Manipulating Porous Matter
Current Members
Rob obtained his PhD at KU Leuven in 2011. Afterwards he moved to the US, to work at UC Berkeley. Since Oct 2014, he is active as a research professor (BOF-ZAP) at KU Leuven.
His main research interests are: porous materials, crystal engineering, thin films, new materials for microelectronics, 3D printing.
Supported by an FWO postdoctoral grant, Max is focusing on sensor development employing metal-organic frameworks in photonic crystal and ChemFET structures.
B. Sc., M. Sc., Ph. D. Physics, Technische Universität Dresden (2014)
Postdoc and Research Consultant, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2014-2016)
Postdoc, Technische Universität Dresden (2016-2017)
Victor is working on the ultrathin film deposition of electrically conductive MOFs via CVD to fabricate MOF-based electronic devices. Following his short stay in 2018, he is awarded an FWO grant to continue his work in our group.
B. Sc. Chemistry, University of València, Spain (2012)
M. Sc., Ph. D. Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of València, Spain (2019)
Jesus's research effort will be focused on the in-situ characterisation of responsive MOFs. In particular, he will study the structural flexibility of MOFs upon vapour adsorption using in-situ FTIR.
B. Sc. Chemical Engineering, university of Guanajuato, Mexico (2014)
M. Sc. Chemistry, University of Guanajuato, Mexico (2016)
Ph. D. Materials Science, University of Alicante, Spain (2020), research stay at the University of Saint Andrews (UK)
Postdoc, University of Seville, Spain (2021)
Nicolas's main focus will be on studying the diffusion of vapors in MOFs, and simultaneously, he'll be working on the coupling of adsorption and NMR measurements to unravel insights regarding their adsorption mechanisms.
B. Sc. Chemistry, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (2010)
M. Sc. Catalysis and Physical Chemistry, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (2012)
Ph. D. Physics and Materials Science, Aix-Marseille Université (2016)
Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017-2021)
Kateryna's research focuses on synthesizing and studying the physicochemical properties of inorganic materials (silicates of rare earth elements with apatite structure, zeolites).
Ph. D. Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University (2015)
M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University (2009)
B.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University (2008)
Nick’s research focuses on the synthesis and in-depth characterization of phosphonate MOFs and PMPs within the EOS project “PHOSPHORE”. In addition, he is focusing on the development of novel photoresist materials for EUV lithography.
B. Sc. Chemistry, Hasselt University (2014)
M. Sc. Chemistry, University of Antwerp (2017)
Ph. D. Chemistry, VITO & University of Antwerp (2022)
Hanne is developing a novel method to improve the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through 3D printing. This project is in collaboration with Prof. Dimitrios Sakellariou.
B. Sc., M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2018)
For her PhD, Nathalie continues her Master's thesis project on the fabrication of metal-organic frameworks membranes for gas separations. This project is in collaboration with Prof. Ivo Vankelecom at the KU Leuven Membrane Research Group.
B. Sc., M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2018)
Pieter focuses on demonstrating shape selectivity in electrocatalysis by employing an ALD-based bottom-up design strategy for electrodes. The project is in collaboration with Prof. Dirk De Vos.
B. Sc., M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2018)
Giel's focus is on the development of one-dimensional photonic gas sensors for electronic device applications. Using the MOF-CVD technique, nanometer-thin layers of MOF and oxide is alternatingly stacked to build distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs).
B. Sc., M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2018)
Elif's work is on the use of inkjet-based methods to optimize supported catalysts, with a special focus on materials based on ceramic supports. Apart from new experimental techniques, she is developing a method for the interpretation of the results through simulation studies.
B. Sc., M. Sc. Chemistry, Bilkent University, Turkey (2017) research stay at Eindhoven University of Technology
After doing her Master's thesis at the Ameloot group, Margot will continue her research covering the integration of MOFs in sensors for the selective detection of VOCs in complex mixtures.
B. Sc., M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2020)
Exchange student, University of Delaware (2019)
Building upon his Master's thesis project on molecular layer deposition (MLD) of MOFs, Jorid's Ph.D. work is on the development of plasmonic sensors enhanced by MOF-MLD. His work is carried out in collaboration with Prof. Sammy Verbruggen's lab at the University of Antwerp.
B. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp (2018)
M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2020)
Jennifer started a joint PhD project between KULeuven and UHasselt. Her research project covers the synthesis and in-depth characterization of phosphonate MOFs and PMPs.
B.Sc. Chemistry, UNamur (2020)
Traineeship, University Ca’Foscari Venice (Italy)
M. Sc. Industrial Chemistry, UNamur (2022)
For his Ph.D., Quentin focuses on new methods to improve the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through 3D printing. This project is in collaboration with Prof. Wim Vanduffel at the KU Leuven Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology.
M. Sc. Electrical Engineering, INSA Lyon (2022)
M. Sc. Bioscience Engineering, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (2022)
João's research focus will be on the integration of MOFs in capacitive sensing structures, with the aim of developing a MOF-based sensor platform for the selective detection of VOCs in complex mixtures.
Integrated Masters, Physics Engineering, University of Minho (2021)
Cesar's research focus is on designing, simulating, fabricating, and characterizing 3D-printed microfluidic devices.
B. Sc. Electronics Engineering, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (2004)
M. Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona and the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (2010)
Ph. D. Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona (2014), research stay at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Postdoc, University of Washington (2019)
Alex investigated the chemical vapor deposition of metal-organic frameworks (MOF-CVD) and process scale-up as an industry-ready, cleanroom-compatible unit operation. He also worked on the direct molecular layer deposition of MOFs for integrated applications. Alex was affiliated with imec and the Research Group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering Group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB); he is currently a member of the scientific staff for science outreach initiatives at the Ameloot Group alongside his industry work.
B. Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines (2014)
Process Engineer, Shell (2014-2016)
President's Graduate Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016)
Junior Scientist, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (2016-2017)
Ph. D. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2021), Doctor of Engineering Sciences, with the highest distinction, VUB (2021)
Christian is building the bridge between lab research and industrial applications for recycling and more general, resource management. His main focus is efficient material detection using optical techniques & computing.
M. Sc. in Physics, Bielefeld University, D (2010)
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Cambridge, UK (2014)
Postdoctoral research position, KU Leuven (2014-2017)
Teamleader, TOMRA (2017-2022)
Bart van Duffel – Innovation Manager
As an innovation manager, Bart’s mission is to create value for industrial partners based on the group's research output. He will also lead the intellectual property management domain of the team. Prior to this role, he has gained R&D and general management experience in the areas of surface treatments and printed materials.
M. Sc., Ph.D. Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven (2001)