Dr. Nisrine Hammi | Materials science | Women Researcher Award

Associate Professor | Anhui Normal University, China

Nisrine Hammi is a materials chemist and associate professor at Anhui Normal University, China, specializing in hybrid porous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and green chemistry; fluent in Arabic, French, and English, she has completed international research training in France, Spain, and Morocco, and is recognized for her impactful contributions to sustainable material design and environmental catalysis, evidenced by prestigious publications and an SCF thesis award in 2020.

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🎓 Education

Hammi earned her PhD (2016–2020) in Materials Chemistry from University of Lille (France) and Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (Morocco) focusing on MOF-polysaccharide composites; she completed her Master’s in Energy & Environmental Chemistry (2013–2015) at University of Lille; received her Engineering degree in Materials Chemistry (2015–2017) from EuroMed University of Fez; and obtained her Bachelor’s in Chemistry & Physico-Chemistry of Materials (2010–2013) from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.

🧪 Experience

Currently serving as Associate Professor at Anhui Normal University (2023–present), Hammi previously worked as a Postdoc at CNRS-Chevreul Institute (France, 2021), interned at Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain, 2020), and Institut Charles Gerhardt (France, 2017); her roles span synthesis of MOF-based catalysts, porous aerogels, and green materials, supported by early professional experience as a chemical engineer at EuroMed University (2015–2017) developing polysaccharide-derived materials.

🏅 Awards & Honors

Nisrine Hammi received the 2020 Thesis Prize by the Société Chimique de France (SCF) recognizing her Ph.D. as one of the best in Northern France; her international recognition also includes authorship in high-impact journals, collaborative patents, and conference presentations across Europe, underscoring her innovative contributions in eco-friendly materials, catalysis, and nanotechnology.

🔬 Research Focus

Hammi’s research explores sustainable synthesis of hybrid materials—particularly MOFs, chitosan composites, and porous gels—for applications in catalysis, pollutant adsorption, CO₂ capture, wound healing, and energy storage; her work emphasizes eco-friendly, bio-derived routes using sol-gel chemistry, supercritical CO₂, and self-assembly for shaping advanced nanomaterials with high surface areas and tunable functionalities.

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Publication

• Self-assembly synthesis of Cu-modified urchin flower like graphitic carbon nitride for efficient nitrophenol reduction, 2025, N. Hammi* et al.

• Evaporation-Induced Reticular Growth of UiO-66_NH2 in Chitosan Films: Adsorption of Iodine, 2025, N. Hammi* et al.

• Green Synthesis of MOF-based textile composites for the degradation of a chemical warfare agent simulant, 2024, N. Hammi et al.

• Enhanced Gas Adsorption in HKUST-1@Chitosan Aerogels, Cryogels, and Xerogels: An Evaluation Study, 2023, N. Hammi* et al.

• Boron nitride embedded in chitosan hydrogel as hydrophobic, promising metal-free, sustainable antibacterial materials, 2023, N. Hammi et al.

• Hierarchically porous ZIF-67/chitosan beads with high surface area and strengthened mechanical properties: Application to CO2 storage, 2023, N. Hammi* et al.

• Glassy-like Metal Oxide Particles Embedded on Micrometer Thicker Alginate Films as Promising Wound Healing Nanomaterials, 2022, N. Hammi et al.

• Shaping MOF Oxidation Catalysts through Structure Directing Growth Inside of Chitosan Aerogel Microspheres, 2022, N. Hammi et al.

• Sequestration of copper nanoparticles on nitrogen-containing carbon framework through pyrolysis of cross-linked chitosan: preparation and catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated olefins and N-heteroarenes, 2022, N. Hammi et al.

• Glassy-like Metal Oxide Particles Embedded on Micrometer Thicker Alginate Films as Promising Wound Healing Nanomaterials, 2022, N. Hammi et al.

• Antimicrobial effect of chitosan films on food spoilage bacteria, 2021, N. Hammi et al.

• Nanostructured metal Oxide@Carbon dots through sequential chitosan templating, twin growth and carbonisation, 2021, N. Hammi et al.

• Phyllosilicate-derived Nickel–cobalt Bimetallic Nanoparticles for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Imines, Oximes and N-heteroarenes, 2020, N. Hammi et al.

• Chitosan as a sustainable precursor for nitrogen-containing carbon nanomaterials: synthesis and uses, 2020, N. Hammi et al.

• Polysaccharide Templated Biomimetic Growth of Hierarchically Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks, 2020, N. Hammi et al.

• Supramolecular chemistry driven preparation of nanostructured, transformable and biologically-active Chitosan-clustered metal oxide bioplastics, 2019, N. Hammi et al.