Dr. Michael Fischer

On Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 12:15 p.m., Dr. Michael Fischer´s habilitation colloquium entitled "The (potential) role of microporous framework materials in carbon capture: What can we learn from molecular simulations?" will take place as part of the Geosciences Colloquium. Michael Fischer studied mineralogy at the University of Hamburg and has been working on the atomistic simulation of porous materials since his PhD at the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry at the University of Hamburg. After a post-doctoral stay at University College London, he has been working at the Department of Geoscience since 2014. He has been funded in the Heisenberg Programme of the German Research Foundation since October 2021. Last autumn, he submitted his habilitation thesis entitled "Investigating Structure and Dynamics of Zeolites and Zeotypes with Density Functional Theory Calculations".
The focus of Michael Fischer´s research is on modelling zeolites and related materials to better understand their structures and properties at the atomic level. Zeolites are porous, inorganic materials that are used in various fields, including as water softeners in detergents and as catalysts in large-scale industrial processes. In his Heisenberg project, Michael Fischer is working on the adsorption of pharmaceutically active molecules in zeolites, which is of great importance for future applications of zeolites such as the purification of wastewater or the controlled release of active substances in the human body. In his talk, he will describe how zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be used to separate CO₂ from gas mixtures. In particular, he will discuss how simulation calculations can play a role in the development of new adsorption materials for CO₂ capture.
We cordially invite you to the lecture and wish Dr. Michael Fischer every success!