RIYADH — King Abdulaziz Metropolis for Science and Expertise (KACST) honored Saudi scientist Prof. Omar M. Yaghi on Thursday following his receipt of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, recognizing his pioneering contributions to reticular chemistry and superior supplies analysis.
The ceremony was held within the presence of KACST President Dr. Munir Al-Desouqi and marked Yaghi’s distinction as the primary Saudi nationwide to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
KACST mentioned the popularity displays Saudi Arabia’s dedication to celebrating nationwide scientific excellence. (SPA)
Yaghi serves as supervisor of the Joint Middle of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clear Vitality Purposes between KACST and the College of California, Berkeley.
KACST mentioned the popularity displays Saudi Arabia’s dedication to celebrating nationwide scientific excellence and aligns with Imaginative and prescient 2030 objectives to strengthen analysis, innovation and the knowledge-based economic system.
In remarks throughout the ceremony, Yaghi expressed appreciation for the continued assist of Saudi management, saying it has performed a decisive position in constructing an enabling surroundings for analysis, growth and innovation.
He mentioned sustained funding in nationwide expertise has helped set up an built-in analysis ecosystem that enables Saudi scientists to realize globally impactful outcomes, significantly within the fields of power, surroundings and superior supplies.
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Prof. Yaghi talking throughout the ceremony. (SPA)
Yaghi highlighted his collaboration with KACST as a mannequin for long-term scientific partnerships, noting that latest progress in superior supplies demonstrates a shift from discovery-driven analysis towards real-world functions with tangible influence.
The occasion additionally featured the awarding of analysis groups that gained KACST’s Synthetic Intelligence for Supplies Discovery Hackathon, organized in partnership with the College of California, Berkeley and Academy 32.
The NajdGenesis-AI crew gained first place for its challenge on a Saudi generative AI platform to design hybrid bio-materials for carbon dioxide seize optimized for industrial circumstances. Second place went to Fabricator.ai for its AI system for designing and manufacturing metal-organic and covalent frameworks, whereas Prime-MOF positioned third for its challenge utilizing giant language fashions to foretell the soundness of metal-organic frameworks for sustainable supplies discovery.
The ceremony concluded with an interactive dialogue session between Yaghi and gifted college students and early-career researchers, throughout which he shared key milestones from his tutorial journey and supplied steering on constructing sturdy scientific foundations and analysis abilities at early levels.
