Jens Nørskov Explained

Jens K. Nørskov
Birth Date:21 September 1952
Birth Place:Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Alma Mater:University of Aarhus
Doctoral Advisor:B. I. Lundqvist

Jens Kehlet Nørskov (born September 21, 1952, in Denmark) is the Villum Kann Rasmussen professor at the Technical University of Denmark.[1] He is a Danish physicist most notable for his work on theoretical description of surfaces, catalysis, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules.

Education

Nørskov earned his MSc in Physics and Chemistry in 1976 and his PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1979 from the University of Aarhus Denmark under B. I. Lundqvist.[2]

Academic career

Nørskov is known for his theoretical work on description of surfaces, catalysis, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules. His work on computer-based heterogeneous catalysis has in several instances led to the development of new ideas for catalysts for e.g. ammonia synthesis and fuel-cells.[3] [4] [5] He holds honorary doctorates from the Eindhoven University of Technology,[6] the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).[7] He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters,[8] the Danish Academy of Engineering,[9] Academia Europaea[10] and a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering.[11]

Following his PhD, he served as a research fellow, postdoctoral associate and staff scientist at various institutions – including IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, and Haldor Topsoe. In 1987, Norskov began serving as a research professor at Technical University of Denmark and was named professor of theoretical physics in 1992. In June 2010, he moved to Stanford University to become the Leland T. Edwards Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Founding Director of the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis. In July 2018, he moved back to the Technical University of Denmark to hold the Villum Kann Rasmussen Chair.[12] Nørskov is currently the chair of the Danish National Research Foundation.

Personal life

Jens Nørskov is married to Bodil.

Books

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DTU Department of Physics: Jens Nørskov .
  2. "Jens's CV"
  3. Web site: Nørskov receives the Somorjai Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129152812/http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/News.aspx?guid=%7B78F8B735-7CE6-4744-A882-C279E65BD60E%7D . 2012-01-29 .
  4. Web site: Cheaper catalysts designed by Computer.
  5. News: Hydrogen production. MSNBC.
  6. Web site: TU/e honorary doctorate . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330143004/http://www.camd.dtu.dk/English/Events/Latest_news.aspx?guid=%7B5DBBF795-DC59-4879-9CD5-B08836FEE91A%7D . 2012-03-30 .
  7. Web site: NTNU's overview of honorary doctorates . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200919/http://www.ntnu.no/forskning/aeresdoktorer . dead . 2014-01-02 .
  8. Web site: Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters .
  9. Web site: Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber .
  10. Web site: Academia Europaea .
  11. Web site: US National Academy of Engineering .
  12. Web site: DTU professorship for top researcher from Stanford University .
  13. Book: Fundamental Concepts in Heterogeneous Catalysis. 978-1-118-89202-2. Nørskov. Jens K.. Studt. Felix. Abild-Pedersen. Frank. Bligaard. Thomas. 25 August 2014.
  14. Book: Chemical Bonding. 978-0-08-055191-3. Nilsson. Anders. Pettersson. Lars G. M.. Norskov. Jens. 11 August 2011.
  15. Book: Fuel Cell Science. 978-1-118-06311-8. Wieckowski. Andrzej. Norskov. Jens. 14 February 2011.
  16. Web site: Niels Bohr International Gold Medal 2018. Copenhagen University. 14 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Winners of the ETH Zurich Chemical Engineering Medal. ETH Zurich. 14 September 2020.
  18. Web site: Exceptional inventors receive European Inventor Award 2016 at ceremony in Lisbon. EPO. 14 September 2020.
  19. Web site: The 26th Biennial Organic Reactions Catalysis Society Conference. North American Catalysis Society. 14 September 2020.
  20. Web site: The Carlsberg Foundation's Research Prizes 2015. Carlsberg Foundation. 14 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Videnskabsprisens modtagere 2015. Aarhus University. 14 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics. American Physical Society. 14 September 2020.
  23. Web site: Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis. Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis. 14 September 2020.
  24. Web site: Awards. The Michigan Chapter of the North American Catalysis Society. 14 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Alwin Mittasch Prize 2009 for Jens Weitkamp and Jens Nørskov. DECHEMA. 14 September 2020.
  26. Web site: Gerhard Ertl Lecture & Award. Fritz Haber Institute. 14 September 2020.
  27. Web site: Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis. American Chemical Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903041049/http://webapps.acs.org/findawards/detail.jsp?ContentId=CTP_004525. 14 September 2020. 2014-09-03.
  28. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. APS. 14 September 2020.

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