Who will win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 8? At present, the “Who’s Next?” voting tends toward a male candidate from the Americas in the field of biochemistry.
Among the leading names this week are Chi-Huey Wong (Scripps Research, bioorganic and synthetic chemistry with focus on glycobiology and carbohydrate synthesis), Omar K. Farha (Northwestern University, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous materials), and Omar M. Yaghi (University of California, reticular chemistry including MOFs and covalent organic frameworks (COFs)).
See below for the current predictions. Many thanks to everyone who has already voted! If you haven’t yet, I look forward to your “Who’s Next” guesses!
Who Will Win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
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| Name | Country | Count | Best Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-Huey Wong | USA | 65 | Pioneering methods in the synthesis of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, facilitating their application in therapeutic contexts |
| Omar K. Farha | USA | 37 | Design and applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous materials |
| Omar Yaghi | USA | 33 | Founder of reticular chemistry; responsible for many metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) |
| Herbert W. Roesky | Germany | 25 | Inorganic chemistry; synthesis of novel compounds and materials |
| Michael Grätzel | Switzerland | 13 | Invention of dye-sensitized solar cells; mesoscopic photovoltaics |
| Karl Deisseroth | USA | 11 | Pioneer of optogenetics; development of tools to control and monitor brain activity |
| Robert S. Langer | USA | 11 | Transformative work in drug delivery systems, biomaterials, and tissue engineering |
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