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About Professor Omar K. Farha
Prof. Omar K. Farha’s research seeks to solve exciting problems in chemistry and materials science ranging from energy and environment related applications to challenges in national defense by employing atomically precise functional materials. By exploiting the modular nature of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous organic polymers (POPs), we work to fundamentally understand the role of three-dimensional architecture in modifying a material’s function for applications in gas storage and separation, catalysis, water remediation and detoxification of chemical warfare agent simulants.
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry – UCLA, 2006
Dissertation of the Year
B.S. in Chemistry – UCLA, 2002
University of California Highest Honors (Summa cum laude)
Departmental Highest Honors in Chemistry
A.A. in Chemistry – Fullerton College,1999
Highest Honors
Experience
Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professorship in Chemistry
2021 – Present
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Dow Chemical Company Research Professorship in Chemistry
2020 – 2021
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Courtesy Appointment)
2017 – Present
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
Professor of Chemistry
2020 – Present
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Associate Editor, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2016 – Present
Associate Professor
2017 – 2020
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Research Professor
2013 – 2017
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Research Associate Professor
2011 – 2013
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Research Assistant Professor
2009 – 2011
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
Postdoctoral Fellow – Research in Porous Materials
2007 – 2008
Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
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Contact Information
International Institute for Nanotechnology
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Email: o-farha@northwestern.edu | omarkfarha@gmail.com
Cell: 310-968-0731 Office: 847-467-4934