Two chemistry professors will present a seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in Room 126 of Schrenk Hall, about the evolution of the field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) leading up to the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The talk, presented by chemistry professors Dr. Amitava Choudhury and Dr. Jay Switzer, will highlight the pioneering contributions of Nobel Prize-earning professors Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar M. Yaghi in developing these highly porous materials from the fundamental principles of coordination chemistry.

The presentation will also showcase the remarkable potential of MOFs in diverse applications, including gas storage, carbon dioxide capture, moisture harvesting, and the removal of “forever chemicals” from water. Switzer will also reflect upon his own work on ‘Epitaxial Single-Domain Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Thin Films by Electrodeposition’. He will discuss the production of epitaxial single-domain Cu-BTC MOF thin films by electrodeposition from solution precursors.