Creating value from carbon dioxide emissions
It is possible to create value based on carbon dioxide emissions by, for example, producing methanol as a cleaner-burning alternative fuel for marine transportation. Liane Rossi, holder of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s professorship in Environmental Science 2023–2024, presented her research to King Carl XVI Gustaf and invited research colleagues on September 30.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Professor Liane Rossi. In the background, Professor Belén Martín-Matute, Department of Organic Chemistry. Photo: Anette Gärdeklint Sylla.
Liane Rossi is a professor of chemistry at the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, and holder of the King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science 2023–2024. On September 30, she gave a short introduction to her research to King Carl XVI Gustaf and invited researchers from the Department of Organic Chemistry and the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry. Liane Rossi’s research is focused on sustainable catalysis, focusing on converting carbon dioxide and other renewable raw materials into valuable chemicals and fuels.
In connection with Professor Rossi’s introductory lecture, Professor Aji Mathew and Professor Anneli Kruve, both at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, as well as Professor Joseph Samec, Department of Organic Chemistry, briefly presented their respective research. The afternoon closed with a panel discussion on the significance of Liane Rossi’s research. The panel discussion was led by Magnus Breitholtz, professor at the Department of Environmental Science and senior advisor to the president of Stockholm University, responsible for the environment and sustainable development.
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s professorship in Environmental Science
Liane Rossi is the 28th holder of the King Carl XVI Gustaf professorship in Environmental Science. During the academic year 2023/2024, Professor Belén Martín-Matute, Department of Organic Chemistry, has acted as Liane Rossi’s host during her time in Sweden. Liane Rossi has also collaborated with researchers at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry.
The Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and the Environment appoints a holder of the King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science each year. The purpose of the professorship is to create connections between Swedish higher education institutions and distinguished foreign researchers able to contribute to the renewal of Swedish environmental sciences during a stay in Sweden spanning over one academic year. Stockholm University has been the host six times before.
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Last updated: 2024-10-07
Source: Communications Office