Karl Ziegler Guest Professorship awarded to Bert Weckhuysen
The Max-Planck-Institut f眉r Kohlenforschung in M眉lheim (Germany) has awarded Prof. Bert Weckhuysen with their annual . Weckhuysen, Distinguished 木瓜福利影视 Professor Catalysis, Energy and Sustainability at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, is staying in M眉lheim from 28 to 30 October. The Max-Planck-Institut honours Weckhuysen 鈥渇or his outstanding achievements in the field of operando characterization of catalysts.鈥
The Karl Ziegler Guest Professorship, the highest distinction of the institute, is awarded annually to a leading chemistry researcher. The laureate is invited to M眉lheim to give a number of lectures and workshops to researchers and students, including invited guests from neighbouring universities. 鈥淭he list of previous laureates isimpressive,鈥 says Weckhuysen. 鈥淚 am very honoured to be among prominent chemists such as Robert Grubbs, Ryoji Noyori and Gerhard Ertl.鈥
The Guest Professorship is named after Nobel Prize winner Karl Ziegler (1898-1973), who won the Nobel Prize for his research into polymers in 1963, and was director of the Max-Planck Institute from 1943 to 1969.
Pearlman lectureship
In addition to the Karl-Ziegler-Guest Professorship, Weckhuysen has also been invited for the annual Pearlman lectureship at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, which he will give in January 2020.