Design and synthesis of new heterogeneous catalysts based on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and MOFs-derived materials. 

• An Efficient Metal–Organic Framework‐Derived Nickel Catalyst for the Light Driven Methanation of CO_2.
  Khan, I-S., Mateo, D., Shterk, G., Shoinkhorova, T., Poloneeva, D., Garzón‐Tovar, L., Gascon, J.
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60, 26476-26482, 2021.
• Unlocking mixed oxides with unprecedented stoichiometries from heterometallic metal-organic frameworks for the catalytic hydrogenation of CO₂.
  Castells-Gil, J., Ould-Chikh, S., Ramírez, A., Ahmad, R., Prieto, G., Rodríguez Gómez, A., Garzón-Tovar, L., Telalovic, S., Liu, L., Genovese, A., Padial, N., Aguilar-Tapia, A., Bordet, P., Cavallo, L., Martí-Gastaldo, C., Gascon, J.
  Chem Catalysis, 1, 2364-382, 2021.
• Solution processable metal–organic frameworks for mixed matrix membranes using porous liquids.
  Bavykina, A., Datta, S. J., Sundermann, L., Garzón-Tovar, L.; Lebedev, Y., Durini, S., Ahmad, R., Kozlov, S. M., Shterk, G., Karunakaran, M., Carja, I. D., Simic, D., Weilert, I., Klüppel, M., Giese, U., Cavallo, L., Rueping, M., Eddaoudi, M., Caro, J., Gascon, J.
  Nature Materials, 19 (12), 1346-1353, 2020.
• A MOF@COF Composite with Enhanced Uptake through Interfacial Pore Generation. 
  Garzón-Tovar, L., Pérez-Carvajal, J., Yazdi, A., Hernández-Muñoz, J., Tarazona, P., Imaz, I., Zamora, F., Maspoch, D. 
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58, 9512, 2019.
• Photothermal activation of Metal-Organic Frameworks using a UV-Vis light source.
  Espín, J., Garzón-Tovar, L., Carne-Sánchez, A., Imaz, I. and Maspoch, D.
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 9555-9562, 2018.
• Composite Salt in Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks for Adsorption Heat Transformation.
  Garzón-Tovar, L., Pérez-Carvajal, J., Imaz, I. and Maspoch, D.
  Advanced Functional Materials, 27, 1606424, 2017.
• Spray Drying for Making Covalent Chemistry: Postsynthetic Modification of Metal–Organic Frameworks.
  Garzón-Tovar, L., Rodríguez-Hermida, S., Imaz, I. and Maspoch, D. 
  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, 897-903, 2017.

• Ph.D., Chemistry, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 2018
• M.Sc., Chemistry, University of the Andes, Colombia, 2013
• B.Sc., Chemistry, National University of Colombia, Colombia, 2011

• 2021-present: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• 2018-2021: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

• ​KAUST Catalysis Center(KCC)
• Division of Physical Science and Engineering(PSE)