Mario Wriedt

Fellow of the Francis S. and Maurine G. Johnson Chair

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Director of the Crystallography Center

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Professional Preparation

Ph.D. - Chemistry
Kiel University, Germany - 2010

M.Sc. - Chemistry
Kiel University, Germany - 2008

B.Sc. - Chemistry
Kiel University, Germany - 2006

Research Areas

Dr. Wriedt’s research activities are mainly focused on the development of new strategies for the design and synthesis of advanced functional solid-state materials from molecular building blocks and advancing the understanding of their structure-property relationships.

His group at UT Dallas works towards the development and characterization of new metal-organic framework (MOF) and porous organic polymers (POP) materials whose applications address some of our society’s most challenging energy, health and environmental needs, for example:

Clean Energy Alternatives: Adsorptive materials for on-board hydrogen and methane storage systems for automotive applications
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Adsorptive materials for carbon capture and sequestration from flue gas streams
Stimuli-Responsive Spintronics: Materials for ultra-high information data storage applications
Environmental Water Treatment: Adsorptive materials for selective removal, sensing, and destruction of emerging pollutants (e.g., PFAS) from waste- and groundwater
Electro- and Photochromic Switches: Materials for the development of new smart-glass/window technologies
Drug Delivery: Release and/or stabilization of active molecules through controlled stimuli

Publications

Metal-Organic Framework as a Fluorescent and Colorimetric Dual-Signal Readout Biosensor Platform for the Detection of a Genetic Sequence from the SARS-CoV-2 Genome 2023 - Journal Article

Water harvesting properties of a zwitterionic metal-organic framework 2023 - Journal Article

Investigation into Cationic Surfactants and Polyelectrolyte-Coated β‑Zeolites for Rapid and High-Capacity Adsorption of Short- and Long-Chain PFAS 2023 - Journal Article

Synthesis and characterization of cerium(III), praseodymium(III), gadolinium(III) and erbium(III) coordination polymers with zwitterionic ligand 2022 - Journal Article

Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of four coordination polymers with 3,5-dicarboxy-1-(4-cyanobenzyl)pyridin-1-ium bromide 2022 - Journal Article

Metal-organic frameworks as platforms for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated waters 2022 - Journal Article

Synthesis and characterization of Manganese(II), Cobalt(II) and Copper(II) coordination polymers with a flexible zwitterionic based ligand 2021 - Journal Article

Systematic Study on the Removal of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Groundwater Using Metal-Organic Frameworks 2021 - Journal Article

Awards

Phalanx Commendable Service Award - Clarkson University [2021]

Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award - Clarkson University [2020]

Phalanx Commendable Service Award - Clarkson University [2020]

Kodak CAMP Distinguished Professorship - Clarkson University [2019]

John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award - Clarkson University [2019]

Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award - Clarkson University [2019]

Phalanx Commendable Service Award - Clarkson University [2019]

Craig-Ignite Research Fellowship - Clarkson University [2019]

CAREER Award - National Science Foundation [2018]

Phalanx Commendable Service Award - Clarkson University [2017]

Appointments

Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar
Texas A&M University [2011–2013]

Assistant Professor
Clarkson University [2013–2019]

Associate Professor
Clarkson University [2019–2023]

Kodak CAMP Distinguished Professor
Clarkson University [2019–2023]

Fellow of the Francis S. and Maurine G. Johnson Chair, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Director of the Crystallography Center
University of Texas at Dallas [2023–Present]