"This recognition is really a testament of the power of the public school system in the U.S. that takes people like me - with a major disadvantaged background, a refugee background - and allows you to work hard and distinguish yourself,"
"Especially UC Berkeley, where the faculty are given full freedom to explore, fail and succeed."
"chemists have built tens of thousands of different MOFs,"
"Metal-organic frameworks have enormous potential, bringing previously unforeseen opportunities for custom-made materials with new functions,"
Omar Yaghi, a Jordanian immigrant and UC Berkeley professor, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs enable creation of stable, customizable porous materials that can be programmed to selectively trap atoms or molecules. Co-winners Richard Robson and Susumu Kitagawa provided foundational discoveries that Yaghi expanded by producing modifiable, stable MOFs. Applications cited include water capture from desert winds, toxic gas containment, and atmospheric carbon sequestration. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted chemists have built tens of thousands of different MOFs and suggested some may help solve major global challenges. Yaghi credited the U.S. public school system and UC Berkeley's academic freedom.
Read at The Mercury News
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