Aleix Comas Vives

Aleix Comas Vives is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. His research focuses on theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly in heterogeneous catalysis, reaction mechanisms, and catalyst design. He leads and collaborates on projects addressing challenges in sustainable energy and environmental applications.

Projects:

• Principal Investigator of ADVANCES TOWARDS A HOLISTIC KNOWLEDGE OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS (2022–2025).
• Principal Investigator of Retos en la Modelización de Catalizadores Heterogéneos (2019–2022).
• Collaborator on projects exploring catalysis in water and bioinspired catalysts (2005–2011).

Research Interests: Comas Vives specializes in using computational methods to study catalytic processes like CO₂ hydrogenation, hydroformylation, and water-gas shift reactions. His work emphasizes designing efficient catalysts for sustainable energy conversion and understanding reaction mechanisms at atomic scales.

Grants & Collaborations:

• Funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) and other national agencies.
• Collaborations with institutions like the University of Barcelona and international researchers in catalysis and materials science.

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary teams within the Department of Chemistry, focusing on theoretical catalysis and computational materials modeling.