Christian SERRE

Research Director, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Director of UMR8004 – Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris

ENS – Département de chimie
24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris

ESPCI
10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris

Email: christian.serre@ens.psl.eu / christian.serre@espci.fr
Phone: +33 1 44 32 24 63
Office: E026G (ENS) / F04 (ESPCI)

Academic Career

    • Since 2016 : Head of the Institute des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, UMR CNRS 8004, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, PSL.
    • 01/01/2001-30/09/2009 : CNRS researcher, Institut Lavoisier, Université Versailles St Quentin (France).
    • 2009-2016 : CNRS Director of Research, Institut Lavoisier, CNRS Université Versailles St Quentin (France).
    • Since 01/2024, member of the French academy of Sciences

Education

    • 1990-1994 : Engineer from the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de Paris (ESPCI), speciality : Soft Matter (3d-4th years).
    • 1994-1995 : MSc in Physical Chemistry, Université Paris VI (France), with honours.
    • 1996-1999 : PhD from the Université Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
    • 2000 : Post-doctoral fellow at the CNRS-Rhodia- Princeton university joint laboratory (USA).

Production

>450 publications (Science, Nature, Nature sisters, JACS, ACIE, Chem (Soc) Rev, Chem Sci, Adv. Mater, Chem, Matter…). 10 book chapters.
H factor 139, > 90000 citations (google scholar).
>150 invited international Conferences or/Workshops.
42 patents filed (6 under license).
Cofounder of the startup SquairTech (France); associate member of the startup framergy (USA).

Funding ID

European Projects  : DeSANNS (2006-2008); ERC ‘BioMOFs’ (2008-2013); Macademia (2009-2013); Sotherco (2013-2016); M4CO2 (2014-2017); Gramofon (2016-2019); Nemosine (2018-2022); MOF4air (2019-2023); Methasol (2021-2025); MOF2H2 (2022-2025); Simiacci (2025-2028).
National grants : Matepro “Virmil” (2011-2015), Blanc “SAFHS” (2008-2011); CO2 “NoMAC” (2007-2010), Blanc CONDMOFs (2007-2010), Panache (H2) “Mathysse” (2007-2010), Blanc ‘MODS’ (2013-2016), Blanc Meacopa (2017-2021), Blanc ‘Serial-X-Energy’ (2019-2023), Energy ‘MOFtoH2’ (2022-2025), Blanc ‘Magic-N’ (2024-2027).
Industrial collaborations: PSA/Stellantis (Open-lab), Total Energies, EDF, L’Oréal, St Gobain, Tronox, ITP, Solvay, Michelin, St Gobain; Startups (framergy, Teqoya, Celescreen, Boulton)…

Responsabilities

    • Head of the Paris Region priority project MaTerRE (2022-2026) dedicated to sustainable materials for the energy transition (12 M€, >500 researchers). Head of the Paris Region priority project ‘Respore’ (2017-2021) dedicated to porous solids (12 M€ euros, >300 researchers).
    • Editorial board of EurJIC (2016-2024), Matter (Cell press) (2019-2023); peer reviewer CSR (2020-2023); associate editor of Scientific Reports (2023-).
    • Member of the international MOF conferences’ commission of the IZA (2012-).  EuroMOF International Scientific Committee (2015-). Board member of French zeolite association (2010-2017). Chair of the French MOFs annual meetings (2018-2023); chair of the EuroMOFs international conference 2019, chair of the 2021 international symposium ‘Porous solids : unity in diversity’.
    • Member of the scientific council of the chemistry institute of CNRS (2010-2014).
    • ERC CoG panel member (2017, 2019), ERC StG panel member (2021, 2023). Expert for the Energy National program in Norway (2014). Expert for the DOE (EFRC projects) (USA) (2016, 2018). Expert in Evaluation GEV03 for the eValuation of Quality of Research in Italy (2012-2013). Panel member of FCT (Portugal) nanomaterials (2018, 2020). DFG evaluation committee member or referee (2020-2021). Swiss National Science Foundation referee (2021-2024).
    • Member of the energy committee of the French academy of sciences (2024-). Member of the think tank ‘Zenon’ dedicated to the energy transition from PSL university (2024-).
    • Vice-director of the chemistry graduate program of PSL university (2020-). Teaching courses (12 hours per year) at the ICI Master (levels 1 and 2) from PSL and the 3d year at ESPCI.

Awards and distinctions

  • CNRS Bronze medal (2006) – FP7 ERC grant ‘BioMOFs’ (2008-2013 – French Chemical Society Solid State Chemistry award (2011) – Berthelot Medal/Prix Fondé de l’état from the French academy of Sciences (2016)

5 selected recent publications

1) Synthetic Aspects and Characterisation Needs in MOF Chemistry – From Discovery to Applications, A. Y. Ozturk, B. Achenbach, N. Stock, G. Maurin, C. Serre, Adv. Mater., 2025, adma.202411359R2
2) Unraveling the mechanisms of zirconium metal-organic frameworks-based mixed-matrix membranes preventing polysulfide shuttling, W. Lu, Z. Pang, A. Lamaire, F. Liu, S. Dai, M. L. Pinto, R. Demir-Cakan, K. Ooi Tan, V. Van Speybroeck, V. Pimenta, C. Serre, Small Sci. 2024, 4, 2300339, doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300339
3) Highly defective ultra-small M(IV)-MOF nanocrystals, S. Dai, C. Simms, G. Patriarche, M. Daturi, A. Tissot, T. Parac-Vogt, C. Serre; Nat. Comm., 2024, 15, 3334,  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47426-x
4) A scalable robust microporous Al-MOF for post-combustion carbon capture; B. Chen, D. Fan, R. V. Pinto, I. Dovgaliuk, S. Nandi, D. Chakraborty, N. Heymans, G. De Weireld, F. Nouar, G. Maurin, G. Mouchaham, C. Serre; Advanced Science, 2024, 10.1002/advs.202401070
5) When Polymorphism in Metal-Organic Frameworks Enables Water Sorption Profile Tunability for Enhancing Heat Allocation Performance; T. J. Matemb Ma Ntep, M. Wahiduzzaman, E. Laurenz, I. Cornu, G. Mouchaham, I. Dovgaliuk, S. Nandi, K. Knop, C. Jansen, F. Nouar, P. Florian, G. Füldner, G. Maurin, C. Janiak, C. Serre, Adv. Mater., 2023, 2211302; https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202211302

Publications

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2020

Sequential installation of Fe (ii) complexes in MOFs: towards the design of solvatochromic porous solids Article de journal

Florian Moreau; Jér^ome Marrot; Frédéric Banse; Christian Serre; Antoine Tissot

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8 (47), p. 16826–16833, 2020.

Design of stable mixed-metal MIL-101 (Cr/Fe) materials with enhanced catalytic activity for the Prins reaction Article de journal

Cristina Vallés; E Gkaniatsou; A Santiago-Portillo; Mónica Giménez-Marqués; Mercedes Álvaro Rodr'iguez; Jean Marc Gren`eche; N Steunou; Clemence Sicard; Sergio Navalón; Christian Serre; others

2020.

Highly porous hybrid metal--organic nanoparticles loaded with gemcitabine monophosphate: A multimodal approach to improve chemo-and radiotherapy Article de journal

Xue Li; Erika Porcel; Mario Menendez-Miranda; Jingwen Qiu; Xiaomin Yang; Christian Serre; Alexandra Pastor; Didier Desma"ele; Sandrine Lacombe; Ruxandra Gref

ChemMedChem, 15 (3), p. 274–283, 2020.

Toward a rational design of titanium metal-organic frameworks Article de journal

Sujing Wang; Helge Reinsch; Nicolas Heymans; Mohammad Wahiduzzaman; Charlotte Martineau-Corcos; Guy De Weireld; Guillaume Maurin; Christian Serre

Matter, 2 (2), p. 440–450, 2020.

Methanol and humidity capacitive sensors based on thin films of MOF nanoparticles Article de journal

Miguel A Andrés; Mani Teja Vijjapu; Sandeep G Surya; Osama Shekhah; Khaled Nabil Salama; Christian Serre; Mohamed Eddaoudi; Olivier Roubeau; Ignacio Gascón

ACS applied materials & interfaces, 12 (3), p. 4155–4162, 2020.

Tuning cellular biological functions through the controlled release of NO from a porous Ti-MOF Article de journal

Rosana V Pinto; Sujing Wang; Sergio R Tavares; Jo~ao Pires; Fernando Antunes; Alexandre Vimont; Guillaume Clet; Marco Daturi; Guillaume Maurin; Christian Serre; others

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (13), p. 5135–5143, 2020.

Front Cover: Highly Porous Hybrid Metal--Organic Nanoparticles Loaded with Gemcitabine Monophosphate: a Multimodal Approach to Improve Chemo-and Radiotherapy (ChemMedChem 3/2020) Article de journal

Xue Li; Erika Porcel; Mario Menendez-Miranda; Jingwen Qiu; Xiaomin Yang; Christian Serre; Alexandra Pastor; Didier Desma"ele; Sandrine Lacombe; Ruxandra Gref

ChemMedChem, 15 (3), p. 263–263, 2020.

Metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery: Degradation mechanism and in vivo fate Article de journal

Ioanna Christodoulou; Christian Serre; Ruxandra Gref

Metal-organic frameworks for biomedical applications, p. 467–489, 2020.

Encapsulation of microperoxidase-8 in MIL-101 (Cr)-X nanoparticles: influence of metal--organic framework functionalization on enzymatic immobilization and catalytic activity Article de journal

Effrosyni Gkaniatsou; Rémy Ricoux; Kalani Kariyawasam; Ingrid Stenger; Benhui Fan; Narj`es Ayoub; Samanta Salas; Gilles Patriarche; Christian Serre; Jean-Pierre Mahy; others

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3 (4), p. 3233–3243, 2020.

Functional MOFs as theranostics Article de journal

Heng Zhao; Christian Serre; Eddy Dumas; Nathalie Steunou

Metal-Organic Frameworks for Biomedical Applications, p. 397–423, 2020.

Design of stable mixed-metal MIL-101 (Cr/Fe) materials with enhanced catalytic activity for the Prins reaction Article de journal

Cristina Vallés-Garc'ia; Effrosyni Gkaniatsou; Andrea Santiago-Portillo; Mónica Giménez-Marqués; Mercedes Álvaro; Jean-Marc Greneche; Nathalie Steunou; Clémence Sicard; Sergio Navalón; Christian Serre; others

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (33), p. 17002–17011, 2020.

Hexane isomers separation on an isoreticular series of microporous Zr carboxylate metal organic frameworks Article de journal

Adriano Henrique; Tanmoy Maity; Hengli Zhao; Pedro F Br^antuas; Alirio E Rodrigues; Farid Nouar; Aziz Ghoufi; Guillaume Maurin; José AC Silva; Christian Serre

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (34), p. 17780–17789, 2020.

SARS-CoV-2 inactivation potential of metal organic framework induced photocatalysis Article de journal

Jason Ornstein; Ray OK Ozdemir; Anne Boehme; Farid Nouar; Christian Serre; Daniel N Ackerman; Vicki L Herrera; Joshua L Santarpia

MedRxiv, p. 2020–10, 2020.

Metal--organic frameworks and Water:‘From old enemies to friends’? Article de journal

Georges Mouchaham; Frédéric S Cui; Farid Nouar; Vanessa Pimenta; Jong-San Chang; Christian Serre

Trends in chemistry, 2 (11), p. 990–1003, 2020.

Sequential installation of Fe (ii) complexes in MOFs: towards the design of solvatochromic porous solids Article de journal

Florian Moreau; Jér^ome Marrot; Frédéric Banse; Christian Serre; Antoine Tissot

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8 (47), p. 16826–16833, 2020.

Design of stable mixed-metal MIL-101 (Cr/Fe) materials with enhanced catalytic activity for the Prins reaction Article de journal

Cristina Vallés; E Gkaniatsou; A Santiago-Portillo; Mónica Giménez-Marqués; Mercedes Álvaro Rodr'iguez; Jean Marc Gren`eche; N Steunou; Clemence Sicard; Sergio Navalón; Christian Serre; others

2020.

Highly porous hybrid metal--organic nanoparticles loaded with gemcitabine monophosphate: A multimodal approach to improve chemo-and radiotherapy Article de journal

Xue Li; Erika Porcel; Mario Menendez-Miranda; Jingwen Qiu; Xiaomin Yang; Christian Serre; Alexandra Pastor; Didier Desma"ele; Sandrine Lacombe; Ruxandra Gref

ChemMedChem, 15 (3), p. 274–283, 2020.

Toward a rational design of titanium metal-organic frameworks Article de journal

Sujing Wang; Helge Reinsch; Nicolas Heymans; Mohammad Wahiduzzaman; Charlotte Martineau-Corcos; Guy De Weireld; Guillaume Maurin; Christian Serre

Matter, 2 (2), p. 440–450, 2020.

Methanol and humidity capacitive sensors based on thin films of MOF nanoparticles Article de journal

Miguel A Andrés; Mani Teja Vijjapu; Sandeep G Surya; Osama Shekhah; Khaled Nabil Salama; Christian Serre; Mohamed Eddaoudi; Olivier Roubeau; Ignacio Gascón

ACS applied materials & interfaces, 12 (3), p. 4155–4162, 2020.

Tuning cellular biological functions through the controlled release of NO from a porous Ti-MOF Article de journal

Rosana V Pinto; Sujing Wang; Sergio R Tavares; Jo~ao Pires; Fernando Antunes; Alexandre Vimont; Guillaume Clet; Marco Daturi; Guillaume Maurin; Christian Serre; others

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59 (13), p. 5135–5143, 2020.

Front Cover: Highly Porous Hybrid Metal--Organic Nanoparticles Loaded with Gemcitabine Monophosphate: a Multimodal Approach to Improve Chemo-and Radiotherapy (ChemMedChem 3/2020) Article de journal

Xue Li; Erika Porcel; Mario Menendez-Miranda; Jingwen Qiu; Xiaomin Yang; Christian Serre; Alexandra Pastor; Didier Desma"ele; Sandrine Lacombe; Ruxandra Gref

ChemMedChem, 15 (3), p. 263–263, 2020.

Metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery: Degradation mechanism and in vivo fate Article de journal

Ioanna Christodoulou; Christian Serre; Ruxandra Gref

Metal-organic frameworks for biomedical applications, p. 467–489, 2020.

Encapsulation of microperoxidase-8 in MIL-101 (Cr)-X nanoparticles: influence of metal--organic framework functionalization on enzymatic immobilization and catalytic activity Article de journal

Effrosyni Gkaniatsou; Rémy Ricoux; Kalani Kariyawasam; Ingrid Stenger; Benhui Fan; Narj`es Ayoub; Samanta Salas; Gilles Patriarche; Christian Serre; Jean-Pierre Mahy; others

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3 (4), p. 3233–3243, 2020.

Functional MOFs as theranostics Article de journal

Heng Zhao; Christian Serre; Eddy Dumas; Nathalie Steunou

Metal-Organic Frameworks for Biomedical Applications, p. 397–423, 2020.

Design of stable mixed-metal MIL-101 (Cr/Fe) materials with enhanced catalytic activity for the Prins reaction Article de journal

Cristina Vallés-Garc'ia; Effrosyni Gkaniatsou; Andrea Santiago-Portillo; Mónica Giménez-Marqués; Mercedes Álvaro; Jean-Marc Greneche; Nathalie Steunou; Clémence Sicard; Sergio Navalón; Christian Serre; others

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (33), p. 17002–17011, 2020.

Hexane isomers separation on an isoreticular series of microporous Zr carboxylate metal organic frameworks Article de journal

Adriano Henrique; Tanmoy Maity; Hengli Zhao; Pedro F Br^antuas; Alirio E Rodrigues; Farid Nouar; Aziz Ghoufi; Guillaume Maurin; José AC Silva; Christian Serre

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (34), p. 17780–17789, 2020.

SARS-CoV-2 inactivation potential of metal organic framework induced photocatalysis Article de journal

Jason Ornstein; Ray OK Ozdemir; Anne Boehme; Farid Nouar; Christian Serre; Daniel N Ackerman; Vicki L Herrera; Joshua L Santarpia

MedRxiv, p. 2020–10, 2020.

Metal--organic frameworks and Water:‘From old enemies to friends’? Article de journal

Georges Mouchaham; Frédéric S Cui; Farid Nouar; Vanessa Pimenta; Jong-San Chang; Christian Serre

Trends in chemistry, 2 (11), p. 990–1003, 2020.

Sequential installation of Fe (ii) complexes in MOFs: towards the design of solvatochromic porous solids Article de journal

Florian Moreau; Jér^ome Marrot; Frédéric Banse; Christian Serre; Antoine Tissot

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8 (47), p. 16826–16833, 2020.

Design of stable mixed-metal MIL-101 (Cr/Fe) materials with enhanced catalytic activity for the Prins reaction Article de journal

Cristina Vallés; E Gkaniatsou; A Santiago-Portillo; Mónica Giménez-Marqués; Mercedes Álvaro Rodr'iguez; Jean Marc Gren`eche; N Steunou; Clemence Sicard; Sergio Navalón; Christian Serre; others

2020.

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