Time and place
Thursday 15 October 2026, at 13:00, Building. 308, Auditorium 11
Principal supervisor
Professor, Joerg R. Jinschek, DTU Nanolab
Co-supervisor
Professor Kasper S. Pedersen, DTU Chemistry
Assessment committee
Associate Professor Andreas Kaiser, DTU Energy
Professor Stefan Wuttke, University of Krakow
Professor Ross Forgan, University of Glasgow
Moderator at defence
Professor Thomas Bligaard, DTU Energy
Abstract
Enzymes are nature's catalysts, accelerating chemical reactions with remarkable efficiency. They have great potential for making industrial processes cleaner and more sustainable, but they are also fragile. High temperature, changes in acidity, and harsh chemicals can reduce their activity, and recovering them for reuse is often difficult. One promising solution is to protect enzymes inside porous materials called metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).
This PhD project focuses on a family of MOFs known as zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), which can grow around enzymes and act as protective hosts. The research addresses two key challenges: understanding how enzymes interact with these materials at the nanoscale and developing methods to control how the materials form under mild, enzyme-friendly conditions.
