Vincent Guillerm

Research Interests

The development of innovative materials suitable to tackle tomorrow's environmental, societal & energetic global challenges is a key topic in chemistry and materials science. Therefore, the deep understanding and control of the assembly of three-dimensional, periodic molecules is one of the main requirements.

My research is mainly focused on the discovery and development of new tools and strategies to achieve rational design of open (porous) frameworks (MOFs, COFs, MOPs...) that can find applications in gas storage, separation, molecule immobilization, drug release, catalysis, sensing, etc.

Through intensive geometrical studies, I have, along the years, developed a deep interest and gained specific knowledge in how and why combining A & B molecular building blocks will lead, or not, to the expected resulting C material.

Selected Publications

V. Guillerm and D. Maspoch
Geometry mismatch and reticular chemistry: strategies to assemble metal-organic frameworks with non-default topologies
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141, (42), 16517 – 16538
V. Guillerm, H. Xu, J. Albalad, I. Imaz, and D. Maspoch
Post-synthetic selective ligand cleavage by solid-gas phase ozonolysis fuses micropores into mesopores in MOFs
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140 (44), 15022 – 15030
Highlighted in C&EN, Chemistry Views, AZO materials and JACS spotlights
V. Guillerm, T. Grancha, I. Imaz, J. Juanhuix and D. Maspoch
Zigzag ligands for transversal design in reticular chemistry: unveiling new structural opportunities for MOFs
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140 (32), 10153 – 10157
Highlighted in Science
V. Guillerm, Ł.J. Weseliński, Y. Belmabkhout, A.J. Cairns, V. D’Elia, Ł. Wojtas, K. Adil and M. Eddaoudi
Discovery and introduction of a (3,18)-connected net as an ideal blueprint for the design of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Nature Chemistry, 2014, 6 (8), 673 – 680
Highlighted as journal front cover and in Nature Middle East
V. Guillerm, D. Kim, J.F. Eubank, R. Luebke, X. Liu, K. Adil, M.S. Lah and M. Eddaoudi
A supermolecular building approach for the design and construction of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Chemical Society Reviews, 2014, 43, 6141 – 6172
V. Guillerm, Ł.J. Weseliński, M. Alkordi, M.I. H. Mohideen, Y. Belmabkhout, A.J. Cairns, and M. Eddaoudi
Porous organic polymers with anchored aldehydes: A new platform for post-synthetic amine functionalization en route for enhanced CO2 adsorption properties
Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 1937 – 1040
Highlighted as journal front cover
V. Guillerm, F. Ragon, M. Dan-Hardi, T. Devic, M. Vishnuvarthan, B. Campo, A. Vimont, G. Clet, Q. Yang, G. Maurin, G. Férey, A. Vittadini, S. Gross and C. Serre
A series of isoreticular, highly stable, porous zirconium oxide based metal-organic frameworks
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2012, 51(37), 9267 – 9271
Highlighted as journal inside cover

Education

2007-2011. Ph.D. in chemistry & materials - metal-organic frameworks chemistry: synthesis, functionalization and adsorption properties of new porous hybrid solids. Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, France
2005-2007. Master of Science in chemistry, specializing in solid-state chemistry and materials Université de Rennes 1, France
2004-2005. Bachelor of Science in the physics and chemistry of materials Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambresis, France
2002-2004. Polytechnic college in chemistry Institut Universitaire Technologique de l’Université de Rennes 1, France

Professional Profile

2019-present. Research Scientist, FMD3 group, AMPM center. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA
2015-2019. Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie-Curie 2015/2017), NanoUp group. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (ICN2), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), CSIC, Spain
2011-2014. Postdoctoral Fellow, FMD3 group, AMPM center. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA
2007-2011. Ph.D. in chemistry & materials - metal-organic frameworks chemistry: synthesis, functionalization and adsorption properties of new porous hybrid solids. Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, France

Scientific and Professional Membership

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Awards

Nov. 2014: Awarded at the 4th IEEE & IET Workshop Week:

2nd prize for image visual impact
3rd prize from the audience

KAUST Affiliations

Research Interests Keywords

Metal-organic framework COFs Chemically stable MOFs Reticular Chemistry Material Design Topology Crystallography Separation Gas sorption