III Invited talks

(Selection, Olaf Deutschmann)
2026
Ammonia as Chemical Energy Carrier: Electro-Catalytic Synthesis and Decomposition. Seminar Series Catalysis for sustainable energy carriers and e-fuels. Fritz-Haber-Institute, MPG, ISC Department Seminar. Berlin, Germany, 26.01.2026.
Ammonia as Chemical Energy Carrier: Electro-Catalytic Synthesis and Decomposition. Seminar Series Catalysis for sustainable energy carriers and e-fuels. Politecnico di Milano. Milano, Italy, 23.01.2026.
2025
Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis in Proton-conducting Ceramic Cells. Tandem plenary lecture (together with R.J. Kee). 4th Symposium on Ammonia Energy. Minneapolis, USA, 01.10.2025.
Iron as carbon-free energy carrier in a circular energy economy: Cycling at mild conditions. Invited talk. ICT International Annual Conference, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in Energetic Materials Research. Karlsruhe, Germany, 26.06.2025
Dynamics in environmental catalysis: from surface coverages to reactor operation. Plenary lecture. 13th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis 2025, Isola delle Femmine, Italy, 04.06.2025.
2024
Boosting Catalytic Activity by Forced Dynamic Operation of Catalytic Reactors. Invited talk in Honor of the 2023 R.H. Wilhelm Award Winner Michael P. Harold. Annual AIChE Meeting 2024, San Diego, CA, USA, 29.10.2024.
Metal fuels as carbon-free energy carriers in a circular energy economy. Opening plenary lecture. 2024 China National Symposium on Combustion. Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 17.10.2024.
From Carbon Capture to Carbon-Free Energy Carriers: Promising Chemical Technologies. Lecture. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 15.10.2024.
Towards more climate-friendly chemical technologies: some promising developments.  Invited talk. Symposium on Chemically Reacting Flows in Low-carbon Energy Transition, Beijing, China, 14.10.2024.
From Carbon Capture to Carbon-Free Energy Carriers: Promising Chemical Technologies. Invited lecture. Institute of Engineering Thermophysics (IET) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 12.10.2024.
Metals as carbon-free energy carriers. Invited talk. 5th Indo-German Scientific Workshop on Advances in Materials, Reaction, and Separation Processes, IIT Kharagpur, India, 19.-21.02.2024.
2023
Digital twins of catalytic reactors: from archiving data to reactor simulations. Invited seminar. Sigdius Seminar of University of Stuttgart, online, 06.12.2023.
Development of climate and environmentally friendly chemical technologies. Invited seminar. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 21.09. 2023
Development of climate and environmentally friendly chemical technologies. Invited seminar. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 19.09.2023
From carbon capture and re-use to carbon-free energy carriers: some promising chemical technologies. Invited seminar. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany,13.7.2023
Climate-friendly chemical technologies: from carbon capture and re-use to carbon-free energy carriers. Invited seminar. McGill University, Montreal, 19.06, 2023.
Digitalization in Catalysis and Reaction Engineering: More than just a Buzzword? Invited Tandem (together with S.A. Schunk/BASF SE). Annual Meeting on Reaction Engineering 2023. 15 - 17 May 2023, DECHEMA-Haus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 16.05.2023.
Heterogenous chemical reactions – a cornerstone in emission reduction of greenhouse gases. Invited lecture. GDCh-Kolloquium, Merck, Darmstadt, 31.01.2023
Kinetics analysis and digital catalysts, Invited Lecture, CatLab Lectures, Berlin, 25.11.2023
2022
Heterogeneous chemical reactions – a cornerstone in emission reduction of local pollutants and greenhouse gases. Invited seminar. CRF, Sandia, Livermore, CA, USA, 17.11.2022.
Controlling emissions of global and local pollutants by heterogeneous reactions. Invited lecture. 3rd International Workshop on Near-Wall Reactive Flows, Darmstadt, Germany, 4.11.2022
Research Data Management in Catalysis: Taming the wild research data zoo. Invited seminar. Invited seminar. Modern Concepts in Catalysis: From Science to Engineering - The South-West-German Catalysis Course, Pirmasens, 20.09.2022
Heterogeneous Chemical Reactions - A Cornerstone in Emission Reduction of Local Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases. Invited Plenary Lecture. 39th International Symposium on Combustion, Vancouver, Canada, 28.07.2022
Digitalization in catalysis and reaction kinetics: Novel tools for archiving and re-use of experimental and modeling data. Invited lecture. 758. WE-Heraeus-Seminar From Wind and Solar Energy to Chemical Energy Storage: Understanding and Engineering Catalysis under Dynamic Conditions, Bad Honnef, Germany, 10.-13.1.2022.
2021
Challenges in emission control of natural gas and hydrogen engines. Invited seminar. CLEERS Focus Group Teleconference, online, 25.06.2021.
Heterogeneous Chemical Kinetics. Invited lecture. ICI Summer School on Near-Wall Reactive Flows, online, 7.-10.6.2021.
Climate-friendly chemical technologies: Some new promising processes in chemical and steel industry.Invited lecture. Yonsei University, online, 21.05.2021.
2020
Controlling the emissions of internal combustion engines: Current status and future challenges. Invited lecture. Beijing Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, online, 18.12.2020
Solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cells: Model-based optimization for industrial applications. Invited lecture. Beijing Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, online, 11.12.2020
On the role of gas-phase reactions in heterogeneous catalysis: Examples for reducing GHG and pollutant emissions. Invited lecture. 5th International Flame Chemistry Workshop, online, 3.12.2020.
Abgasnachbehandlung von Wasserstoffmotoren: das Potential von Wasserstoff als Reduktionsmittel. Konferenz „Der Wasserstoffmotor“, Karlsruhe, 22.09.2020.
Controlling the emissions of internal combustion engines: Current status and future challenges. Invited lecture. 715th WE-Heraeus-Seminar “Fuels, Processes, and Combustion Physics in the Energy Transformation”, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany, 09.03.2020.
Exhaust-gas treatment of natural gas engines. Invited talk. 11th Int. AVL Exhaust Gas and Particulate Emissions Forum, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 03.03.2020.
2019
Solid oxide cells for electrolysis of H2O and CO2: Model-based optimization for industrial application. Invited seminar. Zentrum für Energieforschung und -Technologie (ZET), Universität Ulm, 20.11.2019.
Multiscale modelling of catalytic reactors, Invited lecture. Modern Concepts in Catalysis: From Science to Engineering - The South-West-German Catalysis Course (Südwestdeutscher Katalyse-Lehrverbund), Höchst-Hassenrot, 25.10.2019.
Festoxidzellen zur Elektrolyse von H2O und CO2: Modellbasierte Optimierung für industrielle Anwendungen. DECHEMA Infotag Elektrochemische Reaktionen. Invited lecture. Frankfurt a. M., 15.10.2019.
Abgasnachbehandlung von NOx mittels SCR in Abwesenheit von CO und HCs. Invited talk. Wasserstoffmotorentagung, Karlsruhe, 17.09.2019.
Digitalization in Catalysis Research. Invited Lecture. HTE Conference, Heidelberg, 16.09.2019.
On the challenges of using micro kinetics in simulation of technical reactors: emission control of IC engines and solid-oxide cells. Invited Lecture. SABIC Seminar Series at the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, 08.03.2019.
Verbrennungsabgase und deren Reinigung. Luftschadstoffe: Gesundheitsgefahren und technologische Lösungen. Ein wissenschaftlicher Diskurs. Symposium im Rahmen der Reihe „Zukunftsfragen der Gesellschaft“ der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, 22.02.2019.
2018
How digitalization supports the understanding of catalytic reactors. Invited talk. GeCats Infoday – Digitalization in catalysis: taking the next step, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 5.11.2018.
Heiße Chemie: einige wege zur Reduzierung von CO2- und NOX-Emissionen. GDCh-Kolloquium, Chemische Gesellschaft zu Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg, Germany, 16.10.2018.
Modeling the kinetics of heterogeneous reaction systems: approaches and challenges. Invited lecture.  Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea, 27.09.2018
Modeling the kinetics of heterogeneous reaction systems: approaches and challenges. Invited lecture. Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 27.09.2018
Controlling NOx emissions from lean operated combustion engines. Invited lecture. 10th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC 10) and the 3rd International Symposium on Catalytic Science and Technology in Sustainable Energy and Environment in Tianjin, China, 25.09.2018.
Modeling the kinetics of heterogeneous reaction systems: approaches and challenges. Invited lecture. Kolloquium des Zentrums für Materialforschung (LaMa), Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, 29.06.2018.
Reaction mechanisms for power generation, transportation and energy storage. Invited plenary lecture. 117th General Assembly of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, Hannover, Germany, 11.05.2018.
DeNOx-SCR-Katalyse in Dieselabgasen: AdBlue-Zusatz und neuere technologische Entwicklungen. Invited lecture. Process-Net-Arbeitsausschuss „Feinstäube“, Frankfurt a. M., 12.04.2018.
2017

From micro to macro kinetics of heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase. Invited lecture. European Summer School on Multiscale Modeling in Chemical Reaction Engineering, Halkidiki, Greece, 21.9.2017.
Controlling emissions from lean-operated internal combustion engines: NOx, CH4 and more. Invited seminar. Cummins, Columbus, Indiana, USA, 31.05.2017.
Controlling emissions from lean-operated internal combustion engines: NOx, CH4 and more. Invited seminar. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 25.05.2017.
2016
Heterogeneous Chemical Kinetics. Summer School Near-Wall Reactive Flows, ICISS/TU Darmstadt, Bensheim, Germany, 6.6.2016.
Catalytic reduction of combustion pollutants. KAUST Future Fuels Workshop. Invited lecture. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi-Arabia, 8.3.2016.
In-situ studies of spatial profiles in catalytic reactors. Invited talk. 3rd Indo-German Workshop on the Advances in Materials, Reaction & Separation Processes, IIT Guwahati, India, 26.02.2016.
Ammoniak-SCR von Stickoxiden bei erhöhtem Druck für Pre-Turbo-SCR-Anwendungen. Tagung Motorische Stickoxidbildung. Heidelberg, Germany, 26.01.2016
2015
What happens inside? Spatial resolution techniques for catalytic reactors. Plenary talk. European Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering ESCRE 2015, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, 27.10.2015.
Inauguration of new pilot reformer. Invited speech. Linde AG, Munich-Pullach, Germany, 15.10.2015.
Spatially resolved behavior of catalytic reactors. Invited lecture. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China, 24.09.2015.
Mass and heat transfer limitations in catalytic reaction kinetics - Macrokinetics of heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase reactions. Helmholtz Research School Energy-related catalysis – Summer School 2015, Stuttgart, Germany, 20.07.2015.
Microkinetic models for exhaust-gas after-treatment. Plenary lecture. CLEERS 2015, Dearborn, MI, USA, 27.04.2015.
2014
Understanding the behavior of catalytic reactors: In-situ probe techniques and multi-scale modeling. TU Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany, 27.11.2014
Kinetics – Interaction between Reaction, Mass Transfer, and Heat Transfer. Lecture series Heterogeneous Catalysis of the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck Society, Berlin, Germany, 31.10.2014.
Understanding the behavior of catalytic reactors: In-situ probe techniques and multi-scale modeling. Invited lecture. Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10.09.2014.
Spezialklasse: Eine spezielle DDR-Nische für (ein wenig mehr) freies Denken. Festvortrag anläßlich des 50. Jahrestages der Gründung der Spezialklasse für Mathematik und Physik. Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany, 10.2014.
Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung (OMV), Invited seminar. Burghausen, Germany, 24.07.2014.
Katalytische Verbrennung. Dräger, Invited seminar. Lübeck, Germany, 23.07.2014.
Understanding the behavior of catalytic reactors: In-situ probe techniques and multi-scale modeling. Invited lecture. TU Graz, Austria, 05.05.2014
Erdgas zu Olefinen. DECHEMA Arbeitsausschuß Technische Reaktionen, Frankfurt a. M., Germnay, 13.01.2014.
2013
Understanding the behavior of catalytic reactors: In-situ probe techniques and multi-scale modeling. Invited lecture. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 02.10.2013.
Use of microkinetic models in simulation of catalytic reactors. Invited talk. CCRE 2013, Milano, Italy, 17.10.2013.  
Katalytische Reformierung von Kraftstoffen zu Wasserstoff. Invited lecture. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, 28.11.2013. 
In-situ Probe Techniques for Catalytic Monoliths. Plenary lecture. 4th International Conference on Structured Catalysts and Reactors, ICOSCAR-4, Beijing, China, September 25-27, 2013.
Understanding the behavior of catalytic reactors: In-situ probe techniques and multi-scale modeling. BASF lecture series “Science in focus”, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 4.9.2013.
CFD simulation of catalytic reactors. Topsoe Catalysis Forum, Haldor Topsoe, Munkerupgraad, Denmark, 29-30 August 2013.
Use of microkinetic models in simulation of catalytic reactors for hydrogen production. Invited lecture. 528. Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Seminar “Energy-Related Catalysis Today and Tomorrow: From Fundamentals to Application, Bad Honnef, Germany, 24-27 March 2013.
Multi-Scale Modeling of catalytic reactors. Invited lecture. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, 8.2.2013
Multi-Scale Modeling in Heterogeneous Catalysis: A critical evaluation. Opening plenary lecture. Mathematics of Chemical Kinetics in Engineering, MACKIE 2013, Chennai, India, 4.2.2013.
2012
Modeling in heterogeneous catalysis: from the molecular picture to the technical reactor. Plenary lecture. 45. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, Weimar, 14.-16. März 2012
Hochtemperaturkatalyse: Werkzeug zur Umwandlung und Speicherung chemischer Energieträger. Workshop Katalyse in der Energietechnik, Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung von GeCatS und GDCh, OV Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 8.11.2012.
Modeling in heterogeneous catalysis: from the molecular picture to the technical reactor. GDCh-Kolloquium des OV Gießen, 22.05.2012
Modeling in heterogeneous catalysis: from the molecular picture to the technical reactor. GDCh-Kolloquium des OV Marburg, 23.05.2012
Modeling in heterogeneous catalysis: from the molecular picture to the technical reactor. Invited lecture. Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 25.06.2012.
2011
Multiskalen-Modellierung: Werkzeug zum besseren Verständnis und zur Optimierung katalytischer Reaktoren. Invited lecture. 6. Modellierungstag der HGS MathComp, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Use of microkinetic models in simulation of catalytic reactors. Invited lecture. Workshop DeMiR 2011, München, September 6, 2011.
Catalytic combustion: Modeling and Simulation. Plenary lecture. Brazilian Network of Combustion, Salvador, Brazil, 4 to 8 of July 2011.
Carbon/Carbon Composites by Pyrolysis of Light Hydrocarbons. Invited lecture. Arbeitskreis Kohlenstoff der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft e.V., Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbHm Heuchelheim, Germany, 8. April 2011.
2010
Katalysatoralterung: Neue Aspekte zu deren Verständnis und Modellierung in Abgas- und Hochtemperaturkatalyse. Invited seminar. Universität Bielefeld, Germany, 24.11.2010.
Interactions between reactive flows and reactive surfaces in heterogeneous catalysis and materials synthesis. Invited lecture. International Workshop on Near-Wall Reactive Flows. Darmstadt/Seeheim-Jungenheim, Germany, 18th - 19th of November 2010.
High-Temperature Catalysis: Alternative Routes for Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Energy. Invited lecture. Faculty of Science. Kasetsart University, Bangkok/Thailand, October 29, 2010.
Modellierung und Simulation chemischer Reaktoren: Beispiel Autoabgaskatalyse. Invited oral presentation (Tandemvortrag) with M. Votsmeier. ProcessNet 2010, Aachen, September 21 - 23, 2010.
Automotive emission control: from elementary processes to system optimization. Keynote lecture. 21st Canadian Symposium on Catalysis. Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 9-12, 2010.
2009
Catalytic conversion of natural gas and logistic fuels. Sino-German Workshop on Designed Materials for Energy Related Catalytic Processes, Dalian, China, 27th Sep.- 2nd Oct. 2009
Heterogeneous reaction systems: from molecular modeling to reactor optimization. Invited seminar. Materials Science Seminar, University of New Hampshire, September 23, 2009.
Numerical Simulation of Catalytic Reactors by molecular-based models: benefits and problems. Invited Survey Talk. Workshop Model Based Parameter Estimation Theory and Application, University of Heidelberg, July 15-17, 2009.
New Routes for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals: From Molecular Modeling to Reactor Optimization. Invited plenary lecture. 4th International Conference on High Performance Scientific Computing, Hanoi/Vietnam, March 2-6, 2009.
Catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon fuels: From molecular modelling to reactor optimization. Colloquium of SFB 569, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany, January 20, 2009.
2008
High-temperature catalysis: from elementary kinetics to reactor optimization. Invited talk. International Conference on Chemical Kinetics of Complex Systems, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, October 30-31, 2008.
Simulation of exhaust-gas after-treatment using detailed reaction mechanisms. Invited lecture. CTI Fachkonferenz „Simulation im Abgasstrang“, Nürnberg, Germany, October 20-21, 2008.
Catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon fuels: From molecular modelling to reactor optimization. Invited plenary lecture. XVIII International Conference on Chemical Reactors, CHEMREACTOR-18, Malta, September 29 – October 3, 2008.
High-temperature catalysis: towards reactor optimization through detailed understanding of chemistry and transport. Invited lecture. 7th International Workshop on Catalytic Combustion, IWCC7, Lake Zurich, Switzerland, September 29 – October 1, 2008.
Automotive exhaust-gas after-treatment: from the molecular process to the technical system. Invited seminar. PUC University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2, 2008.
2007
Ansätze zu einem besseren Verständnis heterogener Reaktionssysteme. Invited lecture. Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technology (IKET), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany, December 11, 2007.
Automotive exhaust-gas after-treatment: from the molecular process to the technical system. Invited seminar. BASF Catalysts LLC, Iselin, NJ, USA, September 24, 2007.
High temperature catalysis: fundamentals and applications. Invited seminar. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ, USA, September 20, 2007.
Heterogene Katalyse bei hohen Temperaturen – Wechselwirkung von Chemie und Strömung. GDCh - Kolloquium, OV Chemnitz, 21. Juni 2007.
High temperature catalysis: fundamentals and applications. Invited plenary lecture. European Combustion Meeting ECM 2007, Chania/Crete, Greece, April 11-13, 2007.
Steam-reforming of methane and higher alkanes. Invited seminar. Umicore, Hanau, Germany, March 21, 2007.
Modeling the Direct Internal Reforming in a Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell. Invited lecture. 4th Workshop on Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimental Validation, MODVAL-4. Aachen, Germany, March 6-7, 2007
Saubere Luft durch Computersimulation. Invited festive lecture. Festkolloquium zur Einweihung des Landes-Höchstleistungsrechners HP XC4000 an der Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany, February 26, 2007.
2006
Numerical Simulation of Heterogeneous Chemical Reactors: Automotive Pollutant Reduction and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Invited lecture. Myanmar-German Workshop on Scientific Computing, Yangon, Myanmar, November 6-10, 2006.
Coupling of chemical reactions with mass and heat transport in heterogeneous catalysis. Invited lecture. Workshop on Catalysis from First Principles, CECAM, Lyon, France, September 11 - 14, 2006.
Interactions of chemical reactions and transport processes in catalytic reactors. Invited seminar. Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG, Berlin, June 15, 2006.
Von der Elementarreaktion zum technischen Reaktor: Konzepte zu einem besseren Verständnis
der heterogenen Katalyse. Invited lecture. Fakultät Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, April 27, 2006.
Construction of detailed reaction mechanisms for modeling the combustion of car fuels. Invited seminar. Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 5, 2006.
Wechselwirkung von Transport und Chemie in katalytischen Reaktoren: Hochtemperaturkatalyse und Abgasnachbehandlung. Invited lecture. BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, February 6, 2006.
Coupling of transport and chemistry in high temperature catalysis: Reforming and SOFC. Invited lecture. Universität Ulm, Germany, January 27, 2006.
Wege zu einem besseren Verständnis und zur Optimierung von Autoabgaskatalysatoren. Invited lecture. Ernst-Berl-Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, TU Darmstadt, January 10, 2006.
2005
Wechselwirkung von Transport und Chemie in heterogenen Verbrennungssystemen. Invited lecture. Universität Stuttgart, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Stuttgart, Germany, December 9, 2005.
Interaction of Transport and Chemistry in High-temperature catalysis and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Invited seminar. Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Verbrennung und Gasdynamik, Duisburg, November 22, 2005.
From the molecular process to the chemical reactor: Modeling of reforming of hydrocarbons and more. Invited seminar. Delphi Corp., Detroit, USA, August 12, 2005
From the molecular process to the chemical reactor: Modeling of complex reactive systems. Invited seminar. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA, August 9, 2005.
Towards a better understanding of heterogeneous chemistry in solid oxide fuel cells. Invited contribution. Workshop on the Theory-Experiment Interface in Fuel Cell Electrochemistry on the occasion of the 207th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Quebec City, Canada, May 20, 2005.
Surface reaction rates. Invited lecture. International Workshop “Future Concepts in Energy Related Catalysis”, Ascona, Switzerland, March 13-17, 2005.
Modeling the interaction of transport and chemistry in catalytic reactors. Invited contribution. Gemeinsamer Workshop der DECHEMA/GVC-Fachsektion “Reaktionstechnik”, DECHEMA-Arbeitsausschuß “Technische Reaktionen”, GVC-Fachausschüsse “Technische Reaktionsführung” und “Energieverfahrenstechnik”, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, March 7-9, 2005.
From the molecular process to the chemical reactor: Modeling of complex reaction systems. Invited lecture. ETH Zürich, Institute of Process Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland, January 25, 2005.
2004
From the elementary reaction to the chemical reactor: Detailed modeling of heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase reactions. Invited lecture. University of Heidelberg, Closing colloquium of the SFB 359, Heidelberg, Germany, September 29, 2004.
Modeling and simulation of catalytic monoliths. Invited lecture. Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA, August 2nd, 2004.
From the elementary reaction to the chemical reactor: Towards a better understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Invited seminar. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, April 27, 2004.
From the elementary reaction to the chemical reactor: Towards a better understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Invited seminar. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, April 23, 2004.
From the elementary reaction to the chemical reactor: Towards a better understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Invited seminar. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, April 20, 2004
Understanding reactive flows in combustion. Invited seminar. Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 25, 2004.
Katalytische Verbrennung in Mikroreaktoren. Invited seminar. Universität Bielefeld, Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Bielefeld, Germany, January 8, 2004.
2003
Vom molekularen Prozess zum Reaktor: Wissensbasierte Verfahrens- und Materialentwicklung. Invited lecture. Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Stuttgart, Germany, July 17, 2003.
Von der Elementarreaktion zum Reaktor: Neue Konzepte für ein besseres Verständnis heterogener (gas/fest) Reaktionssysteme. Invited seminar. Technische Universität Berlin, Fachgebiet Energieverfahrenstechnik und Umwandlungs-techniken regenerativer Energien, Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2003.
Wege zu einem besseren Verständnis und zur Optimierung von Autoabgaskatalysatoren. Invited seminar. Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, April 10, 2003.
2002
From the elementary reaction to the chemical reactor: New concepts for a better understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Invited seminar. Alstom Power Technology, Daettwil-Baden, Switzerland, September 18, 2002.
Secondary measures for the reduction of pollutant emissions of automobiles. Invited lecture. ETH Zürich, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zürich, Switzerland, September 17, 2002.
Towards a better understanding of short-contact-time reactors. Invited lecture. Joint Colloquium in Chemical Reaction Engineering (CCRE 17) and Chemical Engineering in the Applications of Catalysis (CEAC), Trondheim, Norway, June 12-14, 2002.
Verwendung detaillierter Reaktionsmechanismen bei der Simulation katalytischer Reaktoren. Invited contribution. DECHEMA - Workshop: Methoden zur Gewinnung und Auswertung reaktionskinetischer Daten für homogene und heterogene Reaktionen, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, May 3, 2002.
2001
Interactions between transport and chemistry in catalytic reactors. Invited seminar. Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Plank Gesellschaft, Department of Chemical Physics, Berlin, Germany, December 10, 2001.
Erzeugung von Wasserstoff durch katalytische Partialoxidation von Methan. Invited seminar. OM Group Inc., dmc2 Division, Hanau, Germany, September 10, 2001.
Reduction of Combustion Pollutant Emissions. Air Quality Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, August 30, 2001.
Interaction of Chemical Reactions and Transport in Catalytic Reactors. Department Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, August 28, 2001
Modeling catalytic combustion. Invited seminar. Workshop on Catalytic Combustion organized by Alstom Power Technology, Daettwil-Baden, Switzerland, July 2-3, 2001
Natural Gas Conversion in Monolithic Catalysts: Interaction of Chemical Reactions and Transport Phenomena. Keynote-lecture. 6th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium, NGCS VI, Girdwood, Alaska, USA, June 17-22, 2001.
Modellierung in der Kurzzeitkatalyse. Industriesymposium Modelling und Simulation in der chemischen Industrie. Invited contribution. 100. Hauptversammlung der Deutschen Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie, Stuttgart, Germany, May 24-26, 2001.
Wechselwirkungen von chemischen Reaktionen und Transportvorgängen in katalytischen Reaktoren. Verfahrenstechnisches Kolloquium, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, May 10, 2001.
Interaction of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Reactions and Transport Phenomena in Catalytic Reactors. Distinguished Lecturer Series, Berkeley Center for the Design and Synthesis of Catalytic Materials, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, February 23, 2001.
2000
Seminar Series on Reaction Engineering, hte AG, Heidelberg, Fall 2000.
Catalytic Combustion: State of the art and modeling needs. Invited contribution. 2nd International Workshop on CHEMKIN in Combustion, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 30, 2000.
Nutzung detaillierter chemischer Reaktionsmodelle in CFD – Berechnungen. Invited seminar. Lehrstühle für Strömungsmechanik (Prof. Durst) und Technische Chemie I (Prof. Ehmig), Universität Erlangen. Erlangen, Germany, June 16, 2000
Kopplung von Strömungsberechnungen mit detaillierten chemischen Reaktionsmodellen. Invited seminar. Adam Opel AG, International Technical Development Center, Global Alternatice Propulsion Center, Mainz-Kastel, Germany, February 15, 2000.
1999
Modeling of Reactive Flows and Heterogeneous Chemistry. Invited seminar. Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK, USA, September 23, 1999.
Kopplung von Strömungsberechnungen mit chemischen Reaktionsmodellen. Invited seminar. Degussa-Hüls AG, Hanau, Germany, September 13, 1999.
Kopplung von Strömungsberechnungen mit detaillierten chemischen Reaktionsmodellen. Invited seminar. BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, August 4, 1999.
Modellierung der Dynamik von katalytischen Oxidationsprozessen. Invited seminar. Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engler-Bunte-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Chemie und Technik von Gas, Erdöl und Kohle, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 14, 1999.
1998
Katalytische partielle Oxidation von Methane zu Synthesegas. Invited seminar. ABB Forschungszentrum Baden, Daettwil-Baden, Switzerland, October 28, 1998.
Modeling of Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas and Ethane to Ethylene. Invited seminar. DuPont, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Deleware, USA, August 10, 1998.
Modeling of Reactive Flows with Detailed Gas Phase and Surface Chemistry. Invited seminar. Los Alamos National Laboratory, CST-6, Los Alamos, NM, USA, April 16, 1998.
1997
Two-dimensional Modeling of Catalytic Reactors. Invited seminar. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA, August 10, 1997.
Modeling of Catalytic Ignition. Invited seminar. University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA, April 15, 1997.
Kopplung von Oberflächenreaktionen und reaktiven Strömungen. Invited seminar. Höchst AG, Department of Central Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, February 27, 1997.
Kopplung von Oberflächenreaktionen und reaktiven Strömungen. Invited seminar. Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Technische Verbrennung, Stuttgart, Germany, February 25, 1997.
1996
Modellierung reaktiver Strömungen mit detaillierter Chemie. GDCh Kolloquium, Ortsverband Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, June 4, 1996.