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Mohamed Eddaoudi

Ibn Alhaytham Distinguished Professor , Chemistry

Chair, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Platform

Physical Science and Engineering Division
Research Platform Membership: Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Platform
Email icon mohamed.eddaoudi@kaust.edu.sa
Website icon Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development

Program Affiliations

Research Interests

Professor Eddaoudi's research activities are mainly aimed at developing new strategies for the design and synthesis of functional solid-state materials from molecular building blocks and advancing the understanding of the structure-property relationship of materials. His group at KAUST works towards developing of made-to-order MOFs that address some of our most challenging and enduring societal needs, such as: Clean energy alternatives: Advance the field of MOFs toward the construction of made-to-order MOFs that can store an adequate amount of H2 at room temperature and moderate pressures.Reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Advance the field of MOFs toward the construction of made-to-order and cost-effective MOFs that can sequester large amounts of CO2.Remediate chemical and biological threats: Construct superior MOFs that can rapidly detect and remediate life-threatening toxic reagents (i.e. chemical and biological warfare agents).

Education Profile

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Denis Diderot University (Paris VII), 1996

  • M.S. Chemistry, Denis Diderot University (Paris VII), 1992

  • B.S. Chemistry, IbnouZohr University, 1991

Awards and Recognitions

  • Thomas Reuters Highly Cited Researchers (2014-25)

  • Kuwait Prize for Chemistry (2023)

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)

  • Almaraii Prize for Distinguished Scientist (2020)

  • Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Arab Researchers - Renewable Energy (2019)

Publications

Research Areas

  • Chemical Science
  • Chemical and Biological Engineering