Q&A: MOFs, the materials behind the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Professors Dianne Xiao and Douglas Reed both use metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in their research. In this UW News Q&A, they explain what these “molecular tinker toys” are and why they matter, following the October 8 announcement that Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing MOFs.

Q&A: UW chemistry professors explain MOFs, the materials behind the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, October 10, 2025