Syllabus

SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT SYLLABUS

Student: Rohit Kumar

Project Title: The process of creating Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs): analyzing its properties and general applications

Location: Engineering Research Center, Arizona State University

BASIS Advisor: Dr. Pete

On-Site Advisor: Professor Bin Mu

On-Site Advisor Contact Information: (Include address, phone #, and email):

Address:  Brickyard Engineering, S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ

Phone number: 480-965-7939

Email: bmu@asu.edu

Mode of Daily Contact: Blog

Course Goals:

My research will be focusing on the process of creating Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). At the end of my term, I hope to understand the development of MOFs and how they can be applied. I will use prior research papers to understand the components of creating MOFs. Also, I can study the instruments that are used in development and learn how they contribute to the creation of MOFs. Furthermore, I can study general applications and how it can be utilized in the real world. In addition, I will use a 3-D Computer Modeling software called Blender to create animations of different processes since there are many instruments and components to create MOFs. These animations will simulate the procedures and techniques that are used to make MOFs. In order to achieve this goal, I will need to rigorously learn and practice the software on my own in order to create detailed animations and aesthetic images.

Course Texts:

1. Furukawa, Shuhei, Julien Reboul, Stéphane Diring, Kenji Sumida, and Susumu Kitagawa. "Structuring of Metal-organic Frameworks at the Mesoscopic/macroscopic Scale." Chemical Society Reviews 16 (2014): 5700-5734. The Royal Society of Chemistry. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.

2. Falcaro, Paolo, Raffaele Ricco, Cara M. Doherty, Kang Liang, Anita J. Hill, and Mark J. Styles. "MOF Positioning Technology and Device Fabrication." Chemical Society Reviews 43.16 (2014): 5513-560. The Royal Society of Chemistry. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.

MOF positioning technology and device fabrication by Paolo Falcaro, Raffaele Ricco, Cara M. Doherty, Kang Liang, Anita J. Hill and Mark J. Styles

Project Product Description:

I will write a paper analyzing and concluding the research I have learned and done throughout my project. I will also create a series of animations that will describe the process of making MOFs.