Following the project’s concluding Consortium Meeting, the MOF2H2 consortium organised a Final dissemination workshop on 31st March 2026, welcoming esteemed guest speakers. Three internationally recognised experts on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) presented their research on ‘Photoactive MOFs and Nanomaterials for Solar Fuel Production’.
The Workshop was held at the premises of the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI), a historical institution which carries a remarkable scientific legacy of Marie and Pierre Curie, who conducted their pioneering research on radium in its laboratories. The Workshop brought together the scientific community to disseminate the latest research and prospects on MOF materials in sustainable energy applications. It also fostered the knowledge exchange among researchers, students, as well as the wider public.
After a brief introduction by the project coordinator Dr. Christian Serre (representing ESCPI, IMAP, CNRS, and ENS/PSL) who introduced the MOF2H2 project, its findings and advancements to the wider public, three keynote presentations followed.
First, Dr. Georges Mouchaham (IMAP, CNRS, ESPCI, ENS/PSL), also a member of the consortium presented the project’s findings on selection, performance testing and optimisation of the MOFs in greater detail. His exposé gave the audience a concrete understanding of MOF2H2’s results, further contributing to the project’s dissemination activities.
Next, Prof. Dominik Eder (TU Vienna) delivered a passionate and illuminating keynote on the design of stable and accessible single-atom sites for MOF-based photo- and electrocatalysis.
Finally, we had the chance to hear out Dr. Valérie Keller (CNRS, Strasbourg Uni.) who offered a highly insightful presentation covering the entire production process discussing MOF’s selection, performance testing and optimisation.
Notably, all the researchers warmly acknowledged the contribution of their students and colleagues, recognising the teamwork that allowed them to achieve such significant results in their respective research fields.
The formal session closed with a series of short presentations by junior researchers, who introduced their work and invited attendees to their poster displays.
Right after the workshop’s conclusion, doctorate and post-doc researchers from diverse institutions had the opportunity to present their work on MOFs, or related topics, in the form of posters. The students could present their impactful work in a more informal setting, as the poster session was followed by a cocktail reception. These convivial surroundings allowed timely scientific discussions to continue beyond the usual rigorous framework of a formal conference.
