There are now more cars in Sydney’s CBD than there were in the 1970s, yet our air quality is radically better. Why? Because today we have catalytic converters installed in our vehicles to reduce emissions. In fact, about 90% of the world’s fuels, chemicals and organic materials are touched by catalysts during their production.
Catalysts can change the world. They already have. But there are big challenges ahead. Early on in my career, I became fascinated by the process of designing catalytic sites to influence the progress of chemical reactions. To be able to draw up a concept for