BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ICTP Colloquium on Materials Design for a Sustainable Planet with Professor Omar M. Yaghi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260527T083000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260527T103000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260614T104933Z UID:indico-event-11349@ictp.it DESCRIPTION:\n \n\n \n The Colloquium is jointly organised by ICTP and Uni versity of Trieste. It will feature a talk by chemistry Nobel laureate Oma r Yaghi\, followed by a panel discussion with Prof. Laura Gagliardi (U. Ch icago)\, Prof. Hexiang Deng (Wuhan U.) and Prof. Paolo Fornasiero (U. Trie ste)\, moderated by Prof. Ralph Gebauer (ICTP). \n  \n\n ColloquiumCoval ent Organic Frameworks\, Molecular Weaving and AI for the Planet Omar M. Yaghi\n\n (James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry\, Depar tment of Chemistry\, Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet\, University of California\, Berkeley)\n\n \n  \n\n Abstract:\n\n I will f irst introduce covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as a versatile class of crystalline porous materials that enable precise control over composition\ , topology\, and function. I will highlight how their modular construction provides a powerful platform for designing materials with applications in carbon capture for addressing planetary challenges. Building on this foun dation\, I will then introduce the concept of molecular weaving within COF s—the deliberate interlacing of organic building units to create extende d\, ordered structures in which topology itself becomes a design principle . Unlike conventional covalent or supramolecular assemblies\, these woven COF architectures gain mechanical robustness\, flexibility\, and emergent behavior from entanglement at the molecular scale. Finally\, I will discus s how artificial intelligence is accelerating the discovery and optimizati on of these enabling predictive design of structures\, properties\, and sy nthesis pathways at unprecedented speed.\n\n  \n\n Biographical Sketch:\n Prof. Yaghi received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Illinois a t Urbana-Champaign and was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Universit y. He is a University Professor and the James and Neeltje Tretter Professo r of Chemistry at University of California\, Berkeley. He is the Founding Director of the Berkeley Global Science Institute whose mission is to buil d centers of research in developing countries and provide opportunities fo r young scholars to discover and learn. He is also the Co-Director of the Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute (Kavli ENSI) focusing on the basic sci ence of energy transformation on the molecular level\, the California Rese arch Alliance by BASF (CARA) supporting joint academia-industry innovation s\, as well as the Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet (BI DMaP) which aims to develop cost-efficient\, easily deployable versions of two classes of ultra porous materials – known as metal-organic framewor ks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) – to help limit and add ress the impacts of climate change.\n  \n Yaghi is an elected member of t he U.S. National Academy of Sciences\, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina\, Indian Academy of Sciences\, Italian National Academy of Sci ences Lincean\, Islamic World Academy of Sciences\, European Academy of Sc iences\, Argentine National Academy of Sciences\, Turkish Academy of Scien ces\, Academy of Arab Scientists\, and American Academy of Arts and Scienc es. He has also been honored with many awards\, including the Sacconi Meda l of the Italian Chemical Society (2004)\, Materials Research Society Meda l (2007)\, American Chemical Society Award in the Chemistry of Materials ( 2009)\, Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize (2010)\, King Faisal In ternational Prize in Science (2015)\, Albert Einstein World Award of Scien ce (2017)\, BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences (2017)\, Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2018)\, Eni Award for Excellence in Ene rgy (2018)\, Gregori Aminoff Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science s (2019)\, August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann-Denkmünze of the German Chemical So ciety (2020)\, Royal Society of Chemistry Sustainable Water Award (2020)\, VinFuture Prize (2021)\, Wilhelm Exner Medal (2023)\, Solvay Prize (2024) \, Tang Prize (2024)\, Balzan Prize (2024)\, IUPAC-Soong Prize for Sustain able Chemistry (2025)\, MRS Von Hippel Award (2025)\, Nobel Prize in Chemi stry (2025)\, Crimson Distinguished Professor at Korea University (2026)\, RAK Shiekh Saud Award (2026)\, University at Albany Medal (2026)\, Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2026)\, Greatest American Immigrant by Carnegie Fou ndation (2026)\, and Forbes list of top Self-Made Americans (2026).\n\n   \n\n  \n\n Panelists\n  \n\n Laura Gagliardi \n (Richard and Kathy Leven thal Professor in the Department of Chemistry\, University of Chicago\, th e Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering\, and the James Franck Institut e. Director of the Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center)Hexiang Deng \n (Professor at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Direc tor of International Affair Office at Wuhan University)\n  \n\n Paolo For nasiero\n (Professor of Inorganic Chemistry\, Vice Rector for Research\, D eputy Director at Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences\, Uni versity of Trieste)\n The event will be livetreamed at:http://ictp.it/live stream\n@font-face\n {font-family:"Cambria Math"\;\n panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4\;\n mso-font-charset:0\;\n mso-generic-font-family:roman\;\n mso-f ont-pitch:variable\;\n mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0\ ;}@font-face\n {font-family:Calibri\;\n panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4\;\n mso-font-charset:0\;\n mso-generic-font-family:swiss\;\n mso-font-pitch:va riable\;\n mso-font-signature:-469750017 -1040178053 9 0 511 0\;}p.MsoNorm al\, li.MsoNormal\, div.MsoNormal\n {mso-style-unhide:no\;\n mso-style-qfo rmat:yes\;\n mso-style-parent:""\;\n margin-top:0cm\;\n margin-right:0cm\; \n margin-bottom:8.0pt\;\n margin-left:0cm\;\n line-height:115%\;\n mso-pa gination:widow-orphan\;\n font-size:12.0pt\;\n font-family:"Calibri"\,sans -serif\;\n mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-la tin\;\n mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-l atin\;\n mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-lati n\;\n mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"\;\n mso-bidi-theme-font:minor -bidi\;\n mso-font-kerning:1.0pt\;\n mso-ligatures:standardcontextual\;\n mso-fareast-language:EN-US\;}p.p1\, li.p1\, div.p1\n {mso-style-name:p1\;\ n mso-style-unhide:no\;\n margin:0cm\;\n mso-pagination:widow-orphan\;\n f ont-size:7.5pt\;\n font-family:"Times New Roman"\,serif\;\n mso-fareast-fo nt-family:"Times New Roman"\;\n color:black\;}.MsoChpDefault\n {mso-style- type:export-only\;\n mso-default-props:yes\;\n font-family:"Calibri"\,sans -serif\;\n mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-la tin\;\n mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-l atin\;\n mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri\;\n mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-lati n\;\n mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"\;\n mso-bidi-theme-font:minor -bidi\;\n mso-fareast-language:EN-US\;}.MsoPapDefault\n {mso-style-type:ex port-only\;\n margin-bottom:8.0pt\;\n line-height:115%\;}div.WordSection1\ n {page:WordSection1\;} \n\n//indico.ictp.it/event/11349/ LOCATION:Budinich Lecture Hall and Livestreaming Leonardo Building URL://indico.ictp.it/event/11349/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR