Ivo's paper on the detection of nerve agents with MOFs has been published in Chemical Science. Congrats! In this work it is show how non-conductive MOFs such as UiO-type frameworks can be used for the ppb-level detection of toxic organic compounds. In the future we will combine this approach with our patented MOF-CVD concept to enable the scalable production of highly sensitive and miniaturized sensors.

Ivo was awarded his PhD after successfully completing the public defense of his thesis: "Synthesis of immobilized metal-organic frameworks for integrated applications

Joris' review on the use and production of ionic liquids has been published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. This paper resulted from a collaboration with the De Vos group and the Binnemans group.

Min Tu will join the group on May 1, 2016. Min is originally from China and recently completed his PhD at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum under the supervision of Prof. Roland Fischer (now at TU Munich). Min published many papers on the thin film growth of metal-organic frameworks, especially ZIFs, and how to study the adsorption properties of these materials using quartz crystal microbalance techniques. In our group, Min will focus on using the this film growth of luminescent host-guest MOF composites, based on MOF-CVD. Min will be supported by a prestigious MSCA fellowship. Congratulations and welcome Min!

Our work on vapor deposition of MOFs receives plenty of online and offline attention

Ivo's MOF-CVD paper made it to the front cover of the Nature Materials March 2016 issue.

Our review paper on the combination of metal or metal oxide particles and MOFs has been published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews.Thanks to PIs Paolo Falcaro, Daniel Maspoch, Shuhei Furukawa and Christian Doonan!

Our MOF-CVD paper was highlighted in the News & Views section of Nature Materials

Ivo's Nature Materials paper has been published online. Congratulations on this major achievement!

Timothee Stassin joins the group staring Aug 1, 2015. Timothee recently completed his degree in Bio-engineering / Catalytic technology. During his Master's thesis he spent time in the group of Prof. Thomas Bein (LMU Munich) to learn about COF synthesis. In our group, Timothee will focus on MOF-CVD and how this novel synthesis method can be leveraged in manufacturing ultrasensitive gas sensors. Check out his LinkedIn, Google Scholar and ResearchGate profiles. Welcome Timothee!