Ashlee Howarth

Nice to See MOFs getting their shine. With that said, please think about contributing to a special MOF issue of @materialsadvances.rsc.org curated by @chemashlee.bsky.social, @majikatz.bsky.social, and myself.
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Structural characterization of rare-earth chain-based metal—organic frameworks with a pyrene linker and their performance in the detoxification of a mustard gas simulant https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-w9vzj?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

Interpenetrated dodecahedrons made out of lolly cubes and toothpicks

Stuart Battern standing in front of slide with 2025 Chemistry Nobel Prize winners on it in lecture theatre

Day one of our 2025 Crystallography Workshop! Featuring a special pop-up talk from @sbattenresearch.bsky.social about this year's chemistry Nobel Prize, and outreach training where everyone could make their own lolly crystal structure 🍭💎 @crystallised-cricket.com #BraggYourPattern #OzChem

#chemnobel #chemsky #ozchem

The opening line of our highlight article is: It has been more than 30 years since the important early contributions of Robson, Yaghi, Kitagawa, and Férey to the field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). 🤗🤗🤗

Great timing for our review and cover art in @crystengcomm.rsc.org !! Congrats to Micaela and Pedro for writing a very nice highlight on RE-UiO-66 😊

Hahahaha same!! Guess we all won 😊

So many people got in touch to tell me about the MOFs Nobel prize today that I thought for a moment I'd won 😂😂; @jamieagould.bsky.social was definitely fastest though.

SHOUT OUT MOFS FOR WINNING THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY!!! MOFs have been my side hustle (lol) throughout my undergrad and I’m so happy to see them getting recognition. Huge day for MOF enthusiasts

Just a little humble brag. Here's me getting my PhD with my supervisors - Bernard Hoskins and newly minted #NobelPrize Laureate Richard Robson. So thrilled for Richard, and thinking also of Bernard tonight (who passed away many years ago but was a crucial collaborator of Richard's). #Chemsky #ozchem

We interrupt our regular programming to announce…

Useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures Single crystal diffraction analysis remains the gold standard for the three-dimensional atomic structure characterization of framework materials such as metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic fram...

My tutorial review on single crystal diffraction analysis is now online @crystengcomm.rsc.org! Students, supervisors, and reviewers: Please consider this thought-provoking read to discover many facets of the crystallographic practice that are often overlooked or misunderstood 💎 #crystallography

Micaela will be presenting at the Young Scientist Symposium at EuroMOF2025!! Check out her talk, but also her poster at the main conference on early lanthanoid cluster-based MOFs!!

Developments in the discovery, synthesis, and characterization of RE(III)-UiO-66 and its structural analogues http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2025/CE/D5CE00730E

Transforming Aluminium Waste: Sustainable Conversion to Commercial MOFs, Hydrogen Fuel, and Essential Aluminium Feedstocks http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2025/SU/D5SU00631G

A group of early-career scientists posing with three workshop facilitators sitting in chairs

A group of early-career scientists posing with two workshop facilitators

One thing you can always count on in the #CASFutureLeaders program is exceptional training from THE BEST facilitators. Thank you to Christine, Bryan, and Fola from @storycollider.bsky.social and Maggie and Emily from scitrain. Great start to our week in Columbus!

Exploring the synthesis of a rare-earth cluster-based metal–organic framework using alternative yttrium(III) precursors The synthesis of rare-earth cluster-based MOFs is often performed using metal nitrate salts as precursors. In this work, we demonstrate that six other Y(iii) precursors can be used as alternatives in…

🔓Take a look at this #OpenAccess work by @chemashlee.bsky.social and colleagues which explores the synthesis of a rare-earth cluster-based MOF using alternative yttrium(iii) precursors⬇️

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📍 @concordiamtl.bsky.social 🧪

Abstract submission is OPEN!

PhD students and postdocs — we’d love to see you in the Young Investigator Symposium!

Everyone — send in your posters or talks for the main event!

Can't wait to hear your science in New Orleans! 🎉⚜️

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Share far and wide!!! #MOF2026

Exciting news from MOF2026! Abstract submissions are open - check it out below and share with your networks! 🎉

New paper led by Kunhuan Liu as the last part of his PhD, looking at the effect of topology on H2 adsorption in MOFs.

So excited to be a Keynote Speaker at MOF-2026! It’s sure to be an amazing conference with @profamo.bsky.social and Natalia Shustova at the helm! 🤗

Meet the 2025 CAS Future Leaders 35 early-career scientists have been selected to participate in intensive leadership training

Meet the 2025 CAS Future Leaders

35 early-career scientists have been selected to participate in intensive leadership training. cen.acs.org/acs-news/pro... #chemsky

Exploring the Synthesis of a Rare-Earth Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Framework Using Alternative Yttrium(III) Precursors http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2025/DT/D5DT01116G

Studying the significance of the parameters involved in the synthesis of Y-UiO-66 to improve product yield https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-ff3vd?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

Accessing the Pores and Unlocking Open Metal Sites in a Rare-Earth Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Framework https://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-t2d9p?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

Post-doc (adiunkt) An announcement for postdoc position in the project entitled "Computational design of next generation rocket fuels based on hypergolic metal-organic frameworks" financed by National Science Centre is ...

Join our group as a postdoc! Computational design of hypergolic MOFs through the use of machine learning and crystal structure prediction. If you are interested in ML for materials design, this could be for you: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/351559
#chempostdoc #compchem #CompChemJobs

Congratulations Dr. Bicalho! And thank you for setting the bar so high for my group 🤗

He is!! And he walks around like he owns the place too

MOFs (and COFs, HOFs, ChOFs) in the Mountains! Our Telluride workshop is off to a great start this week 🤗