Karoliina Honkala

Finnish chemist and academic

Karoliina Honkala

Born| 1973 (age 50-51)

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.
* 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.
* 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.

## 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.
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.

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* Finland

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