Ronny Neumann

Ronny Neumann received his Ph.D. in Catalysis and Organic Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1986. After post-doctoral research with John Groves at Princeton University, he returned to the Hebrew University in 1988 where he started his independent career mostly dealing with catalytic oxidation reactions with emphasis on sustainable transformations and mechanistic studies using polyoxometalates as catalysts. In 1999 he moved to the Weizmann Institute of Science where he is the Rebecca and Israel Sieff Professor of Organic Chemistry. His present research interests have evolved to include research related to sustainable energy resources using photochemical and electrochemical reactions. A list of present activities is: Catalytic Oxidation with Emphasis on Aerobic Hydrocarbon Oxidation. Activation of Molecular Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide, and Water as Oxygen Donors. Photo- and Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen to Ammonia. Polyoxometalates as Catalysts.

Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy Lab