Richard Robson
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Richard Robson (born 4 June 1937) is an English and Australian chemist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. Robson specialises in coordination polymers, particularly metal-organic frameworks. He has been described as "a pioneer in crystal engineering involving transition metals". In 2025, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Susumu Kitagawa and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks.
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Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M.Yaghi share 2025 Nobel chemistry prize
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for creating porous materials with blocks of molecules that capture substances and drive reactions - Science Media Centre España
Nobel Prize 2025: how scientists’ molecular breakthrough could fight climate change
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