Assistant Professor Dr. Preecha Kittikhunnatham
- Room 1021/2 Mahamakut Building, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
Education
- [2019] Ph.D. (Chemistry) University of South Carolina, USA
- [2017] M.Sc. (Chemistry) University of South Carolina, USA
- [2012] B.Sc. (Chemistry), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Work Experiences
- [2026 – present] Assistant Professor at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
- [2022 – 2026] Lecturer at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
- [2019 – 2022] Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, USA
Current Research Topics
- Designing and synthesizing novel functional hybrid materials for applications such as energy storage, energy conversion, catalysis, atmospheric moisture harvesting, and sensing
- Tuning the properties of materials through surface modification for applications such as energy storage, energy conversion, catalysis, atmospheric moisture harvesting, and sensing
Scholarship and Awards
- Second Place in Postdoctoral Scholars Research Competition at Discover USC event, University of South Carolina
- Postdoctoral research funding, ASPIRE-I, TRACK IIB, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina
- Graduate research funding, SPARC, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina
Publications
•Friends or Foes: Fundamental Principles of Th-Organic Scaffold Chemistry Using Zr-Analogs as a Guide. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
2024. Cited 15
•f-block MOFs: A Pathway to Heterometallic Transuranics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023. Cited 23
•Inclusion Polymerization of Pyrrole and Ethylenedioxythiophene in Assembled Triphenylamine Bis-Urea Macrocycles. Macromolecules. 2022. Cited 8
•Capture Instead of Release: Defect-Modulated Radionuclide Leaching Kinetics in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022. Cited 30
•A Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Multifunctional Cargo Vehicle for Reactive-Gas Delivery and Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2022. Cited 27
Full list
•f-block MOFs: A Pathway to Heterometallic Transuranics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023. Cited 23
•Inclusion Polymerization of Pyrrole and Ethylenedioxythiophene in Assembled Triphenylamine Bis-Urea Macrocycles. Macromolecules. 2022. Cited 8
•Capture Instead of Release: Defect-Modulated Radionuclide Leaching Kinetics in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022. Cited 30
•A Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Multifunctional Cargo Vehicle for Reactive-Gas Delivery and Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2022. Cited 27
Full list