Campus
- Mississauga (UTM)
Fields of Study
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Polymer and Material Chemistry
Areas of Interest
The Korzyński Research Laboratory applies the principles of traditional molecular synthetic inorganic chemistry to push the frontiers of metal-organic framework (MOF) synthetic elaboration. These porous materials are remarkable playgrounds for synthetic chemists due to their atomically precise structure and the presence of both inorganic and organic components that can be engaged in a controlled reactivity akin to solution-based chemistry. The members of the team leverage those properties to advance the fundamental understanding of inorganic chemistry, explore novel reactivities, as well as generate tailored functional materials for state-of-the-art applications such as long-term information storage and catalysis.
Biography
Dr. Maciej Damian Korzyński obtained B.Sc.Eng. and M.Sc.Eng. degrees in chemical technology from Warsaw University of Technology (Poland). During his undergraduate studies he gained early research experience in organometallic and organic synthesis in groups led by Prof. Janusz Lewiński and Prof. Karol Grela. He then undertook Ph.D. studies in chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) under the supervision of Prof. Mircea Dincă working on the fundamental aspects and catalytic prospects of post-synthetically modified metal-organic frameworks. Following his doctoral studies, he joined the Copéret Group at ETH Zürich (Switzerland) as a postdoctoral fellow where he applied the surface organometallic chemistry methodology for the design of novel heterogeneous catalysts and surface-bound single-molecule magnets. In July 2022 Maciej joined University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor.