Meet the Women of Catalysis

Abstract

ChemCatChem celebrates the achievements of female‐led research groups in the field of catalysis. With this initiative, we seek to highlight the breadth and depth of the best research developed by women, and to increase its visibility in the wider catalysis community. Women of Catalysis offers a resource to aid in improving the representation of female scientific talent on invited speaker lists, conference and editorial boards, and as leaders in research consortia.

The 2022 applied physics by pioneering women: a roadmap

“…Catalytic materials and an understanding of the fundamental surface science of adsorption processes over catalytic surfaces have underpinned the development of the modern chemical industry, contributing to 90% of chemical manufacturing processes, and facilitating energy-efficient, selective molecular transformations. Many women chemists, physicists and engineers are contributing to groundbreaking research on catalysis, where the design of nanomaterials or photonic materials requires an improved understanding of solid state physics, and the underpinning physics of surface spectroscopies or advanced microscopy and imaging techniques to shed new mechanistic insight into surface transformations over working catalysts [123]. In a post-petroleum era, their efforts will be essential to overcoming the technological barriers to economically feasible processes for low carbon fuels and chemicals production from sustainable feedstocks, including CO 2 capture and utilization.…”

How journal editors can support women in chemistry

“…Being part of the conversation and celebrating our colleagues Beyond the science, journals are well placed to offer a home for the discussion of equity issues that communities face 3,4 . Scientists in marginalized communities can be celebrated through articles such as researcher profiles or Q&As 5,6 . Journals can also support (financially and nonfinancially) meetings designed to celebrate minoritised groups, and publish the takehome messages from such meetings 7,8 .…”

Editorial: A Catalyst for New Beginnings

“…It was our discussions in‐house and with our community that lead to the Special Issue “Women of Catalysis” [2] . An excellent initiative with brilliant Guest Editors (Petra E. de Jongh, Deryn E. Fogg, and Li‐Zhu Wu) where we sought to highlight the breadth and depth of the best research developed by women and to provide a resource to aid in improving the representation of female scientific talent on invited speaker lists, conference and editorial boards.…”