3rd Day
09.00 — Plenary 4: A Hierarchy of Computational Approaches to Predict Zeolite Structure and Properties (Ben Slater)
09.45 — Design of Organic Structure Directing Agents for Optimised STA-30 (SWY) via Computational Modelling and Synthesis Gel Tuning (Simon Dib)
10.05 — Exploring the Synthesis Parameters of MAPOs: AFY and AFS (Phoebe Clayton)
10.30 — Break
11.00 — A Multidecade Investigation of Silicoaluminophosphates in the Davis Lab: In Honor of Edith Flanigen (Mark Davis)
11.40 — Zeotype Nano-traps for Reducing Methane Emissions in Shipping Vessels (Ashia McManus)
12.00 — Distinct Effects of Heteroatom Types (Fe and Al) on Catalytic Performance within the MFI Topology (MingFeng Hsieh)
12.20 — Prizes & Closure
12.30 — Lunch
2nd Day
09.00 — Plenary 2: Engineering Zeolite Properties through Trace Chemistry: OSDAs and Inorganic Cations (Manuel Moliner)
09.45 — Effect of Acid Gases on the CO2 Capture Performance of a Prototypical Zeolite (Preshti Ram)
10.05 — Towards More Realistic Zeolite Characterisation via ML-assisted Sampling (Christopher Heard)
10.30 — Break
11.00 — Founders’ Award Talk (Zhaodong Zhu, pre-recorded, live questions online)
11.25 — Accurate Static Volumetric Sorption Experiments and Advanced Pore Size Characterisation (Lars Rademacher)
11.45 — Less is More? The Complexity of Simulating Hydrogen Separation (Cosmin Mudure)
12.05 — Impact of SAPO-18 Structural Dynamics on MTO Reaction Selectivity (Ludovica Pace)
12.30 — Lunch
13.30 — Plenary 3: Zeolites Catalysis for Refining: Past, Present and Future (Filipa Ribeiro)
14.15 — Probing Complex Local Environments in Zeolite Catalysts using Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy (Keerthi Sekuru)
14.35 — Computational Modelling of Acid Zeolite-Catalysed Dimethylnaphthalene Synthesis (Oliver Morris)
15.00 — Break
15.30 — Ion-exchange Properties of High Silica Small Pore Zeolites as Used for deNOx Applications (David Thompsett)
15.50 — Capturing Framework Flexibility with Machine Learning Potentials for Molecular Simulation of Water Diffusion in MOFs (Stefani Setiono)
16.10 — Bi-metallic Catalysts for Direct CO2 Utilisation (Daniel James)
16.30 — Local Chemical Environments Governing Carbocation Chemistry in Zeolites (Ruixue Zhao)
17.00 — AGM
19.30 — Conference Dinner
1st Day
12.00 — Registration
14.00 — Introduction
14.15 — Plenary 1: Zeolites at Work: Inside Fluid Catalytic Cracking (Paul Diddams)
15.00 — Hydrophobic Zeolite Coatings on Electrically Heatable Structured Supports for Direct Air Capture (Veselina Georgieva)
15.20 — Quantifying Simulation Uncertainty for Biogas Upgrading in All-Silica Zeolites (Rhys Blaney)
15.40 — Break
16.10 — Synthesis of Natural Zeolite Composite for Strontium Adsorption (Alexandra Rozhkovskaya)
16.30 — Unravelling Active Sites in Novel Lewis Acid Zeolites for Biomass Conversion using Advanced In Situ Characterisation (Edward Garland)
16.50 — Wanted: One Palladium Nanoparticle, Dead or Zeolite Encaged (Simon Beaumont)
17.10 — Poster session and poster reception
Day 3
09:00-10:00 - Sofia Calero - Bridging simulation and reality: in silico-designed porous materials for sustainable energy and environment (Keynote 5)
10:00-10:20 - Jonathan Keys - Exploiting 17O solid-state NMR spectroscopy of catalysts and porous solids
10:20-10:40 - Kewei Zhu - Large language model-enabled generative design of Metal-Organic Frameworks: automated candidate identification and CIF file generation
10:40-11:10 - Coffee break
11:10-11:30 - Jun Xian Yap - Investigating the origins of zeolite fluorescence
11:30-11:50 - Tahmid Choudhury - Quantitative electron microscopy of zeolites using aberration corrected (S)TEM and machine learning
11:50-12:10 - Aamir Hanif - Evaluating VOC capture efficiency of zeolite 13X under realistic conditions
12:10-12:30 - Prizes and closing remarks
12:30 - Lunch
Day 2
09:00-10:00 - Elisa Borfecchia - Selective oxidation chemistry over copper-based porous catalysts: an X-ray spectroscopy view from zeolites to MOFs (Keynote 2)
10:00-10:20 - Malavika Manoj - Investigating reversibility of aluminium coordination in zeolites
10:20-10:40 - Catherine Crockett - A waste of time? The quest to synthesise Mg-doped aluminophosphates from waste
10:40-11:10 - Coffee break
11:10-11:30 - Christopher Heard - A combined machine learning-NMR study of Al siting in zeolites
11:30-11:50 - Abdulla Alhendi - Optimizing Ni-Pt/MFI zeolite catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation of oleic acid
11:50-12:10 - Hayder Al-Naji - Water purification via ionic-liquid synthesised AlPO-11
12:10-12:30 - Nicole Kelly - In situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction for the study of the ADOR process
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-14:30 - Bert Weckhuysen - Advances in in-situ and operando spectroscopy and microscopy of zeolite-based catalyst materials: visualizing single atoms, molecules and crystals (Keynote 3)
14:30-14:50 - Jiri Dedecek - Reactivity of low-valency vanadium species stabilized in zeolite matrix in the activation of molecular oxygen. A DFT and FTIR study
14:50-15:10 - Matthew Potter - Small angle neutron scattering to probe deactivation in solid acid catalysts for biomass transformations
15:10-15:40 - Coffee Break
15:40-16:00 - Hassan Azzan - Simplified statistical isotherm for predicting mixed gas/vapour adsorption upon guest-induced transitions in crystalline porous materials
16:00-16:20 - Amy Edmeades - Laser induced temperature-jump time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of zeolites
16:20-16:40 - George Dunkley - The effect of Si/Al ratio, pore size and drug loading level on the molecular behaviour and controlled release of anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil from zeolites
16:40-17:00 - Ian Silverwood - Polarised QENS: the future of diffusion measurement in zeolites
17:00-18:00 - AGM (Election of new BZA chair)
19:00-22:00 - Conference dinner - location: Glamorgan Building
Day 1
13:00-14:00 - Registration at Main Building 📍
14:00-14:10 - Opening
14:10-15:10 - Stuart James - Mechanochemical synthesis of zeolites (Keynote 1)
15:10-15:30 - Edward Garland - Probing the confinement effect in the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of mandelic acid by p-xylene catalysed by zeolite Y
15:30-15:50 - Coffee break
15:50-16:10 - Matthew Robinson - Tuning zeolite catalysts using organic additives: molecular modelling studies
16:10-16:30 - Mervyn Shannon - The structure of the disordered zeolite NU-88
16:30-17:00 - 2024 Founders' Award presentation
17:00-19:00 - Welcome reception + Poster session