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Prof. Zachary P Smith

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Primary DLC

Department of Chemical Engineering

MIT Room: 66-466

(617) 715-4503

zpsmith@mit.edu

https://cheme.mit.edu/profile/zachary-p-smith/

Assistant

Barbara Balkwill

(617) 258-7026

balkwill@mit.edu

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Areas of Interest and Expertise

Membrane Separations
Polymer Physics
Polymer Chemistry
Porous Materials
Nanotechnology

Research Summary

Professor Smith's research focuses on the rational design, synthesis, and characterization of polymers and porous materials for applications in energy-efficient separations, energy storage, and catalysis.

Projects

June 5, 2019

Department of Chemical Engineering

Purifying Water from Boron Contamination with Highly Selective Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Membranes

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

May 2, 2017

Department of Chemical Engineering

Thin-Film Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Energy-Efficient Separations

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

May 1, 2017

Department of Chemical Engineering

Capturing Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source to Power Rural Communities:

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

December 14, 2016

Department of Chemical Engineering

Azchary Smith Research Lab

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

December 14, 2016

Department of Chemical Engineering

Polymer Membranes

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

December 14, 2016

Department of Chemical Engineering

Metal-Organic Frameworks

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

December 14, 2016

Department of Chemical Engineering

Separation Processes

Principal Investigator Zachary Smith

Video

2023-Japan-Smith

January 27, 2023Conference Video Duration: 32:34

Zachary P Smith
Robert N. Noyce Career Development and Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering

New Polymeric Membranes Aim to Clean Up Industrial Separation

November 9, 2017MIT Faculty Feature Duration: 17:3

Zachary Smith
Joseph R Mares (1924) Career Development Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering

Prof. Zachary P Smith

Primary DLC

Assistant

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Research Summary

Recent Work

Purifying Water from Boron Contamination with Highly Selective Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Membranes

Thin-Film Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Energy-Efficient Separations

Capturing Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source to Power Rural Communities:

Azchary Smith Research Lab

Polymer Membranes

Metal-Organic Frameworks

Separation Processes

2023-Japan-Smith

New Polymeric Membranes Aim to Clean Up Industrial Separation

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