Kalani Ostermeijer
PhD candidate
Technical University Delft
Department
Chemical Engineering (ChemE)
Contact information
Room
Building 58, Room E2.480
Email address
k.n.ostermeijer@tudelft.nl
Key expertises
Homogeneous Catalysis, Thermocatalysis, CO2 hydrogenation, organometallic air-free synthesis, in-situ spectroscopy.
About me
I am a dutchman born and raised abroad (born in Australia, and lived further in Indonesia, Portugal, and Azerbaijan) until arriving to the Netherlands for my studies. This lifestyle has helped me become a very open minded and laid back individual. Beyond the lab I prefer high intensity activities, you can find me soaking up different cultures through travel, scaling up rock faces, and catching waves on my surfboard.
About my research
My research focuses on utilizing atomic layer deposition methods to improve the lifetime of Cu-based catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. By getting a better understanding of the deactivation processes, improvements can be made on rational catalyst designs. I am very keen on collaborating with many respected researchers within and learning new approaches related to heterogeneous catalysis. I am keen on contributing to rational catalyst design for future green hydrogenation catalysts.
Academic career
Position
Bachelor Degree
2016-2019: Bachelor degree in the group of Product Technology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, under the supervision of Prof. P.P. Pescarmona.
Master Degree
2019-2021: Master degree in the group of Inorganic Systems Engineering at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, under supervision of Prof. E.A. Pidko
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