Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Congratulates Arab Great Minds Awards New Winner
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated Professor Omar Yaghi.
As he won Arab Great Minds Award in the field of natural sciences for 2024, due to his exceptional contributions to chemistry.
The professor Omar Yaghi has provided pioneering and revolutionary contributions in the field of reticular chemistry.
He has also developed innovative methods to link molecular units and form open structures through strong bonds.
Achievements of Omar Yaghi
His research and innovations have contributed to the development of advanced materials.
Such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
These materials have a wide range of applications, including:
- Carbon capture
- Clean energy production
- Extracting water from air
- Chemical catalysis
Those applications made them essential in addressing global environmental challenges.
Professor Omar Yaghi has published over 300 scientific research papers, and his work has been cited over 250,000 times.
This reflects his profound impact on materials science and the development of sustainable solutions for a better future.
Study and Awards
Born in Amman in 1965, Professor Omar Yaghi holds the James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professorship in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.
He is also a faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the founding director of the Berkeley Global Science Institute.
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Professor Yaghi is considered a pioneer in the field of reticular chemistry.
Which is a science that focuses on linking molecular building blocks together through strong bonds.
In order to create open frameworks that can be used in various applications.
He has received numerous prestigious awards, including King Faisal International Prize in Science (2015) and the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2018).
