Ameloot Group
Manipulating Porous Matter
Welcome to the Ameloot Group Website!
We are a materials chemistry group that thrives on crossing traditional subject boundaries.
As part of the KU Leuven Centre for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis, and Spectroscopy and the Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, we study different flavors of porous matter. Our research is focused on enabling applications based on these materials through a fundamental understanding of their formation processes and properties. In doing so, we aim to build bridges between the established use of porous materials, as adsorbents and catalysts, and the worlds of microelectronics, diagnostics, and additive manufacturing.
The Ameloot Group is one of the founding members of the Leuven Institute for Micro- and Nanoscale Integration (LIMNI). The focus points of LIMNI are (nano)material characterization, bio-nanosystems, nanoelectronics, and physical micro- and nanosystems.
Our labs are located in the state-of-the-art Leuven Chem&Tech and NanoCenter facilities, completed in 2015. Have a look at our campus via the KU Leuven virtual tour.
We are a diverse, strong 20-(wo)man team from 10 nationalities!
Manipulating porous matter
Multi-material 3D printing
Leuven Chem&Tech
Integrating Metal Organic Frameworks with electronic devices and chemical sensors
Passive shimming to optimize magnetic resonance imaging
Porous crystals from the vapor phase
Integrating MOFs and microfabrication
Latest News
Announcements
Next stop for our Robbie the Scientist kits: PXL STEM Academy
Our Robbie the Scientist kits made their way to the PXL STEM Academy, where…
Our molecular speed camera featured in EOS Wetenschap
EOS Wetenschap has published an interview covering our recent work on our '…
All eyes on MOFs: our research featured after Nobel Prize
Following the announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry — awarded t…
Our kinetic selectivity research highlighted in national media
Our research where we introduced a molecular speed camera in the world of c…
Miriam receives ERC Starting Grant for her IMMPACT project
Congratulations to Miriam on receiving an ERC Starting Grant for her IMMPAC…
Group News
Seven MSc students strengthen our group this academic year
Seven bioscience engineering students strengthen the team this year and wil…
Luca joins the group
We are pleased to welcome a new doctoral researcher to the Ameloot group. L…
Elif successfully defends her Ph.D.
Elif was awarded her Ph.D. after successfully completing the public defense…
Pieter successfully defends his Ph.D.
Pieter was awarded his Ph.D. after successfully completing the public defen…
From curiosity to creation: science at summer camps
Robbie the Scientist kits joined the holiday excitement at the Leuven Sport…
Papers
Kinetic selectivity in metal-organic framework chemical sensors @Nature Communications
Despite the enormous potential of gas sensors in health, safety, and enviro…
Oriented and Area-Selective Growth of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Films by Molecular Layer Deposition @Chemistry of Materials
Integrating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) into microfabrication processes…
Adsorption-Based Electrochemical Sensor Design for the Aqueous Detection of Paracetamol @Advanced Engineering Materials
This study investigates the critical role of adsorption in the development…
Systematic design and functionalisation of amorphous zirconium metal–organic frameworks @Chemical Science
Controlling the structure and functionality of crystalline metal–organic fr…
Mind the Gap: The Role of Mass Transfer in Shaped Nanoporous Adsorbents for Carbon Dioxide Capture @JACS!
In this Perspective, based on an extensive literature review on mass transf…