Mohamed H. Alkordi
Contact Information
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250
Lab: (813) 974-3008, SCA 436, 438
Email: malkordi@mail.usf.edu
Education
- 2005-present: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Dr. Eddaoudi’s research group, SMMARTT
- 2001-2005: B.Sc. in Chemistry and Physics, College of Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt
- 2004, Undergraduate Research Program, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
- 2001, Undergraduate Research Fellowship, California Institute of Technology
Professor: Mohamed Eddaoudi
Research Areas
- Design and synthesis of zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs) based on the assembly of imidazole-type organic linkers.
- Synthesis of multi-topic functional organic ligands (polycarboxylates, imidazole derivatives and Schiff base molecules) for the construction of metal-organic materials (MOMs).
- Post-synthetic modification of anionic, microporous, zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs) for hydrogen storage applications. (DOE-H2 storage project).
- Heterogenic catalysis employing ZMOFs as solid-supports for encapsulation of metalloporphyrin catalysts.
- Mechanistic investigation of the self-assembly process in solid-state synthesis of MOMs using various investigation techniques (solution and solid-state NMR, MALDI-TOF/MS, ESI/MS, steady-state UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction studies).
