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From Refugee to Nobel: Yaghi's Climate Solutions

1/20/2026

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Dr. Omar Yaghi, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2025), developed metal-organic frameworks that capture carbon and store hydrogen, addressing the climate crisis.
His early life as a Palestinian refugee in Amman and limited access to fresh water inspired systems that extract water from desert air.
He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
He founded Atoco.

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Dr. Omar Yaghi, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2025), developed metal-organic frameworks that capture carbon and store hydrogen, addressing the climate crisis.
His early life as a Palestinian refugee in Amman and limited access to fresh water inspired systems that extract water from desert air.
He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
He founded Atoco.