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A/Prof. Michael Stockenhuber

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Position Associate Professor
School of Engineering
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office A303, Nier Building

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Technical Sciences, Technical University of Vienna - Austria, 1994
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Technical University of Vienna - Austria, 1990

Research

Research keywords

  • Chemical Engineering

Research expertise

Development of catalysts and environmentally friendly processes,

Dehydrogenation of large hydrocarbons,

Base catalysis for manufacturing intermediate chemicals,

In situ spectroscopic characterisation of heterogeneous catalysts,

I.R. spectroscopic investigation of acidic properties of modified zeolite catalysts,

Activation and deactivation of redox catalysts,

Understanding catalysts using synchrotron radiation,

Local structure determination of active sites using soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy,

The chemistry and structure of selective oxidation catalysts,

Structure function relationships in phosphate catalysts.

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
091499 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy Not Elsewhere Classified 80
030699 Physical Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified 15
030299 Inorganic Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified 5

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

  • Member of the Austrian Chemical Society - Austrian Chemical Society
  • Member of the International Zeolite Association - International Zeolite Association
  • Member of the British Zeolite Association - British Zeolite Association