57. SYMPOSIUM ON CATALYSIS
November 9-10, 2026, PRAGUE, Czech Republic
PLENARY LECTURES 2026
Thorsten Bach (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
"Hydrogen Bonds as Directing Elements in Enantioselective Reactions"
Paolo Fornasiero (University of Trieste, Italy)
"Beyond the Surface: A Personal Journey into Sustainable Catalysis"
Sjoerd Harder (Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
"Hydrogenation Catalysis at Main Group Metal Surfaces"
KEYNOTE LECTURES 2026
Kamila Kočí, VSB Technical University of Ostrava
"Heterogeneous photocatalysis"
Mariya Shamzhy, Charles University, Prague
"ZEOLITE CATALYSTS: FROM DESIGN TO IN SITU SPECTROSCOPIC UNDERSTANDING"
Ivo Starý (IOCB, Prague)
"Helically Chiral Aromatics in Asymmetric Catalysis"
Radovan Šebesta (Comenius University, Bratislava)
"Asymmetric organocatalysis and metal catalysis upgraded through mechanochemistry"