Prof. Dr. Omar M. Yaghi

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietFestkörper- und Oberflächenchemie, Materialsynthese
KeywordsMetal-Organic Frameworks, water harvesting from air, hydrogen storage, covalent organic frameworks, Reticular chemistry

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandDeutschland
OrtBerlin
Universität/InstitutionTechnische Universität Berlin
Institut/AbteilungArbeitsgruppe Anorganische Chemie/ Metallorganische Chemie und Anorganische Materialien

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Matthias DriessArbeitsgruppe Anorganische Chemie/ Metallorganische Chemie und Anorganische Materialien, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.11.2023

Programm(e)

2022Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Yaghi is the worldwide leading chemist working in ultra-porous materials consisting of metal ions and organic frameworks, so-called MOFs. They span two- or three-dimensional networks which, through artful synthesis design, enable the storage of a large variety of important gaseous molecules such as water, hydrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide. His ground-breaking discoveries on MOFs as storage materials allow inter alia to capture liquid water from the atmosphere of a desert. In Germany, he will extend his research in synthesizing novel metal-free covalent networks probing them not only for gas storage but also as nano- and mesoscopic reaction vessel towards coupling of small molecules. Professor Yaghi is hosted by Professor Matthias Driess at the Technical University Berlin.