Prof. Dr. Peter Curran Stair

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsKinetics and Catalysis,Physical Chemistry at Surfaces
KeywordsCatalysis, Surface Science, Chemical Reactivity

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityEvanston
InstitutionNorthwestern University
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim FreundFritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2003

Programme(s)

2002Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Stair has demonstrated his leadership, both in surface science as well as in catalysis. His recent efforts in UV-Raman Surface Spectroscopy have opened new avenues for in-situ characterization of working catalysts by using a wave length below 260 nm.