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2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Mwannes Yaghi for Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs).

Awards | Dated: 10 Oct 2025

On 8 October 2025, Hans Ellegren, Secretary-General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Japanese chemist Susumu Kitagawa, Australian chemist Richard Robson, and Jordanian-American chemist Omar Mwannes Yaghi for their pioneering development of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), during a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The laureates were recognized for their groundbreaking work on Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) — crystalline materials consisting of metal ions connected by organic linkers, forming a highly porous network with exceptionally large surface areas.
  • - MOFs have revolutionized modern chemistry and materials science through their wide applications in gas storage, separation, catalysis, carbon capture, drug delivery, and environmental remediation, making them vital to clean and sustainable technologies.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The development of MOFs has advanced CO₂ sequestration, air and water purification, and renewable energy technologies, contributing significantly to environmental protection and sustainable industrial practices across the world.
  • (ii) Since its inception in 1901, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 117 times to 200 laureates as of 2025, recognizing exceptional contributions that have transformed global science and innovation.
  • (iii) The Nobel medal, designed by Swedish sculptor Erik Lindberg, features a left-profile portrait of Alfred Nobel. Each laureate receives a gold medal, personal diploma, and a share of the 11 million Swedish kronor (SEK) cash award for 2025.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

The 2025 Nobel Prize was recently awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Mwannes Yaghi in which field?

Correct Answer: Chemistry

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