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Jens Kehlet Nørskov MEMBERS
Professor, Technical University of Denmark
Slagelse, Denmark
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  • 2015
  • Chemical Engineering (C.H.E.)
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  • 2015
  • Chemical Engineering (C.H.E.)
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Jens Kehlet Nørskov (born September 21, 1952, in Denmark) is the Villum Kann Rasmussen professor at the Technical University of Denmark.

He is a Danish physicist most notable for his work on theoretical description of surfaces, catalysis, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules.
 
Nørskov is known for his theoretical work on description of surfaces, catalysis, materials, nanostructures, and biomolecules.

His work on computer-based heterogeneous catalysis has in several instances led to the development of new ideas for catalysts for e.g. ammonia synthesis and fuel-cells.

He holds honorary doctorates from the Eindhoven University of Technology) the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, the Danish Academy of Engineering,Academia Europaea and a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

In 2015, he was elected as member of the European Academy of Engineering.
 
2018: Niels Bohr International Gold Medal
2018: ETH Zurich Chemical Engineering Medal
2016: European Inventor Award
2016: Murray Ramsey Award
2015: The Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize
2014: Michel Boudart Award for the Advancement of Catalysis
2013: Hagemann Medal
2011: Giuseppe Parravano Memorial Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research
2009: Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award
2009: Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis
2009: Science of Hydrogen and Energy Award
2007: Grundfos Prize