Hossein Bemana: Integrated Faradaic Membrane Reactor for Lithium-mediated N2 Reduction
Ammonia synthesis is currently dominated by the century-old Haber–Bosch process, which accounts for nearly 2% of global energy consumption. Developing alternative, energy-efficient electrocatalytic paths for ammonia production is critical for ensuring global food security while mitigating environmental impacts.

Leon Gomm: Reversible C−H Activation of Unactivated Arenes by a Nickel-Silylene Complex
The direct functionalization of aromatic C−H bonds is an important goal towards sustainable catalysis. While low-valent Ni(0) complexes are useful catalysts in hydroarylation reactions with electron deficient arenes, the transformation of unactivated arenes like benzene is extremely rare. A similar picture emerges from stoichiometric reactions, where only two products of intermolecular of C−H activation at Ni(0) could be isolated so far.