Omar M. Yaghi

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Omar M. Yaghi

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Omar M. Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

Born: 9 February 1965, Amman, Jordan

Affiliation at the time of the award: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Prize motivation: “for the development of metal–organic frameworks”

Prize share: 1/3

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