in catalysis, environmental monitoring and therapies. He is renowned for his contributions to the design and understanding of nanocatalysts for the energy sector. Geoffrey is a key science leader in many New Zealand Government-funded programmes linked to the emerging Green Hydrogen Economy. He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2023), and was named in Stanford University's 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 lists of the Top 2% scientists in the world. His numerous accolades include the International Partnership Award for Young Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016), the Maurice Wilkins Centre Prize for Excellence in Chemical Research (2020), University of Auckland Research Excellence Medal (2021), Royal Society of New Zealand James Cook Research Fellowship (2021) and the Shorland Medal from the New Zealand Association of Scientists (2022). He has 11 published book chapters, 450 SCI journal articles (Google Scholar H-index 92; average impact factor 12; total citations over 34,000; the highest single paper citation over 1700).