Jens Kehlet Nørskov (born September 21, 1952, in

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) is the Villum Kann Rasmussen professor at the

Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark (), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and it is today ran ...

. He is a Danish physicist most notable for his work on theoretical description of surfaces,

catalysis Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules.

Education

Nørskov earned his MSc in Physics and Chemistry in 1976 and his PhD in

Theoretical Physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict List of natural phenomena, natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental p ...

in 1979 from the

University of Aarhus Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Utr ...

Denmark under B. I. Lundqvist.Jens's CV

Academic career

Nørskov is known for his theoretical work on description of surfaces, catalysis, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules. His work on computer-based heterogeneous catalysis has in several instances led to the development of new ideas for catalysts for e.g. ammonia synthesis and fuel-cells. He holds honorary doctorates from the

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology (), Abbreviation, abbr. TU/e, is a public university, public technical university in the Netherlands, situated in Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its Bachelor of Science, BS ...

, the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

(NTNU), and from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, the Danish Academy of Engineering, Academia Europaea and a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering. Following his PhD, he served as a research fellow, postdoctoral associate and staff scientist at various institutions – including IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, and Haldor Topsoe. In 1987, Norskov began serving as a research professor at

and was named professor of theoretical physics in 1992. In June 2010, he moved to Stanford University to become the Leland T. Edwards Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Founding Director of the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis. In July 2018, he moved back to the Technical University of Denmark to hold the Villum Kann Rasmussen Chair. Nørskov is currently the chair of the Danish National Research Foundation.

Personal life

Jens Nørskov is married to Bodil.

Books

*''Fundamental Concepts in Heterogeneous Catalysis'', Jens Nørskov, Felix Studt, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Thomas Bligaard. *''Chemical Bonding at Surfaces and Interfaces'', edited by Anders Nilsson, Lars G.M. Pettersson, Jens Nørskov. *''Fuel Cell Science: Theory, Fundamentals, and Biocatalysis'', edited by Andrzej Wieckowski, Jens Nørskov.

Honours and awards

*2022:

ENI award The Eni Award is a prize awarded by the Italian oil and gas company Eni with the aim of encouraging better use of energy sources and increased environmental research. The strict award guidelines and the notable names on the selection committee (in ...

Energy Frontiers prize *2018:

Niels Bohr International Gold Medal The Niels Bohr International Gold Medal is an international engineering award. It has been awarded since 1955 for "outstanding work by an engineer or physicist for the peaceful utilization of atomic energy". The medal is administered by the Danis ...

*2018: ETH Zurich Chemical Engineering Medal *2016:

European Inventor Award The European Inventor Award (formerly European Inventor of the Year Award, renamed in 2010), are presented annually by the European Patent Office, sometimes supported by the respective Presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the Eur ...

*2016: Murray Ramsey Award *2015: The Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize *2015: Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen's Science Prize *2015: Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics *2014: Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis *2013: Hagemann Medal *2011: Giuseppe Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research *2009: Alwin Mittasch Award (jointly) *2009: Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award *2009: Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis *2009: Science of Hydrogen and Energy Award *2007: Grundfos Prize *2007: Mulliken medal *2007: Innovation Prize *2003: Elected

Fellow of the American Physical Society The American Physical Society honors members with the designation ''Fellow'' for having made significant accomplishments to the field of physics. The following lists are divided chronologically by the year of designation. * List of fellows of the ...

*2003: Richard A. Glenn Award *1991: Villum Kann Rasmussen's Award *1990: Danish Physical Society's Prize *1989: Samuel Friedman (Rescue) Award *1987: Reinholdt W. Jorch's Award *1979: ECOSS prize

References

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