José Guillermo Riviera de la Cruz,
Ghent University. 
PhD student working on the study "A multi-scale modelling platform applied towards FTS on the Fe catalyst". The study is carried out within the FASTCARD work package WP2 "CO₂ FTS".

Supervisors: Dr. Guy B. Marin and Dr. Marie-Francoise Reyniers

How does your study relate to the aims of FASTCARD?
- In the controlled design of catalysts from first principles.

Please explain your approach and the methods and tools you use to obtain your goals.
- Using DFT calculations catalytic surfaces will be modeled in order to find a set of optimal conditions that allows us to fully describe FTS. Tools used: Supercomputer lab.

What research challenge are you currently focusing on?
- Validating model with experimental information available.

Please explain how you are working with this task/topic/challenge
- In collaboration with the colleagues of WP 2 a set of experiments has been planned in order to get as much information as possible.