Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) are used in a wide range of applications, from gas storage, purification and separation to catalysis and sensing. In the frame of green hydrogen production, these MOFs can be used as efficient and scalable photocatalytic systems for overall water splitting using sunlight irradiation. This workshop aims to gathering the academic material chemistry communities, actively working on the synthesis, characterization and photoactivity of these MOFs.

This event is organised by a consortium of international partners as part of the Horizon Project MOF2H2. The MOF2H2 project, standing for “Metal-Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen production by photocatalytic overall water splitting”, aims at developing a new ground-breaking solution to produce Green Hydrogen from sunlight, understanding that low carbon hydrogen is crucial for decarbonizing energy, transport, and carbon-intensive industries. The MOF2H2 project aims to produce it sustainably through photocatalytic water splitting, using non-noble materials as a game-changing solution.

This workshop is an opportunity to bring together the scientific community around lectures given by experts and to encourage exchanges within the community in this field. The ambition of this event is to help disseminate the latest research and prospects on MOF materials in sustainable energy applications among researchers, students and the public concerned.

This will be an occasion for the research teams, particularly the post-doctoral students, to present their studies and results on the subject through a poster session and an oral flash presentation.

Dr. Georges MOUCHAHAM – CNRS researcher at the Institute of Porous Materials in Paris 

Dr. Georges Mouchaham is a CNRS Research Scientist at IMAP since 2019. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from University of Toulouse III and has an extensiveexpertise in the synthesis and characterization of stable MOFs and related composites. His research focuses on developing MOF-based materials for applications related to environment and energy, including gas separation and catalysis. 

Prof. Dominik EDER – Head of Division at Technische Universität Wien, Austria

Prof. Dr. Dominik Eder received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 2003 from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He then joined the University of Cambridge, UK in 2005 as Erwin Schrödinger Research Fellow of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). In 2006, he was awarded an APART Advanced Research fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Science, which he used to start his group at Cambridge. In 2011 he accepted a position as a Junior-Professor for Physical Chemistry at the University of Münster, Germany.

In 2015 he became Full Professor for Materials Chemistry in the Institute of Materials Chemistry (IMC) at TU Wien. He is currently head of the “Molecular Materials Chemistry” division at IMC at TU Wien.

Dr. Valérie KELLER – Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environmental Health, CNRS / Université de Strasbourg, France

Distinguished Research Director at CNRS and the University of Strasbourg, Dr. Valérie Keller has over 30 years of experience in heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable chemistry, and solar fuels. She has led the Photocatalysis, Photoconversion and Green Chemical Processes group at ICPEES, where she has overseen major advances in the development of organic pollutant elimination, green hydrogen, CO₂ valorisation, and photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Her work is internationally recognised, with 160 peer-reviewed publications, 14 patents, and numerous scientific awards (including the Alsace Innovation Award - INPI, or the 1st Prize for Strategic Reflection, awarded by the French Prime Minister).

She has also served as founding director of the French Research Solar Fuels Network, linking 40 academic teams across the country in a shared effort to advance solar energy conversion technologies.

To participate in the workshop, you need to create an account and complete your registration by selecting the “Registration” tab in the menu bar.

Registration is free and open until Tuesday, 24 March 2026.

Abstracts for the poster session can be submitted until Tuesday, 24 March 2026.

When preparing your submission, please use the template available for download here: TEMPLATE.

Participants who choose to present a poster may also be invited to give a one-minute teaser presentation at the end of the workshop during the “Poster Flash Presentation” session. Your poster will be presented on a single slide during this segment.

Printed posters will be displayed in the cocktail area outside the amphitheater. Please arrive between 13:00 and 13:45 so that the organizing team can assist you in setting up your poster in the designated display area.

This event is hosted by the coordinator of MOF2H2 Project, ESPCI Paris PSL.

ESPCI PARIS

10 RUE VAUQUELIN 75005 PARIS

Amphitheatre HOLWECK

Coffee breaks & Cocktail available upon registration.