On the 20^th of August, several of our PIs and PhDs travelled to The Hague to present at IUPAC | CHAINS 2023. Dr. Peter Ngene presented about Interface engineered metal hydrides as multi-functional energy materials. In another parallel session, dr. Nongnuch Artrith discussed Atomistic Modeling Unveiling Complex Glassy-Ceramic Battery Structures. PhD candidate Oscar Brandt Corstius presented his results of Bimetallic Pd-based catalysts for selective hydrogenation of butadiene, and Henrik Rodenburg presented his work on Mixed hydride-electronic conductivity in Rb₂CaH₄ and Cs₂CaH₄. To find out more about these respective projects, visit our research page.

Other PhD candidates brought posters to showcase their research: Just Pé Jonasse brought a poster with his recent work on the influence of lattice strain on core-shell catalyst performance, Juliette Verschoor’s poster outlined her research on metal hydride nanocomposites as catalysts for ammonia synthesis, Jonas Hehn’s poster illustrated his research about interface effects in solid-state electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, and Matt Peerlings brought a poster which discussed his work on CuZn-based electrodes for electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO.