Prof. Dr. Hong-Cai Zhou

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSolid State Chemistry and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis,Inorganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsCatalysis, Pore Engineering, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Coordination Chemistry, Energy Harvesting/Storage

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityGarching
InstitutionTechnische Universität München
InstituteLehrstuhl für Anorganische und Metallorganische Chemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Roland A. FischerLehrstuhl für Anorganische und Metallorganische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/2024

Program(s)

2022Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award Programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Nominator's project description

Professor Zhou is a leading chemist and has been most influential in advancing the chemistry of coordination space. He focuses on the design, the synthesis, and application of hollow coordination cages and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). He is best known for introducing a toolkit for materials pore engineering towards gas storage and gas separation, catalysis, and biomedicine. In Germany, he intends to collaborate on bioinspired hierarchical MOF-architectures with synergetic catalytic functions. Professor Zhou is hosted by Professor Roland Fischer at the Technical University of Munich.