Martin DROBEK obtained his MSc. degree in 2004 at University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT) Prague (Czech Republic) graduating in the field of stereoselective hydrogenations on chiral complexes applied in homogeneous phase or heterogenized on various inorganic matrixes. In 2008 he was awarded a doctorate degree in Chemistry and Chemical Technology with the work focused on the synthesis and applications of phthalocyanine molecules in photocatalytical or non-photocatalytical decomposition (UCT-Prague and Research Centre of Organic Syntheses-Pardubice, Czech Republic). After his Ph.D. studies Dr. Martin DROBEK obtained a post-doctoral research position at the Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM-Montpellier, France) for working on numerous subjects in the field of membrane science including ceramic or mixed matrix membrane synthesis and their surface modification for oil/water separations, ultrafiltration of seawater, VOC capture, but also gas separation and pervaporation. In 2013 he was appointed as a permanent research scientist at The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France and in 2022 he obtained his Habilitation at the University of Montpellier.
His principal research activities are oriented to a large variety of ceramic, composite and hybrid membrane materials including amorphous metal oxides, non-oxides, carbons, perovskites, zeolites, metals and polymers. His current research is mainly focused on the development of MOF-based membrane materials for gas separation and detection.
His scientific production included a co-authorship of over 60 scientific papers and proceedings, 11 book chapters, 3 patents and more than 35 oral and 60 poster presentations at national and international conferences.