Masoud Mirzaei

Masoud Mirzaei studied Inorganic Chemistry at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), where is currently working as a distinguished professor. His interdisciplinary research is at the interface of inorganic chemistry and materials science. His works focus on the fundamental science and applications of metal cluster-based complexes and materials such as polyoxometalates (POMs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Their prospective uses include medical, energy, and environmental applications. His laboratory in FUM creates polyoxometalate-based frameworks, by using covalent and non-covalent interactions in creating open framework materials for specific applications like gas storage and separation, drug detection, and catalysis. He has published more than 200 ISI cited papers, including reviews and two books with Elsevier and Royal Society of Chemistry. He is currently the Chancellor of Khorasan Science and Technology Park (KSTP) whose mission is to help talents flourish and find solutions to real life problems by developing science-based firms. Also, he has been the Chairman of Zeolite and Porous Materials Committee of the Iranian Chemical Society since 2017 and served as the Associate Editor of Inorganic Chemistry Research, a monthly open access journal published by the Iranian Chemical Society. He has received funds and awards for research and leadership from Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), Iran Science Elites Federation (ISEF), and the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2021, Professor Mirzaei was ranked among top 1% International Scientists by ESI (Web of Science). He served as Editorial Board member of Polyhedron.