The MOFcast

The story of a Petri dish

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Chung-Wei Kung to talk about how a Petri dish introduced a new type of MOFs that are well-known today.

Check out the recent work by Chung-Wei's group where collaboration was the key factor in the project's sucess:

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6c06826

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Crystals for water harvesting?

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Francoise Mystere Amombo Noa to talk about her scientific journey. How a meeting with "a professors" introduced her to the field of MOFs.

You can read more about Francoise's work here:

Hexagon-based metal–organic frameworks in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) in 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c02984
Chiral lanthanum-based metal–organic framework that exhibits gated CO₂ adsorption and concerted framework flexibility. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c02351
Sustainable MOF synthesis using enzymatically recycled PET plastics. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05222
MOFs for environmental and antibacterial applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202505976
high-porosity and multifunctional MOFs, including materials that combine exceptional porosity with photocatalytic activity. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ta01278g

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2027 "EUROMOFSCHOOL"

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Valentina Colombo to discuss her scientific journey and to get some insights in the two major MOF events she is organising next year, EUROMOF2027 and the MOF School.

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Calculations don't bite

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Sven Rogge to discuss his scientific journey and how calculations can compliment experimental data. Most importantly however, computational chemists don't bite!

You can read more about Sven's work here:

https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(23)00069-3 (example of strain engineering)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-00977-6 (mentioned in the podcast around 16:00)

https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15005209/v1 (follow-up of the above, mentioned around 19:45)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/smll.202508046 (mentioned in the podcast around 20:35)

https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aax3878 (second example of strain engineering)

https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article/147/27/23367/3737670/Artificial-Intelligence-Paradigms-for-Next

https://pubs.acs.org/apcach/article/6/2/356/5091040/Challenges-and-Best-Practices-in-Modeling

https://pubs.acs.org/achre4/article/51/1/138/1251473/Reliably-Modeling-the-Mechanical-Stability-of

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12754-w

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Rocks and MOFs

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Stefano Canossa to discuss everything related to crystals, MOFs, and rocks. Also some monkeys and more rocks.

Interesting papers that were mentioned in this conversations are listed here:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1633599/full?et_cid=5893315

https://pubs.rsc.org/ce/article/27/40/6556/885467/Useful-practices-in-single-crystal-diffraction

And the new tool, developed by Stefano, Fouries Tiler:

https://github.com/stecanossa/FourierTiler/releases/tag/v1.2.1

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Perseverance

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode we catch up with Katherine A. Mirica to discuss her scientific journey and persistent, perseverance are some of the keys to a successful scientific career, don't give up!

You can read more about Katherine's work here:

Smart Membranes:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202509883

https://www.cell.com/chem/fulltext/S2451-9294(25)00170-6

https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article/147/31/27561/3738514/Electronic-Textiles-Based-on-Conductive-Metal

Sensors and Sensor Arrays:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72267-1

https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article/148/23/23540/5233460/Electronic-Transport-in-Porous-Nanocrystals

https://pubs.acs.org/ancac3/article/20/24/17233/5166818/Isoreticular-Tuning-of-Conductive-Metal-Organic

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451929426001038

https://pubs.acs.org/ascefj/article/10/10/7787/3763486/Metal-Organic-Framework-Based-Chemiresistive-Array

https://pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article/147/47/43438/3739153/Conductive-Covalent-Organic-Frameworks-as

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Flexible MOFs and Nobel Lab

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:01:00 GMT

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In this episode, we are joined by Kyriaki Koupepidou to discuss her journey as a researcher working with MOFs and how she started in Cyprus and ended up at a Nobel Prize winner's lab.

This is the last episode of season 1 of the MOFCast. Season 2 will be released in 2026, watch this space!

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MOFs- From Lab to Application

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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In this episode, we are joined by Selina Ambrose, Ellart de Wit to discuss how MOFs can easily go from something made in a very small scale in the lab to being applied in large scale production. Perhaps we can all come together and realize the "Dragon's Den" idea?

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MPIF - Materials Preparation Information File

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:00:27 GMT

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In this episode, we are joined by Dariusz Matoga and Bettina Baumgartner to share the “Story of MPIF.” The Material Preparation Information File (MPIF) is a modular, machine- and human-readable standard for documenting synthesis protocols and key data. By capturing every detail—far beyond what’s typically reported in papers—MPIF tackles reproducibility challenges in materials research. With an easy-to-use online tool, MPIF paves the way for more reliable science, community-wide adoption, and even future machine learning–driven discoveries.

You can visit the MPIF Dashboard by going to http://www.mpif4ever.com

Come and talk to us at our poster at EuroMOF2025!

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Scientific mobility - why is it important?

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Lauren and Theresa tells us why it is important to visit other labs during your scientific journey, regardless of your career stage.

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Industry or academia?

Sun, 25 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT

We catch up with Alex Cruz from Baker Hughes to get his view on the big question - Industry or academia? How did Alex's career progress into what it is today and how does he see the future?

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MOFs - PhD and beyond

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk with three young researchers, William Reinholdsson, Danaé Morel and Robin Petersson about what attracted them to do research with MOFs and their expectations.

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Mustard gas and the MOF seasons

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk with two researchers at Concordia University (Prof Ashlee Howarth and Chris Copeman) to find out about RE-MOFs, mustard gas and "MOF seasons"

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Insects, Catalysts and MOFs

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk with Professor Banothile C.E. Makhubela, and Prof Gift Mehlana about their MOF journeys, prospects and challenges in their research topics and research environments.

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Empower women in MOFs and beyond

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 10:53:21 GMT

In this episode we talk with Ulrica Winnberg and Prof Ilich Ibarra about using MOFs for air pollution related applications as well as gender diversity in the MOF field. Don't forget the check up the upcoming conference in Mexico this September!

1st International Conference Empower Women in MOFs and Beyond

Mexico, November 9-14th, 2025

Website: https://ewmb.com.mx/

Instagram: @womeninmof

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Computers and MOFs - Molecular simulations and machine learning

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 23:17:54 GMT

We catch up with Prof. Dr. Seda Keskin Avcı - Koç University and Prof. Guillaume Maurin - Université Montpellier-IUF. We learn about our guests' journey into the MOF world and discuss how computer simulations can help to in the development of MOFs for gas separation as well as other applications.

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IUPAC and MOFs - how do they work together?

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:09:16 GMT

We catch up with Prof. Richard Hartshorn from the University of Canterbury and Prof. Lars Öhrström from Chalmers University of Technology. Both guests have been actively involved in leading different activities within IUPAC. What does IUPAC do and how is it related to MOFs?

Episode host: Romy Ettlinger and Ocean Cheung

Web link to IUPAC - What we do What We Do - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The WorldFAIR project - Chemistry - The WorldFAIR Project (worldfair-project.eu)

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What is the EU4MOFs network?

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:01:39 GMT

What is the EU4MOF network? Who came up with the idea to form this network? In this episode, we catch up with the creators of the EU4MOF network: Prof. Stefan Wuttke, Dr. Romy Ettlinger, and Dr. Quim Peña, to learn more about the objectives of the network. We discuss the activities involved and, most importantly, how you can become a part of it.

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Spoiler alert: There is funding available for researcher mobility!

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