Jeffrey R. Long

Jeffrey Long was born in Rolla, Missouri on May 15, 1969. He is the son of Gary J. Long, Prof. Emeritus of Chemistry at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, an expert in Mössbauer spectroscopy.[2] He received his bachelor of arts from Cornell University in Chemistry and Mathematics. While an undergraduate student, he worked alongside Roald Hoffmann on the application of molecular orbital theory in determining solid-state band structure of metal carbides. He went on to do graduate studies with Pf. Richard H. Holm at Harvard University where he studied the structure and electronic properties of transition metal chalcogenide clusters. He then went on to do post-doctoral studies with Paul Alivisatos at the University of California, Berkeley.

He began his independent career as an associate prof. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1997 where he expanded his work to include studies on numerous Prussian blue analogs and metal cyanide coordination clusters with emphasis on their magnetic properties. He has contributed significantly to the field of molecular magnetism, most notably in the synthesis and characterization of a linear cobalt(II) complex exhibiting a non-Aufbau ground state,[3] the characterization of radical bridged lanthanide single-molecule magnets (SMMs),[4] and the isolation of atomically defined 2-D metal-halide sheets within a porous material.[5] In the mid 2000s the focus of his research shifted towards the emergent field of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). His initial studies were focused on hydrogen storage in open-metal site manganese MOFs.[6] His other notable works in this field include the synthesis and characterization of novel frameworks for hydrocarbon separations,[7] the discovery of a novel cooperative mechanism for carbon dioxide capture,[8] as well as the discovery of materials for other industrially relevant chemical separations.[9]^,[10]