Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Germany
fellow
Fatemeh Rajabi
2025-2026
Home institution
Payame Noor University
Country of origin (home institution)
Iran
Discipline(s)
Science and technology studies
Theme(s)
Other
Fellowship dates
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Biography
Fatemeh Rajabi is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at Payame Noor University (PNU). Since earning her PhD from Sharif University of Technology in 2005, she has built an internationally recognized career centered on Green Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry. A multi-award-winning scientist, Professor Rajabi’s career is marked by several prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships, DAAD Research Fellowships, and a British Council Scholarship. Her expertise spans the design of hybrid organic-inorganic mesoporous nanomaterials, organometallic pincer complexes, renewable energy and ionic liquid frameworks for the synthesis of high-value organic compounds, environmental remediation and clean energy. Currently, her work focuses on developing hierarchical porous membranes for green hydrogen production and the capture of atmospheric pollutants, bridging the gap between fundamental molecular design and impactful industrial applications.
Research Project
Hierarchical Porous Hybrid Nanomaterial Based on Tetracationic Imidazolium for Clean Energy
This project aims to develop highly efficient, recoverable (photo)catalysts by incorporating noble metals into periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMO) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) nanohybrid materials. The goal is to create high performance (photo)functional nanomaterials that can be successfully used for (photo)catalytic hydrogen fuel cell production. Novel advanced hybrid nanomaterials with dual porosities, including those from the cavities of the tetracationic imidazolium-based macrocycle and the network formation, will be explored for their potential application for biomass conversion as well as (photo)catalytic processes for the sustainable hydrogen production for fuel cell. In this regard, several ordered porous materials have been developed such as PMOs and COFs which are interesting supramolecular frameworks of molecular cages containing intrinsic intercage cavities and porosities to study in our research group
Research Interests:
Organic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Green Catalysis; Sustainable Chemistry; Nanocatalysis; Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials; Renewable Energy; Waste Valorization