
Dr David Ashworth
Research Associate
Chemical and Process Engineering
Publications
- Decoupled MOF breathing : pressure-induced reversal of correlation between orthogonal motions in a diamondoid framework
- Brammer Lee, Ashworth David, Carrington Elliot J, Roseveare Thomas M, McMonagle Charles J, Ward Martin R, Fletcher Ashleigh J, Düren Tina, Warren Mark R, Moggach Stephen A, Oswald Iain DH
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202504297
- The effect of crystallinity on the cooperative CO2 uptake of metal-organic polyhedra
- Snelgrove Matthew, Donagueda Beatriz, Craig Gavin, Fletcher Ashleigh, Ashworth David, Regincos Marti Emma
- 7th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference (2024)
- Application of non-invasive Raman spectroscopy to metal-organic frameworks : rapid identification and monitoring growth
- Chong Magdalene, Parrott Andrew, Ashworth David, Fletcher Ashleigh, Nordon Alison
- Spring SciX 2024 (2024)
- Scalable and sustainable manufacturing of ultrathin metal–organic framework nanosheets (MONs) for solar cell applications
- Ashworth David J, Driver Justin, Sasitharan Kezia, Prasad Ram RR, Nicks Joshua, Smith Benedict J, Patwardhan Siddharth V, Foster Jonathan A
- Chemical Engineering Journal Vol 477 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.146871
- Gaining kinetic insight into the crystallisation of metal-organic frameworks via non-invasive Raman spectroscopy
- Chong Magdalene, Parrott Andrew, Ashworth David, Fletcher Ashleigh, Nordon Alison
- ISIC 2023 (2023)
- Dual-cell, high-pressure studies of porous, flexible frameworks from 20 to 30,000 bar
- Ashworth David, Carrington Elliot J, McMonagle , Roseveare Thomas, Warren Mark, Fletcher Ashleigh, Moggach Stephen, Oswald Iain, Brammer Lee
- IUCr 2023 - 26th Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography (2023)
Teaching
I am currently involved with teaching 1st and 2nd year undergraduate tutorials.
CP101 - Basic Principles in Chemical Engineering
CP203 - Chemical Principles
Additionally, I am involved with developing and delivering otureach activities for primary/secondary school children to inspire and encourage interest in STEM subjects.
Research Interests
My main research project centres around the characterisation of flexible metal organic frameworks (MOFs), to understand their structural response to external stimuli such as pressure, temperature and guest species. This knowledge allows design of materials towards applications such as CO2 capture, and gas separations.
My research is primarily split between using gravimetric and volumetric adsorption techniques to understand gas adsorption and selectivity rules, and high-pressure X-ray diffraction to characterise structural response to pressure, at an atomic level.
More broadly, I am interested in the rational design of MOFs with specific properties related to their intended end-use, synthesis methods thereof, and stimuli-responsive MOFs for applications across gas/liquid separation and catalysis.
Professional Activities
- Non-Invasive Raman Spectroscopy for Rapid Identification of and Monitoring the Growth of Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Contributor
- 18/8/2023
- British Crystallographic Association (External organisation)
- Member
- 2021
- Royal Society of Chemistry (External organisation)
- Member
- 2013
Projects
- Quantifying the Dynamic Response in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): A Platform for Tuning Chemical Space in Porous Materials
- Ashworth, David (Researcher)
- 18-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
David
Ashworth
Research Associate
Chemical and Process Engineering
Email: david.ashworth@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 574 5306