1965年2月9日,奥马尔·亚基出生于约旦王国的首都安曼的一个难民家庭。15岁时,他在父亲的鼓励下移民美国。起初不懂英语的他,先就读于哈得孙河谷小区学院(Hudson Valley Community College),后来转入纽约州立大学奥本尼分校(State University of New York at Albany)1983-1985年在该校化学系学习,凭借惊人毅力和刻苦的努力获得纽约州立大学的理学学士学位,那一年他20岁。1986-1990年,他在美国伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)化学系攻读无机化学专业博士学位,在Walter G. Klempere教授指导下,1990年获得博士学位。毕业后担任哈佛大学(Harvard University-Cambridge, US)的美国国家科学基金会博士后研究员(NSF Postdoctoral Fellow , Department of Chemistry,1990-1992),师从Richard H. Holm。他于1992年在美国亚利桑那州立大学(Arizona State University-Tempe)化学系,任化学助理教授(Assistant Professor of Chemistry , Department of Chemistry;1992-1998),开始了他作为助理教授的独立职业生涯。
1999 年移居密歇根大学安娜堡分校(University of Michigan at Ann Arbor)担任罗伯特·帕里化学教授(Robert W. Parry Professor of Chemistry,1999-2006)。2006-2011年在美国加州大学洛杉矶分校(University of California Los Angeles-Los Angeles, US;2006 – 2011)化学系任欧文和简·斯通物理科学讲座教授以及化学系克里斯托弗·富特化学教授(Irving and Jean Stone Chair in Physical Sciences, & Christopher S. Foote Professor of Chemistry)。自 2012 年以来,他一直是加州大学伯克利分校化学系化学讲座教授(James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,University of California Berkeley-Berkeley, US;2012 – present)和劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室的高级教师科学家(Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)。他是伯克利全球科学研究所(Berkeley Global Science Institute)的创始主任,和 Kavli 能源纳米科学研究所(Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute)和巴斯夫加州研究联盟(California Research Alliance by BASF)的联合主任。他的工作包括无机和有机化合物的合成、结构和特性以及新晶体材料的设计和构建。他因发现和率先开发多种新材料而广为人知:金属有机骨架 (MOF)、共价有机骨架 (COF) 和沸石咪唑酯骨架 (Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks简称ZIF)。这些材料具有迄今为止已知的最高表面积,使其可用于许多应用,包括
奥马尔·亚基教授可以说是框架材料的开山鼻祖,2018年,他因为通过金属有机框架(MOF)和共价有机框架(COF)推动网状化学(Reticular Chemistry)的发展而获得素有诺贝尔奖风向标之称的沃尔夫奖(Wolf Prize in Chemistry),他也是目前论文被引用次数最多的科学家之一,在金属有机框架(MOF)、沸石咪唑酯框架(ZIF)以及共价有机框架(MOF)等领域做了奠基性和开创性工作。最出名的是他1999年发表在Nature上的MOF-5结构,这个结构使用了锌离子和1,4-对苯二甲酸,二级构建单元(SBU)是四核锌正立方体型配位,而且这些SBU构成了一个三维框架结构,这个结构对气体和有机分子表现出很好的吸附能力,并且比表面积高达2,900 m2/g。因为这一重要发现,“MOF来到了黄金时代”。有文专门总结了近几年奥马尔·亚基教授在Science上发表的关于框架材料的重要发现。更多信息详见:MOFs/COF等框架材料开山祖师奥马尔·亚基教授Science合集(http://www.cailiaoniu.com/212724.html)。奥马尔·亚基教授在2016年曾使用金属有机框架创建了一种分子织物类似物,该成果发表在Science上。铜金属络合物上的菲咯啉配体通过亚胺键引导有机连接基的添加,从而形成具有编织纹理的螺旋有机线。去除铜可以使线束彼此滑动,并使材料的弹性增加10倍。奥马尔·亚基教授2017年又在Science上发表了题为“The atom, the molecule, and the covalent organic framework”的综述,总结了共价有机框架(COF)的研究进展和发展潜力,具体内容包括:化学中分子概念延伸的发展、共价有机框架物的基本概念、框架反应及其性质、框架中共价键和机械力的结合、不同维数框架结构的纠缠、未来的展望。
2 获奖及荣誉
1998年 美国化学会、Exxon公司的固态化学奖(Solid-State Chemistry Award of the American Chemical Society and Exxon Co.,1998)
1999年 意大利化学会萨弓尼奖章(Sacconi Medal of the Italian Chemical Society,2004)
2006年《大众科学》美国十大科学家(Popular Science magazine as a 'Brilliant 10' scientist in the United States,2006)
2007年美国能源部氢计划奖 (US Department of Energy Hydrogen Program Award) ,表彰其在氢储存方面的杰出贡献。
2007年获得了美国材料研究学会奖章(Materials Research Society Medal),表彰他在金属有机框架方面的开创性工作。
2010年英国皇家化学学会百年奖(United Kingdom's Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize,2010)
2013年中国纳米奖(China Nano Award,2013),
2015年费萨尔国王国际科学奖——对金属-有机框架的开创性贡献(King Faisal International Prize in Science for seminal contributions to metal-organic frameworks,2015)
2015年在MOFs和清洁能源领域进行广泛研究的穆斯塔法纳米科学和纳米技术奖(Mustafa Prize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for extensive research in the field of MOFs and clean energy,2015),
2016年土耳其科学院基础与工程科学奖(Turkish Academy of Sciences Prize in Basic and Engineering Sciences for establishing Reticular Chemistry,2016)
2017年约旦阿卜杜拉二世国王一等国家荣誉勋章——约旦国王授予的最高平民荣誉(King Abdullah II Order of Distinction of the First Class - the highest civilian honor bestowed by the King of Jordan,2017)
2017年英国皇家化学学会斯皮尔斯纪念奖,表彰晶体MOFs和COFs的概念和实验基础(Royal Society of Chemistry Spiers Memorial Award for pioneering the conceptual and experimental basis of crystalline MOFs and COFs,2017)
2017年世界文化理事会授予阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦世界科学奖,表彰其建立了网状化学(Albert Einstein World Award of Science conferred by the World Cultural Council for establishing Reticular Chemistry,2017)
2017年日本配位化学学会国际奖(International Award of Japan Coordination Chemistry Society,2017)
2018年因其开创性的网状化学获得西班牙BBVA基础科学前沿知识奖(Yaghi was also awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences for pioneering Reticular Chemistry,2018)。
2018年沃尔夫化学奖,在该奖项中,他通过金属有机框架和共价有机框架开创性地实现了网状化学(Wolf Prize in Chemistry in which he was cited for pioneering reticular chemistry via metal-organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks,2018)。
2018年他利用金属有机框架从沙漠空气中收集水的工作被瑞士世界经济论坛(World Economic Forum in Switzerland)作为十大新兴技术之一展示。
2018年,Yaghi在纽约联合国总部被授予苏丹王子本阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国际水奖(Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water)。
2018年意大利埃尼杰出能源奖,以表彰他在将框架化学应用于清洁能源解决方案方面的工作(Eni Award for excellence in energy in recognition of his work in applying framework chemistry to clean energy solutions,2018)。
2019年当选美国国家科学院院士(Elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences)
2019年瑞典皇家科学院爱明诺夫奖(Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Aminoff Prize)
2020年德国化学学会奥古斯特·威廉·冯·霍夫曼金牌奖(Auguste Wilhelm von Hofmann Gold Medal of the German Chemical Society)
2020年英国皇家化学学会水资源永续发展奖(Royal Society of Chemistry Water Resources Sustainability Award, United Kingdom)
He published over 250 articles, which have received an average of over 300 citations per paper. He is listed among the top five most highly cited chemists worldwide.
Hiroyasu Furukawa, Kyle E. Cordova, Michael O’Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2013, Science - Article
Crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are formed by reticular synthesis, which creates strong bonds between inorganic and organic units. Careful selection of MOF constituents can yield crystals ...more
Omar M. Yaghi, Michael O'Keeffe, Nathan W. Ockwig, Hee K. Chae, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Jaheon Kim
2003, Nature - Article
The long-standing challenge of designing and constructing new crystalline solid-state materials from molecular building blocks is just beginning to be addressed with success. A conceptual approach tha...more
Mohamed Eddaoudi, Jaheon Kim, Nathaniel Rosi, David Vodak, Joseph Wachter, Michael O'Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2002, Science - Article
A strategy based on reticulating metal ions and organic carboxylate links into extended networks has been advanced to a point that allowed the design of porous structures in which pore size and functi...more
Mohamed Eddaoudi, David B. Moler, Hailian Li, Banglin Chen, Theresa M. Reineke, Michael O'Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2001, Accounts of Chemical Research - Article
Secondary building units (SBUs) are molecular complexes and cluster entities in which ligand coordination modes and metal coordination environments can be utilized in the transformation of these fragm...more
Kyo Sung Park, Zheng Ni, Adrien P. Côté, Jae Yong Choi, Rudan Huang, Fernando J. Uribe-Romo, Hee K. Chae, Michael O’Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - Article
Twelve zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs; termed ZIF-1 to -12) have been synthesized as crystals by copolymerization of either Zn(II) (ZIF-1 to -4, -6 to -8, and -10 to -11) or Co(II) (ZIF-9 and -...more
Nathaniel L. Rosi, Juergen Eckert, Mohamed Eddaoudi, David T. Vodak, Jaheon Kim, Michael O'Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2003, Science - Article
Metal-organic framework-5 (MOF-5) of composition Zn4O(BDC)3 (BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) with a cubic three-dimensional extended porous structure adsorbed hydrogen up to 4.5 weight percent (17.2 h...more
Adrien P. Côté, Annabelle I. Benin, Nathan W. Ockwig, Michael O'Keeffe, Adam J. Matzger, Omar M. Yaghi
2005, Science - Article
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been designed and successfully synthesized by condensation reactions of phenyl diboronic acid {C6H4[B(OH)2]2} and hexahydroxytriphenylene [C18H6(OH)6]. Powder x...more
Rahul Banerjee, Anh Phan, Bo Wang, Carolyn Knobler, Hiroyasu Furukawa, Michael O'Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi
2008, Science - Article
A high-throughput protocol was developed for the synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs). Twenty-five different ZIF crystals were synthesized from only 9600 microreactions of either zinc(I...more
Hiroyasu Furukawa, Nakeun Ko, Yong Bok Go, Naoki Aratani, Sang Beom Choi, Eunwoo Choi, A. Özgür Yazaydin, Randall Q. Snurr, Michael O’Keeffe, Jaheon Kim, Omar M. Yaghi
2010, Science - Article
Crystalline solids with extended non-interpenetrating three-dimensional crystal structures were synthesized that support well-defined pores with internal diameters of up to 48 angstroms. The Zn4O(CO2)...more
Hee K. Chae, Diana Y. Siberio-Pérez, Jaheon Kim, YongBok Go, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Adam J. Matzger, Michael O'Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi,
2004, Nature - Article
One of the outstanding challenges in the field of porous materials is the design and synthesis of chemical structures with exceptionally high surface areas1. Such materials are of critical importance ...more
2005, Journal of the American Chemical Society - Article
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show high CO2 storage capacity at room temperature. Gravimetric CO2 isotherms for MOF-2, MOF-505, Cu3(BTC)2, MOF-74, IRMOFs-11, -3, -6, and -1, and MOF-177 are reported...more
2005, Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Article
Increased attention is being focused on metal-organic frameworks as candidates for hydrogen storage materials. This is a result of their many favorable attributes, such as high porosity, reproducible ...more
2004, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials - Article
A review of the synthesis, structure, and properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is presented, highlighting the important advances in their research over the past decade. This new class of poro...more