Javier Pérez-Ramírez FRSC is Professor of Catalysis Engineering at ETH Zurich. He also holds the ExxonMobil Chair as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. His path began at the University of Alicante, where he completed his chemical engineering studies in 1997. In 2002, he earned his Ph.D. cum laude from Delft University of Technology, which opened the door to industry positions at Norsk Hydro and Yara International. He later returned to academia, first as ICREA professor at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia in Tarragona, before joining ETH Zurich in 2010.

Javier develops catalytic processes for sustainable chemical and energy production. His research integrates atomic-scale catalyst design, reaction engineering, sustainability metrics, and digital tools to transform renewable feedstocks like CO₂ and plastic waste into industrially relevant circular carbon solutions.

A strong advocate of collaboration as a cornerstone of progress, he founded and has directed since 2020 NCCR Catalysis, the Swiss Centre of Competence in Research devoted to enabling carbon-neutral chemicals across the value chain through catalytic innovation.

Since 2023, he has served as Chair of the Editorial Board of Green Chemistry, the Royal Society of Chemistry's flagship journal in the field.

Outside of science, tennis is his not-so-secret passion.

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