Omar M. Yaghi

Dr. Omar M. Yaghi (born 1965, Amman, Jordan) is an American chemist, currently the Jean Stone Professor of Chemistry at University of California, Los Angeles. He and his research laboratories design and produce classes of compounds now known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs),^[1][2] zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Among MOFs, there are substances with extremely high surface areas (5,640 m²/g for MOF-177)^[3] and with very low crystalline densities (0.17 g·cm⁻³ for COF-108).^[4] He has successfully developed these materials from basic science to applications in clean energy technologies including hydrogen and methane storage, and carbon dioxide capture and storage.

Biography

Yaghi received his PhD in 1990 from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He was an National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University (1990–1992) with Professor Richard H. Holm. He was on the faculties of Arizona State University (1992–1998) and the University of Michigan (1999–2006). His early accomplishments in the design and synthesis of new materials have been honored by the Solid State Chemistry Award of the American Chemical Society and Exxon Co. (1998) and the Sacconi Medal of the Italian Chemical Society (1999). His work on hydrogen storage was recognized by Popular Science which listed him among the 'Brilliant 10' scientists and engineers in the United States in 2006,^[5] and the US Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Award for outstanding contributions to hydrogen storage (2007). He was the sole recipient of the Materials Research Society Medal for pioneering work in the theory, design, synthesis and applications of metal-organic frameworks^[6] and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Newcomb Cleveland Prize for the best paper published in Science (2007).^[7] He is the recipient of the American Chemical Society Chemistry of Materials Award (2009). He is listed among the top ten most highly cited chemists worldwide (1998–2008).

References

1. ^ K. Sanderson (2007). "Materials Chemistry: Space Invaders". Nature 448 (7155): 746–8. doi:10.1038/448746a. PMID 17700673. 
2. ^ S.F. Robert (2008). "Framework Materials Grab CO₂ and Researchers' Attention". Science 319 (5865): 893. doi:10.1126/science.319.5865.893. PMID 18276862. 
3. ^ A.G. Wong-Foy, A.J. Matzger, O.M. Yaghi (2006). "Exceptional H₂ Saturation Uptake in Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks". Journal of the American Chemical Society 128 (11): 3494–5. doi:10.1021/ja058213h. PMID 16536503. 
4. ^ H.M. El-Kaderi, J.R. Hunt, J.L. Mendoza-Cortés, A.P. Côté, R.E. Taylor, M. O'Keeffe, O.M. Yaghi (2007). "Designed Synthesis of 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks". Science 316 (5822): 268–72. doi:10.1126/science.1139915. PMID 17431178. 
5. ^ "The Fifth Annual Brilliant 10". Popular Science. September 2006. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-09/fifth-annual-brilliant-10?page=6. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
6. ^ "MRS Medal: 2007 MRS Medal Award Recipient". Materials Research Society. http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/doc.asp?CID=10389&DID=201704. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
7. ^ "AAAS Awards: Newcomb Cleveland Prize Recipients". American Association for the Advancement of Science. http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/newcomb/newcomb_winners.shtml. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 

External links

• The beauty of molecules - an Interview with Omar Yaghi
• Interviews on solving the clean energy problem, from the Royal Society of Chemistry
• The Yaghi group website.

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