Award Lectures
Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens
Kiel University
Malte Behrens studied chemistry at Kiel University (GER), where he received his diploma degree at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry. He obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 2006 in the field of solid state chemistry, and joined the Fritz-Haber-Institut in Berlin (GER) for a postdoctoral stay in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry and for habilitation at the Technical University Berlin. He was appointed associate professor for inorganic chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen (GER) in 2014. In 2020, he returned to Kiel University as a full professor for solid state chemistry and catalysis. His research is focused on developing novel nano-materials for efficient thermal and electrocatalytic conversion of small molecules. Malte Behrens has been awarded the Jochen-Block-Prize of the German Catalysis Society in 2013 and has been speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre "Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase" from 2018 to 2022.
Malte Behrens studied chemistry at Kiel University (GER), where he received his diploma degree at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry. He obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 2006 in the field of solid state chemistry, and joined the Fritz-Haber-Institut in Berlin (GER) for a postdoctoral stay in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry and for habilitation at the Technical University Berlin. He was appointed associate professor for inorganic chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen (GER) in 2014. In 2020, he returned to Kiel University as a full professor for solid state chemistry and catalysis. His research is focused on developing novel nano-materials for efficient thermal and electrocatalytic conversion of small molecules. Malte Behrens has been awarded the Jochen-Block-Prize of the German Catalysis Society in 2013 and has been speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre "Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase" from 2018 to 2022.
Prof. Boon Siang Yeo (SGP)
National University of Singapore
Boon Siang Yeo studied chemistry at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he received his B.Sc. (1st class Honors) and M.Sc. degrees. He obtained his Ph.D. from the ETH Zurich in 2009, and did postdoctoral research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Boon Siang joined the Department of Chemistry, NUS in 2012, where he is now a tenured associate professor in the Faculty of Science. His research in the NUS focuses on developing efficient electrocatalysts for sustainable energy conversion reactions, such as the reduction of carbon dioxide to liquid fuels. Boon Siang has been awarded the Dean’s Chair in the Faculty of Science, NUS (2021-2024) and multiple faculty- and university-level teaching excellence awards.
Boon Siang Yeo studied chemistry at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he received his B.Sc. (1st class Honors) and M.Sc. degrees. He obtained his Ph.D. from the ETH Zurich in 2009, and did postdoctoral research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Boon Siang joined the Department of Chemistry, NUS in 2012, where he is now a tenured associate professor in the Faculty of Science. His research in the NUS focuses on developing efficient electrocatalysts for sustainable energy conversion reactions, such as the reduction of carbon dioxide to liquid fuels. Boon Siang has been awarded the Dean’s Chair in the Faculty of Science, NUS (2021-2024) and multiple faculty- and university-level teaching excellence awards.
