Karoliina Honkala

Finnish chemist and academic

Karoliina Honkala

Born| 1973 (age 51-52)

Kuusamo

Alma mater| University of Oulu
Scientific career
Institutions| University of Jyväskylä
Technical University of Denmark
Thesis| Ab initio studies of O, O[sub2, CO and NO on Al(111) and Pd(111) surfaces] (2001)

Karoliina Honkala (born 1973) is a Finnish chemist who is a professor at the University of Jyväskylä. Her research considers heterogeneous and electro-catalysis. She was awarded the 2015 Berzelius Award of the Nordic Catalysis Society and elected to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters in 2022.

## Academic career

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Honkala was born in Kuusamo. She was a doctoral student in computational chemistry at the University of Oulu. Her doctoral research involved Ab initio studies of oxygen, carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide on metal (Al(111) and Pd(111)) surfaces.[1] Honkala was then made a research professor at the Technical University of Denmark.[2] She moved to the Academy of Finland in 2005, where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher.[3]

## Research and career

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In 2006, Honkala moved to the University of Jyväskylä. That year she was made a docent in physical chemistry. She was made a professor of Computational Nanocatalysis in 2016. Her research considers surface science and catalysis. She has focused on the heterogeneous catalysis of hydrocarbonsl,[4] catalysis on the surface of substances and electro-catalysis.[5]

Whilst her initial research involved improving catalytic activity, she has made considerable efforts to improve selectivity for specific reactions.[5] She has mainly considered transition metals, nanostructure surfaces and nano clusters.[6] She has developed several computational strategies, including density functional theory and Monte Carlo methods.[7][8]

## Academic service

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Honkala has served as President of the Finnish Catalyst Association.[3] She has represented Finland on the Council of the European Federation for Catalysis.[3] She was awarded the 2015 Berzelius Award of the Nordic Catalysis Society and was elected to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters in 2022.[2]

## Selected publications

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* Honkala K; Hellman A; Ioannis N Remediakis; Logadottir A; Anna Carlsson; Dahl S; Christensen CH; Nørskov JK (1 January 2005). "Ammonia synthesis from first-principles calculations". Science. 307 (5709): 555–558\. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1106435. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 15681379. Wikidata Q47622744.555-558&rft.date=2005-01-01&rft.issn=0036-8075&rft_id=info:pmid/15681379&rft_id=info:doi/10.1126/SCIENCE.1106435&rft.au=Honkala+K&rft.au=Hellman+A&rft.au=Ioannis+N+Remediakis&rft.au=Logadottir+A&rft.au=Anna+Carlsson&rft.au=Dahl+S&rft.au=Christensen+CH&rft.au=Nørskov+JK&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karoliina+Honkala" class="Z3988">
* Ronnie T Vang; Karoliina Honkala; Søren Dahl; et al. (23 January 2005). "Controlling the catalytic bond-breaking selectivity of Ni surfaces by step blocking". Nature Materials. 4 (2): 160–162\. doi:10.1038/NMAT1311. ISSN 1476-1122. PMID 15665835. Wikidata Q81308426.160-162&rft.date=2005-01-23&rft.issn=1476-1122&rft_id=info:pmid/15665835&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038/NMAT1311&rft.au=Ronnie+T+Vang&rft.au=Karoliina+Honkala&rft.au=Søren+Dahl&rft.au=Ebbe+K+Vestergaard&rft.au=Joachim+Schnadt&rft.au=Erik+Laegsgaard&rft.au=Bjerne+S+Clausen&rft.au=Jens+K+Nørskov&rft.au=Flemming+Besenbacher&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karoliina+Honkala" class="Z3988">
* Hellman A; Baerends EJ; Małgorzata Biczysko; et al. (1 September 2006). "Predicting catalysis: understanding ammonia synthesis from first-principles calculations". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110 (36): 17719–17735\. doi:10.1021/JP056982H. ISSN 1520-6106. PMID 16956255. Wikidata Q40290697.17719-17735&rft.date=2006-09-01&rft.issn=1520-6106&rft_id=info:pmid/16956255&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021/JP056982H&rft.au=Hellman+A&rft.au=Baerends+EJ&rft.au=Małgorzata+Biczysko&rft.au=Bligaard+T&rft.au=Christensen+CH&rft.au=Clary+DC&rft.au=Dahl+S&rft.au=van+Harrevelt+R&rft.au=Honkala+K&rft.au=Jonsson+H&rft.au=Kroes+GJ&rft.au=Luppi+M&rft.au=Manthe+U&rft.au=Nørskov+JK&rft.au=Olsen+RA&rft.au=Rossmeisl+J&rft.au=Skúlason+E&rft.au=Tautermann+CS&rft.au=Varandas+AJ&rft.au=Vincent+JK&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karoliina+Honkala" class="Z3988">

## References

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1. ^ "Ab initio studies of O, O[sub2], CO and NO on Al(111) and Pd(111) surfaces | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
2. ^ a b "Four top scientists from the University of Jyväskylä chosen as new members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters". Jyväskylän yliopisto. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
3. ^ a b c Karoliina Honkala kemian professoriksi Jyväskylän yliopisto. 2017. Viitattu 12.4.2017. Archived 2017-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Bligaard, Thomas; Honkala, Karoliina; Logadottir, Ashildur; Nørskov, Jens K.; Dahl, Søren; Jacobsen, Claus J. H. (2003-09-01). "On the Compensation Effect in Heterogeneous Catalysis". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 107 (35): 9325–9331\. doi:10.1021/jp034447g. ISSN 1520-6106.9325-9331&rft.date=2003-09-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021/jp034447g&rft.issn=1520-6106&rft.aulast=Bligaard&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.au=Honkala,+Karoliina&rft.au=Logadottir,+Ashildur&rft.au=Nørskov,+Jens+K.&rft.au=Dahl,+Søren&rft.au=Jacobsen,+Claus+J.+H.&rft_id=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp034447g&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karoliina+Honkala" class="Z3988">
5. ^ a b "A significant supercomputing grant for investigations of atomically precise nanocatalysts". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
6. ^ "Researchers discover how a nanocatalyst works at the atomic level". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
7. ^ Helena Kinnunen: Filosofian maisteri Karoliina Honkala... Helsingin Sanomat 16.11.2001. (Maksullinen artikkeli) Viitattu 12.4.2017.
8. ^ Chun, Hee-Joon; Apaja, Vesa; Clayborne, Andre; Honkala, Karoliina; Greeley, Jeffrey (2017-06-02). "Atomistic Insights into Nitrogen-Cycle Electrochemistry: A Combined DFT and Kinetic Monte Carlo Analysis of NO Electrochemical Reduction on Pt(100)". ACS Catalysis. 7 (6): 3869–3882\. doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b00547. ISSN 2155-5435.3869-3882&rft.date=2017-06-02&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021/acscatal.7b00547&rft.issn=2155-5435&rft.aulast=Chun&rft.aufirst=Hee-Joon&rft.au=Apaja,+Vesa&rft.au=Clayborne,+Andre&rft.au=Honkala,+Karoliina&rft.au=Greeley,+Jeffrey&rft_id=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.7b00547&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Karoliina+Honkala" class="Z3988">

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