University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Wei-Ying MaResearcher
Tsinghua University
Chair Professor & Chief Scientist
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Omar M. Yaghi
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Chair Professor at Tsinghua University
Yaghi pioneered crystals filled with tiny, customizable spaces that can capture carbon dioxide, harvest water from desert air and store gases. The work earned him a share of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and now informs efforts to use AI to discover new materials.
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Background
Current role
Chair Professor Jul 2026-presentTsinghua University
Tsinghua UniversityPreviously
2012-Jul 2026Professor, 
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley2007-2012Professor, 
UCLA
UCLA1999-2006Professor, 
University of Michigan
University of Michigan1992-1998Assistant Professor, 
Arizona State University
Arizona State UniversityBorn1965–
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Last editorial review: August 24, 2026