Welcome to AG Rameshan Home of TUCAS

We, the researches of AG Rameshan, are interested in catalytic processes on heterogeneous catalyst surfaces.

The ERC project TUCAS started in 2017 and was initially part of our research group „Electrocatalysis at Surfaces“ at the Institute of Materials Chemistry at the Vienna University of Technology. In October 2022, we moved to Leoben, where we are now a part of the Chair for Physical Chemistry at the Montanuniversity Leoben. Specifically, TUCAS deals with perovskite materials, their surfaces, and ways to influence their properties (like stability and activity) by various measures: doping, pre-treatment (in different atmospheres), polarisation, exsolution of nanoparticles…

These perovskite materials are especially interesting, as they show great potential in processes relating to renewable energy production and chemical energy storage.

In 2022, TUCAS+CO₂ was approved by the ERC (as Proof of Concept Grant). This extension of our fundamental research project TUCAS aims to extend the results towards industrial applications.

We use a wide range of lab-based and Synchrotron based techniques (in-situ spectroscopies) as well as theoretical simulations to study and characterise the properties of our samples.

News

July 2025

Leonhard joined the team for 4 weeks of practial work experience for his HTL eductation—he will design a new logo for our chair, redesign the TUCAS logo and create a mascot as well.

Markus and Sandro from HTL Kramsach start the practical work for their HTL diploma thesis—they are building a CO₂ purification unit.

June 2025

David Zwigl, who did the practical work for his “vorwissenschaftliche Arbeit (VWA)” with us in 2024, was presented with an award for said excellent VWA by the Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH) and the Fachverband der Chemischen Industrie Östereichs (FCIO). Congratulations!!!

Tobi’s Travel Blog is live! You can read all about his exploits in South-East Asia here. Enjoy the stories about „Tobi’s Terrific Thailand Trip“.

TUCAS Fact of the ... 404—Time range not found

Here, we will regularly present funny and/or interesting facts – on occasion maybe even a dad-joke-y quote (not to name names but probably by Florenz).

TUCAS Fact #36:
The ghosts in Pac-Man (together making up the so-called Ghost Gang) not only have official English names (Shadow, Speedy, Bashful, and Pokey) but also Nicknames: Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and (obviously) Clyde. They are programmed with different behaviorial patterns, with Clyde being the one behaving the most erratically and randomly.

You can find all previous TUCAS Facts in the archive.

TUCAS is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement no. 755744.

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