Prof. Dr. Israel Ephraim Wachs

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietReaktionskinetik und Katalyse,Spektroskopie
Keywordsheterogeneous catalysis, spectroscopy, surface chemistry, kinetics, structure-activity relationships
Auszeichnungen

2023: Highly Ranked Scholar – Lifetime: #9 in catalysis in the world (ScholarGPS)

2019: Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (USA)

2019: Google Scholar ISI 100 Golden

2018: Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship, Israel - Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

2018: Research Leadership Award, Rossin College of Engineering & Appl. Sciences, Lehigh University

2016: R.H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

2015: Lee Hsun Research Award in Mat. Sci., Institute Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2012: Alexander von Humboldt Award, AvH Foundation

2012: Vanadis Award, International Vanadium Chemistry

2008: G. Olah Award in Petroleum or Hydrocarbon Chemistry, American Chemical Society

2001: Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Excellence Award

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBethlehem
Universität/InstitutionLehigh University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemical Engineering
Websitewww.lehigh.edu/operando

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Robert SchlöglAbteilung Anorganische Chemie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2012

Programm(e)

2012Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Wachs is one of the leading figures in American catalysis science. During his dual career in industry and academia he has continuously worked on the conceptual challenges of catalysis. In this capacity he pioneered the use of RAMAN spectroscopy as an in-situ tool investigating working catalysts. During his stay in Germany he will complement results from this technique with corresponding experiments performed at the Fritz-Haber-Institute using in-situ methods.