A wonderful end to the week with the news that I have been appointed to a Lectureship in Cambridge
@cu_mat
. Here is a picture of Albie preventing me from working to celebrate. Have a great weekend all!
To my many friends and colleagues. I am beyond happy to be able to say that, subject to visas, we will be moving to the absolutely stunning University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, in Christchurch New Zealand | Ōtautahi Aotearoa, in late 2024.
Congratulations to the absolutely fantastic team who have published 'Melting of hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites' in
@NatureChemistry
. Massive effort by the extremely talented team, I am genuinely delighted for
@BikashKShaw
.
Really happy this is finally out in
@ScienceMagazine
. Great collaboration with
@Jingwei_Hou
@SeanCollinsChem
and all! An excellent use for MOF glasses and a reason why fundamental research is so important.
Many thanks to those
@cu_mat
, my wonderful research group (past and present) and amazing colleagues. I am very much looking forward to being a Professor from October 2023.
Wohoo! Many thanks for this super award. Will be treating my fantastic research group accordingly at Christmas. Thanks to them, to collaborators, to past group members,
@RoySocChem
nd
@ChemCommun
.
Pressure promoted low-temperature melting of MOFs is online in
@NatureMaterials
! . Beautiful phase diagrams with solid, amorphous and liquid states under pressure and temperature. Well done to Remo Widmer in particular.
To balance all those absolutely incredible people who have submitted 10 papers and 15 grant applications since this morning, we dug up some of the garden today. We will dig up the rest tomorrow. Then await the arrival of grass seed. And Wine.
Congratulations to Tony Cheetham on a Knighthood in the honours list this year for services to UK Science, Material Chemistry and Global Outreach. Great PhD supervisor.
Thought for the day: It is difficult to spend hours reviewing manuscripts for 7 or 14 day deadlines when yours have an average wait time of over 80 days and you are still waiting.
Extremely proud of
@ChrisAshling
for his first paper accepted in
@J_A_C_S
. Includes some beautiful data from
@xpdfdls
@DiamondLightSou
.
Synthesis and Properties of a Compositional Series of MIL-53(Al) Metal-Organic Framework Crystal-Glass Composites
If anyone is interested in MOF physical properties or liquids/glasses/amorphous solids, then now is the time to get in touch regarding applying for a Marie Curie Post Doctoral Fellowship in the group! Emails with a CV and a few lines on your interests most appreciated!
I am stoked beyond words to give a plenary
@8thMOF2022
in a few weeks. Expect many km to be covered on the stage (i love a good walk and talk) lots of great amorphous MOF science from colleagues across the globe, and hopefully a feel good vibe for the future of the field.
We are happy to announce that we will provide a live stream of all plenary and keynote lectures. Everybody who can not attend
#MOF2022
in person this year is most welcome to join the live stream for free. Detailed information will follow soon.
Congratulations to Louis Longley
@LouisLongley
, who has just passed his viva with minor corrections and is the first PhD from the group! Many thanks to the excellent
@HenkeGroup
for examining. Great stuff all around.
Metal-Organic Framework Crystal-Glass Composites (MOF-CGCs) is out in
@NatureComms
: How to stabilize the large pore phase of MIL-53 at room temperature, and disperse crystalline MOFs in a MOF-glass. Thanks to
@victoriajrich
for quick handling.
I CANNOT stop my reflex clapping after a talk. Being one of the only non Austrian/Germans here (where knocking on a table is the way to show appreciation), it is getting really embarrassing.
So I forgot to say with
#mof2018
and the holidays, but the proposal for an International
@RoySocChem
Interest Group on Porous Materials, by
@forganross
and I, supported by you wonderful people, was accepted last month! Thanks to everyone - get yourself a drink and cold Turkey.
Congratulations to the team on this feature article in
@ChemCommun
on the new materials coming from the group. Includes author biographies (not mine as we could only have 6), and (a few/many) statements on broadening our perception of MOF-based materials.
Reasons to sign up for the
@RSC_PorMat
Twitter poster conference this month: July 23rd and 24th.
1)It is free
2)Comes with free
@RoySocChem
Assoc. Membership
3)Allows you to be a member of our group
4)Means you can win fantastic cash poster prizes
Come and work with us! The fantastic
@LeverhulmeTrust
Prize has allowed the group to offer a 24 month Research Assistant/Associate position with us here
@cu_mat
. Applications close on 21st November 2019.
Save the Date!
The 4th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference will be held at Cardiff University on the 1st, and 2nd July 2019. Organized by the capable
@TimEasun
in conjunction with Tina Duren,
@forganross
, Darren Bradshaw and myself.
Want to make beautiful liquids and glasses of a range of porous materials in a 4 yr PhD Project? Come and join us
@cu_mat
! Would love to discuss in more detail with interested students.
(Retweets appreciated). Biscuits infrequently provided.
I'l be speaking at the
@ChemSci_IISERK
@RoySocChem
ChemSci2020 symposium tomorrow at 9am UK, 2.30pm IST.
Already seeing some great posters online. Which is totally why I am working a few hours on a Sunday and definitely not because I have not prepared a talk.
For those interested in MOF Pressure-temperature Diagrams, liquids and glasses - Il be speaking at
#euromof2019
in the small amphitheatre at 5.05pm tomorrow (Monday).
I am absolutely blown away by the sheer number and variety of fantastic posters
@RSC_PorMat
#RSCPMGPoster
. It is really heartening to see so many scientists from around the world coming together to celebrate something we love.
Renowned plenary and keynote speakers will introduce the topics in a broader perspective. Many inspiring scientists will present a lecture:
Today we start with Prof. Tom Bennet, University of Cambridge, UK
#MOF2022
#Speaker
The first Paper of the Month for January 2021 is by
@ThomasDBennett
& co-workers who have combined the liquid states of both hybrid, & inorganic glass systems together in one material.
Read more:
Tom (far right) and Cambridge PhD student contributors.
Many thanks to the
@LeverhulmeTrust
for awarding
@d_a_keen
and I a research grant to study MOFs and Glasses. At some stage we will be looking for a 3-year PDRA and a 3.5 yr PhD student to work with us
@cu_mat
. Further details to be announced in due course!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 IZA Metal-Organic Framework Commission Early Career Scientist Award, Jiangnan Li (
@UoMChemistry
) and
@AustinMEvans
(
@NUChemistry
):
We look forward to your presentations at (virtual)
@7thMOF2020
later this year.
Traditional start of academic year photograph for 2019/2020, complete with group mascot Gerald the giraffe.
I have spent too much time looking at giraffe jokes as a result. Favourite so far :
"What’s green and hangs from trees?..."
Giraffe snot.
Flight Cancellation and then a delay but i am finally at Glasgow for my first in person conference talk in over 2 years. Will try to remember how to do it.
#UKPorMat2022
If you are interested in (i) phase transitions, (ii) metal-organic frameworks and (iii) glasses, and would like to discuss starting a PhD in October 2022
@cu_mat
, then please send a cover letter and CV (tdb35
@cam
.ac.uk). UK nationals only due to funding rules, apologies 😐
Another shout for the advert for a PDRA in the group
@cu_mat
, and to wish all a Happy Christmas.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
@Cambridge_Uni
Great to see (almost!) everyone in person for the first time in ages today for a meeting and photograph. Thanks to Ana
@cu_mat
and
@Jingwei_Hou
for the bubbles, and to Rebecca for the loan of Colin.
@cool_pebble
@xuejuejun
@JoshuaTuffnell
not included but we'l have another!
Update for today. Albie slept in his new bed and crate whilst we were upstairs, for the first time. He also helpfully nipped my arm several times in preparation for my vaccine!
Congratulations to
@LouisLongley
who has submitted his PhD thesis from the group! Well done, and absolutely the best of luck from all of us for your next adventure with
@AICooperGroup
.
Final day as chair yday! Many thanks to the
@RSC_PorMat
committee, speakers, attendees and our networks team at the
@RoySocChem
. Chairing has been an absolute pleasure, and you are in an incredibly safe pair of hands with
@forganross
! Seriously. You are all great.
Happy COVID Christmas Card writing and present wrapping. Note - Albie is not present due to inability to clear up large volumes of shredded wrapping paper!
The P–T phase diagram of ZIF-4 in
@J_A_C_S
is as beautiful, as it is complex.
. Congratulations to Remo Widmer, and many thanks in particular to I15
@DiamondLightSou
and the team. Looking forward to many more P–T diagrams of MOFs
@XtalGrrl
@AliceMBumstead
Well done to
@LouisLongley
, Courtney, Tom Southern for the below paper in
@DaltonTrans
, in a collaboration between ourselves,
@LabEvans
and the University of Jena.
New Inorganic Glass - MOF Materials:
There is a fantastic opportunity for a PhD Studentship with Prof. Lee Brammer
@SheffieldChem
available. Sheffield is great. Lee is great. The project is great.
I wrote (a small!) something for the Nature Careers Column on my recent stay as a University of Cambridge Visiting Canterbury Fellow, on the Erskine Scheme
@UCNZ
@UCNZ_PhysChem
hosted by
@PaulEKruger
! Happy to chat about the experience to anyone.
Interested in a PhD starting Oct 2020, in weird and wonderful MOF-based structures including gels, liquids and glasses? Send me a CV and your interests to discuss competitive scholarship applications
@cu_mat
, by October 31st. Strong track record required.
Stunning morning in Graz, before visiting
@FalcaroG
today, and then opening lecture at the 34th German Zeolite conference in Vienna tomorrow evening. Must, resist, cake.
Prof François-Xavier Coudert
@fxcoudert
is giving the next
@RSC_PorMat
seminar tomorrow, Tuesday 7th July at 9am BST. Fantastic colleague and speaker.
"Modelling of Flexibility, Defects and Disorder in Soft Porous Crystals"
Its online! Well done to Chris for his first paper. Very proud. Stinking from the plane journey and dash across London to a packed train with someone from the foreign office talking loudly about their job. But very proud. And hungry. For food. and science.
"Synthesis and Properties of a Compositional Series of MIL-53(Al) Metal-Organic Framework Crystal-Glass Composites" reported by
@chrisashling
,
@thomasdbennett
et al.
@celiacb90
and i are off to Jena again today for the wrap up meeting of our project on inorganic glasses and MOFs. Watch this space for her awesome papers!
Nice thing for today - Thank you to all my colleagues in China who have sent emails asking after us and giving us advice, helpful hints and encouragement. Science really is a global family - 🙂.
Wonderful time in Slovenia over the past week 🇸🇮 , and now in beautiful Ljubljana
@kemijski
with the fantastic Andraž Krajnc. Home later today and looking forward to the visit of
@FurukawaG_Kyoto
to
@cu_mat
tomorrow!