Jingxiu Xie promoted to associate professor at ENTEG

We are pleased to announce the promotion of dr. ir. Jingxiu Xie to Associate Professor in Catalysis Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen. This promotion recognizes her outstanding contributions to sustainable chemical processes and her leadership in advancing the circular carbon economy.

Jingxiu Xie (JX) received her BSc from the National University of Singapore and obtained her MSc in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, from Eindhoven University of Technology. After earning her PhD in Heterogenous Catalysis from Utrecht University in 2017, she conducted postdoctoral research at BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab and University of Oslo before joining the Engineering and Technology institute Groningen (ENTEG) in 2020.

Driving Innovation for a Sustainable Future
JX’s expertise is in catalysis engineering, with a focus on gas conversion and effluent gas management. These gases, which are often burned for energy or emitted as pollutants, represent an underuse resource. By developing more efficient catalytic processes, she aims to help drive the transition towards a circular carbon economy.

The research efforts of her team currently centres on two key directions, namely CO2/CO/H2 conversion to chemicals and fuels, e.g. sustainable aviation fuels, and effluent gas stream management from chemical recycling of plastics. Starting from thermodynamic considerations and reaction network analysis, her team builds on this foundation to design robust catalysts, apply reactor engineering strategies, and identify opportunities for process intensification.

We congratulate JX on her promotion and look forward to her continued impact in research and education.