Reticular chemistry pioneer wins Tang Prize by contributing to sustainability with 'Lego building’

Omar M. Yaghi, James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry, UC Berkeley and Senior Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been awarded the 2024 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development for his contributions to sustainable development. In this interview, sponsored by the Tang Prize Committee, he reacts to winning the prize and talks about his pioneering discoveries that can be tailored to carbon capture, hydrogen and methane storage, and water harvesting from desert air.