The 11th IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry (GreenIUPAC2026), held on September 8-12, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together brought together > 500 participants from 41 countries to exchange recent advances in green chemistry and discuss innovative approaches to sustainable chemical processes and technologies. Mariya delivered a lecture entitled “Atomic-Scale Manipulation of Zeolites for Sustainable […]
The MSCA Fellowships CZ project “DESIGNing supported noble metal-free Heusler alloy catalysts for alkyne semi-hydrogenation” is officially launched today! The project was successfully secured by Dr. Subhajyoti Samanta (Subha) with Mariya serving as his supervisor. The prestigious MSCA Fellowships CZ programme supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers whose proposals received high scores in the highly competitive European […]
Our postdoctoral researcher Subhajyoti Samanta represented the group at the SPECTROCAT 2026 Summer School, held from 29 June to 3 July in Caen, Normandy, France. Organized by the Laboratory for Catalysis and Spectrochemistry and hosted by ENSICAEN, the international school brought together 43 participants representing 17 nationalities. The week-long programme focused on the application of […]
FEZA 2026 brought together 364 participants from 34 countries, creating a truly international forum for researchers and industrial partners working on zeolites and other ordered porous materials. Under the theme “Zeolites and porous materials for sustainability strategies,” the conference covered advances in material synthesis, post-synthetic modification, characterization and modelling, as well as applications in carbon […]
Today marks the completion of a 4-year journey with the successful defense of Nastya’s PhD thesis:“Sustainable Catalysis by Zeolites and Bimetallic Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Zeolite-like Carriers”, a project co-funded by Johnson Matthey. Big congratulations to Nastya and her outstanding supervisor Assist. Prof. J.Prech!
Over the years, EuropaCat has become a traditional meeting place for scientists and researchers from both academia and industry across Europe. The 16th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2025) once again provided an excellent platform for exchanging ideas, discussing challenges in catalysis, and strengthening collaborations. Our group has delivered the contributions, highlighting our recent progress […]
Big congratulations to Dr. Nasim Poorsharbaf Ghavi on the successful defense of her PhD thesis!Nasim’s research established key synthesis-property-performance correlations in zeolite-based catalysts for the synthesis of thymol and menthone. Kudos as well to her supervisor, Assoc. Prof. M. Opanasenko, for excellent guidance throughout this journey!
We are pleased to announce the publication of the RSC book Zeolites: From Fundamentals to Emerging Applications. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of zeolite chemistry, from structure and synthesis to advanced applications. Mariya contributed Chapter 6: “Acidity of Zeolites”, co-authored with Prof. B. Gil, which discusses the nature of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites, […]
We are delighted to celebrate the successful MSc thesis defenses of Klára Veselá and František Krákl! Klára explored zeolite-amine complex catalysis in Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-type hydrogen transfer reactions, while František investigated the influence of aluminum content in zeolites on the stability of supported metal nanoparticles. Both projects contributed to our group’s research on zeolite-based catalytic materials. Congratulations […]
The group has delivered two contributions at IZC 2025.