AVS 63rd International Symposium & Exhibition
    Fundamental Discoveries in Heterogeneous Catalysis Focus Topic Wednesday Sessions

Session HC+NS+SS-WeA
Nanoscale Surface Structures in Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 2:20 pm, Room 103A
Moderator: Arthur Utz, Tufts University


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2:20pm HC+NS+SS-WeA1 Invited Paper
Ceria Nanoclusters on Graphene/Ru(0001): A New Model Catalyst System
Z. Novotny, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, F.P. Netzer, Karl-Franzens University, Austria, Zdenek Dohnalek, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:00pm HC+NS+SS-WeA3
Lowering the Barrier to C-H Activation using Pt/Cu Single Atom Alloys
Matthew Marcinkowski, M. El Soda, F.R. Lucci, E.C.H. Sykes, Tufts University
3:20pm HC+NS+SS-WeA4
Formation, Migration and Reactivity of Au-CO Complexes on Gold-Surfaces
Jun Wang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, M. McEntee, W. Tang, M. Neurock, University of Virginia, A.P. Baddorf, P. Maksymovych, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, J.T. Yates, Jr., University of Virginia
4:20pm HC+NS+SS-WeA7 Invited Paper
Sulfur-Metal Complexes on Surfaces of Copper, Silver, and Gold
Patricia A. Thiel, Iowa State University, H. Walen, RIKEN Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, Wako, Saitama, Japan, D.-J. Liu, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, J. Oh, RIKEN Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, Wako, Saitama, Japan, H.J. Yang, University College London, UK, Y. Kim, RIKEN Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, Wako, Saitama, Japan
5:00pm HC+NS+SS-WeA9
Titania/Gold Inverse Model Catalysts for Acetaldehyde Formation from Ethanol
Ashleigh Baber, D.T. Boyle, W. Andahazy, V. Lam, D. Schlosser, N. Tosti, J. Wilke, James Madison University
5:20pm HC+NS+SS-WeA10
Shape and Support Interaction of Size Selected Pt Nanoparticles in Presence of H2
Mahdi Ahmadi, F. Behafarid, University of Central Florida, B. Roldan Cuenya, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
5:40pm HC+NS+SS-WeA11 Invited Paper
Single Atom Alloys as a Strategy for Selective Heterogeneous Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions
Charles Sykes, Tufts University