It was just announced that Prof. Yaghi was awarded the prestigious TÜBA 2016 Academy Prize in the category of Basic and Engineering Sciences in recognition of his work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
TÜBA Academy Prizes are annually given, in three categories, to nominated scientists with original, leading and ground-breaking works in their fields. Nominations are made by TÜBA members, science academies throughout the world and other science institutions and scientists invited as nominators.
The Academy Prizes comprise an Academy Medal and prize money for each laureate. The laureates will be awarded their prizes by His Excellency President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a special ceremony to be held in the Presidential Palace.
For information, please click here for a link to the press release.