Mini symposium to celebrate Björn Åkermark’s 90th birthday
Event
Date: Tuesday 19 December 2023
Time: 10.00 – 12.15
Björn Åkermark has had ha long and impressive career. He defended his PhD in 1967, and became professor at KTH in 1980. His research has focused on topics ranging from organometallic chemistry to artificial photosynthesis. Since his retirement from KTH, he’s leading a research group at Stockholm University, and continues to publish high-impact papers.
We will celebrate his 90th birthday with a mini symposium sponsored by Merck.
| 10.00-10.05 | Welcome |
| 10.05-10.55 | Antoni Llobet, ICIQ, Spain (SigmaAldrich lecture) “Hybrid molecular materials for energy applications” |
| 11.00-11.35 | Per-Ola Norrby, AstraZeneca ”Predicting reaction selectivity” |
| 11.40-12.15 | Sascha Ott, Uppsala University “Hydrogenase modelling: from small molecules to metal-organic frameworks” |
Participation on site/on zoom is free of charge.
Please register to receive info on location (a suitable lecture hall will be booked based on
number of participants) and to get the zoom link.
Last day to register, December 13 by midnight.
If you want to participate through Zoom, please use this link.
Welcome!
Hosts:
Berit Olofsson & Jan-Erling Bäckvall
Last updated: December 6, 2023
Source: Organic Chemistry