For the rest of the day, CHI professors and our ETH Zurich guests took turns presenting their latest research developments. A common highlight throughout the speeches was the fruitful collaborations already occurring between CHI and ETH Zurich researchers, which we certainly believe will continue to bear fruit in future. 

In the morning, Prof Christophe Copéret (ETH Zurich & NCCR Catalysis) discussed advanced catalyst characterisation techniques, Prof Qing Wang (NUS & CHI) introduced materials designed for redox-mediated processes, Prof Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez (ETH Zurich & NCCR Catalysis) talked about sustainability metrics for chemical systems, A/Prof Jason Yeo (NUS) presented his work on electrosynthesis of oxygenates and hydrocarbons, and Prof Christoph Müller (ETH Zurich & NCCR Catalysis) discussed the characterisation of model materials for CCUS.

After a buffet lunch, we continued with more talks in the afternoon. A/Prof Jiong Lu (NUS & CHI) introduced the single-atom and two-atom catalyst systems developed in his lab, Asst Prof Victor Mougel (ETH Zurich) showed how he took inspiration from nature to design electrocatalysts, and A/Prof Dan Zhao (NUS & CHI) showed the latest developments in CO₂ capture technologies. Finally, we ended the seminars where we began with Prof Pérez-Ramírez and Prof Yan presenting recent advancements in catalysis discovered in their respective labs.