QBIS-CAT Group participates in the Innovative Training Network NoNoMeCat

The QBIS-CAT group participates in the Innovative Training Network NoNoMeCat (Non-Noble Metal Catalysis), a 4-year Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN-ETN). This project brings together an academic/industrial consortium with complementary skills consisting of 9 partners (Utrecht University, Universitat de Girona, École Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, Université de Bretagme Occidentale, Leibniz Institut für Katalyse, Universität Bern, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Max Planck Insittute and DSM Chemical Technology) from 7 countries. It will enroll 13 Early Stage Researchers who will receive structured training in experimental and theoretical aspects of non-noble metal chemistry as well as transferable skills such as research integrity, scientific comunication and public outreach.

The NoNoMeCat network, led by the Utrecht University, and with a total budget of over 3.5M€ aims at providing excellent and structured interdisciplinary training to a generation of young researchers in the field of homogeneous catalysis with earth abundant first row transition metals, aiming at pushing the boundaries of the field in terms of catalyst stability, selectivity, mechanistic understanding and scalability. These challenges are addressed in three areas of high fundamental and practical significance: the oxidation of hydrocarbons, the formation of new C-X bonds through cross-coupling reactions and clean energy production. Our group will lead the oxidation of hydrocarbons topic, and will enroll and direct two PhD students.