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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For outstanding contributions to the understanding of catalyst structure-function relationships, the development of novel catalysts, and leadership in the field of catalysis.

Overview

Enrique Iglesia is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry and Catalysis.

The scientist's work covers a variety of subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics. Their main topics of research include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis.

Enrique Iglesia has contributed multiple publications to frequently appearing venues such as the Journal of Catalysis, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Catalysis, and ChemCatChem.

Recent papers include:

  • Mechanistic Connections between CO2 and CO Hydrogenation on Dispersed Ruthenium Nanoparticles, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reactivity descriptors in acid catalysis: acid strength, proton affinity and host-guest interactions, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Mechanistic insights and consequences of intrapore liquids in ethene, propene, and butene dimerization on isolated Ni2+ sites grafted within aluminosilicate mesopores, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Elementary steps and site requirements in formic acid dehydration reactions on anatase and rutile TiO2 surfaces, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Formic Acid Dehydration Rates and Elementary Steps on Lewis Acid-Base Site Pairs at Anatase and Rutile TiO2 Surfaces, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

They have coauthored frequently with researchers including Nicholas R. Jaegers, Andrew Hwang, Carlos Lizandara-Pueyo, Trenton Otto, and Wenshuo Hu.

Awards and recognitions include:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2016
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2008, for outstanding contributions to the understanding of catalyst structure-function relationships, the development of novel catalysts, and leadership in the field of catalysis

Best Publications

  • Design, synthesis, and use of cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts

    Enrique Iglesia

  • Structure and surface and catalytic properties of Mg-Al basic oxides

    J.I. Di Cosimo;V.K. Dı́ez;M. Xu;E. Iglesia

  • Isotopic and kinetic assessment of the mechanism of reactions of CH4 with CO2 or H2O to form synthesis gas and carbon on nickel catalysts

    Junmei Wei;Enrique Iglesia

  • Structure and Electronic Properties of Solid Acids Based on Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures

    David G. Barton;Max Shtein;Ryan D. Wilson;Stuart L. Soled

  • Structure and Catalytic Properties of Supported Vanadium Oxides: Support Effects on Oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions

    Andrei Khodakov;Bryan Olthof;Alexis T. Bell;Enrique Iglesia

  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on cobalt and ruthenium. Metal dispersion and support effects on reaction rate and selectivity

    Enrique Iglesia;Stuart L. Soled;Rocco A. Fiato

  • CO activation pathways and the mechanism of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

    Manuel Ojeda;Rahul P. Nabar;Anand U. Nilekar;Akio Ishikawa

  • Selectivity Control and Catalyst Design in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Sites, Pellets, and Reactors

    Enrique Iglesia;Sebastian C. Reyes;Rostam J. Madon;Stuart L. Soled

  • Chemisorption of CO and mechanism of CO oxidation on supported platinum nanoclusters.

    Ayman D. Allian;Kazuhiro Takanabe;Kyle L. Fujdala;Xianghong Hao

  • Structure and Reactivity of PdOx/ZrO2Catalysts for Methane Oxidation at Low Temperatures

    Ken-ichiro Fujimoto;Fabio H. Ribeiro;Miguel Avalos-Borja;Enrique Iglesia

  • Structural and Catalytic Characterization of Solid Acids Based on Zirconia Modified by Tungsten Oxide

    David G. Barton;Stuart L. Soled;George D. Meitzner;Gustavo A. Fuentes

  • Bimetallic Synergy in Cobalt Ruthenium Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts

    E. Iglesia;S.L. Soled;R.A. Fiato;G.H. Via

  • Structural requirements and reaction pathways in methane activation and chemical conversion catalyzed by rhodium

    Junmei Wei;Enrique Iglesia

  • Mechanism and Site Requirements for Activation and Chemical Conversion of Methane on Supported Pt Clusters and Turnover Rate Comparisons among Noble Metals

    Junmei Wei;Enrique Iglesia

  • Structure and Density of Active Zn Species in Zn/H-ZSM5 Propane Aromatization Catalysts☆

    Joseph A. Biscardi;George D. Meitzner;Enrique Iglesia

  • Promoted Iron-Based Catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: Design, Synthesis, Site Densities, and Catalytic Properties

    Senzi Li;Sundaram Krishnamoorthy;Anwu Li;George D Meitzner

  • Selective Carbonylation of Dimethyl Ether to Methyl Acetate Catalyzed by Acidic Zeolites

    Patricia Cheung;Aditya Bhan;Glenn J. Sunley;Enrique Iglesia

  • Effects of Zn, Cu, and K Promoters on the Structure and on the Reduction, Carburization, and Catalytic Behavior of Iron-Based Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts

    Senzi Li;Anwu Li;Sundaram Krishnamoorthy;Enrique Iglesia

  • Transport-enhanced α-olefin readsorption pathways in Ru-catalyzed hydrocarbon synthesis

    Enrique Iglesia;Sebastian C. Reyes;Rostam J. Madon

  • Isomerization of alkanes on sulfated zirconia : promotion by Pt and by adamantyl hydride transfer species

    E. Iglesia;S.L. Soled;G.M. Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart Leon Soled
Stuart Leon Soled ExxonMobil (United States)
Matthew Neurock
Matthew Neurock University of Minnesota
Alexis T. Bell
Alexis T. Bell University of California, Berkeley
Haichao Liu
Haichao Liu Peking University
Alexander Katz
Alexander Katz University of California, Berkeley
Rajamani Gounder
Rajamani Gounder Purdue University West Lafayette
Aditya Bhan
Aditya Bhan University of Minnesota
Stacey I. Zones
Stacey I. Zones Chevron (United States)
Michel Boudart
Michel Boudart Stanford University
Andrei Y. Khodakov
Andrei Y. Khodakov University of Lille

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