Texas A&M University
University of Kiel
University of Kiel
I received an MS Degree in Chemistry from the University of Kiel, Germany in 2008 and in 2010 was awarded a PhD under the supervision of Professor Christian Näther in Kiel, working in the field of magnetic framework materials. Followed by a 2 1/2 year postdoctoral assignment at Texas A&M University in the research group of Professor Hong-Cai JOE Zhou where I focused my research on metal-organic frameworks with tunable physical properties. I have received several awards and fellowships including a postdoctoral fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service and a PhD fellowship from the German Chemical Industry Fund and the German National Academic Foundation. I have authored >65 research papers published in peer-reviewed international journals. Since 2013, I have conducted independent research as an Assistant Professor at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. My research is focused on the design and structure-property relationships of new functional solid-state materials for energy applications. As representative examples, my recent independent work has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society and disseminated as an invited speaker at the Gordon Research Conference in crystal engineering.
In my free time, I usually spend time with family: my wife and two kids always keep me busy. We love to go hiking, kayaking and fishing. I also compete in endurance sports like running, triathlon and canoeing. Before I moved to the U.S. I pursued a professional sports career in canoeing for more than 15 years in total. However, in more recent years I became more focused on running and triathlon, especially Marathons (personal record 2:59 h) and Ironmans (personal record 10:33 h).
Research Interests
- Advanced porous materials for storage, separation, sensing and catalytic applications
- Metal-organic frameworks, coordination polymers
- X-ray crystallography, in-situ synchrotron-based powder diffractometry
- Magnetic frameworks
- Molecular magnets, single-molecule and single-chain magnets
Current Research
Wriedt lab conducts multidisciplinary research at the interface of chemistry and materials science. More specifically, our research program focuses primarily on the design, synthesis, characterization and application of functional metal-organic framework (MOF) materials. MOFs are advanced crystalline porous materials composed of metal clusters connected by polytopic organic linkers. Their framework structures, pore environments, and functionalities can be finely tuned by the choice and connection of metal and organic building blocks, allowing the design of innovative materials with properties tailored for numerous applications. In this vein, we address some of our society's most challenging needs, such as:
- Clean Energy Alternatives through the synthesis of tailored MOFs which can adsorb significant amounts of H2 or CH4 at ambient conditions;
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through the synthesis of tailored MOFs which can capture CO2 from flue gas streams; and
- Ultra-High Density Information Storage Systems through using MOFs as platforms for the nanostructuring of molecular magnets.
- Kodak CAMP Distinguished Professorship, Clarkson University, 2019
- John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award, Clarkson University, 2019
- Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award, 2019
- Phalanx Commendable Service Award, 2019
- Craig-Ignite Research Fellowship, Clarkson University, 2018 – 2023
- NSF-CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2018
- American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, Doctoral New Investigator (2016-2018)
- Thank You to Faculty, Clarkson Student Ambassadors, Clarkson University (2014)
- American Crystallographic Association Travel Award (2012)
- German Academic Exchange Service Travel Award (2012)
- German Chemical Industry Fund Travel Award (2012)
- Otto-Diels Ph.D. Award (2011)
- Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau Fellowship (2009)
- German National Academic Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship (2009 – 2010)
- German Chemical Industry Fund Ph.D. Fellowship (2008 – 2010)
- Interdisciplinary Holsteiner Study Award (2008)
- German National Academic Foundation Studies Fellowship (2006 – 2008)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
S. Alomari, J. Hadynski and M. Wriedt (2019), A New Tool for the Design and Functionalization of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Matter, 1, 17-19. 10.1016/j.matt.2019.05.025
Yeşilel, O.Z., Wriedt, M. (2019). Lanthanide (III) Coordination Polymers Constructed from 2, 2- and 3,3-Dimethylglutarate Ligands. Polyhedron 169, 32-38. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277538719302797
D. Aulakh, L. Liu, J.R. Varghese, H. Xie, T. Islamoglu, K. Duell, C.-W. Kung,C.-E. Hsiung, Y. Zhang, R.J. Drout, O.K. Farha, K.R. Dunbar, Y. Han and M.Wriedt, Direct Imaging of Isolated Single Molecule Magnets in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141, 2997-3005. 10.1021/jacs.8b11374
Singh, G., Satija, P., Singh, A., Sanchita, Aulakh, D., Wriedt, M., Ruiz, C.E., Esteban, M.A., Sinha, S., Sehgal, R. (2019). Synthesis, Characterization of Microwave assisted biologically active Triazole Silanes. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 33, e4695. https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.4695
Aulakh, D., Islamoglu, T., Bagundes, V.F., Varghese, J.R., Duell, K., Joy, M., Teat, S.J., Farha, O.K., Wriedt, M. (2018). Rational Design of Pore Size and Functionality in a Series of Isoreticular Zwitterionic Metal-Organic Frameworks Chemistry of Materials 30(22), 8332-8342. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03885
Aulakh, D., Bilan, H.K., Wriedt, M. (2018). Porous substrates as platforms for the nanostructuring of molecular magnets. CrystEngComm, 20, 1011-1030.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2018/ce/c7ce01978e
Aulakh, D., Xie, H., Shen, Z., Harley, A., Zhang, X., Yakovenko, A.A., Dunbar, K.R., Wriedt, M. (2017) Systematic Investigation of Controlled Nanostructuring of Mn12 Single-Molecule Magnets Templated by Metal-Organic Frameworks. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(12), 6965-6972. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00514
An, W., Aulakh, D., Zhang, X., Verdegaal, W.M., Dunbar, K.R., Wriedt, M. (2016). Switching of Adsorption Properties in a Zwitterionic Metal-Organic Framework Triggered by Photogenerated Radical Triplets. Chem. Mater, 28(21), 7825−7832. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03224
Wriedt, M., Sculley, J.P., Aulakh, D., Zhou, H.C. (2016). Using Modern Solid-State Analytical Tools for Investigations of an Advanced Carbon Capture Material: Experiments for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. J. Chem. Educ., 93(12), 2068−2073. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00258
Aulakh, D., Nicoletta, A.P., Varghese, J.R., Wriedt, M. (2016). The structural diversity and properties of nine new viologen based zwitterionic metal–organic frameworks. CrystEngComm, 18, 2189-2202. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/ce/c6ce00284f
Verdegaal, W.M., Wang, K., Sculley, J.P., Wriedt, M., Zhou, H.C. (2016). Evaluation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymer Networks for CO2-Capture Applications ChemSusChem, 9, 636-643G. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cssc.201501464
Singh, G., Arora, A., Rania, S., Maurya, I.K., Aulakh, D., Wriedt, (2016). M. Heteroaryl chalcone allied triazole conjugated organosilatranes: Synthesis, Spectral Analysis, Antimicrobial Screening, Photophysical and Theoretical Investigations. RSC Advances, 6, 82057-82081. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/ra/c6ra13949c
Singh, G., Chaudhary, S., Arora, A., Aulakh, D., Wriedt, M. (2016). Thioester-appended organosilatranes: Synthetic investigations and application in the modification of magnetic silica surface. New Journal of Chemistry, 40, 6200-6213. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/nj/c6nj00011h#!divAbstract