This symposium aims to bring together leading experts and thought leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and physical sciences, working on applications of AI for climate innovation, particularly focusing on areas in climate and weather and materials science for sustainability.
The BIDMaP Emerging Scholars Program is accepting fellowship applications from recent PhDs in basic science or data science fields interested in working at the interface of machine learning, the natural sciences and climate change.
The Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet (BIDMaP) is a new institute in UC Berkeley’s...
Prof. Omar Yaghi has been awarded the esteemed Science for the Future Ernest Solvay Prize by Syensqo. This accolade celebrates chemistry leaders whose breakthroughs are shaping the future of the field and humanity. Yaghi is being recognized for his pioneering work on reticular materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent...
The University of California at Berkeley is recruiting two tenured or tenure-track professors with an expected start date of July 1, 2024; one in ML/AI for chemistry, materials science, and chemical biology, and one in ML/AI methods for science including software platforms for their implementation and dissemination. The first position will be jointly...
In a groundbreaking scientific article recently published in ACS Central Science, a team of Berkeley researchers unveils the transformative potential of ChatGPT-based assistants in laboratory activities. By integrating a multi-AI system comprising seven independent ChatGPT assistant instances, the study showcases their remarkable ability to expedite the discovery of MOFs and...
BASF has become the first company to produce metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on a production scale of several hundred tons per year. MOFs are highly crystalline structures with nanometer-sized pores and a large surface area, which offer a high capacity for the storage of carbon dioxide, the dehumidification of air for...
EarthTech2023 is a Symposium organized by the College of Computing, Data
Science, and Society in partnership with the Bakar Institute of
Digital Materials for the Planet at UC Berkeley, with...
In a new paper published in ACS Editors' Choice, ChatGPT was trained by BIDMaP faculty and students via precise prompt engineering to efficiently text mine the academic literature on metal-organic frameworks (MOFS). The resulting "ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant" successfully produced highly accurate synthesis condition predictions for over 800 MOFs. Congratulations to Zhileng...
UC Berkeley researchers have designed an extreme-weather proven, hand-held device that can extract and convert water molecules from the air into drinkable water using only ambient sunlight as its energy source, a study published in Nature Water today shows.
This atmospheric water harvester used an ultra-porous material known as a metal-organic...
Omar Yaghi, James and Neeltje Tretter Professor of Chemistry, was recognized at the Wilhelm Exner Medal Gala in 2023 for his outstanding achievements in reticular chemistry. He has conducted research on the synthesis, structure, and properties of inorganic and organic compounds, as well as the design and construction of new...
Alessandra Lanzara has been awarded the 2023 Bakar Prize, an award that aims to empower innovators and facilitate the transformation of their breakthroughs into practical and impactful solutions. Each year, the prize is awarded to former Bakar Fellows, offering additional support in transforming their breakthroughs into real-world applications in various...
The Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet (BIDMaP) aims to develop cost-efficient, easily deployable versions of two classes of ultra porous materials – known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) – to help limit and address the impacts of climate change.
