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Dr. Patrick Hemberger is a principal investigator and beamline scientist at the Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Beamline of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland. With a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Würzburg (2011), he specializes in operando reaction dynamics analysis using photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation to study heterogeneous catalysis and combustion chemistry.
- Develops and applies advanced PEPICO techniques for isomer-selective detection of reactive intermediates
- Focuses on reaction mechanisms at interfaces, including lignin pyrolysis and propane oxidative dehydrogenation
- Supervises PhD students and postdocs while organizing the Hercules School (2020-2022) on synchrotron methods
Research Highlights: His 2023 Journal of the American Chemical Society study revealed gas-phase radical routes in boron nitride-catalyzed propane dehydrogenation, while 2023 Nature Communications work demonstrated acidity-tuned ketene suppression in lignin valorization. The 2022 Angewandte Chemie paper provided the first evidence of methylketene intermediates in methanol-to-olefins reactions.
Scientific Recognition:
- Energy & Fuels Rising Star (2022)
- Ružička Prize in Chemistry (2020)
- Mercator Fellow (German Science Foundation, 2015)
Technical Innovations: Leads development of the PhotoElectron PhotoIon Spectral Compendium database and temperature-controlled VUV spectrometers for real-time reaction monitoring. His work bridges surface-confined catalysis with gas-phase reaction networks through combined operando and computational approaches.
