Birmingham MOFluidics Workshop
Topic: Water Intrusion of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Now and the Future
Date & Time: Monday, 12 January 2026, 10:00-16:30
Location: Design Centre (G27), School of Engineering (Y8), University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
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Programme
The workshop features a morning research showcase and two parallel afternoon discussion sessions for independent researchers and early-career researchers (ECRs).
10:00-10:30
Arrival, Registration, and Networking (Atrium)
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Tea & Coffee Available
10:30-11:00
Start (G27)​
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10:30 Welcome & Housekeeping, Yueting Sun, Timothy Easun, Hamish Yeung, Sven Rogge
10:33 Workshop Introduction, Timothy Easun
10:40 Research Overview, Yueting Sun
11:00-12:55
Research Showcase (G27): Where we are now
Latest unpublished work in fundamentals, techniques, materials, and applications
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11:00-11:15 Creating pressurisation techniques for in-situ X-ray characterisations, Ali Siwji (Chair: Alberto Leonardi)
11:15-11:30 Understanding energy absorption at the atomic level: ​an in-situ X-ray diffraction study, Titas Pramanik (Chair: Hamish Yeung)
11:30-11:50 Bridging the gap with experiments: Modelling forced liquid intrusion across different scales, Jelto Neirynck (Chair: Sven Rogge)
11:50-12:15 Material designs for nanofluidic energy absorption, Xiaochuan (David) Liu (Chair: Timothy Easun)
12:15-12:40 Physical responses and applications of nanoporous liquid intrusion, Hebin Jiang​ (Chair: Andrea Laybourn)
12:40-12:55 From lab applications to industrial innovations, Stuart James (Chair: Deborah Crawford)
12:55-14:00
Photo and Lunch Break (Atrium)
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12:55-13:00 Photo
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00
Discussion Sessions (G27 & 229): What’s in the future
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Independent researchers (G27): future strategies
Early-career researchers (229): skills, ideas, training, and funding
16:00-16:05
Wrap up (G27)
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ECRs move from 229 to G27
16:05-
Optional Informal Follow-up Chats (G27) & Lab Tour (Y3_B11A)
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Organisers (Yueting, Tim, Hamish, Sven) are available after the event
Facilities at the Nanoporous Materials & Mechanics Laboratory (Y3_B11A)