Welcome to Visegrád and MACS 2027!
The 9th International Symposium on Molecular Aspects of Catalysis by Sulfides (MACS IX) will take place in Visegrád, Hungary, on May 23-27, 2027, organized by the HUN‑REN Centre for Energy Research. Building on more than two decades of MACS meetings that connect academia and industry, the symposium returns after a pandemic‑related pause with renewed momentum. The program spans the field—from hydrotreating and new catalyst preparation routes to in situ/operando characterization, computational catalysis, and the emerging roles of sulfides in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy conversion and CO₂ reduction. Join us in Visegrád to help set the agenda for the next wave of sulfide catalysis research.
Scientific Committee
Pascal Raybaud
IFP Energies Nouvelles – France
Emiel Hensen
Eindhoven University of Technology – Netherlands
Johannes Lercher
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Elodie Devers
IFP Energies Nouvelles – France
Pavel Afanasiev
Université de Lyon – France
Xavier Carrier
Université Sorbonne – France
Laetitia Oliviero
University of Caen Normandy – France
Hirsa Torres Galvis
Ketjen – Netherlands
Victor Kogan
Russian Academy of Sciences Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry – Russia
Roel Prins
Netherlands
Changhai Liang
Dalian University of Technology – China
Jose Antonio de los Reyes
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana – Mexico
Nie Hong
Sinopec – China
Jose Luiz Zotin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Brazil
Jorge Ancheyta
National Polythecnic Institute of Mexico – Mexico
Historical Highlights of the MACS Series
MACS I (1998, St. Petersburg, Russia)
MACS II (2001, Porquerolles, France)
MACS III (2004, Ascona, Switzerland)
MACS IV (2007, The Netherlands)
MACS V (2010, Copenhagen, Denmark)
MACS VI (2013, Satillieu—Lyon region, France)
MACS VII (2016, Doorn, The Netherlands)
MACS VIII (2019, Cabourg, Normandy, France)
