Brian E. Hanson
- Inorganic / Materials Chemistry
- Professor of Chemistry
- Associate Department Chairman
- Email: hanson@vt.edu
- Phone: 540-231-7206
Crystals of a zinc phosphite MOF templated on phenol. A representation of the structure is shown to the right.
Welcome
Our group is exploring metal-organic framework compounds (MOFs) using a phosphate and phosphite hydrothermal synthetic platform to design materials with novel channel and pore structures.
Our work is directed toward potential applications ion exchange, nonlinear optics, and catalysis. We make frequent use of X-ray crystallography to identify and characterize new substances.
Recent News
- December 2007. Hirofumi Moteghi attends the third International Symosium on the Chemistry of Coordination Space in Awaji, Japan and makes a presentations at the materials group of Toyota Central Research. He also visits Prof. Hashimot at the University of Tokushim and Prof. Kitagawa at Kyoto University.
- October 2007. Ming Hu of the Hanson Group presents her work at the Southeastern Regional ACS Meeting in Greenville, SC.