Lauren and Theresa tells us why it is important to visit other labs during your scientific journey, regardless of your career stage.

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We catch up with Alex Cruz from Baker Hughes to get his view on the big question - Industry or academia? How did Alex's career progress into what it is today and how does he see the future?

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In this episode we talk with three young researchers, William Reinholdsson, Danaé Morel and Robin Petersson about what attracted them to do research with MOFs and their expectations.

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In this episode we talk with two researchers at Concordia University (Prof Ashlee Howarth and Chris Copeman) to find out about RE-MOFs, mustard gas and "MOF seasons"

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In this episode we talk with Professor Banothile C.E. Makhubela, and Prof Gift Mehlana about their MOF journeys, prospects and challenges in their research topics and research environments.

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In this episode we talk with Ulrica Winnberg and Prof Ilich Ibarra about using MOFs for air pollution related applications as well as gender diversity in the MOF field. Don't forget the check up the upcoming conference in Mexico this September!

1st International Conference Empower Women in MOFs and Beyond

Mexico, November 9-14th, 2025

Website: https://ewmb.com.mx/

Instagram: @womeninmof

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We catch up with Prof. Dr. Seda Keskin Avcı - Koç University and Prof. Guillaume Maurin - Université Montpellier-IUF. We learn about our guests' journey into the MOF world and discuss how computer simulations can help to in the development of MOFs for gas separation as well as other applications.

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We catch up with Prof. Richard Hartshorn from the University of Canterbury and Prof. Lars Öhrström from Chalmers University of Technology. Both guests have been actively involved in leading different activities within IUPAC. What does IUPAC do and how is it related to MOFs?

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Web link to IUPAC - What we do What We Do - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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