Ib Chorkendorff was in 1987 employed at the Department of
Physics, DTU, for establishing an experimental activity within the
field of Surface Physics investigating fundamental aspects of
surface reactions, especially with emphasis on establishing a
fundamental understanding of the technologically important field of
catalysis. Here fundamental aspects of important catalytic
processes like Steam Reforming, Methanol Synthesis, and Ammonia
Synthesis have been in focus both with respect to understanding
existing systems, but also to design new and improved catalytic
systems. In recent years have the activities also been broadened to
include various aspects of energy technologies related to hydrogen
production including photocatalysis, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen
conversions in fuel cells. The common denominator of this research
has been performed in the framework of Center for Individual
Nanoparticle Functionality CINF which offers a unique framework
whereby strong initiatives been taken to capitalize on the
fundamental insight for finding new and smart materials that may
improve our energy production and ensure a better environmental
protection. Recently we have engaged in a new collaboration on DTU
Catalysis Initiative for Sustainable Energy (CASE) focusing on
producing solar fuels utilizing electro- and photocatalysis.
The group applies a broad variety of the most modern surface
sensitive methods (STM, HREELS, TPD, LEED, AES, XPS, High-pressure
cells in conjunction with UHV and GC's, and Supersonic
Molecular Beams, and Cluster Sources for in situ synthesis of new
and mass selected nanoparticle materials) just as equipment for
testing and measuring activities of real catalysts has been
constructed including UHV/high-pressure parallel screening
facilities and in situ IR measurements. Equipment for testing of
new fuel cell electrode materials has been established including
complete fuel cell assemblies for PEM fuel cells with potentiostats
and mass spectroscopy. Similar equipment is available for testing
and characterization of photocatalysts. Extensive laboratory
facilities are also available for material synthesis in connection
with catalysis and photo catalysis in general. The group offers an
international environment (all group meetings and courses are in
English as is all written material) and seven distinguished
professors have spent extended periods in the group. Furthermore,
there have continuously been students and post-docs from England,
Sweden, Germany, USA, Finland, Norway, Italy, Spain, Peru, India,
Belarus, China, Korea, and Japan plus an unaccounted number of
short-term visitors. The following activities have furthermore been
undertaken during this period:
- Establishment of courses in Experimental Surface Physics and
Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis including writing a book for the
latter course. Also a PhD courses were developed
- Supervisor for M.Sc. students (total 30) and Ph.D. students
(total 33) of which many were in collaboration with industries
(Haldor Topsøe A/S, NKT Research, IRD Fuel Cells A/S) and
other laboratories (RISØ;)
- Official opponent at M.Sc. and Ph.D. defences at the Physics
Institutes at Århus, Odense, Linkøping, Uppsala,
Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Tampere, Lyon, and Cambridge
Universities
- Refereeing roughly 30-40 manuscripts for international journal
per year
- Evaluations/refereeing proposals from: Technology Foundation
STW and NOW-CW in Holland, Swedish Research Council (VR), National
Science Foundation NSF, USA, The European Commission, DOE USA, and
the Danish Research Councils
- Participates in the planning and arrangement of a number of
intl. meetings and Chairman of three PhD summer schools, one
conference, and one workshop
Chairman of the Fourth European Summer School in Surface
Science: "Surface Reactivity", Humlebæk, Denmark1997
Member of the international committee for the Summer School in
Catalysis Holland 1999
Co-chairman on the Fundamental Catalysis Session on the EUROCAT
V, Ireland 2001
Chairman for the 10th Nordic symposium on Catalysis,
Helsingør, Denmark 2002
Member of International advisory board for the EUROCAT VI
Innsbruck Austria, 2003
Chairman of the International Summer School "Towards a
Hydrogen Society", 2003
Member of Scientific Organizing Committee for EROPACAT VIII,
Åbo, Finland 2007
Chairman of the workshop WS-21 ASEVA Workshop on
"Hydrogen as a future energy carrier", Avila, Spain 2007
Chairman of the International Summer School "Reactivity
of nanoparticles for more efficient and sustainable energy
production", Sandbjerg Gods, Denmark 2009
Chairman of the International Winter School "Reactivity
of nanoparticles for more efficient and sustainable energy
production", Nyborg Strand, Denmark 2010
Chairman of the International Summer School "Reactivity
of nanoparticles for more efficient and sustainable energy
conversion -II", Kobæk Strand, Denmark 2012
Scientific Production
Author and co-author of more than 220 scientific papers
published in international refereed journals, one book, and 11
patents and patent applications, which are cited more than 6000
times (CHORKENDO* *) ResearcherID: C-7282-2008, H-Index 41,
please see enclosed publication list. Participated in a large
number of international conferences giving roughly 120 oral
contributions of which more than 85 were invited. Please see
enclosed list of invited lectures at international conferences and
summer schools.
Further information can be obtained from my homepage:
www.fysik.dtu.dk/~ibchork/
Management Experience
Ib Chorkendorff has managed a number of larger research programs
typically involving several different groups coming from both
academia and industry. Here are only those listed which was headed
by Ib Chorkendorff:
1994-1998 Heading the "Center for Surface Reactions" - a
Materials Research Programme (MUPII) involving DTU, Århus
University, and Haldor Topsøe A/S (4 years, EUR 1,5M)
1999-2003 Heading the DTU participation in the Chemistry
Programme
1999-2005 Director of Interdisciplinary Research Center
for Catalysis (ICAT) at DTU, www.icat.dtu.dk. Heading the DTU
participation in the Chemistry Programme with participation of the
Department of Chemistry, the Department of Chemical Engineering and
the Department of Physics, all DTU (4 years, EUR 3,0M)
2000-2003 Heading the Materials science project "New
Design Strategies for Catalysts" A program involving DTU,
Århus University, Haldor Topsøe A/S, and
Risø (4 years, EUR 1,5M)
2002-2006 Heading the STF-SNF Center of Excellence "Steps
Towards a Hydrogen-based Society" A program involving Haldor
Topsøe A/S, IRD Fuel Cells A/S, Danfoss A/S, Århus
University, Risø and DTU (4 years, EUR 3,0M)
2005-2010 Director of the Danish National Research
Foundation Center for Individual Nanoparticle Functionality (CINF)
at DTU; www.cinf.dtu.dk (5 years, EUR 5,0M)
2005-2007 Proposing and member of Steering Committee for
Center for Nanoscopy (CEN-DTU) a new electron microscopy center
granted by the A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney
Møllers Fond, now an independent department at DTU (EUR
15,0M).
2006- Coordinator of EU-STREP program "FCANODE" with
participantion of Technical University of Denmark (DK),Technical
University of Munich (G), Bavarian Centre for Applied Energy
Research (G), Umicore AG&Co KG (D), Joint Research Center of
the European Commision (NL),Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (RUS),
Southampton University (UK) (EUR 1,5M)
2009-2014 One of six PI's taking the initiative to the
Catalysis Initiative for Sustainable Energy (CASE) at DTU (EUR
18,0M)
2010- Continuation as Director of the Danish National
Research Foundation Center for Individual Nanoparticle
Functionality (CINF-II) at DTU; www.cinf.dtu.dk (5 years, EUR
6,0M)
2012- Director of the DTU Initiative "Catalysis
Initiative for Sustainable Energy" (CASE) www.case.dtu.dk involving
eight departments at DTU - see above
2012-2013 Guest Professor Stanford University/SLAC, Palo
Alto, USA
All the above projects involved managements on different levels
like formulating proposals, exploiting synergy in between the
different groups, arrangement of joint meetings for establishing
coherence in the projects, and naturally oversee the total outcome.
Finally, I also had the overall responsibility for the reporting
and accounting towards the funding agencies.
Awards
2000 The Ulrik and Marie Brinch award
2007 Awarded the Ingeborg and Leo Dannin's Prize for
Natural Science Research (DKK 250.000)
Board & elected memberships
1992-1999 Member of the board of the Solid State Section
of the Danish Physical Society
1997-2003 Elected member of "Fagligt Forum" Danish
Technical Research Council (STVF)
1997-2008 Member of the Board for the Danish Catalysis
Society
1997-2008 Member of the Board for the Nordic Catalysis
Society
1998- Member of the International Committee for the
Topsøe Russian PhD-Programme
1999-2003 Member of the board for Chemical Engineers, the
Danish Society of Engineers (IDA)
1999-2008 Member of the Board for the Federation of
European Catalysis Societies EFCATS
2000-2005 Invited member of the Center for Atomic-scale
Materials Physics (CAMP)
2001- Elected member of the Danish Natural Science
Academy (DNA)
2001- Elected member of The Academy for Technical
Sciences (ATV)
2005- Member of NANO-DTU steering Group
2005- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of
Competance Center for Catalysis (KCK) at Chalmers University of
Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008- Member of the Strategic Advisory Committee for
"Nano-Imaging under Industrial Conditions" (NIMIC), University of
Delft, The Netherlands
2009- Member of the Steering Board of the Catalysis
Initiative for Sustainable Energy (CASE)
2009- Member of the Editorial Board of scientific journal
"Energy & Environmental Science"
2010- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Center for
Interface Science and Catalysis - Sustainable Energy through
Catalysis (SUNCAT) SLAC/Stanford USA
2012- -Chalmers Jubilee Distinguished Visiting Professor,
Chalmers University of technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012- - Director of the DTU Initiative "Catalysis
Initiative for Sustainable Energy" (CASE) www.case.dtu.dk
Professional memberships
- The Danish Physical Society
- The Danish Catalysis Society
- The Nordic Catalysis Society
- The European Catalysis Society
- The Electrochemical Society
- The American Vacuum Society
- The American Chemical Society
- The American Physical Society
- The North American Catalysis Society
- The Material Research Society