Faculty & Staff Directory
Mariam Ismail
Title: Assistant Professor
Email: Mariam.Ismail@umb.edu
Department: Chemistry
Areas of Expertise
Solid-State Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis
Degrees
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
Professional Publications & Contributions
- Y. Li, W-S. Lo, F. Zhang, X. Si, L-Y. Chou, X-Y. Liu, Y-H. Li, S-H. Jung, B.P. Williams, Y-S. Hsu, F-S. Liao, M.N. Ismail, W. Huang, C-K. Tsung, Creating an Aligned Interface between Nanoparticles and MOFs via Concurrent Replacement of Capping Agents, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 13, 2021, Pages 5182-5190.
- W-S. Lo, L-Y. Chou, A. Young, C. Ren, T.W. Goh, B.P. Williams, Y. Li, S-Y. Chen, M.N. Ismail, W. Wenyu, C-K. Tsung, Probing the Interface between Encapsulated Nanoparticles and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Catalytic Selectivity Control, Chemistry of Materials, 33(6), 2021, Pages 1946-1953. Featured as Supplementary Cover.
- E.T. Buttafuoco, J. Warzywoda, A. Sacco Jr., M.N. Ismail, Synthesis and characterization of Ag@ETS-10 core-shell heterostructured photocatalyst for visible light photocatalysis, MRS Advances, 5(48-49), 2020, Pages 2517-2524.
- M.N. Ismail, Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Titanosilicate ETS-10: Preparation for Research Integrated Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Course, Journal of Chemical Education, Volume 97(6), 2020, Pages 1588–1594.
- S. Streimer, R. Tekin, J. Mastandrea, K. Kilduff, J. Warzywoda, A. Sacco Jr., M.N. Ismail, Spectroscopic Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of Vanadosilicate AM-6, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2019, Volume 389, 2020, Pages 112250.
Additional Information
Lab Location: ISC-3500
Professor Ismail's research interests are at the intersection of solid-state inorganic chemistry, materials science, and engineering. The overarching goal of our research is to find alternative means for harvesting solar energy. Harvesting of solar energy for photocatalysis has been recognized as a powerful approach for chemical transformations to meet energy and environmental demands in a sustainable way. Our group is primarily focused on the synthesis and engineering of visible light active photocatalysts, which include mixed metal oxides and metal-organic frameworks, with long carrier lifetimes. The synthesis approaches we predominantly use are hydrothermal, vapor-assisted conversion, and sol-gel synthesis. Two focus areas of our work include thermally assisted photocatalysis and plasmonic photocatalysis. To learn more about our work, visit ismailresearchgroup.com.