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Fixing Carbon Dioxide Editorial

Geoff’s latest Materials Views editorial comments on the urgent need for government and private investment in CO2 fixation strategies. With transformative transitions in energy generation typically taking decades to fully implement, Geoff makes the point that we need to accelerate … Continue reading

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Perspective on Nanochemistry in C&EN News

Dr. Ozin was invited to write a perspective article on the field of nanochemistry in the ACS’ weekly magazine, C&EN News. It looks at the formation and evolution of the field and identifies areas where the “nano advantage” can be … Continue reading

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Heterogeneous FLP Work Published in JACS

Our group’s theoretical and experimental study (in collaboration with researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology) on the photoexcitation of indium oxide surfaces and their observed activity for reduction of CO2 to CO in the presence of H2 has just been … Continue reading

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New Opinion Editorial: Global CO2 Utilization Strategy

Professor Ozin’s latest Materials Views opinion editorial deals with the parallels between reducing anthropogenic climate change and previous large-scale collaborations that have had huge impacts on society. The full article can be found on the Materials Views website

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Special 50th Materials Views Article

Professor Ozin has written a special golden 50th anniversary editorial article for Wiley’s Materials Views website. In it, Geoff discusses his current passion – the creation of the University of Toronto Solar Fuels Cluster. The full article can be found … Continue reading

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Chenxi Qian wins Science-as-Art Prize at MRS Fall Meeting

Ozin group Ph.D. student Chenxi Qian was awarded a prestigious 2nd place award in the Science as Art competition at the 2015 Fall Meeting of Materials Research Society. Congratulations CQ! Galleries from past winners can be viewed on the MRS … Continue reading

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Solar Fuels Cluster Awarded Connaught Global Challenge Award

The University of Toronto Solar Fuels Cluster led by Professor Geoff Ozin has been awarded the prestigious $1M Connaught Global Challenge Award. Financed by the $105M Connaught Fund, the award is geared to funding research that addresses the grand challenges … Continue reading

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ArtNano Work Featured in New Exhibit

The exhibition “Exo-Evolution” presented at the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, sets its focus on the artistic application of new technologies, offering views of the future and the past with its modules. With new tools and … Continue reading

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Geoff Receives 2015 RSC Centenary Prize

Professor Ozin was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize for 2015. The prize is awarded to outstanding chemists, who are also exceptional communicators, from overseas to give lectures in the British Isles. The Centenary Prize was founded in … Continue reading

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Is there enough Pt for a Hydrogen Economy?

Geoff’s latest Materials Views NanoChannel opinion article has been posted online. In it, Geoff answers the question of whether platinum metal is abundant enough and economically viable to act as a co-catalyst in a potential hydrogen economy. The full article … Continue reading

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