Skip to main content
    Kent State University logo
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
    Menu Search
    • About
      Close
      • About Overview
      • Director's Welcome
      • Our Legacy
      • International Liquid Crystal Society
    • People
      Close
      • People Overview
      • Leadership
      • Administrative
      • Staff
      • Postdoctoral Research Associates
    • Affiliated Faculty
      Close
      • Affiliated Faculty Overview
      • Materials Science Graduate Program
      • Aeronautics & Engineering
      • Anthropology
      • Architecture & Environmental Design
      • Biological Sciences
      • Chemistry & Biochemistry
      • Computer Science
      • Fashion
      • Mathematical Sciences
      • Nursing
      • Physics
      • Podiatric Medicine
      • Public Health
    • Become a Member
    • Facilities
      Close
      • Facilities Overview
      • Cleanroom Research and Prototyping Facility
      • Characterization Facility
      • Organic Synthesis Facility
      • Machine Shop
      • SAXS Facility
      • 3PNMF Facility
      • Related University facilities
    • News/Research
      Close
      • News/Research Overview
      • Newsletter Archive
    • Support
      Close
      • Support Overview
      • Donate to AMLCI
      • Ukrainian Scholar Support Fund
    • 60th Anniversary
      Close
      • 60th Anniversary Overview
      • 60th Anniversary
      • Materials Day 2024
      • Materials Day 2023
      • Materials Day 2022
      • Materials Day 2021
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    Live Chat
    Dr. Mietek Jaroniec

    Mietek Jaroniec

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Office Location:
    201 Williams Hall
    Contact Information
    Email:
    jaroniec@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-3790
    Fax:
    330-672-3816
    Personal Website: ResearcherID.com Profile

    Biography

    Adsorption, Interfacial Chemistry, and Chemistry of Materials with Ordered and Disordered Nanoporosity

    Research interests and activities of Professor Jaroniec and his group revolve primarily around interdisciplinary topics of interfacial chemistry, and chemistry of materials with ordered and disordered nanoporosity with a special emphasis placed on physical adsorption at the gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces, as well as synthesis, modification and characterization of ordered and disordered nanoporous materials. His research covers such diverse topics as: (a) thermodynamics of adsorption processes at the gas/solid and liquid/solid interfaces, (b) elaboration of advanced methods for analyzing the surface heterogeneity and porosity of adsorbents, catalysts, photocatalysts and other nanoporous materials, (c) development of carbonaceous, siliceous, polymeric, inorganic oxide and hybrid organic-inorganic nanoporous materials, including chemically modified solids and ordered mesoporous materials for adsorption, catalysis, photocatalysis, energy and environmental applications, and (d) synthesis and modification of various nanoparticles such as carbon and silica spheres, and core-shell particles.  Although in his laboratory the main emphasis is placed on the use of adsorption, thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy for studying nanoporous materials, other methods such as solid-state NMR and infrared spectroscopy are also used to enrich information about surface and structural properties of these materials.

    The current research of Dr. Jaroniec and his group includes the synthesis, modification, characterization, and applications of novel ordered mesoporous materials (OMM) such as surfactant- and polymer-templated ordered silicas, organosilicas and inorganic oxides, ordered mesoporous carbons, colloid-imprinted and templated materials. The area of ordered nanoporous materials has been growing remarkably since 1992, when the first hexagonally ordered mesoporous material, MCM-41, synthesized via self-assembly of silica and surfactant species, was reported. The pore size of OMM can be tailored over the entire range of mesopores by adjusting the size and chemical nature of the template (surfactants, block copolymers, colloids), adding molecular expanders and performing various post-synthesis treatments. In addition, incorporation of different inorganic and/or organic species via one-pot synthesis and/or post-synthesis modification can be employed to alter the surface properties of OMM. The aforementioned framework and surface modifications can be used to develop novel functionalized mesoporous materials with tailored pore sizes and surface properties for adsorption, catalysis, environmental and energy-related applications.

    Education

    Ph.D., M. Curie-Sklodowska University (Poland), 1976

    Publications

    • Dassanayake, A.C. & Jaroniec, M. Dual optimization of microporosity in carbon spheres for CO2 adsorption by using pyrrole as carbon precursor and potassium salt as activator. J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 19456-19466 (2017).
    • Ghimire, P., Gunathilake, C., Wickramaratne, N.P. & Jaroniec, M. Tetraethyl orthosilicate-assisted synthesis of N-containing porous carbon spheres. Carbon 121, 408-417 (2017).
    • Zhang, L. & Jaroniec, M. SBA-15 templating synthesis of mesoporous bismuth oxide for selective removal of iodide. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 501, 248-255 (2017).
    • Goncalves, A.A.S., Faustino, P.B., Assaf, J.M. & Jaroniec, M. One-pot synthesis of mesoporous Ni-Ti-Al ternary oxides: Highly active and selective catalysts for steam reforming of ethanol. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, 6079–6092 (2017)
    • Marszewski, M., Marszewska, J., Pylypenko, S. & Jaroniec, M. Synthesis of porous crystalline doped titania photocatalysts using modified precursor strategy. Chem. Mater. 28, 7878–7888 (2016).
    • Li, X., Yu, J.G. & Jaroniec, M. Hierarchical photocatalysts. Chem. Soc. Rev. 45, 2603 – 2636 (2016).
    • Liu, J., Wickramaratne, N.P., Qiao, S.Z. & Jaroniec, M. Molecular-based design and emerging applications of nanoporous carbon spheres. Nature Mater. 14, 763 – 774 (2015).
    • Marszewski, M., Cao, S.W., Yu, J.G. & Jaroniec, M. Semiconductor-based photocatalytic CO2 conversion. Materials Horizons 2, 261 - 278 (2015).
    • Ma, T.Y., Dai, S., Jaroniec, M. & Qiao, S.Z. Metal-organic framework derived hybrid Co3O4-carbon porous nanowire arrays as reversible oxygen evolution electrodes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 13925-13931 (2014).
    • Jiao, Y., Zheng, Y., Jaroniec, M. & Qiao, S.Z. Origin of the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity of graphene-based catalysts: a roadmap to achieve the best performance. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136, 4394 – 4403 (2014).
    • Wickramaratne, N. & Jaroniec, M. Importance of small micropores in CO2 capture by phenolic resin-based activated carbon spheres. J. Mater. Chem. A 1, 112-116 (2013).
    • Jankiewicz, B.J., Jamiola, D., Choma, J. & Jaroniec, M. Silica-metal core-shell nanostructures. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 170, 28-47 (2012).
    • Xiang, Q.J., Yu, J.G. & Jaroniec, M. Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts. Chem. Soc. Reviews 41, 782-796 (2012).
    • Choma, J., Jamioła, D., Augustynek, K., Marszewski, M., Gao, M., Jaroniec, M. New Opportunities in Stöber synthesis: preparation of microporous and mesoporous carbon spheres. J. Mater. Chem. 22, 12636-12642 (2012).
    • Kruk, M. & Jaroniec, M. Gas adsorption characterization of ordered organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials. Chem. Materials 13, 3169-3183 (2001).

    News Stories

    KSU Professor Wins Marie Curie Award,
    Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

    Street Address

    1425 Lefton Esplanade
    Kent, OH 44242


    Mailing Address

    800 E. Summit St.
    Kent, OH 44242

    Contact Us

    330-672-2654 amlci@kent.edu
    Contact Us
    • 330-672-3000
    • info@kent.edu

    QUICK LINKS
    • Materials Science
    • Physics
    • Chemistry & Biochemistry
    • Biological Sciences
    • Mathematical Sciences
    • Aeronautics and Engineering
    • Anthropology
    • Architecture & Environmental Design
    • Brain Health Research Institute
    • Computer Science
    • Fashion
    • Public Health
    • facebook
    • instagram
    • youtube
    • linkedin
    • TikTok
    • X
    • snapchat
    • ...
    Information
    • Accessibility
    • Annual Security Reports
    • For Our Alumni
    • For the Media
    • Health Services
    • Jobs & Employment
    • Privacy Statement
    • HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure
    • Website Feedback
    Kent State University logo
    © 2025 Kent State University All rights reserved.