Overview

• On Wednesday, the Nobel Committee named Omar Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson the 2025 chemistry laureates for foundational work on metal–organic frameworks.
• The committee attributed an early ordered porous lattice to Robson, gas transport and framework flexibility to Kitagawa, and a highly stable, modifiable MOF architecture to Yaghi.
• Their advances enabled tens of thousands of MOF structures now applied to CO2 capture, gas storage and separating persistent pollutants such as PFAS from water.
• Yaghi, born in Amman and later moving to the United States at age 15, described his modest upbringing and called science a powerful equalizer in comments to the Nobel Foundation.
• Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid issued public congratulations, noting regional pride in Yaghi’s achievements, including his 2024 Arab Genius Award.