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Professor David Fairen-Jimenez holds the position of Professor of Molecular Engineering and leads the Adsorption & Advanced Materials Lab at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge. His research spans the molecular mechanisms of adsorption in porous materials, with a focus on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for drug delivery systems and sustainable energy applications.
- Research themes: Data mining for material prediction, gas adsorption/separation, nanomaterials for drug delivery
- Key applications: Cancer diagnosis/therapy, carbon capture, hydrogen economy
- Simulation techniques: Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC), molecular dynamics (MD)
- Experimental methods: Confocal microscopy, neutron diffraction, calorimetry
The lab combines computational simulations with experimental approaches to study porous materials, showing particular expertise in high-throughput screening and machine learning to identify optimal MOFs for specific applications. The research output is strongly focused on drug delivery systems and energy sustainability, with spinout companies translating these discoveries into industrial applications.
Scientific Awards:
- European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Fellow (2016)
- Royal Society of Chemistry: Emerging Technologies (2015)
- SusChem – Innova (2015)
Notable research collaborations exist with Professor Clemens Kaminski, Professor J. Axel Zeitler, and Professor Nigel K.H. Slater. The group maintains robust computational and experimental infrastructure, including the Cambridge Structural Database and PoreBlazer v4.0 for materials informatics.
