{"id":5842,"date":"2017-07-17T22:45:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T22:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=5842"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:37:43","slug":"matias-rafti-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softmatter.quimica.unlp.edu.ar\/?page_id=5842","title":{"rendered":"Mat\u00edas Rafti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After receiving my Chemistry B.S. from the National University of La Plata (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2003) I carried my PhD project on simulations and experiments for heterogeneous catalysis under vacuum conditions under the supervision of Prof. Vicente (Argentina, UNLP, 2007), and Prof. Imbihl (PCI, University of Hannover, Germany). During my post-doc I became familiar with synthesis and applications of meso and microporous materials, and after joining the Softmatter Lab in 2011, I visited Prof. Matzger Lab at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and started working on synthesis and applications of Microporous Coordination Polymers (also known as MOFs). Our current undergoing projects take advantage of both, the synergy arising from close-collaboration with lab members with diverse expertise (e.g., x-ray scattering techniques, organic synthesis, electrochemistry, colloidal chemistry methods), and the wide range of available techniques allowing for a thorough physical and chemical characterization; in order to pursue the synthesis of composites integrating MOF and diverse materials (either in colloidal suspensions or film configuration) with potential use in energy-related and sensing technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>