This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.In Memory of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Weitkamp Prof. Jens Weitkamp was a pioneer in the field of zeolite catalysis, especially for applications such as hydrocracking, isomerization, alkylation, but also selective ring opening of polynuclear aromatics. This is an extended version of the closing remarks delivered at the Symposium in honor of Professor Jens Weitkamp on February 11th, 2020, at the DECHEMA house,