Professor Omar M. Yaghi - VinFuture Prize winner receives the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

(Dan Tri) - Professor Omar M. Yaghi, a famous Jordanian-American chemist - winner of the first VinFuture Special Prize (2021) - has just been announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

According to the announcement of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, Professor Omar M. Yaghi, along with Professor Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in developing a completely new form of molecular architecture.

In these structures, metal ions act as “building blocks”, linked by long organic (carbon-based) molecules. The combination forms crystals containing large cavities. These porous materials are called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

By changing the “building blocks” that make up MOFs, chemists can engineer the materials to absorb and store specific substances. MOFs can also promote chemical reactions or conduct electricity.

“Metal-organic frameworks have enormous potential, offering unprecedented opportunities for creating custom materials with new functions,” said Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

Professor Omar M. Yaghi, along with Professor Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in developing a completely new form of molecular architecture (Photo: Organizing Committee).

Previously, Professor Yaghi was honored at the first VinFuture Prize (2021) for his pioneering work in discovering metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), in the Special Prize category for " Scientists researching new fields".

According to the assessment of the VinFuture Prize Council in 2021, the new MOFs material can change the lives of millions of people living in places where clean water is scarce, helping them become self-sufficient in water resources and improve the quality of daily life.

The fact that Professor Yaghi continues to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 is not only a source of pride for the global scientific community but also affirms the strategic vision and ability to identify groundbreaking inventions of the VinFuture Prize.

Professor Susumu Kitagawa - co-winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry - is also a scientist who has accompanied and actively contributed to the development of the VinFuture Prize. This once again affirms that VinFuture is the link connecting and promoting Vietnamese scientists with the international scientific community.

Initiated and held annually in Vietnam, the VinFuture Prize has quickly affirmed its position as one of the world's leading science and technology awards, honoring works that are not only academically excellent but also have profound humanistic values ​​and positive impacts on human life.

Currently, VinFuture's network of nomination partners has expanded to nearly 14,800 scientists from 90 countries and territories on 5 continents, consolidating Vietnam's position on the global science map.

Professor Yaghi was honored at the first VinFuture Prize (2021) (Photo: Organizing Committee).

After 5 years of establishment, VinFuture has continuously made its mark when many award winners continue to be honored at prestigious international awards, including the Nobel Prize, consecutively from 2023 to present.

Typically, the group of main prize winners of VinFuture 2021 - Dr. Katalin Karikó and Prof. Drew Weissman were honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023. In 2024, Dr. John Jumper - winner of the VinFuture 2022 Special Prize for researchers in new fields - was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, while Prof. Geoffrey Hinton - co-winner of the main prize VinFuture 2024 - was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The consecutive Nobel honors are convincing proof of the VinFuture Prize's ability to early identify globally influential inventions, while also affirming VinFuture's strategic vision of always closely following the development trends of world science and technology.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/khoa-hoc/gs-omar-m-yaghi-chu-nhan-giai-thuong-vinfuture-nhan-giai-nobel-hoa-hoc-2025-20251008222138816.htm