Chemistry Nobel Award Recognizes 3 Experts for Groundbreaking Studies on MOF Structures
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three distinguished scientists for their influential work on porous materials.
The scientists' research could be applied to address numerous significant worldwide problems, including CO2 capture to combat environmental shifts or reducing plastic waste through sophisticated chemistry.
“I feel tremendously honored and overjoyed, many thanks,” said the Japanese scientist in a call with the media event subsequent to receiving the decision.
“How much time must I spend here? I need to leave for a scheduled meeting,” the laureate continued.
These 3 winners receive award funds totaling SEK 11 million (equivalent to £872,000).
Framework Construction on a Core of the Achievement
Their researchers' work centers around how chemical compounds can be assembled together into intricate networks. The selection panel termed it “molecular design”.
The scientists devised approaches to create structures with large spaces amid the components, permitting different compounds to travel through them.
These materials are referred to as metal-organic frameworks.
The declaration was presented by the academic institution during a news conference in Stockholm.
Susumu Kitagawa is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, Professor Richard Robson is at the University of Melbourne in the Australian continent, and Professor Omar M. Yaghi is connected to the UC in the United States.
Previous Nobel Winners in Scientific Fields
In the previous year, three other scientists won the honor for their work on biological molecules, which are essential building blocks of living organisms.
It is the third scientific recognition presented in the current week. Previously, three physicists received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on quantum mechanics that enabled the creation of the quantum processor.
At the start of the week, three scientists studies on how the immune system attacks pathogens earned them the prize for medicine.
One winner, Fred Ramsdell, missed the notification for a full day because he was on an disconnected hiking trip.
