The focus of Matt Sheridan’s research is the electrochemistry and coordination chemistry of materials, molecules, and metals. The central goal of his work has been to explore new and creative coordination or redox chemistry to solve complex chemical problems. Sheridan’s research experience has encompassed various electrochemical fields, including organometallic electrochemistry, electrode modification, artificial photosynthesis devices, actinide redox reactions, and the development of electroanalytical techniques.
Currently, Sheridan’s research group is focused on synthesizing redox-active materials for radiochemistry applications. These materials harness the flexibility of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) to install redox-active moieties. The research group is also looking at novel ligand designs to investigate chemical behaviors among the lanthanide and actinide elements to solve challenges in f-block element coordination chemistry and separations.