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Richard Robson

British-Australian chemist

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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". 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
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Place of birth
Glusburn wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom, Australia wd
Occupation
chemist wd
Education
University of Oxford wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2000)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (2022)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)

Questions

When was Richard Robson born?
Richard Robson was born on 4 June 1937 in Glusburn.
Where did Richard Robson study?
Richard Robson was educated at University of Oxford.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Richard Robson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q23073819 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Richard Robson 2025 Nobel laureates in chemistry at Stockholm University (cropped).jpg by Karen Zhou (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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