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  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2019 - Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for their fundamental contributions to the development of reticular chemistry
  • 2018 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for pioneering reticular chemistry via metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2010 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2007 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For his pioneering work on the synthesis, structure and theory of metal organic frameworks.

Overview

Omar M. Yaghi is a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their work is concentrated in the fields of materials science and chemistry, with a particular emphasis on materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. The subfields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as electronic, optical and magnetic materials, also form part of their research interests.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Magnetism in Coordination Complexes

Key recent publications showcase contributions to the understanding and application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their uses in water harvesting:

  • "MOF water harvesters," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Evolution of water structures in metal-organic frameworks for improved atmospheric water harvesting," 2021, Science
  • "Metal-Organic Frameworks for Water Harvesting from Air, Anywhere, Anytime," 2020, ACS Central Science
  • "Pore Chemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant for Text Mining and the Prediction of MOF Synthesis," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The researcher has frequently published in several scientific venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Science
  • ACS Central Science
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nikita Hanikel, Laura Gagliardi, Xiaokun Pei, Saumil Chheda, and Joachim Sauer.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards over the years. These include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2019) for contributions to the development of reticular chemistry
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation (2018) for pioneering reticular chemistry via metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks
  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017)
  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2010)
  • MRS Medal, Materials Research Society (2007) for work on synthesis, structure, and theory of metal organic frameworks

Best Publications

  • The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Hiroyasu Furukawa;Kyle E. Cordova;Kyle E. Cordova;Michael O’Keeffe;Michael O’Keeffe;Omar M. Yaghi;Omar M. Yaghi;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Reticular synthesis and the design of new materials

    Omar M. Yaghi;Michael O'Keeffe;Nathan W. Ockwig;Hee K. Chae;Hee K. Chae

  • Design and synthesis of an exceptionally stable and highly porous metal-organic framework

    Hailian Li;Mohamed Eddaoudi;Michael O'Keeffe;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Systematic Design of Pore Size and Functionality in Isoreticular MOFs and Their Application in Methane Storage

    Mohamed Eddaoudi;Jaheon Kim;Nathaniel Rosi;David Vodak

  • Porous, Crystalline, Covalent Organic Frameworks

    A. P. Côté;A. I. Benin;N. W. Ockwig;M. O’Keeffe

  • Exceptional chemical and thermal stability of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

    Kyo Sung Park;Zheng Ni;Adrien P. Côté;Jae Yong Choi

  • Introduction to Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Hong-Cai Zhou;Jeffrey R. Long;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Modular chemistry: secondary building units as a basis for the design of highly porous and robust metal-organic carboxylate frameworks.

    Mohamed Eddaoudi;David B. Moler;Hailian Li;Banglin Chen

  • Hydrogen Storage in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks

    Nathaniel L. Rosi;Juergen Eckert;Mohamed Eddaoudi;David T. Vodak

  • High-throughput synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks and application to CO2 capture.

    Rahul Banerjee;Anh Phan;Bo Wang;Carolyn Knobler

  • Ultrahigh Porosity in Metal-Organic Frameworks

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Nakeun Ko;Yong Bok Go;Naoki Aratani

  • Metal-organic frameworks: a new class of porous materials

    Jesse L.C. Rowsell;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Selective binding and removal of guests in a microporous metal–organic framework

    Omar M. Yaghi;Guangming Li;Hailian Li

  • Metal-organic frameworks with exceptionally high capacity for storage of carbon dioxide at room-temperature

    Omar M. Yaghi;Andrew Robert Millward

  • A route to high surface area, porosity and inclusion of large molecules in crystals

    Hee K. Chae;Diana Y. Siberio-Pérez;Jaheon Kim;YongBok Go

  • The atom, the molecule, and the covalent organic framework

    Christian S. Diercks;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Strategies for hydrogen storage in metal--organic frameworks.

    Jesse L. C. Rowsell;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Water Adsorption in Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks and Related Materials

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Felipe Gándara;Yue-Biao Zhang;Juncong Jiang

  • Secondary building units, nets and bonding in the chemistry of metal–organic frameworks

    David J. Tranchemontagne;José L. Mendoza-Cortés;Michael O’Keeffe;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Rod packings and metal-organic frameworks constructed from rod-shaped secondary building units.

    Nathaniel L. Rosi;Jaheon Kim;Mohamed Eddaoudi;Banglin Chen

  • Storage of Hydrogen, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide in Highly Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks for Clean Energy Applications

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Omar M. Yaghi

  • Synthetic Strategies, Structure Patterns, and Emerging Properties in the Chemistry of Modular Porous Solids†

    Omar M. Yaghi;Hailian Li;Charles Davis;David Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyasu Furukawa
Hiroyasu Furukawa University of California, Berkeley
Michael O'Keeffe
Michael O'Keeffe Arizona State University
Mohamed Eddaoudi
Mohamed Eddaoudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yue-Biao Zhang
Yue-Biao Zhang ShanghaiTech University
Felipe Gándara
Felipe Gándara Spanish National Research Council
Adam J. Matzger
Adam J. Matzger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Walter G. Klemperer
Walter G. Klemperer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Osamu Terasaki
Osamu Terasaki Stockholm University
Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla
Enrique Gutiérrez-Puebla Spanish National Research Council

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