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Research quality
The group does excellent experimental research and is well recognised within the 
international heterogeneous catalysis community. The group has a clear research 
strategy and all aspects are well integrated. The group’s results are published in high-
ranked journals in the field. The research impact is evidenced by invited presentations 
at scientific conferences and by memberships in editorial boards of scientific journals 
and international scientific boards. 
Research environment
The group acts as an integrated unit. The research environment is excellent. The 
equipment for high-quality catalytic research (bath and continuous flow reactors, 
various catalyst and chemical characterisation methods as well as analysis equipments) 
is available within the unit. By participating in the Center for New Materials at AU, 
the unit also has access to an equipment pool including microscopes. The research 
environment is attracting international postdoctoral researchers and local graduate 
students that are trained within a graduate school. The teaching and research tasks are 
distributed among all members of the group.