应化学化工学院、天然产物化学全国重点实验室、甘肃省先进催化重点实验室和氢能与低碳中心邀请，ETH Zurich教授、J. Am. Chem. Soc.副主编Christophe Copéret来我校进行交流并做“文魁论坛”第一百一十五场学术报告，欢迎感兴趣的师生参加。

报  告 人：Christophe Copéret 教授

报告题目：Understanding Catalysis, one Atom at a Time

报告时间：2026年6月3日（星期三）9:00

报告地点：第二化学楼101学术报告厅

报告人简介

Christophe Copéret (CCH) was trained in chemistry and chemical engineering (CPE-Lyon) and carried out a PhD at Purdue University (E.i. Negishi). After a postdoctoral stay at Scripps (K.B. Sharpless), CCH entered CNRS and was promoted Director (1998-2008). CCH is Professor at ETH Zürich (2010) and an Associate Editor for JACS (2022). CCH is an elected member of the Academia Europaea, the French Académie des Sciences, and Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SAWT). His scientific interest lies at the frontiers of molecular, material and surface chemistry with the aim to understand the electronic structure and design molecularly-defined heterogenous catalysts.

Most efficient chemical processes used in industry rely on heterogeneous catalysis. While the search for more sustainable processes and the changes in environmental policies impose the continuous development of more efficient catalysts, we have currently little understanding of the structure of the actives in these processes. Hence, due to their inherent complexity, heterogeneous catalysts have been mostly developed empirically.

Here, we will show how constructing active sites, one atom at a time on surfaces, enables molecular-level understanding and implementation of rational approaches for the improvement of catalytic processes. We will first illustrate how this approach enables to generate selective single-site catalysts. We will next show how from these isolated (single) sites, one can generate and understand far more complex systems such as supported nanoparticles, where interfaces, alloying… play a critical role. This lecture will be developed around these themes and will show how the development of advanced characterization tools augmented by computational approaches can provide useful information to bridge the gap between fundamental and applied (industrial) catalysis. 

“文魁论坛”介绍

“文魁论坛”以黄文魁教授的名字命名。黄文魁教授是兰州大学化学学科发展的领航者之一，为兰州大学化学学科的发展做出了卓越贡献。为了传承和发扬黄文魁教授等老一辈化学家严谨的治学态度、百折不挠的工作作风和投身科学的奉献精神，促进化学化工学院和天然产物化学全国重点实验室的建设与发展，加强与国内、外高水平大学及研究院所的学术交流，拓宽视野，汲取灵感，激发创意，营造浓厚的学术氛围，学院隆重推出“文魁论坛”。

“文魁论坛”作为我院的重要学术交流平台，将邀请国内、外知名专家、知名校友来院以主题报告会和讲座等形式进行学术交流，为我院师生提供一个与学术名家面对面互动交流的机会，提升学院人才培养质量和科学研究的水平。

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