Next Level of Catalysis Research

The National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) initiative and its consortia such as NFDI4Cat aim to create an interdisciplinary network that enables the sustainable handling of research data according to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

Schematic explanation of metadata. © Mohammad Khatamirad and Sara Espinoza

Dr. Andreas Förster is executive director of DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt, Germany, and spokesperson and coordinator of NFDI4Cat. Dr. Sara Espinoza is the NFDI4Cat project coordinator at DECHEMA. With Dr. Vera Koester for ChemistryViews, they talk about the goals and working methods of NFDI4Cat, the benefits it offers researchers in academia and industry, and the transformative impact of FAIR data sharing on catalysis research.

The full interview can be found here.