Kick-off Training, Leuven, Belgium

(Electro)catalysts for the capture and conversion of atmospheric CO₂ into added-value fuels

Catchy S&T and Skills training will be held at College De Valk 3 in Leuven city centre (Kick-off Meeting Training)

S&T training (Days 2 & 3)

Truncus communis with state-of-the-art on thermo- and electro-catalysts for the capture and conversion of atmospheric CO₂ into added-value fuels (experts from in- and outside CATCHY).

Skills training (Day 4)

Courses aimed to obtain skills needed to successfully complete a PhD project:
scientific communication, data management, research integrity, and diversity in research teams

Participation to Catchy Kick-off training is open to all Master and PhD students. Due to current regulations the number of participants outside the Catchy Network may be limited. Please register below before August 30 ^th

Programme

Time	Description	Presenter
Sept 15 (Day 2)	College De Valk 3 (01.25) KU Leuven
09:00 – 10:30	Clusters for conversion of sustainable energy	Ib Chorkendorff DTU
	Coffee / Tea Break (Pieter De Somer Aula)
11:00 – 12:30	Atomic scale design of selectivity of catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation	Christophe Copéret ETH Zürich
	Lunch (Pieter De Somer Aula)
14:00 – 15:30	Gas Phase Clusters as Model Systems for Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalysis	Knut Asmis University of Leipzig
	Coffee / Tea Break (Pieter De Somer Aula)
16:00 – 17:00	Industrial applications of CO2 Electrolysers Gas and Power, Power2X and Storage.	Ralf Krause Siemens Energy
Sept 16 (Day 3)	College De Valk 3 (01.25) KU Leuven
09:00 – 10:30	Mems microreactors for clusters-based (electro)catalysts activity testing	Christian Danvad Damsgaard  Jakob Kibsgaard  DTU
	Coffee / Tea Break (Pieter De Somer Aula)
11:00 – 12:00	High pressure CO2 hydrogenation catalysis	Atsushi Urakawa TU Delft
	Lunch (Pieter De Somer Aula)
14:00 – 15:30	Introduction to the in situ characterization cluster-based (electro)catalysts with XAFS and TEM	Olga Safonova Juan Herranz Salaner PSI Sara Bals UA-EMAT
	Coffee / Tea Break (Pieter De Somer Aula)
16:00 – 17:00	The guiding principles behind electrocatalysis	Tom Breugelmans UA-ELCAT
17:00 – 17:30	Electrochemical CO2 reduction applied to synthesis of organics	Dirk de Vos KU Leuven
Sept 17 (Day 4)	College De Valk 3 (01.25) KU Leuven
09:00 – 10:30	Open science skills: Scientific communication beyond publication	Bart Dooms  VITO
	Coffee / Tea Break (Pieter De Somer Aula)
11:00 – 12:30	Data management and Open data	Mark Verbrugge, Anouk D’Hont 2Bergen KU Leuven
	Lunch (Pieter De Somer Aula)
13:15 – 14:30	Implicit bias and team dynamics	Joyce Koeman Diversity Policy Office KU Leuven
14:30 – 15:30	Research integrity	Steven De Peuter Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences KU Leuven
15:30	End of Kick-off meeting

Practical Information

Location

Covid-regulations

For incoming visitors in Belgium the passenger locator form is obligatory and CovidSafe proof is ok . Non vaccinated people need a PCR test. For last updates, please check the Belgium official website.

Accommodation

A large number of hotels are within walking distance of Martin’s Klooster and College De Valk. Economic hotels (€ 50 to 70) are generally located close to the train station (Ibis Budget, Hotel Industrie, Hotel Mille Colonnes, Park Inn, etc.), middle-range (€ 90 -100) (Ibis, Hotel De Pastorij, Hotel Ladeuze, etc.) and high-end (€ 120-180) hotels (Pentahotel, Martin’s Klooster, The Fourth, etc.) are located directly in the city center.

Travel Guide to Leuven

By Plane

• Via Brussels National Airport (BRU): The national airport receives flights from over 200 destinations in 66 countries every day. It’s easy to travel from Brussels national airport to Leuven by direct trains (15 min). There are two Intercity trains every hour with final stops in either Landen or Hasselt. You can find more information about schedules and fares at Belgian Railways (NMBS).

• Via Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL): This airport receives only low-cost flights (Ryanair, Wizz, etc. ) from all over Europe. It is located 50 km south of Brussels but has good bus connections with Brussels and Bruges. You can use the shuttle service to Brussels-Midi station (50 min every 30 min) and take a train to Leuven (not Louvain-la-Neuve).

By Train

The Brussels Midi station is the Belgian hub for international train traffic, receiving multiple high-speed trains per day from Paris (Thalys and TGV), Lille (Eurostar and TGV), London (Eurostar), Amsterdam (Thalys) and Cologne (Thalys and ICE). Every hour, there are several intercity trains that leave Brussels Midi that stop in Leuven (25 min), with final stops in either Genk or Luik/Liege. For tickets and more info click here.

In Leuven

From the railway station of Leuven, best is to walk directly towards your accommodation. You can alternatively take a De Lijn bus or a taxi. A (one-way) bus ticket (€ 2-2.50) is valid for one hour. You can alternatively buy a De Lijn pass from € 7.50. This pass is valid on all buses and trams in Flanders.