Abstract: Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 57, Issue 30 p. 9214-9214 Author ProfileFree Access Marc T. M. Koper First published: 19 April 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201802566AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “If I had one year of paid leave I would just read and think. My favorite drink is a cold beer after a long bike ride ...” This and more about Marc T. M. Koper can be found on page 9214. Marc T. M. Koper The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years: “Co-adsorption of Cations as the Cause of the Apparent pH Dependence of Hydrogen Adsorption on a Stepped Platinum Single-Crystal Electrode”: X. Chen, I. T. McCrum, K. A. Schwarz, M. J. Janik, M. T. M. Koper, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15025; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 15221. The work of M. Koper has been featured on the inside back cover of Angewandte Chemie: “Theoretical Considerations on the Electroreduction of CO to C2 Species on Cu(100) Electrodes”: F. Calle-Vallejo, M. T. M. Koper, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7282; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 7423. Date of birth: May 5, 1967 Position: Professor of Fundamental Surface Science, Leiden University E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://casc.lic.leidenuniv.nl/ ORCID: 0000-0001-6777-4594 Education: 1991 MSc in chemistry, Utrecht University 1994 PhD with Prof. J. H. Sluyters, Utrecht University 1995–1997 Marie Curie Fellow with Prof. W. Schmickler, University of Ulm Awards: 2012 Hellmuth Fischer Medal, DECHEMA; 2013 Carl Wagner Memorial Award, Electrochemical Society; 2015 elected Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE); 2016 Brian Conway Prize for Physical Electrochemistry, ISE; 2017 elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017 Faraday Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, Current research interests: Electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, electrochemical surface science, theoretical and computational electrochemistry Hobbies: Cycling, watching cycling, reading, visiting old towns and castles, work If I had one year of paid leave I would just read and think. My favorite drink is a cold beer after a long bike ride. My favorite theory is Marcus theory: a beautiful combination of thermodynamics, reaction rate theory, and deep physical insight into how molecules and electrons move. The most important thing I learned from my students is that they are all different and they all have their own talents (surprise!). What I appreciate most about my friends is their loyalty, acceptance, and sense of humor. My favorite musicians/bands are Spinvis, Jacques Brel, The Replacements, Hüsker Dü. My favorite science book is The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman, if only for the title. The greatest scientific advance of the last 100 years was the development of quantum mechanics. When I was eighteen I wanted to be a sports journalist covering the Tour de France. The biggest challenge facing scientists is short-term expectations of (exciting) results and usefulness. If I were a car I would be disappointed about not being a Bianchi road bike. My first experiment was best forgotten. My favorite quote is “Beckenbauer obviously a bit of a surprise there” from Monty Python's football match between the German and Greek Philosophers. My 5 top papers: 1“Bifurcations of mixed-mode oscillations in a three-variable Van der Pol-Duffing model with a cross-shaped phase diagram”: M. T. M. Koper, Physica D 1995, 80, 72. (A mathematical puzzle that I enjoyed working on during my PhD; still cited by some mathematicians.) 2“Role of Crystalline Defects in Electrocatalysis: Mechanism and Kinetics Of CO Adlayer Oxidation On Stepped Platinum Electrodes”: N. P. Lebedeva, M. T. M. Koper, J. M. Feliu, R. A. van Santen, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 12938. (Paper with my first PhD student linking high-quality experiments to mathematical modeling, my favorite combination.) 3“Water dissociation on well-defined platinum surfaces: The electrochemical perspective”: M. J. T. C. van der Niet, N. Garcia-Araez, J. Hernandez, J. M. Feliu, M. T. M. Koper, Catalysis Today 2013, 201, 105. (The question answered in my 10th Angewandte Chemie paper was first raised in this paper.) 4“Theory of multiple proton-electron transfer reactions and its implications for electrocatalysis”: M. T. M. Koper, Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 2710. (Main outcome of a one-year sabbatical that impacted greatly on my way of thinking about electrocatalysis.) 5“Correlation of surface site formation to nanoisland growth in the electrochemical roughening of Pt(111)”: L. Jacobse, Y.-F. Huang, M. T. M. Koper, M. J. Rost, Nat. Mater. 2018, 17, 277. (Describes the dream experiment of imaging a platinum electrode as it is roughened electrochemically.) Volume57, Issue30July 20, 2018Pages 9214-9214 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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