Richard Robson
British-Australian chemist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1937 · age 89
Richard Robson 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".
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2025Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward2022Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward2000Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceAward1937Born4 June 1937
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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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Born 1937 · age 89
