SENNET Researchers presented their work at the E-MRS Conference in Strasbourg – Symposium on Nanomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the SENNET Researchers presented their outstanding work during the Nanoporous Materials for Gas Sensing session within the Symposium on Nanomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering
ICASSP 2026
Laura Ramió participated in ICASSP 2026 conference, presenting her poster “TIME-AWARE MULTI-EXPONENTIAL ANALYSIS TO OPTIMIZE ANALYTE IDENTIFICATION USING ZIF-8-90.”
Secondment at FAU (part II)
Kavosh Karami finalised the second part of the academic secondment at FAU (01 February – 30 April 2026)
Aleksandra Hernik successfully defends her Joint-PhD on “Diffractive Optical Sensors for Selective Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds”
Aleksandra Hernik successfully defends her thesis “Diffractive Optical Sensors for Selective Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds” – a Joint-PhD from TU Dublin and KU Leuven,
Rajat Nagpal successfully defends his Joint-PhD on “Porous Networks of Nanostructured Hybrid Materials”
Rajat Nagpal successfully defends his Joint-PhD on “Porous Networks of Nanostructured Hybrid Materials” developed in international cotutelle between UTM Chisinau, Moldova and CAU Kiel, Germany. The research focuses on advanced
Hiden Isochema’s Spring 2026 newsletter: Making sense of MOFs with SENNET
Hiden Isochema’s Spring 2026 newsletter is focused on SENNET: Making sense of MOFs with SENNET
Secondment at the University of Montpellier
Aparajita Ghosh finalised her academic secondment at the University of Montpellier (1 December 2025 – 5 March 2026)
Secondment at CNRS Caen
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, Iago completed a secondment at CNRS in Caen, France, where he carried out material synthesis and in situ FTIR measurements, complementing the characterisation
37th German Zeolite Conference 2026
Ajay Padunnappattu participated in the 37th German Zeolite Conference 2026, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany (25th – 27th February 2026.) with an Oral Presentation: “Scalable Metal
Barnika’s secondment at KU Leuven (II)
Barnika continued her secondment at KU Leuven from 11/10/2025 to 26/01/2026.
SPIE Photonics West 2026
Aleksandra Hernik participated in SPIE Photonics West 2026, presenting “Porous nanoparticle-based optical sensor array for detection of volatile organic compounds”
Secondment at STAR NAV
Fatim-Ezzahra MERFOUK finalised her 3-month (1 October 2025 – 31 December 2025) industrial secondment at STAR NAV.
Secondment at Hiden Isochema for Kavosh and Iago
SENNET researchers Kavosh Karami and Iago Maye recently visited the headquarters of Hiden Isochema in Warrington for hands-on training and collaborative research on VOC sensing materials. During the visit, the
Industrial secondment at Airsense
Rajat Nagpal concluded his industrial scondment at Airsense (03 August 2025 – 31 October 2025)
Second part of the academic secondment at TU Dublin
Masaya Sugihara completed the second part of his academic secondment at TU Dublin from 28/09/2025 to 26/10/2025.
Ajay Padunnappattu completed the second part of his academic secondments at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ajay Padunnappattu completed the second part of his academic secondments at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from 01/07/2025 to 30/09/2025. His academic secondment focused on characterization through high-resolution adsorption measurements.
Poster presentation at EUROMOF2025
Aparajita Ghosh participated in the EUROMOF2025 conference (21 -24 September 2025) with a poster titled “Computational Screening of ZIFs for Optical Sensing of VOCs via Refractive Index Modulation”
Inverse Gas Chromatography study of n- and branched alkane adsorption on CAU-10-CH3
Kavosh Karami participated in the 6th European Conference on Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymers, Heraklion, Greece. with a poster presentation: “Inverse Gas Chromatography study of n- and branched alkane
6th European Conference on Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymers
Ajay Padunnappattu participated in the 6th European Conference on Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymers (EuroMOF2025, 21-24 September 2025) Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, with an Oral Presentation -“Scalable Metal Phosphonate
Poster presentation at EUROMOF 2025
Sabrina Grigoletto participated in EUROMOF 2025 – Heraklion, GR (21st – 24th September 2025) with a poster presentation: High-performance hydrophobic MOFs for selective acetone capture under humid conditions.
SENNET gathers for its fifth Network-Wide Training Event: Adsorption School in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
The SENNET consortium gathered in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, from 1 to 5 September 2025 for its fifth Network-Wide Training Event, hosted by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. The event combined consortium meetings with participation
DIADEM Summer School on Artificial Intelligence & Materials Science at the Sorbonne University
Sabrina Grigoletto participated in the DIADEM Summer School on Artificial Intelligence & Materials Science, organised by the PEPR DIADEM at the Sorbonne University 2025 – Paris, FR (25th – 29th
Barnika’s secondment at Airsense
RR1 Barnika Chakraborty completed an industrial secondment at Airsense from 01/06/2025 to 01/08/2025, where she worked on sensor integration and evaluation, received training in the assembly of prototypes, and contributed
Aleksandra’s secondment at Philips
SENNET Doctoral Candidate 11 Aleksandrra Hernik carried out her industrial secondment at Philips from 12/05/2025 to 13/07/2025
Ajay concluded his industrial secondment at ProfMOF AS
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, Ajay Padunnappattu completed an industrial secondment at ProfMOF from 01/06/2025 to 30/06/2025, where he worked on the upscaling of MOF synthesis in a
Poster presented at 15th Fundamentals of Adsorption, Porto, Portugal
Kavosh Karami participated in the 15th Fundamentals of Adsorption, Porto, Portugal. with a poster presentation: “Exploring Shape-Selective Adsorption in CAU-11.”
Oral presentation at FOA (Fundamentals of Adsorption) 2025 conference in Porto
Sabrina Grigoletto participated in FOA (Fundamentals of Adsorption) 2025 conference in Porto, PT (18th – 23rd of May), with an oral presentation on Hydrophobic Metal-Organic Frameworks for acetone capture
Secondment at FAU
Kavosh Karami finalised the first part of the academic secondment at FAU (02 March 2025 – 16 May 2025)
SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics 2025
Aleksandra Hernik participated in SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics 2025, presenting “Nanopatterned diffraction gratings for selective detection of toxic volatiles”
French Zeolites Association (GFZ) / Best poster award
Fatim-ezzahra Merfouk participated in the French Zeolites Association (GFZ) in Bleriot-Plage, France (31 March – 3 April 2025), obtaining the Best Poster Award for “Synthesis of nanosized zeolites for detection
Second part of the academic secondment at University of Ghent
Sabrina Grigoletto completed the second part of her academic secondment at the University of Ghent, from 02/02/2025 to 28/02/2025.
Deutsche Zeolith Tagung (DZT)
Fatim-ezzahra Merfouk participated in the Deutsche Zeolith Tagung (DZT) conference in Erlangen Germany (26-28 February 2025) with a poster presentation “Synthesis of MFI-type zeolites for volatile organic compounds detection”
German Zeolite Conference (DZT) 2025
Kavosh Karami participated in the German Zeolite Conference (DZT) 2025 with an oral presentation: “Exploring the Adsorption Properties of CAU-1”1”
First part of the academic secondment at VUB
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, Ajay Padunnappattu completed the first part of his academic secondment at VUB from 01/09/2024 to 31/12/2024.
British–Irish Conference on Optics & Photonics 2024
Aleksandra Hernik participated in British–Irish Conference on Optics & Photonics 202, presenting “Diffractive Optical Transducers for Volatile Organic Compounds Detection”
First part of the academic secondment at TU Dublin
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, Masaya Sugihara completed the first part of his academic secondment at TU Dublin from 08/09/2024 to 08/12/2024.
Secondment at SCM
Aparajita Ghosh finalised her non-academic secondment at SCM (2 September 2024 – 1 November 2024)
International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computing (ECCO)
Fatim-ezzahra Merfouk participated in the ECCO conference in Chisinau, Moldova (17-18 October 2024) with an oral presentation “Defect Engineering in Nanosized MFI-type Zeolites: Enhancing Hydrophobicity and Surface Affinity for Rapid
Fourth SENNET Network-Wide Training Event in Chișinău, Moldova
The SENNET consortium convened in Chișinău, Moldova, from 13 to 16 October 2024 for its fourth Network-Wide Training Event, hosted by the Technical University of Moldova and its Department of
Aleksandra’s secondment at KU Leuven
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, RR1 Aleksandra Hernik completed a secondment at KU Leuven from 22/04/2024 to 30/08/2024, where she worked on the characterisation of layers with integrated
Poster presentation at 9th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds
Ajay Padunnappattu participated in the 9th International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds in Singapore (July 15-19, 2024) with a poster presentation: “Reversible HNO 3 /NO 3 – Adsorption
First part of the academic secondment at University of Ghent
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, Sabrina Grigoletto completed the first part of her academic secondment at the University of Ghent, from 15/04/2024 to 12/07/2024.
Fatim Ezzahra Merfouk Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate 4
SENNET Project is pleased to welcome Fatim Ezzahra Merfouk as Doctoral Candidate within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network-Joint Doctorate SENNET. Fatim Ezzahra started her research position on 1 July
Barnika’s secondment at KU Leuven (I)
As part of the DN-JD SENNET programme, RR1 Barnika Chakraborty completed a secondment at KU Leuven from 01/02/2024 to 15/04/2024, where she worked on cleanroom training and sensor fabrication using
Poster presentation at MOFSIM 2024
Aparajita Ghosh participated in the MOFSIM 2024 conference (10-12 April 2024) with a poster titled “Fragment Based Exploration of Dielectric properties of MOFs for VOC sensing”
Poster presentation at MOFSIM2024
Ajay Padunnappattu participated in the MOFSIM2024 conference (April 10-12, 2024) in Montpellier, France, with a poster presentation: “MOFs Coated Tetrapodal Zinc Oxide for Selective Gas Sensors”
MOFSIM 2024
Aleksandra Hernik participated in MOFSIM 2024, presenting “Investigation of MOF-coated optical microstructures for gas sensing”
Poster presentation at MOFSim 2024
Sabrina Grigoletto participated in MOFSIM 2024 in Montpellier, France (10-12 April 2024) with a poster presentation: Computational screening of ZIFs for acetone capture
SENNET third Network-Wide Training Event in Montpellier, France
The SENNET consortium held its third Network-Wide Training Event in Montpellier, France, from 7 to 10 April 2024, bringing together researchers and project partners for a week of scientific exchange,
Europt(r)ode 2024
Aleksandra Hernik participated in Europt(r)ode 2024 with “Surface diffraction gratings as transducers for hazardous vapours detection”
Poster presentation at the 35th Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung
Ajay Padunnappattu participated in the 35th Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung, Jena, Germany (February 28 – March 1, 2024) with a poster presentation: “Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Coated Tetrapodal Zinc Oxide Composite for Gas
MOLSIM 2024 – CECAN Flagship school on molecular simulation methods
Sabrina Grigoletto participated in the MOLSIM 2024 in Amsterdam (8-19 January 2024) – a two-week Flagship school on molecular simulation methods, dedicated to both fundamental and advanced molecular simulation methods.
Kavosh Karami Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate 5
SENNET Project is pleased to welcome Kavosh Karami as Doctoral Candidate within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network-Joint Doctorate SENNET. Kavosh started his research position on 1 November 2023 and
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2025
Aleksandra Hernik participated in Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2025, presenting “Holographic VOC Sensors Enabled by MOF Nanoparticles Functionalization”
SENNET second training event in Caen, France
The SENNET consortium gathered in Caen, France, from 2 to 6 October 2023 for its second Network-Wide Training Event, hosted by ENSICAEN and UNICAEN. The five-day programme brought together researchers,
SENNET researchers attended EESA 2023 – Erlangen-Edinburgh School of Adsorption
Thanks to COVID slowly fading into the distance, we are now starting to see collaboration akin to how it was before the pandemic. Indeed sadly a lot of scientific collaboration
Laura Ramió Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate 12
SENNET Project is pleased to welcome Laura Ramió as Doctoral Candidate within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network-Joint Doctorate SENNET. Laura started her research position on 1 September 2023 and
Divya Rajagopal Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate 9
SENNET Project is pleased to welcome Divya Rajagopal as Doctoral Candidate within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network-Joint Doctorate SENNET. Divya started her research position on 1 September 2023 and
Sabrina Grigoletto Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate RR1
Sabrina Grigoletto Joins SENNET as Doctoral Candidate in RR1 SENNET Project is pleased to welcome Sabrina Grigoletto as Doctoral Candidate within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network-Joint Doctorate SENNET. Sabrina
The VII th International Fair of Innovation and Creative Education for Youth (ICE-USV) Suceava, ROMANIA
Rajat Nagpal, one of the PhD researchers in the MSCA DN-JD SENNET (Porous Networks for Gas Sensing) project, attended the VIIth edition of international conference International Fair of Innovation and