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Richard Robson
Chemist

Richard Robson

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Designing extended molecular frameworks with open spaces.

Framework design

Born
4 June 1937
Birthplace
Glusburn

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Richard Robson

English-Australian chemist whose crystal-engineering work helped establish metal-organic frameworks. Shared the 2025 chemistry Nobel Prize with Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi.

Early life

Oxford training

Born in Glusburn and studied chemistry at Brasenose College. Completed a doctorate in organic photochemistry in 1962.

Career

  1. 1962–1965

    Postdoctoral research

    Worked at Caltech and Stanford.

  2. 1966

    Melbourne

    Joined the University of Melbourne as a lecturer.

  3. 2025

    Nobel Prize

    Shared recognition for metal-organic frameworks.

Contributions

Framework design

Published work on scaffold-like structures made from linked molecular building blocks.

Beyond work

Family

His daughter Naomi Robson became a television presenter.

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