John Hartwig

At the age of 32, John Hartwig discovered how hydrocarbons can be converted into recyclable materials through catalysis. In doing so, he established a new, rapidly growing field of organometallic catalysis. In 2011, the homogeneous catalysis expert accepted a call to the University of California, Berkeley and extended his collaboration with the Berlin Cluster of Excellence UniCat. The cluster aims to standardise the theories of homogeneous, heterogeneous and biological catalysis.

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11/20/2017

Catalysts are among the most important driving forces behind the technological achievements of our present age. The abundance of fresh food at our stores, the beginnings of green energy, and the new pharmaceuticals we use to treat disease depend on chemical reactions accelerated by catalysts. How well can we design a new catalyst or a needed catalytic reaction?

06/26/2013

Catalysts are among the most important driving forces behind the technological achievements of our present age. Lecture and discussion with John F. Hartwig, Einstein Visiting Fellow and Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley

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Meeting Einstein: John Hartwig

Catalysts: Speeding up technological progress