Prof. Michael Stockenhuber did his PhD at the Institute of Physical Chemistry TU Vienna, for which he was awarded with distinction in 1994 (Dr.Techn.) He joined Nottingham Trent University in 1995 as a postdoctoral researcher and was later appointed lecturer and promoted to Reader in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the University of Newcastle and is now a full Professor of Chemical Engineering. Prof Stockenhuber has been hon. secretary of the British Zeolite Association and was secretary and now president of the Australian Catalysis Society. He has established and is head of the catalysis and process research laboratory at the University of Newcastle. In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Dean of Research Training in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment. Prof Stockenhuber is a member of the EPSRC (UK) and ARC (Australia) review colleges, chair of the International Conference on Environmental Catalysis advisory board, member of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS), member of the Association of Asia Pacific Catalysis Societies (APACS) and elected member of the International Zeolite association board. He is an editor and guest editor for a number of journals. His main research interest is heterogeneous catalysis and nanoporous materials, with a special emphasis on structure–function relationships. He is an expert in the use of in situ spectroscopic techniques, with a special interest in synchrotron radiation, XPS and IR spectroscopy.
