Our Team

Omar M. Yaghi is one of the top inventors and the second most-cited chemist in the world today. Professor Yaghi is the founder of the reticular chemistry field of science; among his top inventions are the Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) and the molecular weaving technologies.

Professor Yaghi has received more than 55 prestigious global awards and medals throughout his celebrated career, including the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2017 and the Gregori Aminoff Prize in 2019.

Sir Fraser Stoddart is one of the most influential scientists in the world today in the field of nanotechnology and supramolecular chemistry; he is the founder of the artificial molecular machinery field of science and the one who discovered the mechanical bond in the field of supramolecular chemistry.

Professor Stoddart has received more than 73 global awards and medals from world leaders and leading scientific organizations for his discoveries and outstanding scientific contributions. Among the top awards are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016, the Knighthood by Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth in 2007 and the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2007.