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, […]
The group has delivered two contributions at IZC 2025.
The Engineering Solid Catalysts team participated in the 10th Czech-Italian-Spanish Conference (CIS-10) on Molecular Sieves and Catalysis, held at the beautiful Liblice Castle on 9-12 June 2025.This biennial event brought together leading research groups from the Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, with the aim of strengthening the already well-established collaborations in the field of molecular […]
Big congratulations to Alica and Vojta on the successful defense of their BSc theses!Your dedication and hard work have paid off, and this milestone marks an exciting step forward in your academic journey. We’re proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing all that you’ll achieve in the future. Well done!
On October 8-11, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Manuel Moliner from Instituto de Tecnología Química (València, Spain). A pioneer in high-throughput methodologies for zeolite synthesis and among the discoverers of new zeolite structures, Dr. Moliner delivered a compelling lecture titled “Guiding Zeolite Synthesis towards Target Frameworks and Selective Active Site Location: Catalytic […]