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News
New Executive Committee
On July 13, 2008, the IACS Council has renewed the Executive Committee whose Members are:
Prof. Can Li (CAS, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, P.R. China), President
Prof. Avelino Corma (Institute of Chemical Technology, Valencia, Spain), Vice President
Prof. Martin Muhler (Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany), Secretary
Prof. Michael Bowker (Cardiff University, United Kingdom), Treasurer
Prof. Kazunari Domen (The University of Tokyo, Japan), Officer
You will find here the text of the speech given by Prof. Can Li at the closing ceremony of the 14th ICC, COEX, Seoul, Korea, on July 18, 2008, 16:30-17:00.
ICC 15
The IACS Council has voted for the German proposal for the next International Congress on Catalysis: After Berlin in 1984 (ICC 8), Munich will welcome ICC 15 in 2012.
Passing of Eric Derouane (1944-2008)
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Eric Derouane passed away on 17 March in his home at Luz Lagos (Algarve), Portugal. A portrait written by Jacques C. Védrine, Michel Che (Paris), Fernando Ramôa Ribeiro (Lisbon), Jianliang Xiao (Liverpool) and Bao-Lian Su (Namur) can be read at: http://www.efcats.org/pages/news.html or http://www.nacatsoc.org/news.asp?NewsID=122.
Passing of Oleg V. Krylov (1924-2008)
Professor Oleg Valentinovich Krylov, one of the major figures in the field of catalysis for several decades, passed away in Moscow on July 28, 2008, at the age of 83. A biographical sketch written by Mikail Sinev and translated by Alexis T. Bell is available at: http://www.nacatsoc.org/news.asp?NewsID=132 |
