Chemistry and Materials Science Seminar: Engineering Functional Nanoporous Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science Seminar
Engineering Functional Nanoporous Materials: From Molecular Interfaces to Macroscopic Architectures
Dr. Ken Liu
Assistant Professor
Rochester Institute of Technology
Event Details:
Functional nanoporous materials offer unique opportunities to control chemical processes across multiple length scales, from molecular-scale interactions to macroscopic material architectures. In this seminar, I will discuss our group’s e0orts to understand and engineer these materials through three complementary search directions. First, we investigate polarity-directed vapor organization in hierarchical metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), with the goal of understanding how local chemical environments govern molecular adsorption and spatial organization for interfacial reactions within MOFs. Second, we study photoinduced charge transfer in quantum dot–MOF hybrid materials, focusing on how nanoscale confinement, interfacial structure, and electronic coupling govern charge transfer behavior. Finally, we explore 3D printing as a strategy for translating nanoporous materials into structured macroscopic architectures with controlled geometry, transport pathways, and practical processability. Together, these projects illustrate a multiscale approach to engineering functional nanoporous materials by connecting molecular-level chemistry and nanoscale interactions with emergent properties and macroscopic material architectures.
Speaker Bio:
Jian (Ken) Liu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry & Materials Science at Rochester Institute of Technology, with affiliated appointments in the Chemical Engineering Department, Microsystems Engineering Department, and PHT180 Center at RIT. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Binghamton University - SUNY, followed by his postdoctoral training from Northwestern University.
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