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Courtney Smoljan

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Chemical engineer, @NorthwesternEng @nu_chbe PhD, @Farhomies and @RandallSnurr research groups, @COSchoolofMines alumna ⚒️

Joined May 2022
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I’m happy to share my latest work, out now in @ChemicalScience! In “Exceeding Flexpectations,” we used a combined exp/comp approach to characterize flexibility in 3D linker MOFs and used these systems to distinguish between 2 key classes of flexibility. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural...

Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural...

Designing sorbents for the separation of molecules with sub-angstrom differences in size requires precise control over pore size and environment, which can

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At 11:00 am- Omar Farha celebrates 75 years of @NSF! #NUChemistry at #acsfall2025
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Tuesday at #ACSFall2025: Celebrating 75 years of the @NSF
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Tuesday at #ACSFall2025: Celebrating the #humanrights work of @ZafraLerman
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🚨 Happening this afternoon! 🚨 Not 1️⃣ but 4️⃣@NUChemistry faculty are speaking at the Inorganic Nanoscience Award Symposium honoring Omar Farha. They’ll be joined by brilliant colleagues from @uclachem @CUBoulderche, @URochesterChem, and @UofSC_Chem #acsfall2025
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NU Chemistry Research Impact: The Farha Group is using #MOFs to neutralize chemical threats—from protecting first responders to capturing carbon. This is #chemistry at work for a safer, cleaner future. @Farhomies #ScienceThatMatters #NUChemImpact bit.ly/FarhaGroupImpact
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Chemistry that goes beyond the lab. Startups. New tech. Real-world change. Follow along as we highlight the people, labs, and innovations transforming society. 🌎 🧪 #NUChemImpact #ScienceThatMatters 🔗bit.ly/NUChemImpact
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#MOF Research🚨 "Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural flexibility in 3-dimensional linker-based metal–organic frameworks" @courtsmoljan @Farhomies @OmarFarhaonFire 🔗 @ChemicalScience: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural...

Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural...

Designing sorbents for the separation of molecules with sub-angstrom differences in size requires precise control over pore size and environment, which can

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Exceeding flexpectations: a combined experimental and computational investigation of structural flexibility in 3-dimensional linker-based metal–organic frameworks pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Arti…
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Thank you to all my coauthors, especially @FormalikFilip who provided great mentorship while I was learning DFT. @RandallSnurr @OmarFarhaonFire @Farhomies @HaomiaoXie @kirafahy @FlorenciaSon
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It was also a great experience to go to the @advancedphoton to complete the experimental portion of this work. Thank you to the beamline scientists for the support!
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The Farha Group@Farhomies28 Nov 2024
Happy thanksgiving from the MOFia!🦃 We are thankful for another great year of research and collaborations!
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Graduate student @courtsmoljan also gave a talk on tuning MOFs toward sub-angstrom separations using 3D linkers!
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Mines is now rated by Niche as the top college in Colorado for 2025! Check out our page on Niche with admissions info, a full report card, reviews and more: niche.com/colleges/colorado-…
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The Farha Group@Farhomies23 Aug 2024
Graduate student Courtney and chemical engineering undergraduate Zahra!
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The Farha Group@Farhomies23 Aug 2024
We had a great time celebrating our summer undergraduate researcher’s work yesterday! Complete with posters, liquid N2 ice cream, and cornhole! Thank you to our students and mentors for such a successful summer. Check out our mentor/mentee pairs below: @IINanoNU @NUChemistry
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If you are at @9thMOF2024, come check out my poster this evening! B1.165!
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-Courtney Smoljan: “Quantifying structural rigidity in 3D linker-based MOFs,” Wednesday, 7/17, 6-8 PM (poster) 💪
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The Farha Group@Farhomies17 Jul 2024
Are you at @9thMOF2024? Check out what the Farhomies are up to:
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The Farha Group@Farhomies16 Jul 2024
Past and present Farhomies having a blast in SingaPORE at @9thMOF2024!
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Congrats @SusanneReisch! I am grateful to have had the chance to collaborate with you on this project 🙂
MOF Papers (@MOF_papers) profile pictureMOF Papers@MOF_papers25 Jun 2024
A Titanium-Based Metal–Organic Framework For Tandem Metallaphotocatalysis dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c…
A Titanium-Based Metal–Organic Framework For Tandem Metallaphotocatalysis

A Titanium-Based Metal–Organic Framework For Tandem Metallaphotocatalysis

Abstract. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered substantial attention for their unique properties, such as high porosity and tunable structures, ma

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