Christian Serre

Christian Serre is a Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Director of UMR8004 – Institute of Porous Materials of Paris. He is affiliated with École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Department of Chemistry and ESPCI Paris, both part of PSL University. With over 450 publications, an h-factor of 139, and more than 90,000 citations, he is a leading figure in the field of porous materials and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

• Engineer from ESPCI Paris (1994), specialty: Soft Matter
• MSc in Physical Chemistry, University of Paris VI (1995), with honors
• PhD from University of Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines (1999)
• Post-doctoral fellow at CNRS-Rhodia-Princeton university joint laboratory (2000)

Dr. Serre's research focuses on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous materials, with applications spanning carbon capture, energy storage, environmental remediation, and biomedical applications. His work bridges fundamental chemistry with practical industrial applications, developing scalable synthesis methods for MOFs and exploring their use in gas separation, catalysis, and drug delivery systems. His research group investigates structure-property relationships in MOFs, defect engineering, and the development of composite materials for real-world applications.

Analysis of Dr. Serre's recent publications reveals a strong focus on advancing MOF technology for practical applications. His work spans environmental applications like carbon capture and air purification, energy storage solutions for batteries, and biomedical applications including drug delivery and therapy. A significant portion of his recent work addresses scalability and industrial implementation of MOF technologies, reflecting a strategic shift toward translational research that bridges laboratory discoveries with commercial applications.

• CNRS Bronze medal (2006)
• FP7 ERC grant 'BioMOFs' (2008-2013)
• French Chemical Society Solid State Chemistry award (2011)
• Berthelot Medal/Prix Fondé de l'état from the French academy of Sciences (2016)

Dr. Serre has secured extensive funding through numerous European projects (including multiple ERC grants), national grants, and industrial collaborations with major companies like Total Energies, EDF, L'Oréal, and St Gobain. He has served as Principal Investigator for projects such as DeSANNS, BioMOFs, Macademia, Sotherco, M4CO2, Gramofon, Nemosine, MOF4air, Methasol, and MOF2H2. He currently leads the Paris Region priority project MaTerRE (2022-2026) dedicated to sustainable materials for the energy transition (12 M€, >500 researchers) and previously led 'Respore' (2017-2021).

As Director of UMR8004 – Institute of Porous Materials of Paris, Dr. Serre leads a multidisciplinary research team focused on the synthesis, characterization, and application of porous materials. His institute serves as a hub for MOF research in France, collaborating with academic and industrial partners worldwide. The institute has developed strong capabilities in MOF synthesis at scale, characterization techniques tailored to porous materials, and application testing in areas like gas separation and energy storage.