Key Highlights
- Omar Yaghi Born to A Palestinian Refugee Family, Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Japanese scientist Ora Izaki Komase
- 2025 Nobel Prize winner
- Research field: Development of the “Total-Organic Framework”
- Announcement: Announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Co-Awardees: Susumu Kitagawa and Anthony Richard Barron of the United States
- Award amount: 11 million Swedish kronor (about 1.2 million US dollars)
Nobel Prize and Research Success
Along with the story of a teenage refugee family, scientist Ora Izaki Komase has been recognized for her great success in the field of science. She has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The award was announced for her invention of the “Total-Organic Framework” (TOF).
The award was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, where two other prominent scientists Japan’s Susumu Kitagawa and Anthony Richard Barron were also honored.
Research Background and Contribution
Scientist Izaki’s life and innovation are a unique chapter. She has been passionate about research since she was a teenager. In 2011, she received a Sodi Grant and has been actively contributing to material science and organic framework research since then.
Experts have commented that his invented “total-organic framework” method will play a groundbreaking role in the creation of future environmentally friendly energy storage technologies and new generation chemical structures.
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Awards and recognition
The Royal Swedish Academy announced that these three scientists will share the prize worth 11 million Swedish kronor (about 1.2 million US dollars).
The main committee members said about them,
“This invention has opened up new horizons in future chemical science.”
Historical background of the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is awarded annually in the categories of Science, Literature and Peace according to Alfred Nobel’s will. Established in 1895, this prize is considered to be a recognition of outstanding contributions to human welfare and the advancement of knowledge worldwide.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is the highest international honor for scientists—which is awarded each year based on the joint recommendations of the world’s three major research organizations and academies.
Source: DBC
