Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Calgary
$200,000.00
the Mechanisms of Homogeneous Catalysis
FY 2024-25
Summary
Significant advances in catalysis science are required to develop the alternative energy schemes necessary to break free from our dependence on fossil fuel energy sources. This imperative is particularly important given the rising threat from climate change. This research program is aimed at developing robust, selective and sustainable catalysts for generating fuels from the end products of combustion, reactions driven by renewable energy. Use of abundant first row transition metals is absolutely necessary in order to carry these transformations at the scales required to power the planet in future years.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2019-00418
Name nom
Piers, Warren
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
11
Institution établissement
University of Calgary
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10402; RDF10403
Field of research list names en
Inorganic chemistry;Organic chemistry
Field of research list names fr
Chimie inorganique;Chimie organique
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
the Mechanisms of Homogeneous Catalysis
Keywords
catalysis; mechanisms; transition metals; reactive intermediates; ligand design; sustainable energy; greenhouse gases
Application summary
Significant advances in catalysis science are required to develop the alternative energy schemes necessary to break free from our dependence on fossil fuel energy sources. This imperative is particularly important given the rising threat from climate change. This research program is aimed at developing robust, selective and sustainable catalysts for generating fuels from the end products of combustion, reactions driven by renewable energy. Use of abundant first row transition metals is absolutely necessary in order to carry these transformations at the scales required to power the planet in future years.
