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The PrISMa project aims to accelerate the transition of energy and industrial sectors to a low-carbon economy by developing a technology platform to tailor-make cost-efficient carbon capture solutions for a range of different CO2 sources and CO2 use/destinations.
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Category: News

PrISMa Platform is out!

June 22, 2023 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Our PrISMa platform, four years of work by the fantastic PrISMa team, is now available at ChemRxiv! A holistic approach…

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PrISMa – Heriot-Watt University PRIME Award Finalist

Amir Jahanbakhsh

The Heriot-Watt University Principal’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in impact and public engagement…

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BBVA OpenMind Blog: “Susana García López, the CO2 hunter scientist”

May 3, 2023 Amir Jahanbakhsh

If you are interested in knowing more about PrISMa coordinator, Prof. Susana Garcia, the outcomes of PrISMa and the exciting…

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PrISMa researchers applied machine learning to forecast amine emissions from carbon capture plants

January 5, 2023 Amir Jahanbakhsh

PrISMa researchers have developed a machine learning approach to accurately predict potentially harmful amine emissions from carbon capture plants. The…

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Posted in: News Filed under: amine, carbon capture, emission

PrISMa was presented to Swiss Waste Recyclers

Amir Jahanbakhsh

Prof. André Bardow, PrISMa PI, spoke on Carbon Capture and Utilization at the Association for the Operators of Swiss Waste…

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Posted in: News, News items, outreach Filed under: Carbn Capture, PrISMa, Waste Recycle

Professor Jeffrey Reimer, PrISMa PI, presented with the Berkeley Citation Award

November 24, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Professor Jeffrey Reimer was honored with the Berkeley Citation at the annual College of Chemistry G.N. Lewis lecture by the…

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Prof. Susana García , PrISMa Coordinator, collected the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award 2020

Amir Jahanbakhsh

Prof García López was awarded the 2020 SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent award for her innovative research on mechanisms to capture carbon…

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PrISMa – USorb-DAC at COP27

November 9, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Prof Susana Garcia and Prof Berend Smit showcased PrISMa and USorb-DAC projects at COP27. Please see here for more information…

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A Nature Materials publication: another successful multi-scale, multidisciplinary collaborative research toward advancing carbon capture technology

October 13, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

PrISMa team is advancing the possibilities around novel materials including MOFs toward accelerating the deployment of carbon capture technologies through…

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USorb-DAC: ground-breaking research in fight against climate change

August 30, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Heriot-Watt University has received $2M funding from the “Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment” to find materials that…

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PhD opening in Chemical Engineering

June 15, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Title: Accelerating the deployment of Sorbent-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) Technologies In addition to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions,…

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Job opening: Postdoctoral Researcher on Advancing Sorbent-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) Technologies

Amir Jahanbakhsh

Job description We are looking for a creative and highly motivated researcher willing to work as part of an international…

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Inaugural lecture of Prof. André Bardow

May 17, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

  “To sustainability and beyond: A computer-​animated story on energy & chemicals“, the inaugural lecture of Prof. Bardow with is…

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Prof. André Bardow won Frontiers Award 2021

Amir Jahanbakhsh

  The “Frontiers Award” to an internationally outstanding and renowned scientist has been presented by the MPI for Chemical Energy…

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PrISMa Researchers Won 3 out of 5 Best Poster Awards at 2022 Gordon Research Conference

April 28, 2022 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Fast-track development of carbon capture: Integration of materials, processes, techno-economics, and life-cycle assessment Dr. Charithea Charalambous Finding Promising Carbon Capture Adsorbents…

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PrISMa Team at 2022 Gordon Research Conference-Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Amir Jahanbakhsh

PrISMa research team attended the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Gordon Research Conference held in Ventura, California from 3-8 April…

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PrISMa researcher receives award to strengthen collaborations within the ACT programme

March 3, 2022 dcxvmsla

PrISMa researcher, Dr Charithea Charalambous, who is the PrISMa Technical lead for the Process modelling activities at Heriot-Watt University was awarded…

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Listen to PrISMa Researchers on “The Journey to Net Zero” Podcast

January 14, 2022 dcxvmsla

“A Future Made podcast” is a new podcast series by Heriot-Watt University, aiming to showcase researchers’ innovative work in science, business,…

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PrISMa researchers at Climate Science Showcase at Edinburgh Dynamic Earth

November 10, 2021 dcxvmsla

  As world leaders meeting in Glasgow at COP26, to celebrate the globally important climate conference, Dynamic Earth was hosting…

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FameLab International 2020 winner at the British Ambassador’s residence in Switzerland

October 4, 2021 dcxvmsla

On 17th September 2021, Sauradeep Majumdar, Prof. Berend Smit, and Prof. Susana Garcia from PrISMa were invited to the British…

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Dominik Pantak | a journey towards a PhD

September 28, 2021 dcxvmsla

I was first introduced to adsorption-based carbon capture systems when I worked with the RCCS group, as this is one…

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Heriot-Watt researchers provide new insights and benchmark CO2 removal technology

September 6, 2021 dcxvmsla

In an article published in Energy and Environmental Science, researchers from Heriot-Watt University benchmarked the performance of a carbon removal…

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Posted in: News, Publications Filed under: Publications

Morolake Adefioye | Athena-SWAN bursary | RCCS | PrISMa

September 2, 2021 dcxvmsla

I was awarded the Athena-SWAN bursary by the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. This award aims to improve gender…

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Postgraduate Heriot-Watt RCCS students scoop data science prize

July 26, 2021 dcxvmsla

Postgraduate students from the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS), Fergus Mcilwaine and John Young, were awarded the DeepNote prize…

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PrISMa Advisory Board Meeting

June 28, 2021 dcxvmsla

Our PrISMa ACT funded project was presented to an expert advisory board on 10 June 2021. The overall progress of…

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PrISMa at Mission Innovation 2021

June 3, 2021 dcxvmsla

This year, Chile hosted the CEM 12/ MI-6 from 31 May to 6 June virtually. Our PrISMa ACT funded project…

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Connect with science this summer!

May 31, 2021 dcxvmsla

We at the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions are taking part in Edinburgh Science Festival 2021, check out our online…

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Opening position- Postdoctoral Researcher

May 7, 2021 dcxvmsla

Postdoctoral Researcher on development of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for energy efficient carbon capture applications We are looking for a…

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The winner of FameLab International 2020 is…Sauradeep Majumdar!

December 2, 2020 dcxvmsla

Sauradeep Majumdar being crowned FameLab International 2020 Champion! Sauradeep, a doctoral researcher from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), secured the…

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Dr. Susana García López wins the SRUK/CERU Emerging Talent Award 2020

October 14, 2020 dcxvmsla

Dr. Susana Garcia has been awarded The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) and Banco Santander Foundation…

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Sauradeep Majumdar won Swiss FameLab and reached International Final

October 6, 2020 dcxvmsla

FameLab is one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world where participants have only three minutes to pitch…

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Computational methods in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

April 28, 2020 dcxvmsla

PrISMa*/EPFL offer an online (graduate) course that introduces computational methods for those that would like to gain some knowledge on…

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PrISMa Kick-off Meeting

December 19, 2019 dcxvmsla

PrISMa’s kick-off meeting took place in Edinburgh on 17 December 2017.

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Data-driven design of MOFs for wet flue gas CO2 capture

December 14, 2019 dcxvmsla

P. G. Boyd, A. Chidambaram, E. García-Díez, C. P. Ireland, T. D. Daff, R. Bounds, A. Gładysiak, P. Schouwink, S.…

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Team of PrISMA researcher publish in Nature

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P. G. Boyd, A. Chidambaram, E. García-Díez, C. P. Ireland, T. D. Daff, R. Bounds, A. Gładysiak, P. Schouwink, S.…

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Prisma is official

November 7, 2019 Amir Jahanbakhsh

Prisma is now official. See the official announcement on the ACT website and the press release of Heriot-Watt University.  

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