Anatoly I. Frenkel, Ph.D.

COLLOQUIA AND SEMINAR TALKS

1. If you want to understand structure, study spectrum
   Seminar at the Joint Photon Science Institute, Stony Brook University, April 16, 2025
2. Resolving between actors and spectators at the nanoscale
   Seminar at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, March 21, 2025
3. Following the dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces in search of new catalytic pathways
   Seminar at Diamond Light Source, UK, Jan 30, 2025
4. Resolving between actors and spectators at the nanoscale
   Colloquium at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, November 13, 2024
5. Resolving between actors and spectators at the nanoscale
   Seminar at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel, June 18, 2024
6. Employing the Hegelian Aufhebung principle for predicting new catalytic pathways
   Seminar at the Chemistry department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, May 29, 2024
7. Decoding reactive structures in nanocatalysts
   Seminar at Physics Department, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel, May 8, 2024
8. Following the dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces in search of new catalytic pathways
   Seminar at the Nanotechnology Institute, The Technion, Haifa, Israel, May 2, 2024
9. Employing the Hegelian Aufhebung principle for predicting new catalytic pathways
   Seminar at the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, March 20, 2024
10. Employing the Hegelian Aufhebung principle for predicting new catalytic pathways
    Seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, February 27, 2024
11. Following the dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces in search of new catalytic pathways
    Seminar at the ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, February 13, 2024
12. Dynamics of catalytic active sties for CO and CO2 conversion reactions
    Invited plenary talk at the SPP2080 Meeting, Berlin, Germany, January 29, 2024
13. Following the dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces in search of new catalytic pathways
    Seminar at the Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2024
14. Structural dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces
    Colloquium at the University of Hamburg, Germany, January 16, 2024
15. Structural dynamics of nanoparticle surfaces
    Seminar at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, BNL, December 6, 2023
16. Structural dynamics of catalytic active species on nanoparticle surfaces
    Seminar at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, November 10, 2023
17. Decoding reactive structures in catalysts
    Seminar at the AI/ML group (AIMS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (recording is available), September 14, 2022 (online)
18. Decoding reactive structures in metal nanocatalysts by machine learning – assisted XAFS
    Seminar at the Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland, May 5, 2022
19. Decoding reactive structures in catalysts
    Seminar at the Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University, April 12, 2022 (online)
20. Decoding reactive structures in dilute alloy catalysts
    Colloquium at the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, February 9, 2022 (online)
21. Decoding reactive structures in dilute alloy catalysts
    Seminar at the Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, February 2, 2022 (online)
22. Decoding reactive structures in catalysts by machine learning analysis of spectra
    Colloquium at the TACO Center, TU Wien (YouTube recording is available) December 20, 2021 (online)
23. Decoding reactive structures in nanocatalysts hidden in their X-ray absorption spectra
    Chemistry Department Seminar, Washington State University, February 1, 2021 (online)
24. Machine learning-assisted analysis of material’s structure using XANES and EXAFS
    Global XAFS Journal Club (YouYube recording is available), June 18, 2020
25. Dopant diffusion mechanism in InAs semiconductor nanocrystals
    Colloquium at the Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, April 3, 2020
26. Chemical agent decontamination materials: Shining light on active species and active sites
    Seminar at the CBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, June 11, 2019
27. A neural network approach for characterization of metal nanostructures
    Seminar at the University College London, March 25, 2019
28. A neural network approach for structural characterization of catalysts
    Seminar at the Materials Science Department, University of New Hampshire, February 27, 2019
29. Beyond imaging: Supervised machine learning helps unlock the structure of nanoparticles
    Seminar at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, February 15, 2019
30. Inverting the structure-spectrum relationship in nanoparticles by supervised machine learning
    Seminar at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University (Recording is available), February 7, 2019
31. Beyond imaging: Supervised machine learning helps unlock the structure of nanoparticles
    Physics Department Colloquium, Stony Brook University, February 5, 2019
32. Operando characterization of catalysts: from nanoparticles to ultra-small clusters to single atoms
    Talk at the Science and Technology Steering Committee meeting, Brookhaven National Laboratory, February 1, 2019
33. A neural network approach for operando characterization of catalysts: from ultra-small clusters to nanoparticles
    Seminar at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Washington, January 28, 2019
34. A neural network approach for characterization of metal nanostructures
    Seminar at New York University, School of Engineering, October 19, 2018
35. A neural network approach for operando characterization of catalysts: from ultra small clusters to nanoparticles
    Seminar at Utrecht University, October 17, 2018
36. Advances in characterization of nanoparticles by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
    Seminar at the Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, August 20, 2018
37. Advances in nanoparticle structure characterization by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
    Seminar at the Institute of Physics of Metals, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, August 7, 2018
38. Determination of nanocatalyst structure “on the fly” by a neural network approach
    Seminar at Hebrew University, Department of Chemistry, Jerusalem, Israel, July 12, 2018
39. Determination of nanocatalyst structure “on the fly” by a neural network approach
    Seminar at Weizmann institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 11, 2018
40. Neural Networks: a paradigm shift in nanomaterials research
    Colloquium at Physics Department, Yeshiva University, March 13, 2018
41. Extracting “hidden” structural features from XANES using Machine Learning
    Seminar at Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Dec. 15, 2017
42. Structure and dynamics of multi-component nanomaterials from local perspective
    Seminar at IMASC, Harvard University, May 5, 2017
43. Dynamic structural disorder in supported metal nanoparticles: A blessing or a curse?
    Seminar at Chemistry Department, Emory University, March 27, 2017
44. Dynamic structural disorder in supported metal nanoparticles: A blessing or a curse?
    Seminar at Physics Department, Stony Brook University, December 9, 2016
45. Reversed nanoscale Kirkendall effect in Au-InAs hybrid nanoparticles
    Seminar at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, October 6, 2016
46. Shining synchrotron light on active species in the nanoscale
    Seminar at the Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 27, 2016
47. Shining synchrotron light on active species in the nanoscale
    Seminar at the Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel, July 31, 2016
48. Shining synchrotron light on active species at the nanoscale
    Seminar at the Department of Physics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, April 28, 2016
49. Shining synchrotron light on active species at the nanoscale
    Colloquium at the Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Israel, March 9, 2016
50. Shining light at structure and dynamics of nanoparticles
    Colloquium at Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, February 19, 2016
51. Tracking atoms and charges in metal catalysts under reaction conditions
    Seminar at Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, September 8, 2015
52. Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium at BNL: Dedicated beamline facilities for catalysis research
    SOLEIL synchrotron, France, July 21, 2015
53. Combining techniques to battle complexity: Operando studies of nanocatalysts by spectroscopy, imaging and scattering
    LNLS synchrotron, Campinas, Brazil, March 30, 2015
54. Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium at BNL: Dedicated beamline facilities for catalysis research
    LNLS synchrotron, Campinas, Brazil, March 30, 2015
55. In-operando characterization of the structural dynamics in supported heterogeneous catalysts
    Colloquium, Chemical and Macromolecular Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, March 25, 2015
56. Complexity of nanosized metal catalysts: A blessing or a curse?
    Physics Department seminar, Yeshiva University, New York, Nov 18, 2014
57. Complexity of nanosized metal catalysts: A blessing or a curse?
    Materials and Interfaces Seminar at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 2, 2014
58. Detecting actors and spectators in electrostrictors by in situ modulation excitation QEXAFS
    Seminar at the National Synchrotron Light Source-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, April 11, 2014
59. Complexity of nanosized metal catalysts: A blessing or a curse?
    Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, Feb 12, 2014
60. Complexity of nanosized metal catalysts: A blessing or a curse?
    Chemical Engineering Seminar, City College of New York, NY, Feb 10, 2014
61. Order-disorder transitions, negative thermal expansion, and non-Debye dynamics of model catalysts: A blessing or a curse?
    Physics Department Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle, Nov. 21, 2013
62. From SCC to SCC-II
    Seminar talk at the National Synchrotron Lunch Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, July 2013
63. Dynamic structure and bond strain in supported metal clusters: Detection, modeling and implications for catalysis
    Seminar talk at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany, May 31, 2013
64. Battling complexity: Spectroscopy, scattering and imaging of working catalysts at ambient pressure
    Seminar talk at the Technical University Munich Munich, Germany, May 24, 2013
65. Battling complexity: Thermodynamics of nanoscale metal clusters
    Seminar talk at the Department of Chemistry and Nano-center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, January 13, 2013
66. Nanometrology and nanothermodynamics of supported metal clusters
    Seminar talk at the Chemical Engineering Department, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, September 7, 2012
67. Synchrotron studies of reaction pathways using combined techniques
    Sinopec SRIPT, Shanghai, China, August 3, 2012
68. Synchrotron studies of reaction pathways using combined techniques
    Seminar talk at the Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada, May 31, 2012
69. Nanometrology and Nanothermodynamics of Supported Metal Clusters
    Seminar talk at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, Dec. 1, 2011
70. Bridging the complexity gap: Is it a bridge to nowhere?
    Colloquium talk at the Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 2011
71. In situ studies of reaction pathways using combined techniques
    Seminar, Paul Scherrer Institut, Swiss Light Source, Villigen, Switzerland, Jan. 2011
72. Electronic, structural and thermal properties of nanocatalysts: non-metal, non-bulk and non-Debye
    Physics Colloquium, Yeshiva University, Oct. 12, 2010
73. Electronic, structural and thermal properties of nanocatalysts: non-metal, non-bulk and non-Debye
    Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, July 2010
74. Dynamic Structure of Supported Metal Clusters: a Bio-Inspired Approach
    Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, October 2, 2009
75. Dynamic Structure of Supported Metal Clusters: a Bio-Inspired Approach
    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, September 25, 2009
76. Structural Dynamics in Mesoparticles: Beyond Negative Thermal Expansion
    London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, March 18, 2009
77. Complexity of Mesoparticles: Beyond Negative Thermal Expansion
    Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, February 2009.
78. Mesoparticles
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, December 2008.
79. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Sub-nanometer Metal Nanoparticles
    Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, July 2008.
80. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    Department of Physics, Tel Aviv University, July 2008.
81. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, February 2008.
82. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    Diamond Light Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, January 2008.
83. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, January 2008.
84. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    Physics Colloquium, Yeshiva University, December, 2007
85. Negative Thermal Expansion and Other Anomalies in Supported Metal Nanoparticles
    Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, The University of Texas, Austin, October, 2007
86. Percolative Model of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Cr-Doped V2O3
    Weizmann Insitute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, December, 2006.
87. Percolative Model of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Cr-Doped V2O3
    Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, November, 2006.
88. Percolative Model of the Metal-Insulator Transition in Cr-Doped V2O3
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, October 2006.
89. Metal-Insulator Phase Transitions in Pure and Doped Vanadium Oxides
    Physics Colloquium, Yeshiva University, May 2006.
90. Nucleation and Growth of Metal Nanoparticles: a View from the Inside
    Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, City College of New York, October 2005.
91. Microscopic Origin of Polarity in Quasi-Amorphous BaTiO3,
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, February 2005.
92. 3D Structure of Thiol-Capped 13 Atom Gold Clusters,
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, December 2003.
93. Geometry and Size-Dependent Behavior of Metal Clusters: A View from the Inside,
    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, October 2003.
94. Nucleation and Growth of Metal Nanoparticles: A View from the Inside,
    Laboratory for Advanced Optical Technology, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan, January 2003.
95. X-ray induced persistent photoconductivity in Si doped Ga(x)Al(1-x)As,
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, June 2001.
96. A View from the Inside: Atomic Scale Ordering in Metal Nanoparticles,
    Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, May 2001.
97. From Face Recognition to Phase Recognition: the Merge of Criminalistics, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Environmental Chemistry,
    Physical Chemistry Seminar, University of Washington, February 2001.
98. Metal-Insulator Transition in Vanadium Oxides from Local Perspective,
    University of Connecticut, February 2001.
99. Principal Component Analysis: From Face Recognition to Phase Recognition,
    NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, November 2000.
100. Diffraction Anomalous Fine-Structure Study of Magnetite,
     National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (NAIR), Tsukuba, Japan, July 19, 2000.
101. Order-disorder vs. displacive behavior in vanadium oxides (V2O3 and VO2) during metal-insulator transition,
     Solid State Seminar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, November 2, 1999.
102. Evolution of Pt-Ru catalysts from molecular precursors to bimetallic nanoparticles,
     Physical Chemistry Seminar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, November 1, 1999.
103. Order-disorder vs. displacive behavior in vanadium oxides during metal-insulator transition,
     Condensed Matter Seminar, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, October 28, 1999.
104. Structural evolution of mono- and heterometallic nanoparticles during their nucleation and growth from molecular precursors,
     Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, October 1999.
105. Bond lengths measurement in distorted Cu-O octahedra by XANES,
     NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, June 1999.
106. Role of local structural disorder in metal-insulator transition in vanadium oxides,
     Physics Department, Univerisity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, February 1998.
107. Evolution of Pt-Ru fuel cell catalysts from molecular precursors to bimetallic nanoparticles,
     NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, August 1997.
108. Pressure-induced phase transitions in perovskites from a local perspective,
     Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, May 1997.
109. Local structural changes in KNbO3 under high pressure,
     NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory, April 1997.
110. Local structure changes in V2O3,
     Condensed Matter Seminar, University of Augsburg, Germany, September 1996.
111. Buckling and strains in mixed crystals,
     Condensed Matter Seminar, University of Washington, Seatlle WA, May 1995.
112. Beyond the perfect crystalline structure,
     Condensed Matter Seminar, Tel Aviv University, 22 December, 1994.
113. Local deviations from the average structure in mixed alkali halides,
     Condensed Matter Seminar, Tel Aviv University, 11 March, 1993.
114. Molecular dynamics simulation and anomalous behavior of alkali halides,
     Statistical Mechanics Seminar, University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA, October 1992.