Driven by curiosity. Driving changeBiography
Professor David Fairen-Jimenez leads the Adsorption and Advanced Materials group in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. His research concerns the study of the molecular mechanisms that control adsorption processes in porous materials such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
David obtained his BSc in Chemistry from at the Universidad de Alicante in 2002 and completed his PhD in Chemistry at the Universidad de Granada in 2006.
He joined the University of Cambridge in 2012 and is a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. In addition, David serves as Chief Scientific Officer at Immaterial, a company focused on the development of MOFs for carbon capture and hydrogen storage, and Chief Executive Officer at Vector Bioscience Cambridge, which utilizes MOFs for targeted cancer drug delivery.
Research interests
- Porous media
- Adsorption
- Bio-fuels
- Nanoparticles
- Carbon capture
Professor Fairen-Jimenez’s group aims to evaluate new strategies in the study of adsorption processes, the study and design of new porous materials and to develop new methods in the prediction of their performance.
Awards and achievements
- Fellow – Robinson College, Cambridge
- European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Fellow (2016)
- Royal Society of Chemistry: Emerging Technologies (2015)
- SusChem – Innova (2015)
Teaching and supervision
Professor Fairen-Jimenez teaches and supervises across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Professor David Fairen-Jimenez
Professor of Molecular Engineering
Adsorption and Advanced Materials research group leader