In this third episode of our TUM Global series, we are joined by Professor Dr. Matteo Maestri, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, where his research group is part of Politecnico’s Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes. We discuss the role chemistry plays in the energy sector, both in the chemical processes of carbon storage and release, and how chemists have intervened historically to progress the production and use of energy in society.

We also explore how catalysts, and the chemists behind them, will continue to play an important role in the current energy transition and the path towards a sustainable, carbon-neutral, future.

Full program notes:  lll.tum.de/podcast

Music:
"Beauty Inside" by Soundroll
"Celebration" by Zac Nelson

Artwork:
Katharina Quitter