PARTIAL-PGMs Summer School focuses on the process of creation and production of novel automotive Catalysts, from materials modelling to the industrial scale-up, going through materials syntesis, characterisation and testing.
The Summer School will give to the participants the unique opportunity of learning from and network with eminent academics and professionals in the field.
Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), in particular Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) are key components in heterogeneous and electrochemical catalysis and are currently used in a variety of industrial applications, including chemical synthesis and energy conversion as well as in automotive emissions control systems. With ever-more stringent environmental regulations in place, industrial providers should balance the need for better catalyst performance and function, with a reduction in the amount of PGMs used.
PARTIAL-PGMs project, funded by the European Commission, is examining how new nanomaterials can be used to substitute effectively CRMs – specifically PGMs – in current applications.
The project brings together rational catalyst design including synthesis, characterization and realistic performance evaluation of the novel materials. The project also delivers multi-scale modelling and large-scale computational simulations, with a strong emphasis on industrially-relevant chemical reactions and emerging technologies, in which PGMs play a pivotal role.
Students from the most important European Research Institute
Opportunity to display and discuss students’ poster
(suggested dimension 70×100 cm – see Partial-PGMs poster)
Daily tours at open air and relaxing moments
A bus transfer from the airport will be arrange during Monday morning.
The organizing committee: Massimo Rinaldi, Antonella Glisenti and Fotis Katsaros
Massimo Rinaldi | Warrant Hub
Fotis Katsaros | Demokritos
Andrew York | Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Alessandro Trovarelli, DPIA – Dipartimento politecnico di ingegneria e architettura – University of Udine
Antonella Glisenti, University of Padova
Davide Ferri, Paul Scherrer Institut
Christophe Dujardin, University of Lille
Atsushi Urakawa, Institut Català d’Investigació Química
Paolo Canu, University of Padova
Gaetano Granozzi, University of Padova
Guided tour of Albarella by bike.
Every participant will be provided of a bicycle for the whole Summer School period; on Tuesday 18th, a guided tour of the island will be available for all the participants in order to discover the natural beauty of Albarella.
Elise Berrier, University of Lille
Andrew York, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Gaetano Granozzi, University of Padova
Fotis Katsaros and Zili Sideratou, Demokritos – Pegie Cool, Universiteit Antwerpen
Antonella Glisenti, University of Padova
Andrea Vittadini, National Research Council
Paolo Canu, University of Padova
Marie Placha, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
OPEN DISCUSSION
Boat trip.
PARTIAL-PGMs Summer School participants will have the unique opportunity to visit Albarella by boat and to discover one of the most important European ornithological area which has been included, since 1999, in the list of Italian heritage sites by UNESCO.
Andrew York, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Victor Manuel Candelario Leal, Liq-tech
Athanasios Tsolakis, University of Birmingham
Nicola Moro, eAmbiente
Ioanna Giannopoulou, National University of Athens
Massimo Rinaldi, Warrant Hub S.p.A.
A bus transfer to the airport will be arrange during the afternoon.
PARTIAL-PGMS SummerSchool is organised in the beautiful Albarella, a private environmentally protected island in the lagoon south of Venice, covered by Mediterranean scrubland, with 2 million trees and 150 different tree species.
Ideas will be fostered in an incredibly different silent and quiet environment, in close contact with nature, with shops and sports centres at a close range.
During the registration process you will be asked to provide information about:
You will asked to send a short CV pointing out your background and your research activities. Participation to the school is subject to the approval of the Organizing Committee.
The organizing committee will arrange one transfer from/to the airport of Venice (VCE) and Treviso (TSF).The booking at the Hotel is in charge of the school secretariat.
The Fee includes:
The Fee does not include:
After registration you will receive an email with the confirmation of your participation and all details about bank transfer. Payment is due at the moment of acceptance to the school.In case of booking withdrawal, you have to communicate immediately to the school secretariat your cancellation.
ISELLA VICINI
Warrant Hub
MASSIMO RINALDI
Project Coordinator | Warrant Hub
FOTIS KATSAROS
Project Scientific Coordinator | NCSRD Demokritos
ANTONELLA GLISENTI
Padova University
