NordCO2 unites 12 research groups from 9 Nordic Universities.
Principal and Associated Investigators
NordCO2 PIs
NordCO2 associated PIs
Martin Prechtl Professor
PhD students, Postdocs, Administration
NordCO2 Researchers:
Dr. Tamal Das, University of Oslo tamal.das@smn.uio.no Project: Computational modelling and mechanistic studies on MOF based single-site cooperative catalysis for CO2 hydrogenation. Funded by the Research Concil of Norway.
Dr. Petra Vasko, Helsinki University petra.vasko@helsinki.fi Project: Hydrogenation of CO2 by mixed-metal homogeneous catalysts. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Dr. Tomas Cordero Lanzac, University of Oslo t.c.lanzac@smn.uio.no Project: CO2 hydrogenation to light hydrocarbons over metal oxide/zeotype mixed catalysts (COZMOS project). Funded by the European Commission.
Dr. Ashot Gevorgyan, University of Tromsø gevorgyan.ashot@uit.no Project: Design of renewable catalysts. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, project number 313462
Dr. Sai Manoj Gorantla Nagavenkatathrinatha, University of Tromsø sai.manoi@uit.no Project:
NordCO2 Postdocs:
Dr. Pablo Martínez-Pardo, University of Stockholm pablo.martinez.pardo@su.se Project: Funded by NordForsk.
Dr. Ljiljana Pavlovic, University of Tromsø ljiljana.pavlovic@uit.no Project: Modelling of rhodium-metal based CO2 -converting catalysts. Funded by the Dept. of Chemistry, UiT.
Dr. Xiaoyu Chen, KTH Stockholm xiaoyc@kth.se Project: Modelling of hetergenous Cobalt-based catalyst-carbon nanotube system for CO2 reduction. Funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council.
Dr. Christina Erken, Helsinki University christina.erken@helsinki.fi Project: Synthesis of organometallic complexes and their application in the conversion of CO2 into higher-value products. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Dr. Luc Charbonneau,Helsinki University luc.charbonneau@helsinki.fi Project: Capture and conversion of CO2 using superbase. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Dr. Raquel Jimenez Rama, University of Oslo r.j.rama@kjemi.uio.no Project: MOF Based Single-Site Cooperative Catalysis for CO2 Hydrogenation. Funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Dr. Anggi Eka Putra, University of Tromsø anggi.e.putra@uit.no Project: Methods for Enantioselective Conversion of CO2 . Funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Dr. Lluis Artús Suarez, KTH Stockholm artus@kth.se Project: Modelling of reaction mechanisms for CO2 reduction in electrode deposited MOFs.
NordCO2 PhD students:
Morten Tysse, University of Bergen Morten.Tysse@uib.no Project: Computational catalysis and molecular design. The purpose of his PhD is to determine reaction mechanisms in reduction processes of carbon dioxide. Financed by the Research Council of Norway.
Kristina Sorochkina, University of Helsinki kristina.sorochkina@helsinki.fi Project: Metal-free activation of small molecules by employing Lewis acid-Lewis base cooperative reactivity. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Aleksi Sahari, University of Helsinki aleksi.sahari@helsinki.fi Project: Activation of carbon dioxide with transition metal complexes. Funded by the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Helsinki.
Jere Mannisto, University of Helsinki jere.mannisto@helsinki.fi Project: Synthesis of heterocycles by organocatalytic activation of CO2 . Funded by the Magnus Ehrnroot Foundation, the Foundations of Nylands Nation and the Doctoral Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences at Helsinki University (CHEMS).
Simon Pedersen, Aarhus University ssp@inano.au.dk Project: Novel organometallic labelling techniques through the use of CO gas. Funded by the Danish National Research Council.
Juan de Gracia, KTH Stockholm jadgt@kth.se Project: Theoretical studies on water oxidation catalysts interfaces for artificial photosynthesis. Funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Sarah Seefried, Helsinki University sarah.seefried@helsinki.fi Project: Catalytic carboxylations with CO2 mediated by Bi/N Frustrated Lewis Pairs. Funded by the Fortum Foundation.
Cuong Dat Do, University of Tromsø cuong.dat.do@uit.no Project: Modelling of CO2 activation using FLPs. Funded by NordCO2 .
Dušanka Golo, KTH Stockholm dusanka@kth.se Project: Simulations of CO2 reduction in molecular materials. Funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Sri Harsha Pulumati, University of Iceland shp16@hi.is
Ebrahim Tayyebi, University of Iceland ebt9@hi.is
Martin Pettersen, University of Tromsø martin.pettersen@uit.no Project: Experimental development of CO2 -converting catalysts. Funded by the University of Tromsø.
Faranak Heshmatnia, Helsinki University faranak.heshmatnia@helsinki.fi Project: Catalytic methods for the creation of carbon–carbon bonds using CO2 . Funded by NordForsk
Liselotte Karulf, Helsinki University liselotte.karulf@helsinki.fi Project: Activation of CO2 catalysed by transition metal complexes. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Mahika Luthra, University of Oslo mahika.luthra@kjemi.uio.no Project: Computational insights into the conversion of CO2 to CO and carbonylation reactions. Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Dag Kristian Sannes, University of Oslo d.k.sannes@smn.uio.no Project: Conversion of CO2 to light olefins by cascade reactions over bifunctional nanocatalysts. Funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Mohammed Eid Safy, University of Oslo p-msafy@zewailcity.edu.eg Project: Computational modelling of reaction mechanisms involving metal organic frameworks. Funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD Fellowships - CompSci.
Inga Schmidtke, University of Oslo inga.schmidtke@smn.uio.no Project: Catalyst design for CO2 conversion reactions. Funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Julia Kolodiazhnaia , Aarhus University julia.kolodiazhnaia@inano.au.dk Project: Tuning selectivity for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 . Funded by CADIAC, the Danish National Research Foundation.
Jussi Lundahl, Helsinki University jussi.lundahl@helsinki.fi Project: Main group and transition metal-containing heterobimetallic complexes in small molecule activation and catalytic applications. Funded by the Academy of Finland.
Gabriel Batista, Aarhus University gmfb@inano.au.dk Project: Catalytic conversion of lignin to aryl carboxylic acids with CO2 . Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Vu Duc Ha Phan, Stockholm University vu_duc_ha.phan@su.se Project: Novel catalytic composites for the use of CO2 as a one carbon synthon for organic synthesis. Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Bjørn Carvalho, University of Tromsø jhonnatan.c.gomes@uit.no Project: Computational analysis of CO2 – based carboxylation of hydrocarbons. Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Sahil Gahlawat, University of Tromsø sahil.gahlawat@uit.no Project: Computational analysis of symmetric and asymmetric oxazolidinone formation from CO2 . Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Stephanie Ton, Aarhus University ston@inano.au.dk Project: Efficient Methods for CO2 Conversion to CO and PET labelling of pharmaceuticals. Funded by the CO2 PERATE ITN.
Ming Guo, Helsinki University ming.guo@helsinki.fi Project: Catalytic biomass valorization for sustainable production of biofuels and chemicals. Funded by Business Finland.
Nina Suremann, Uppsala University nina.suremann@kemi.uu.se Project: Photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction on a porphyrine-contianing MOF on p-type semiconductors.
Joseph Install, Helsinki University joseph.install@helsinki.fi Project:
Andreas Bonde Jensen, Aarhus University bonde@inano.au.dk Project:
Wanwan Hong howw@inano.au.dk Project: Homogeneous catalysts for CO2 electroreduction.
NordCO2 Admin:
Steering Committee
The steering committee is composed of the WP leaders, a student representative and a representative of each of the 9 nodes (UU, KTH, SU, UiO, UiB, UiT, AU, HU, UoI) that is not represented by a WP leader.
Leader of the Steering Committee: Ainara Nova (UiO)
WP-leaders: Vidar Remi Jensen (UiB), Timo Repo (HU), Mårten Ahlquist (KTH), Troels Skrydstrup (AU).
Node representatives: Egill Skulason (UoI), Belén Martín-Matute (SU), Kathrin H. Hopmann (UiT)
Student representative: Liselotte Karulf (HU)
External Advisory Board
The external advisory board of NordCO2 provides the consortium with advice on research directions and strategies. The board consists of honorable scientists from the fields of computational, organonmetallic, and industrial chemistry.
Prof. Matthias Beller is an expert on catalyst development and conversion of CO2 for industrial applications. He is the director of the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Germany.
Prof. Ruben Martin from ICIQ, Spain, is a renowned organometallic chemist working in the field of C-H activation and CO2 conversion for formation of chemical building blocks.
Prof. Odile Eisenstein from ICGM, France, is a theoretical chemist specialized on modelling structures and reactivities of transition metal complexes.
Ómar Sigurbjörnsson is a member of the managment team at Carbon Recycling International in Iceland, which is a world-leading industry for converting CO2 to methanol.
